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    Sports Star Of The Year Nominees (2010-11)

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJanuary 23, 2012No Comments3 Mins Read
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    1997 Male Star of the Year and former Sonic Gary Payton and broadcaster Kevin Calabro joined the 2011 festivities. / Photo courtesy of Seattle Sports Commission and Red Box Pictures

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist/editor Royal Brougham created the Man of the Year sports award in early 1936. The Man of the Year became the Sports Star of the Year in 1977, and currently honors the Professional Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, and Sports Story of the Year.

    In the beginning, men and women were lumped together on one ballot. Starting in 1977, the Sports Star of the Year replaced the Man of the Year.

    Here are the nominees from the 2010 sports year as well as those in 2011 being voted upon now for the show Wednesday. Winners are in bold. The number behind a nominee’s name indicates the times he or she appeared on the ballot.

    Year Pro Athlete Sport Skinny
    2010 Swin Cash Basketball Helped lead Storm to WNBA title
    Tim Lincecum (3) Baseball Ex-UW star helped SF win WS
    Fredy Montero Soccer Led Sounders FC in scoring with 12 goals
    Louis Ratcliffe Lacrosse Helped Stealth win lacrosse title
    Mike Williams Football Leading receiver for Seattle Seahawks
    Male Athlete Sport Skinny
    J.R. Celski Short Track Medaled in Vancouver Olympic Games
    Mason Foster Football All-Pac-10 linebacker for UW Huskies
    Apolo Ohno (3) Skating All-time winter gold medalist for USA
    Quincy Pondexter Basketball Led Huskies to NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen
    Klay Thompson Basketball Pac-10’s leading scorer for WSU
    Female Athlete Sport Skinny
    Katie Follett Running Three-time UW All-America runner
    Jenna Haglund Volleyball Star setter on UW Huskies team
    Ariana Kukors Swimming Gold at FINA Short Course World meet
    Jessica Pixler (2) Running Added 12th NCAA title
    Karen Thatcher Hockey Silver medal at Vancouver Olympics
    Sports Story Sport Skinny
    Ichiro 200-hit year Baseball MLB record 10th season with 200 base hits
    Washington Stealth Lacrosse Captured league championship
    Storm/WNBA Title Basketball Won second WNBA title since 2004
    Auburn Little League Baseball Good run to Williamsport tourney
    Felix Hernandez Baseball Cy Young winner with only 13 wins
    Year Pro Athlete Sport Skinny
    2011 Kasey Keller (2) Soccer Finished stellar 20-year career with Sounders
    Brandon League Baseball Top save man for M’s, AL All-Star
    Jason Terry (2) Basketball Key role in Dallas Mavericks NBA title
    Earl Thomas Football 5 interceptions as a Seahawks rookie
    Dave Villwock Hydros Set career record for hydro wins
    Male Athlete Sport Skinny
    Nathan Adrian Swimming World Aquatics bronze
    Jeshua Anderson (2) Track Captured NCAA, USA Outdoor titles
    Chris Polk Football 3 straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons
    Isaiah Thomas Basketball Guard led UW into Sweet Sixteen
    Chris Williams Golf Qualified for U.S. Open at Congressional
    Female Athlete Sport Skinny
    Maddie Meyers Preps Distance runner for Northwest School
    Jenn Salling Softball All-America at UW
    Courtney Vandersloot Basketball All-America at Gonzaga University
    Julie Woodward Soccer Coach at Seattle U.
    Sports Story Sport Skinny
    East. Washington Football Won first national championship
    Seattle Seahawks Football Stunned Super Bowl champion Saints
    Seattle Sounders FC Soccer Won third U.S. Open Cup title
    U.S. Women’s Team Soccer Reached World Cup final in Germany
    UW Rowing Rowing Won 3rd national title in five years
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