Pensacola Sports Annual Awards Banquet 2025

Congratulations to our Winners:

Jayden Heavener

This award is given to an individual for outstanding accomplishment in athletics during the past year as a professional. This award may be given to multiple winners for one female and one male, or two joint winners if such accomplishments justify.

 Winners from the 2025 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2024)

James Currie is a long-term friend, volunteer and former employee of Pensacola Sports, or as he knew it, Pensacola Sports Association. James retired in December after spending the past four decades dedicating himself to the organization.

Congratulations to our Awardees:

Ed & Trisha Morrison

Awarded to an individual who has shown exceptional commitment in assisting with sporting events in the community (Pensacola Sports events are the preferred criteria, but others may be considered.)

 Winners from the 2025 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2024)

Congratulations to the 2024 Awardees:

• Tate Cheerleading
• Pace Boys Weightlifting
• Pace Girls Weightlifting
• Pace Softball
• Jay Baseball
• Gulf Breeze Beach Volleyball
• Ian Malone
• Logan Robinson
• Bryson Brown
• Manuel Kimmons
• Izzy Zach
• Connor Mathews
• Jackson Leonard
• Kendall Ballou
• Ryleigh Perkins
• Shannon Bryan
• Ireland Grimes
• Emma Meyers
• Gabby Goyins
• Brandon Sproat
• Kennedy Hansen
• Desjon Robertson
• Sarah McElrath
• Ella Goodwin
• Mya Swinton
• Kendal Blackmon
• Virgil Lemons
• Brooke Dorr
• Adriana Meises-Sanchez
• Nina Imboden
• Shannah Dillman
• Olivia Nelson
• Sofia Kendzior
• Emily O'Connell
• Jade Fontenelle
• Riley MacVane
• Lutnya Bogdanova
• Tayler Graham
• Sydney Lewis
• Aimee Patterson
• Mikayla Puckett
• Darrien McDowel
• Amelia Johnson
• Mark Yepishin
• Patricia Gandolfo
• Maddie Mire

This award is given to individuals or organizations in the Pensacola Area that have made significant achievements/contributions in sports. State and National championships at the highest level attainable for the sports should be considered.

Winners from the 2024 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2023)

Congratulations to our Awardees:

Jenny Wansley Toole

Susie Wansley Nix

The recipient of this award is a Special Olympian whose achievements are extraordinary and who best exemplifies the spirit of the Special Olympics.

 Winners from the 2025 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2024)

Congratulations to our 2024 Class:

• Paul Bryan
• Kay Miller
• Sam McCants

Candidates should be selected for outstanding contributions to the Pensacola area in the following categories:

• Improvements to Pensacola Sports events and/or work
• Superior career achievements in athletics
• Meritorious service to a particular event, but not necessarily limited to a particular one
• Other noteworthy accomplishments in the field of sports worthy of this distinction

Not presented for one-year accomplishments

 Winners from the 2025 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2024)

Congratulations to our Awardee

Dan Shugart

The sportsman of the year is presented for contributing to the advancement of sports in the greater Pensacola Area, or achievement of an outstanding athletic accomplishment.

 Winners from the 2025 banquet were honored for their hard work and dedication during the previous year. (2024)

Congratulations to our Awardees

Coastal Rush Soccer ENCL Regional League