Coach of the Year Banquet: West Greene’s Simms make it 2 in a row
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Bill Simms went back-to-back at the Tri-County Athletic Directors Coach of the Year Banquet at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sunday night.
The West Greene softball coach won the Softball Coach of the Year award after leading the Pioneers to the PIAA Class A title with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Williams Valley last year.
Other coach winners were Nick Damico of California in baseball; Mike Bosnic of Washington in football; Bert Kendall of Peters Township in girls basketball, Tim Tessmer of Trinity in boys basketball and Jeff Havelka of Canon-McMillan in wrestling.
The baseball and softball awards were based on the 2017 season.
Gavin Teasdale of Jefferson-Morgan, a four-time state wrestling champion, received the Observer-Reporter Sports Headliner award.
Courtney Canterna received the Meghan Canterna Memorial Award as Special Olympics Athlete of the Year.
The Bill Christy Memorial Award for Excellence in Officiating went to the late James Conroy and Ricardo Bryant.
Duane Dupont of Albert Gallatin was this year’s selection for the Tri-County Athletic Directors’ Award.
The late Richarrd Hardie received the Roy Gillespie Memorial Special Award.
Tanner Hudak of Trinity was honored with the Bill Christy Sportsmanship Award.
Receiving a plaque as Olympic Sports Coach of the Year was Joe Winans of South Fayette cross country.
The Tri-County Athletic Directors’ Scholarship Winners were Dylan Rush of Mapletown, Adam Simon of Albert Gallatin, Cory Fleming of Monessen, Luke Mary of Peters Township, Kinlee Whited of Beth-Center, Julia Vulcano of Chartiers-Houston, Mikalah Maxwell of McGuffey and Jenna Vito of Bentworth.
Special Recognition went to Haley Altemus, South Fayette; Kaci Alderson, Chartiers-Houston; Kayla Alderson, Chartiers-Houston; Ben Bumgarner, Waynesburg; Hunter Bruce, Peters Township; Brenna Cavanaugh, Bentworth; Madison Clayton, Waynesburg; Ryhan Culberson, Fort Cherry; Hunter Donahue, McGuffey; Bryce Gabelhart Peters Township; Sara Jubas, South Fayette; Luke Kelly, Peters Township; Macie Kesneck, Chartiers-Houston; Joey Koroly, Trinity; Madison Lampe, West Greene; McKenna Lampe, West Greene; Logan Macri, Canon-McMillan; Jonah Moore Canon-McMillan; Annalia Paoli, Albert Gallatin; Noah Plack, South Fayette; Jade Renner West Greene; Madison Renner West Greene; Kaitlyn Rizor, West Greene; Christian Sadler, Bentworth; Drew Saxton, South Fayette; Isaiah Schoonmaker, Washington; Lindsay Sethman, Brownsville; Tara Staley, Waynesburg; Jelani Stafford, California; Gavin Teasdale, Jefferson-Morgan; Dana Vatakis Monessen; Nick Welsh, Washington and Megan Walker, Carmichaels
Banquet sponsors are Advanced Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation; Morasczyk, Stopperich & Associates; Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi; the Observer-Reporter and Century Sports.