The event is run by the Springfield Sports Commission, with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame assisting for an eighth consecutive year. In essence, nearly 200 student-athletes and 10 teams will be recognized during a program that begins at 7 PM on June 17 at the Gillioz, 325 Park Central Square East.
Finalists for fall and winter sports also were unveiled on Tuesday and can be found at sportscommissionawards.org and mosportshalloffame.com, and staff from both organizations will be in touch with athletic directors, coaches and parents.
Here’s a rundown:
A total of 32 categories will feature the top athletes and teams from across southwest Missouri during the current school year, with each nominee chosen by a selection committee.
A video announcing the finalists in each sport will be shown.
Each winner in the various categories will receive a trophy honoring their achievements.
The printed program will include athletes’ accomplishments.
Tickets: General admission reserved tickets are $35, and premium seating up front is $100. Additionally, three sections of elite box seats are available as sponsorships – a four-seat box is $2,000 and includes a full-page ad in the printed program, while two six-seat boxes are $2,500 each and also include full-page ad in the printed program. Associate sponsors are $1,500, include a full-page ad and four seats. Tickets can be ordered through the Gillioz, at gillioztheatre.com, or at sportscommissionawards.org.
This year’s event does not feature a sit down meal. Concessions will be available at the theatre. Downtown Springfield offers an array of dining options. Visit sportscommissionawards.org for a complete listing of pre-show dining options.
Athletes will be recognized in tennis, golf, swimming and diving, cross country, softball, soccer, volleyball, football, wrestling, basketball, track and field, and baseball. Sports offered to girls and boys are split into their respective categories.
Football has finalists for offensive skill positions, linebackers & defensive backs, and linemen. Wrestling will include lower weights and upper weights. A category for emerging sports will include bass fishing, bowling, esports, stunt, archery/target sports and boys volleyball, which is now a MSHSAA-sanctioned varsity sport. Additionally, the SCAs will recognize the Spirit Awards featuring the top marching band, cheerleading team and dance squad.
Additionally, the Sports Commission Awards also will feature finalists for Teams of the Year and Athletes of the Year. The SCAs also will highlight Inspiration Awards.
For the second year, the Sports Commission Cup will be presented to the top athletics program in the area. The Cup recognizes the achievements of all MSHSAA sanctioned sports with a scoring system that awards points based on team success in the Championship.
All finalists are chosen by a selection committee. Spring sports will be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are excited to honor our area athletes in a new and unique setting at the historic Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield,” said Lance Kettering, Executive Director of the Springfield Sports Commission. “We think the new venue will make for a stunning venue to recognize our athletes in a theatre-style setting. We are most grateful to our long-time title sponsor, Elliott Lodging, who has been our title sponsor since inception. It is also an honor to continue to work together with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in honoring these athletes, who someday may become a Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Inductee!”
Rob Marsh, CEO & Executive Director of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, emphasized the importance of high school sports.
“The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is proud to celebrate high school athletes and teams who were among the best in southwest Missouri this past school year,” Marsh said. “We believe youth and high school sports are a great way to develop children and teens and ready them for the real world.”
FINALISTS
GIRLS TENNIS
Kaylee Doran – Camdenton High School
Lila Griesemer – Springfield Catholic High School
Olivia McGruder – Lebanon High School
Emily Peterson – Nixa High School
Evelyn Sly – Willard High School High School
Elizabeth Smith – Monett High School
Lilian Weimer — Willow Springs High School
Naiyah Wurdeman – Carl Junction High School
Sophie Lee & Isabella Passanise – Springfield Catholic High School
Anya Soni & Anliya Jones – Greenwood Laboratory School
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
Jason Allen – Central High School
Hudson Andrews – Glendale High School
Sawyer Andrews – Glendale High School
Carson Butler – Glendale High School
Braxton McBride – Carthage High School
Brayden Miao – Central High School
Bryce Ruder – Kickapoo High School
Jonas Tetlow – Central High School
Nathan Wardlow – Joplin High School
Nathan Wu – Greenwood High School
GIRLS GOLF
Rylee Allred – Ash Grove High School
Laylah Bates – School of the Ozarks
Page Bowman – Glendale High School
Emree Cameron – Nevada High School
Audrey Duvall – Glendale High School
Josey Roberts – Ozark High School
BOYS SOCCER
Jack Brinkman – Central High School
Isaac Chandler – Glendale High School
Tyler Fischer – Springfield Catholic High School
Matthew Gerety – Springfield Catholic High School
Blake Reynolds – Nixa High School
Conner Stewart – Logan-Rogersville High School
Gage Weston – Glendale High School
Alex Williams – Ozark High School
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Faith Clark – Mansfield High School
Ava Doll – Joplin High School
Ellsie Estes – Ozark High School
Brooke Hedger – Webb City High School
Emma Howes – Bolivar High School
Addison Sanders – West Plains High School
Abigail Teague – Lebanon High School
Clara Trent – New Covenant Academy
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Aaron Ashley – Nixa High School
Gavin Blaine – Kickapoo High School
Nolyn Corder – Mansfield High School
Kyler Gunter – West Plains High School
Carson King – West Plains High School
Wyatt Klaiber – El Dorado Springs High School
Reyes Martinez – Nixa High School
Michael Parrigon – McAuley Catholic High School
SOFTBALL
KaCee Jenkins, Bolivar High School
Carleigh Kinnaird – Neosho High School
Peyton Lindstrom – Glendale High School
Natalie Morgan – Ozark High School
Elizabeth Rhuems — Webb City High School
Allison Scott – Kickapoo High School
Ellie Shevey – Kickapoo High School
Katia Todd – Hartville High School
Cayden VonSande – Camdenton High School
VOLLEYBALL
Reece Cook – Ozark High School
Brooke Daniels – Fair Grove High School
Hannah Gardner – Kickapoo High School
Chloe Judd – Nixa High School
Raylee Stenzel – Mountain Grove High School
Tara Venable – Ozark High School
FOOTBALL LINEMEN
Landon Bland – Carthage High School
Jackson Cantwell – Nixa High School
Mario Delapena – Lamar High School
Eli Hull – Lamar High School
Jacob Lile – Nixa High School
Trevor Meadows – Carthage High School
Nolan Napier – Seneca High School
Jace Renfro – Seneca High School
FOOTBALL LINEBACKERS & DEFENSIVE BACKS
T.J. Ansley – Lamar High School
Brock Bruner – Fair Grove High School
Braden Dodson – Mount Vernon High School
Brody Eggleston – Webb City High School
Parker Elliott – Ozark High School
Randy Flint – Nixa High School
Parker Mann – Nixa High School
Mason McCurry – Bolivar High School
Jacob Sinkarevich – Logan-Rogersville High School
FOOTBALL-OFFENSIVE SKILL POSITIONS
Kaden Clouse – Seneca High School
Jax Glendenning – Lebanon High School
Kellen Lair – Fair Grove High School
Preston McCracken – Republic High School
Adam McKnight – Nixa High School
Spensar Seiger – Fair Grove High School
Dylan Rebura – Nixa High School
Alex Wilkerson – Lamar High School
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Elyanna Dogotch, Carl Junction High School
Roslyn Fiorino, West Plains High School
Brooke Guyer, Ozark High School
Lucy Hough, Lebanon High School
Olivia Manning, Carthage High School
Naomi Meng, Central High School
Missy Mizell, Lebanon High School
Sophia Sechler, Greenwood High School
Grace Shaw, Ozark High School
Laura Pinzon-Torres, Ozark High School
GIRLS WRESTLING – LOWER WEIGHTS
Abigail Fuglsang – Camdenton High School
Addison Harkins – Nixa High School
Kaylee James – Carthage High School
Jessa Joiner – Lebanon High School
Carylnn Mynatt – Marshfield High School
Alyssa Salemie – Branson High School
GIRLS WRESTLING – UPPER WEIGHTS
Emily Brixey – Willard High School
Calyse Dupree – Nixa High School
Drew Leer – Nevada High School
Ellie Higginbotham – Willard High School
Yisel Perez – Waynesville High School
Sophia Quinn – Lebanon High School
BOYS WRESTLING – LOWER WEIGHTS
Emory Crawford – El Dorado Springs High School
Tanner Davidson – Marshfield High School
Caden Harrington – Ozark High School
Keaton Hurst – Ozark High School
Brant Laughlin – Seneca High School
Eli Manley – Seneca High School
Cooper Moore – Bolivar High School
Reed Wilson – Nixa High School
BOYS WRESTLING – UPPER WEIGHTS
Marcus Lopez-Durman – Carl Junction High School
Brady Griffin – Willard High School
Chase Kivett – Neosho High School
Carter Howard – Neosho High School
Mason McCurry – Bolivar High School
Jace Renfro – Seneca High School
Colton Roark – Cassville High School
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