Baseball, golf, track nominees announced for Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards June 10 at Johnny Mercer Theatre
The Savannah Morning News is proud to announce the nominees for the remaining spring sports players of the year for the Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards, presented by Georgia Ports, to be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 10 at the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center. The winners will be announced at the show. It is produced with support from Chatham Orthopaedic Associates. Andruw Jones will be the guest speaker.
This story lists spring sports nominees for baseball, golf, and track. Nominees for lacrosse, soccer, and tennis appeared on May 29.
The show honors more than 200 high school athletes from across the Coastal Empire area, as well as awarding players of the year for more than 20 sports. It will also include several major awards, including overall Girls Athlete of the Year, Boys Athlete of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and the Courage Award.
Learn more on the program and see which athletes have already been named nominees from the fall and winter on the show's website.
More: Visit the show's website here
More: Nominated athletes must register for the event here
Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show.
More: Additional tickets may be purchased here
The awards show was held virtually the past two school years because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Coastal Empire High School Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.
Here are the baseball, golf, and track player of the year nominees:
BASEBALL
Luke Boone, Richmond Hill High School, SR
Ely Brown, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, JR
Kam Edge, Benedictine Military School, SR
Leighton Finley, Richmond Hill High School, SR
Will Hampton, Calvary Day School, SO
Ben Hollerbach, Benedictine Military School, SR
Barry Kleinpeter, Savannah Country Day School, SR
Parker McCoy, Benedictine Military School, SO
Mitchell Singletary, Islands High Schoo, SR
Daegan Strickland, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, JR
Justin Thomas, Benedictine Military School, SR
Hunter Walthour, South Effingham High School, SR
BOYS GOLF
Jacob Fripp, South Effingham High School, SR
Reed Lotter, Savannah Country Day School, SR
Andrew Messalle, Savannah Country Day School, SO
Charles Miller, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, JR
Nicholas Scarano, Benedictine Military School, JR
William Whitfield, Savannah Country Day School, SO
GIRLS GOLF
Hannah Barrett, Richmond Hill High School, JR
Ava Cottis, Savannah Christian Preparatory Schoo, FR
Logan McCrae, Effingham County High School, SR
Mary Miller, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, SO
Madi Saxton, Veritas Academy, SO
Bryn Sorge, Savannah Country Day School, SO
BOYS TRACK
Nathan Anderson, Woodville-Tompkins High School, JR
D'Ante Bass, Windsor Forest High School, SR
Samari Dowdy, Sol C. Johnson High School, JR
Cameron Edwards, South Effingham High School, SR
Ted Hurst, Sol C Johnson High School, SR
Jaleeh Kearse, Sol C. Johnson High School, SR
Jamari McIvory, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, SO
Memphis Rich, Richmond Hill High School, SO
John Ryan, Savannah Country Day School, JR
James Summersett, Liberty County High School, JR
Jasai Taylor, Richmond Hill High School, SR
Barry Young, Calvary Day School, SR
GIRLS TRACK
Jada Brown, Richmond Hill High School, FR
Akira Burt, Richmond Hill High School, JR
Maggie Byrd, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, JR
Somaria Courtney, Richmond Hill High School, SO
Avrey Fisher, Richmond Hill High School, JR
Lyric Olson, Savannah Arts Academy, JR
Marissa Palmer, New Hampstead High School, SO
Anna Pollak, Savannah Country Day School, JR
Jadyn Singleton, Savannah Christian Preparatory School, SO
Margaret Wade, Savannah Arts Academy, JR
Leia Williams, Liberty County High School, SR
Aaliyah Williams, Islands High School, JR
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