Steelers lineman is speaker for Thursday’s Northwest Pennsylvania HS Sports Awards show

The Erie Times News is excited to announce Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Chris Wormley as the special guest speaker at Thursday’s Northwest Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards show.

The event will honor more than 300 of the region’s top high school athletes in more than 25 sports, as well as top coaches and teams. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bayfront Convention Center. Several major awards will also be presented, including Girls Athlete of the Year, Boys Athlete of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and the Courage Award.

Nominated athletes must register for the event here. Additional tickets can be purchased here. More information about the event can be found on the show’s website here, including full lists of nominated athletes.

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2022 will be Chris Wormley’s third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers after he was traded to them from the division rival Baltimore Ravens two years ago, a deal the Steelers clearly got the best of. After bouncing back from injury in 2020, Wormley had 51 tackles, including 7 sacks last year and was a key anchor in the middle of the Steelers’ defense. The defensive tackle played in college at Michigan, where he was an All-Big Ten first-team selection and an All-American second team selection in 2016. He was a third-round pick by the Ravens in 2017.

“It’s great to be a part of the Northwest Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards,” Wormley said. “These student athletes have worked really hard to get to where they are today, and it’s an honor to help celebrate their accomplishments.”

Thursday's show will be produced with the support of Logistics Plus and AHN Sports Medicine at Saint Vincent. One change to this year's event: It is an awards show, not a dinner.

The Northwest Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards is part of the USA Today High School Sports Awards program, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. The national show, hosted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski and former NFL tight end Vernon Davis, will be broadcast live on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Learn more about that event on the national show website, here.

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