Team Award

HANOVER HIGH SOCCER WINS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

For the third year on a row, the Hanover High School boys soccer team has been voted as the winner of the Class I Sportsmanship Award.

The balloting by Class I coaches is based on the following criteria: On-field behavior; playing by the true intent of the rules; being courteous - greeting visitors as guests; and spectator behavior.

"Of all the honors and accolades our team has received this season, this is by far the most significant," commented Coach Rob Grabill. "This has been a specific goal of ours every season, and I think it is well deserved. We try to honor the game every time we set foot on the field, and the players deserve a great deal of credit for making sportsmanship a top priority."

"Even better, this is an honor that can be shared by our entire soccer community. The criteria reflect the hospitality extended by the parents and the high school staff, and the emphasis by the administration on appropriate behavior on the part of spectators."

Grabill continued: "I feel that this award also acknowledges the commitment to community service which is now second nature for the players. They are together as a team because of their unselfishness as individuals."