Quade Sportsmanship Award
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Pat Clark presents Herb Quade with an award for his 50+ year of
service as a high school official in March
of 2001. |
The Fruitbelt Officials
Association membership voted during the Fall 2001-02 general meeting to present a new "Coaches
Sportsmanship Award" annually to coaches of each of the seven sport teams the association
supports: basketball (boys' and girls'), football, wrestling, volleyball, baseball &
softball. Each will be presented with a certificate noting their achievement. Of the
seven, one will be chosen "Coach of the Year" and honored with a plaque commemorating the
occasion. At the Winter 2001-02 general meeting it was decided to name the award posthumously in
honor of long-time Fruitbelt member Herb Quade, who passed away
in September of 2001. Herb was
involved with high school sports as an official, coach and
administrator for over fifty years. All area varsity
coaches active in the above-mentioned sports are eligible
for the award, which is presented to an individual
exemplifying the high ideals in coaching and sportsmanship
that Mr. Quade always represented.
2006 - 07 Recipient Named
Congratulations to Frank Mucha, varsity wrestling coach at Buchanan High School, who was chosen as the recipient of the Coaches Sportsmanship Award for the 2006-07 school year. Fruitbelt President Bruce Arter presented Mr. Mucha the award at a basketball game in December. We salute Mr. Mucha for his leadership by example to area coaches and athletes.
Past Winners
2005-06
Selected as the 2005-06 recipient of the award was Bill Weaver, girls' basketball coach at Buchanan High School. Congratulations to Bill for his great example to area coaches and athletes!
2004-05
Selected as the 2004-05 recipient of the award was
Mark Allen, head baseball coach at Coloma High
School. Others nominated for the award were Joe
Austin, head football coach at Buchanan High School and
John Eggert, head basketball coach at Michigan Lutheran
High School Mark was presented with the award by
Fruitbelt Officials Association Vice President Rick Ryno
at a recent Coloma football game. Congratulations to
Mark for this outstanding achievement!
2003-04
Selected as the 2003-04 recipient of the award was Ron Briney, Jr.,
girls' basketball coach at Michigan Lutheran High School. Others
nominated for the award were: Larry Featherstone of Benton Harbor (football), Mike Vota
of Niles (baseball), Greg Schaffer of St. Joseph (boys' basketball), and Jim
Myers of Niles Brandywine (softball). Each will be presented with a certificate commemorating
the achievement.
2002-03
Selected as the 2002-03 recipient of the award was Jim Arnold,
girls' basketball and softball coach at Niles High School.
Others nominated for the award were: Bob Welton of South Haven and Bob
Schau of Galien (football), Randy Cox of Michigan Lutheran and Mike
Vota, Niles (baseball), Denny Parks of Niles and Jeff Leslie of
Berrien Springs (boys' basketball), Ron Briney, Jr. of Michigan
Lutheran (girls' basketball), and Dawn Knuth of Berrien Springs
(volleyball). Each will be presented with a certificate commemorating
their achievement.
2001-02
John Donley,
baseball coach at Berrien Springs High School, was selected as the first recipient of
the Herb Quade Memorial Sportsmanship Award, announced in the spring
of 2002. Others nominated for the
award were: Mike Sweet, softball, Bangor; Jeff Leslie,
basketball, Berrien Springs; Mark Allen, baseball, Coloma; Warren Hartman, wrestling, Eau Claire; Tim Schipper,
football, Fennville; and Jim Myers, softball, Niles Brandywine.
