FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2006


12 schools recognized for exemplary sportsmanship during 2005-06 school year

GAINESVILLE – Twelve schools have been selected to receive the 2005-06 State Farm/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards in their respective classifications.

The final listing of award recipients is:

Class 6A
• Section 2 – Oviedo
• Section 3 – Durant (Plant City)
• Overall – Oviedo

Class 5A
• Section 2 – Forest (Ocala)
• Section 3 – Venice
• Overall – Venice

Class 4A
• Section 3 – Braden River (Bradenton)
• There is no overall winner in Class 4A.

Class 3A
• Section 1 – Fort White
• Section 3 – Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota)
• Overall – Fort White

Class 2A
• Section 1 – Freeport
• Section 3 – Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg)
• Overall – Freeport

Class 1A
• Section 1 – Aucilla Christian (Monticello)
• Section 2 – Hernando Christian (Brooksville)
• Section 3 – Zion Lutheran (Deerfield Beach)
• Overall – Zion Lutheran (Deerfield Beach)

There were no winners in the middle school classification.

All 12 schools will be honored at school events in the fall at times and dates to be announced.

About the State Farm/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards
The State Farm/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards program was implemented during the 1990-91 school year by the Florida High School Athletic Association to honor those schools that exhibited exemplary sportsmanship during the regular season and FHSAA State Series. Each year the award is presented to one school in each classification whose total sports program best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship by its coaches, players and spectators. Nomination forms for this award are provided to each member school FHSAA representative and officials' association. Criteria for selection of the winners includes programs and activities implemented within the school and community to promote sportsmanship; number and type of unsportsmanlike ejections; number and type of exceptional sportsmanship reports; and source of the nomination. An anonymous selection committee of representatives from the sports community reviews all nominations and selects the winners. There may be one winner from each of the four sections in all seven classifications; the overall winner in each classification shall be chosen from the section winners. The section winners will each receive $500 and a commemorative plaque. The overall winners will each receive an additional $2,500 and a larger plaque. The award is named for FHSAA Commissioner Emeritus Fred E. Rozelle, who served as the Association’s executive secretary and commissioner from 1980-1991. State Farm became the title sponsor for the award in 2005-06.

About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletic competition in Florida. It has a membership of more than 700 middle, junior and senior high schools.

Contact:
Laurel Ring
Communications Coordinator, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 350
lring@fhsaa.org