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The Amateur Athletics Award is presented to a Triangle-area athlete, coach, or team who has had an outstanding achievement in the world of amateur sports. Competition must be of a non-professional level.
Eddie Gray – Garner High School

Gray has coached the Garner boys' basketball program for more than 20 years. He has 11 conference regular season championships, six conference tournament championships, two sectional championships, and more than 360 career wins. In December 2011 he led his team to the championship of the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational, beating teams from around the country.

One of the top running back recruits in the country after the 2011 season, Marshall was the Gatorade North Carolina Football Player of the Year, an Under Armour All-American, and Millbrook’s all-time leading rusher.

A former Broughton High athlete, Jesse won the world high jump championships in 2011, becoming the first American to do so in 20 years. Jesse is training for the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Community Spirit Award is presented to a Triangle-area individual or corporation for their leadership in the promotion of sports and community service.
Steven Howard – NC State University

While playing football at NC State, Howard wanted to help people. He answered a posting on a NC State website to assist a family dealing with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Howard spent countless hours with the Cornick family, assisting with household tasks, but more importantly, taking care of and spending time with 50-year-old John Cornick as his disease progressed. Cornick passed away in 2011. Howard remains close to the family and continues to lend a hand.

Inspired by the movie “The Blind Side,” Sterrett works to give kids a better chance to go to college. His goal is to take kids who are struggling and put them in circumstances where they get the guidance and attention they need. He is currently financing the educations of two students at North Raleigh Christian Academy and hopes to create a formal organization to increase his reach.

Triangle Special Hockey provides the opportunity for mentally and physically challenged hockey players of all ages to participate in the sport of hockey. The program, started in 2007, is fully donor-funded and volunteer-operated. It is provided at low or no cost to families of participants. A sled hockey program is also available for participants who are physically unable to skate.

The Saint Augustine's College Courage & Character Award is presented to a Triangle-area athlete or coach whose courage and conviction transcend sports.
Justin Coleman – Broughton High School

Coleman fractured three vertebrae in his neck during a basketball game with his club team in 2010 and was told he would never play competitive sports again. After extensive surgery and rehabilitation, Coleman was cleared to play basketball for Broughton High for the 2011/12 season.

Diagnosed with leukemia in June 2010, King was forced to sit out the 2010/11 season while undergoing chemotherapy and kidney dialysis. Finally in remission, he was allowed to return to football and basketball in the fall of 2011. He continues to undergo chemotherapy treatments once a month.

Newton suffered liver failure in 2010 due to Wilson Disease, a genetic disorder which causes the body to retain poisonous amounts of copper. She underwent a liver transplant in March 2010. After a follow up operation in February 2011, she returned to the basketball court in the fall for her senior year.

The Sports Person of the Year Award is presented to a Triangle-area individual whose performance in 2011 has been an outstanding achievement in the world of sports.
Mike Krzyzewski – Duke University

Krzyzewski  became all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, surpassing Bobby Knight’s record of 902 wins on Nov. 15, 2011, beating Michigan State in Madison Square Garden.

Simpson was runner-up in the 2011 FedEx Cup race, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, and a member of the victorious U.S. Presidents Cup team. He received his first invitation to the Masters for 2012.

Skinner won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie, becoming the youngest player in NHL history to win the honor. He was voted Sporting News Rookie of the Year and selected to play in the NHL All-Star game as an injury replacement—becoming the youngest All-Star ever.