Pensacola Sports Association awards March 18

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Who will be Pensacola’s Sportsman of the Year and Volunteer of the year? The winners will be revealed at the the COX Pensacola Sports Association annual Awards Banquet on March 18 at the Sanders Beach Community Center at 6:30 p.m. This year’s guest speaker is former Alabama running back and NFL standout Shaun Alexander.  Alexander had a storied NFL career, in which he broke and set many records earning him numerous awards including the Offensive Player of the Year (2005), Pro-Bowl selection (3 times), NFL MVP (2005), and being named to the NFL 2000’s All-Decade Team, among others. Today he travels the country speaking. More than 30 individuals and teams will be recognized for their performances in the 2014 seasons. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a reception prior to dinner. Taking home the top awards of the evening will be Bubba Watson, (Professional Athlete of the Year), Bruno Savi (Co-Amateur Athlete of the Year) and Korina Rosario (Co-Amateur Athlete of the Year). Doug Baldwin, Josh Sitton and Buck Showalter will receive a Special Recognition Award. Being inducted into the PSA Hall of Fame are Tom Fruitticher and Bill Vilona. Fruitticher is a nationally recognized professional in the Japan Shotokan Karate Association. He won numerous national and international competitions throughout his 30-year career. He founded the Coastal Shotokan Karate Association and teaches karate at Bayview Center and the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center. Vilona has covered the Pensacola area sports scene as a member of the Pensacola News Journal staff for nearly 30 years. Vilona has covered it all from high school sports, the area’s pro athletes, college, UWF, PSC, Blue Wahoos, Ice Flyers, features, and much more. A complete list of award winners is below. The only two awards that are unknown to the recipients and will be announced at the banquet are the Sportsman of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. Award Winner List (In No Particular Order) Korina Rosario                Co-Amateur Athlete of the Year    West Florida High Softball – Florida Miss Softball Bruno Savi                     Co-Amateur Athlete of the Year   UWF Tennis – NTA DII National Player of the Year Bubba Watson               Professional Athlete of the Year            PGA Tour – Masters Champion Tom Fruitticher              Hall of Fame                                                    Shotokan Karate Professional Bill Vilona                       Hall of Fame                                                  Pensacola News Journal Sports Writer Michael Gibson              Special Olympic Athlete of the Year      Weightlifting Doug Baldwin                 Special Achievement                    NFL Super Bowl Champions – Seattle Seahawks Josh Sitton                          Special Achievement                     NFL Pro Bowl Selection – Green Bay Packers Gerald McArthur           Special Achievement                            Pensacola State College Basketball Support Bill McArthur                   Special Achievement                          Pensacola State College Basketball Support Charlie Warner               Special Achievement                                Pace High Baseball Coach – 600 Wins Buck Showalter              Special Achievement                                   MLB Co-Manager of the Year Derrick Racine                Special Achievement                            UWF Tennis – NCAA DII Coach of the Year UWF  Men’s Tennis      Special Achievement                                NCAA DII Men’s Tennis Championship West Florida HS Softball              Special Achievement                Class 4A State Champions Chris Rogers                   Special Achievement             Pine Forest Track – High Jump 3A State Champion Dane Stolsig                    Special Achievement             West Florida HS Track – Discuss 3A State Champion Will Neuner                     Special Achievement                                   USTA Clay Court Champion Tori Bindi                        Special Achievement                    Gulf Breeze HS – State Swimming  2A Champion Steffen Mount               Special Achievement                     Washington HS – State Swimming 2A Champion Pensacola Ice Flyers     Special Achievement                                   SPHL Champions Alex Peyrot                     Special Achievement                                   ITA Double All-America  – UWF Dave Scott                       Special Achievement                       UWF – DII National Athletic Director of the Year Rod Adolff                          Special Achievement        Pensacola Ice Flyers Head Coach - Two Consecutive SPHL Championships Roger Mayo                    Special Achievement                                  Escambia High School Baseball – 500 Wins David Mayo                     Special Achievement                                  Florida Wheelchair Athlete of the Year Elin Olsson                          Special Achievement                                   UWF Golf – WGCA First Team All-America Tony Rajaobelina          Special Achievement                                   UWF Tennis – ITA First Team All-America Jordan DeLorenzo        Special Achievement                                   UWF Baseball – ABCA First Team All-America Laure-Eline Faure          Special Achievement                                   UWF Tennis – ITA First Team All-America Doubles Monika Kochanova      Special Achievement                                   UWF Tennis – ITA First Team All-America Doubles Chad Bonner                   Special Achievement                                  Outgoing PSA Board Member Bruce Savage                  Special Achievement                                   Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame
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