The Solana Beach Soccer Club held its annual awards night Dec.11 at Skyline Elementary School. The awards are given to players and coaches for the fall 2024 season. The Peter Schmid Memorial Sportsmanship Award is for players. The Scott Billington Memorial Award is for coaches.
The club annually awards Peter Schmid Memorial Sportsmanship Awards to deserving individual players, and sometimes to entire teams. The award honors the memory of Peter Schmid, a young member of the soccer club who loved the game. The recipients are honored for their sportsmanship, which might include citizenship, helpfulness, attitude, and loyalty. The relative playing skills of the recipients are not a factor in the selection process.The 2024 recipients are (in no particular order): Penelope, Michael, Isabella, Quin, Mike, Ava, Misa, River, Chloe, Grae, Nina, Eloise, Pippa, Charley, Leah, Brock, Maeve, Izarra, Julian, Jude, Gabriella, and William.
The Scott Billington Memorial Award honors Scott’s leadership and invaluable contributions made to the community, and, in particular, to the Solana Beach Soccer Club. Scott ed the club’s board in 2007 and served as president from 2009 through 2013. The club presents the award to deserving coaches who are honored for their leadership and selfless enthusiasm and whose contributions honor Scott’s spirit.The 2024 recipients are: Chika Shiraishi, Kristen Phair, Carrie Phair, Jeff Boerneke, Jake Stratton, Levi Stratton, Mark Villacorsa, Amber Evans, Derek Bonnet, Jonathan McMullan and Steve Ford.
