The Oregon Sports Awards celebrates 65 years in Oregon sports on Sunday, June 18th, 2017 | #MakeHistoryBeHistory Oregon’s sports legacy runs deep.
Every year records are broken and limits are stretched on tracks, courts, fields, pitches and pools throughout the state. The Oregon Sports Award’s honors these achievements with an ESPY’s-style production held annually in the Tiger Woods Center at the Nike World Headquarters. Hosted by ESPN sportscaster and Oregon native Neil Everett, the OSA’s is the best night of the year in Oregon sports for a
thletes, coaches, teams, fans and community partners. This year, the Oregon Sports Awards will be on Sunday, June 18th, 2017. For 65 years the Oregon Sports Awards has celebrated the years outstanding performances by Oregon preps, collegians, amateurs, pro’s, teams and coaches - as today’s standouts etch their names alongside the legends of Oregon sports and into the state’s rich athletic history. In 1948, the Oregon Sports Writers and Sportscasters’ Association birthed the Bill Hayward Banquet of Champions. The event was a sit down affair, honoring the greats of Oregon sports. In 1986, the event was renamed the Oregonian Banquet of Champions and in 2001, was revived by ETZEL Agency and rebranded as the Oregon Sports Awards presented by Nike. Past award winners have included the likes of Terry Baker, Dick Fosbury, Steve Prefontaine, Joni Huntley, Tinker Hatfield, Neil Lomax, Danny Ainge, Dan O’Brien, Gary Payton, Tiffeny Milbrett, Joey Harrington, Nick Symmonds, Jordan Kent, Kevin Love, Liz Brenner, Megan Rapinoe, Ashton Eaton and Marcus Mariota.
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Enjoy these photos from the 65th Oregon Sports Awards - Red Carpet
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Play It Forward Award recipients, Alex Jones of Lewis & Clark College and Tya Seth of Lake Oswego High School, had a chance to sit down with Portland Today to discuss the important work they are doing as student-athletes to be active and healthy role models for youth in the community.
To learn more about the Play It Forward program or to nominate a student-athlete for the Play It Forward Award $2,500 scholarship, please visit www.oregonsportsawards.com/playitforward
Special thanks to: KGW-TV Specialty Athletic Training - Portland, OR The First Tee of Greater Portland Nike Providence Health & Services Oregon Sports Authority ETZEL
We are excited to announce that the Play It Forward Award & Fund program will be featured on tomorrow's Portland Today show. Tune in to KGW-TV to hear from two of our recent awardees and learn more about the Award, Fund, and $2,500 scholarship.
And… that's a wrap! Thanks to everyone for coming to the 64th and congratulations to all of this year’s winners! Be sure to check out the wrap up show on Comcast SportsNet North West tomorrow at 7pm.
Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors that made this night one to remember!
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The award for ‘Johnny Carpenter 5A-6A Male Athlete of the Year’ goes to Justin Herbert of Sheldon High School
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The award for ‘Johnny Carpenter 1A-4A Male Athlete of the Year’ goes to Yoncalla’s Will Shaw
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The award for ‘Johnny Carpenter 5A-6A Female Athlete of the Year’ goes to Ella Donaghu of Grant High School
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The award for ‘Johnny Carpenter 1A-4A Female Athlete of the Year’ goes to Burns’ Catherine Clemens
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The award for ‘Bill Hayward Male Amateur Athlete of the Year’ goes to Oregon State’s Gary Payton II
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The award for ‘Bill Hayward Female Amateur Athlete of the Year’ goes to Oregon State’s Jamie Weisner
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The award for ‘Harry Glickman Male Professional Athlete of the Year’ goes to the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard