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Inland Northwest Sport Awards

Sport helps provide the bedrock of strong communities. It inspires dedication and determination, creates passion and pride, instills discipline and fair play, provides opportunity for fun and friendship, builds character and courage and engenders camaraderie and team spirit amongst competitors and spectators alike. The Inland Northwest Sports Awards harnesses all of these positive messages and celebrates everything that is good about sport. Each year, at an annual event, we honor some of the best athletes, coaches, and individuals in our community.

The Inland Northwest Sports Awards Luncheon is hosted by Spokane Regional Sports Commission along with Inland Northwest Sportswriters & Broadcasters. The date for the 2013 Inland Northwest Awards Luncheon is February 20, 2013. For more information email Spokane Regional Sports Commission.

2012 AWARD WINNERS

Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Chad Chalich, Coeur d'alene High School Football

Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Katie Knight, North Central Track/Cross Country

Junior Male Team of the Year
Coeur d'alene Football

Junior Female Team of the Year
Lake City Softball

Junior Male Team Coach of the Year
Shawn Amos, Coeur d'Alene Football Coach

Junior Female Team Coach of the Year
Jim Redmon, Lewis and Clark Basketball Coach

Amateur Male Athlete of the Year
Bo Levi Mitchell, Eastern Washington Football

Amateur Female Athlete of the Year
Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga Basketball

Professional Athlete of the Year
Tyler Johnson, Spokane Chiefs

Team of the Year
Gonzaga

Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Kelly Graves

2012 SPONSORS
Thank you to our dedicated sponsors and supporters. Your support allows us to honor our region's great athletes, year-to-year.

Major Sponsors
RockwoodHoopfest

Sponsors
Arby's of Spokane
Bank of America
Brett Sports: Spokane Indians/Spokane Chiefs
Evergreen Region Volleyball
Fasteners, Inc.
Five Mile Heights Pizza
N&N Realty-John Nugent
Garco Construction
Kimmel Athletic Supply
Lilac Bloomsday Association
L&M Truck Sales
Maxey Law Office
McDonald's Restaurants
Pacific Northwest Qualifier
Spokane Athletic Supply
The Spokesman-Review
Whitman Medical Group
Wildrose Graphics

Supporters
Arrow Machinery
Central Pre-Mix/Inland Asphalt
Columbia Bank
DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center
Enterprise Car Rental
Larry H. Miller Downtown Honda/Toyota/Lexus
Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S.
Luigi's Italian Restaurant & Catering
Ritzville Warehouse / Odessa Trading Co.
Spokane Amateur Softball Association
Spokane Shock
The Swinging Doors
Tick Klock Drug
Vic B. Linden & Sons Sign Advertising
Wendy's

2012 Awards Program

Download the program from 2012 Luncheon, which includes previous year winners.

Check out some of the images in our photo gallery.

INLAND NORTHWEST SPORTS AWARDS LUNCHEON COMMITTEE
Bill Maxey, Chairman
Herb Rochford
Jeff Colliton
Jon Heimbigner
Pam Parks
Ed Sharman
Sam Adams
Spokane Regional Sports Commission Staff

INLAND NORTHWEST SPORTSWRITERS & BROADCASTERS (SWABS)
Mike Vlahovich, President
Jeff Jordan
Bud Nameck