OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department last week honored two long-time members who earlier this month earned Dennis Callahan Good Sports Awards from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation and Parks Sports Alliance (MARPSA) along with dozens of young athletes with good sportsmanship awards for their efforts during the winter season.
MARPSA each year recognizes youth players, coaches and administrators from across Maryland with a variety of awards including the Dennis Callahan Good Sports Awards. The Good Sports Award is named for Dennis Callahan, co-founder of MARPSA and former director of the Anne Arundel County Parks and Recreation Department.
Ocean City’s representatives honored this year included young athlete Kealey Allison of Selbyville and Bob Frick of Bishopville. Allison was selected as the student-athlete who best represents sportsmanlike conduct in the local recreation community, while Frick was recognized for the same attributes as a coach in Ocean City’s Recreation and Parks Department.
During the department’s 3rd Annual Sportsmanship Ceremony last week, Ocean City Recreation and Parks officials along with Mayor Rick Meehan and Councilmembers Joe Mitrecic and Dennis Dare proclaimed February as Sportsmanship Month in Ocean City and honored dozens of young athletes with special awards.
Receiving sportsmanship awards for Boys Basketball were Ha Peterson, Cole Donnelly, Michael Romano, Hunter Bilbrough, Tristen Weinstein, Kenny Berry, Teddy Sites, Graham Davis, Cole Whitenack, Hunter Gentry, Karsten St. Amant, Roman Pabich, Spencer Paquette, Gavin McVickers, Greyson Gursky, Devon Ross, Jonathan Petito, Michael Barnes, Paul Hadard, Mitchell McGee, Colin Eitel, Garrett Peterson, Wes Powell, Jack Rosenberg, Adam Melson, Michael Cedeno, Stephen Alther, Cenqizhan Unal, Cody Davis, Kyle Evans, Michael Kramer and Dylan Andrie
Receiving sportsmanship awards for Girls Basketball were Emma Berrie, Vasilia Diakos, Ava Nally, Nadia Bullock, Shelby Rosemond, Kailey Andrews, Kirra Hearn, Morgan Davis, Summer Vorsteg, Brittyn Leonard, CC Lizas, Madison Elman, Chloe Sass, Dina Sbih, and Marley Belzner.
Receiving sportsmanship awards for Indoor Soccer were Hanley Kreger, Luke Veirs, Abigail Brewer, Ryan Mann, Kayla Rocco, Matthew Beck, Graham Davis, Owen Knerr, Dalton Bunting, Luke Bahlman, Molly Spicer, Aiden Brewer, Gabe Elirari, Lorelei Aucker, Nolan Haer, Shawn Murray, Lydia Woodley, Alexis Graybill, Tony Scafone, Noah Habeger, Sam Lekites, Jacob Shoup, Bridget Kemp, Ryan Boyle, Brittyn Leonard, Graham McColgan, Michael Curtis, Alyson Possident, Ulysses Slagle, Robert Jett, Josh Farnan, David Clark, Jr., Gregory Ray, Sonny Landis, and Jeremy Danner.