News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – May 31, 2022
Coaches Recognized with OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Awards
Recipients selected by coaches associations during 2021-22 school year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Throughout the 2021-22 school year, the coaches associations of the sports sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association selected one of their own for an OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award. Individuals selected reflect the values of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity through their professional responsibilities and are role models for student-athletes and others.
The OHSAA congratulates the award winners and thanks all coaches for their outstanding service to Ohio’s student-athletes, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The OHSAA is proud to recognize the following coaches who received OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Awards during the 2021-22 school year. They include:
2021-22 OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Winners
Girls Sports
Rich Bubenchik, Girls Golf, New Concord John Glenn
Gwen Faller, Girls Cross Country, New Philadelphia
Bob Fawcett, Volleyball, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan
Michelle Beare, Girls Soccer, Mansfield Christian
Emily Goliver, Field Hockey, Dublin Coffman
Mike DeBear, Girls Swimming and Diving, Upper Arlington
Kristen Willms, Gymnastics, Dublin Coffman, Jerome and Scioto
Sam Davis, Girls Basketball, Columbus Bishop Watterson
Jim Pukys, Girls Tennis, Canton McKinley
John Paul, Girls Track and Field, Canton Central Catholic
Randall Larrick, Softball, New Concord John Glenn
Girls Lacrosse, TBA
Girls Bowling, TBA
Boys Sports
Terry Murphy, Boys Golf, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas
Dan Sekerak, Boys Cross Country, Hebron Lakewood
Simon Spelling, Boys Soccer, Medina
Mike Lento, Football, Kansas Lakota
Nick Levi, Boys Swimming and Diving, Martins Ferry
Steve Elliott, Ice Hockey, Sylvania Northview
Zach Ison, Boys Wrestling, former coach at Batavia Clermont Northeastern, Batavia, and Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller
Kris Spriggs, Boys Basketball, Springfield Kenton Ridge
Taylor Long, Boys Tennis, Ashland
Tony Ciroli, Boys Track and Field, St. Clairsville
Jeff Noble, Baseball, Waverly
Mike Riggall, Boys Lacrosse, Loveland
Boys Bowling, TBA
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