Sportsmanship Award

David Anthony Vinson Sportsmanship Award

The tradition began at the 1994 Ohio State CYO High School Tournament. This award was named in his honor, David Vinson a coach for the Hamilton St. Ann/St. Joseph girls’ team, who suffered a heart attack prior to the 1993 tournament consolation game and died the next day.
The first ever “David Anthony Vinson Sportsmanship Award” was presented to a girls’ team who showed outstanding sportsmanship qualities throughout their tournament play. This tradition has continued and the award is presented to a girls’ team and a boys’ team at each tournament in his honor.

David Anthony Vinson Sportsmanship Award

YEAR                      HOST CITY                           GIRLS’ AWARD

1994                        Toledo                                Hamilton, St. Ann

1995                        Cleveland                           Glandorf, St. John the Baptist

1996                        Akron                                 Coldwater, Holy Trinity

1997                        Columbus                          Coldwater, Holy Trinity

1998                        North Valley                     Ottawa, Sts. Peter and Paul

1999                        Hamilton                           Not Presented

2000                        Akron                                Russia, St. Remy

2001                        Toledo                                Doylestown, Sts. Peter and Paul

2002                        Cleveland                          Minister, St. Augustine

2003                        Canton                               Toledo, Christ the King

2004                        North Valley                     Toledo, Blessed Sacrament

2005                        Hamilton                           Lakewood, St. Luke

2006                        Akron                                 Ft. Recovery, Mary Help of Christians

2007                        Toledo                                Fairfield, Sacred Heart

2008                        Cleveland                          Bay Village, St Raphael

2009                        Canton                               Walbridge, St. Jerome

2010                        Cincinnati                          Stow, Holy Family

2011                        North Valley                       Sidney, Holy Angels

2012                        Akron                                  Fairlawn, St. Hilary

2013                        Toledo                                 Versailles, St. Denis

2014                        Cleveland                            Toledo, Sts. Peter and Paul

2015                        Canton                                Coldwater, Holy Trinity

2016                         Cincinnati                          Kent, St. Patrick

2017                         North Valley                      Russia, St. Remy

2018                         Toledo                                 Fort Recovery, St. Peter/St. Joseph

2019                         Cleveland                           Fort Recovery, St. Peter/St. Joseph

BOYS’ AWARD

Not Presented

Toledo, St. Clement

Toledo, St. Clement

Canton, St. Joan of Arc

Toledo, St. Joan of Arc

Toledo, St. Patrick Hdwns.

Lima, St. Charles

Cleveland, Gesu

Medina, St. Francis Xavier

Toledo, Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Maria Stein, St John

Hamilton, Queen of Peace

Kalida, St. Michael

Sylvania, St. Joseph

Sylvania, St Joseph

Chickasaw/St. Sebastian, Precious Blood

Ft. Loramie, St. Michael

Cincinnati, Our Lady of Visitation

St. Mary, Holy Rosary

Versailles, St. Denis

Toledo, St. Joan of Arc

Toledo, St. Nicholas

Perrysburg, St. Rose

Rossford, All Saints

Brunswick, St. Ambrose

New Bremen, Holy Redeemer