Outstanding High School Athletic Awards Event Airing On Tri-Valley TV

From TV30: TV30’s Seventh Annual Outstanding High School Athletic Awards event took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Robert Livermore Community Center. Sixty-four total awards were presented. The high school “Player of the Week” awards to athletes, the schools themselves, and the “Coach of the Year” were honored for their accomplishments. Sponsored by Tri-Valley Community Television and its Foundation, the event featured guest speaker, Bip Roberts.

Introduced by Tim Sbranti, Mr. Roberts was an MVP in Major League Baseball and former standout player for the San Diego Padres and the Oakland A’s. He is now the color commentator on television for the A’s.

Each week throughout the 2016-17 school season, an outstanding varsity high school athlete was selected and highlighted on TV30’s weekly sports program, “Tri-Valley Sports Final.” Those student/athletes and their families were invited to attend the awards ceremony and reception. Over 300 people came including Dublin Mayor David Haubert, Livermore Mayor John Marchand, Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty and LVJUSD president, Craig Bueno.

Tri- Valley school superintendents, principals, athletic directors and coaches from high schools were also present.

“This is a really wonderful event,” said Craig Bueno, the president of Livermore’s Board of Trustees, and himself a JV football coach. “It recognizes and honors the really great scholar/athletes across the Tri-Valley.”

My thanks go out to TV30 for producing this one of a kind television presentation.” The surprise emcee was Sherry Davis. Ms. Davis became the very first professional baseball woman stadium announcer in the country. She won out of over five hundred other candidates, including experienced announcers. Ultimately recognized in the Baseball Hall of Fame, she announced for the S. F. Giants.

There were six “Games of the Week” awards given to each of the high schools to keep in the awards cases of Amador, Foothill, Dublin, Valley Christian, Granada and Livermore high schools.

A TV30 highlight of the program was the giant-screen video of each student’s award winning play. Then the athletes received their awards from “Tri-Valley Sports Final” hosts Ian Bartholomew and George “Dr. B” Baljevich. They were also personally congratulated by guest speaker Bip Roberts, Mayors Haubert, Thorne, and Marchand, and Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty. Sherry Davis presented each award winner with personalized commendations from Congressman Eric Swalwell, Assembly Member Catharine Baker, Supervisor Scott Haggerty, and Supervisor Nate Miley. The Alameda County Fair, Garre Vineyard and Winery, and Visit Tri-Valley also assisted in the success of this production.

The prestigious “Coach of the Year” award was presented to Coach Chris Kim from Amador Valley High School. The Coach of the Year was picked by popular vote throughout the Tri-Valley. His varsity boys’ volleyball team was undefeated in league play this season.

Photos are provided at no charge for download on TV30’s website and DVDs are available for purchase at www.tv30.org. The full program is currently airing on TV30 and @tv30.org. The air days and times are as follows:

• TV30: Tuesdays 8 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m., Thursdays 9 p.m., Saturdays 6 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m.
• TV28: Mondays 5 p.m., Thursdays 3 p.m., Fridays 7 a.m., Sundays 6 a.m.

“I am glad we have prioritized a very special night with the sole purpose of honoring the students and their families for their enduring dedication and effort. TV30 appreciates the support of those who participated in producing this annual event. They have given the awardees a positive experience they will remember for the rest of their lives," said Melissa Tench-Stevens, Executive Director of TV30.

Photos courtesy of TV30