From staff reports
The Sportsmanship I Basketball All-Star Game Committee is looking for nominations for the 2018 Sports Person of the Year in Western Pennsylvania.
The Sportsperson of the Year award will go to someone who has shown the ideas of sportsmanship throughout his or her career.
The sportsperson of the year will be named at the annual YMCA Sportsmanship I District 9 boys’ and girls’ basketball all-star games being played at April 7 at Keystone High School.
Nominations can be submitted to the Clarion County YMCA to the attention of Jesse Kelley, director by email at jkelley@clarionymca.net or by mail at 15952 Rt. 322, Suite 1 Clarion, Pa. 16214.
Please include the name of the person you are nominating and a short letter explaining why you are nominating them. Letters for this year’s award will be accepted through March 1.
Previous winners of the sportsperson of the year include Norbert Baschnagel, Greg Heath, Aaron Straub, Larry Wiser, Dr. Ron Galbreath, and legends Arnold Palmer and Jerome Bettis among many others.
For more information on the history of Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Games Sportsmanship in our society, visit www.clarioncountyymca.org/sportsmanship1.