Many gatherings have been canceled this year, but for Night of Champions, that was not an option, according to Vizella Media President Todd Mallinson.“It was never a question of canceling,” Mallinson said.
“To me, [the gathering] was always the most rewarding and coolest part of Night of Champions every single year, seeing hundreds of people in one giant room and being able to celebrate all that was accomplished,” Karski said. The Country Club of Ithaca hosted the event, which honored 56 outstanding high school athletes and coaches from the area. Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball and more. If you’ve ever attended [the event], you’ll see there are still many similarities between how it’s been done in the past and what viewers will see Sunday night.”As mentioned earlier, this is an important event to celebrate high school athletics in a year that saw many senior athletes miss out on their final seasons. This change came about due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which also caused the Section IV spring sports season to be canceled earlier this year. TM: We’re in the planning stages of doing something virtually. The event will premiere on Sunday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN Ithaca’s Facebook and YouTube pages as well as ESPNIthaca.com. Students receiving the scholarships are Taylor Kelly at Watkins Glen High School and Matthew Kirkwood at Lansing High School.Night of Champions is an annual event that recognizes local scholar athletes in both girls’ and boys’ sports and their coaches and celebrates their achievements. WATCH: Former @SUNY Cortland Softball Head Coach Julie Lenhart delivers the keynote speech at ESPN Ithaca's Sixth Annual Night of Champions, presented by Ehrhart Energy and The Guthrie Clinic. ESPN Ithaca’s Nick Karski’s introduction for the video recording of Night of Champions from the ESPN Ithaca radio studio. ESPN Ithaca President and General Manager, Todd Mallinson stated, “It’s a remarkable night, to have that kind of talent in one room is electric. Congratulations to the following ESPN Ithaca Night of Champions Award Winners: Alison Wales- Field Hockey player of the year. Please see this post from ESPN Ithaca. Marissa Silba- Girls XC runner of the year. While it was a significant change of plans, both of our presenting partners, Guthrie and Visions Federal Credit Union, didn’t hesitate to affirm their support of our alternative plan.”One of the initial challenges was how to format the show in a way that is easy to digest for viewers and making sure it all came together smoothly.“Truthfully, some of the ideas just came to me,” Karski said.
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Guthrie was the presenting sponsor of two scholarships given during the Night of Champions awards dinner hosted by ESPN Ithaca on June 9 in Ithaca.Awards for Coaches of the Year were given on behalf of Guthrie to Alicia Learn, girls’ basketball coach at Watkins Glen High School and Benji Parkes, boys' soccer coach at Lansing High School.
“This sports community is a special one, and we feel honored and lucky to be able to cover it every single day.”Once again, those interested in watching Night of Champions can tune in on ESPN Ithaca’s Facebook and YouTube pages on Sunday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. as well as These coaches are then able to select a student from their team to receive the scholarships. “Todd Mallinson and I had a handful of discussions and ideas on the table in terms of execution, but it seemed like the ideas flowed pretty easily. Letter to the Editor: Test results need more demographics informationTompkins County did really well with the first wave of coronavirus. Coach Lenhart is one of the winningest coaches in NCAA DIII Softball history and retired at the end of the 2019 season. They are running a virtual awards show this coming Sunday evening June 14th at 7 pm. Night of Champions recognizes athletes and coaches of all sports on equal stage and the athletes seem to really appreciate the recognition.” 2015 Night of Champions - Duration: 2 minutes, 32 seconds.