Beverly Little League: Awards

Leo Moar Memorial Coach's Award

Beverly Little League is pleased to announce the Leo Moar Memorial Coach's Award.  

About Leo Moar:

Leo was raised in Beverly and attended St. Mary's School, St. John's Prep and Notre Dame University.  He died in 1985 at the age of 41 after a lengthy illness.  Leo was a unique man who had a special appreciation of vigor, self-reliance and fortitude.  Arrogance or bravado did not impress him.  People with a great deal of money or who owned expensive things did not impress him.  What did impress Leo was the person who was willing to take risks, try new adventures and generally live life to the fullest.

About the Award:

It is in this spirit that some of Leo's friends have decided to sponsor the award.  It should go to the player who gives everything he's got.  He (or she) may not be the most skilled player.  He may not start every game.  But he comes to every practice and every game.  He is willing to try new positions. He supports and encourages his teammates.  He takes defeat and victory gracefully.  Every coach wishes he had twelve of these players on his team.

The award will be given each year to one player on each major and minor league team in Beverly each season.  Coaches submit their nominations of a player will be contacted for their nominations.  Plaques will be inscribed to be presented to the recipient on each team by the coaches.

Beverly Little League thanks John O'Neil of Tandem Equipment Sales, Inc. for his continued sponsorship of this award.



Wednesday, July 23
2008 Leo Moar Designees
The 2008 Leo Moar Memorial Coaches Designees are:

 

WEST DIVISION

Athletics            Andrew Pitman

Blue Jays           Rachel Kenney

Indians              Matthew Stetson

Orioles              Nick Tibbets

Rangers             Nick Oliveira

Red Sox            Jimmy McNeilly

Tigers               Lucas Lapointe

White Sox         Drew Oakley

Yankees             Joey Gray

 

EAST DIVISION

Astros              Anthony Vigliotta

Braves              Craig Hall

Cardinals          Tim Andersen

Cubs                 Natalie Shea

Dodgers            Matt Hamor

Giants               Travis Maxner

Padres               Alex Mitchell

Pirates              Jay Richardson

Rockies            Chris Sinclair



2006 Leo Moar Designees

The 2006 Leo Moar Memorial Coaches Award designees are:

Astros           David Maher
Athletics       Patrick Wood
Braves           Nick Theriault
Blue Jays      Stephen Palagi
Cardinals       Mike Rosenberry
Cubs              Eric Martin
Dodgers         Dan Spencer
Giants            Jake Levine
Indians           Zach Zigelbaum
Padres            Drew Nekoroski
Orioles           Richard Oliver
Pirates            Patrick McPherson
Rangers          Eric Swears
Red Sox         TJ McGovern
Rockies          Connor Mooney
White Sox      Brad Burns
Yankees          Zach Stone

 

2005 Leo Moar Designees

The 2005 Leo Moar Memorial Coaches Award designees are:.

Athletics          Danny Hurlbert
Braves              Chris Mitchell
Blue Jays         Brendan Lecomte
Cardinals          Nate Shephard
Dodgers           Deren Dube
Giants              Michael Sungy
Orioles            Amy Pelletier
Padres             Peter Fidrych
Pirates            Dillon Gonzalez
Rangers           Evan Paradis
Red Sox          Paul Acciavatti
Rockies           Steve Wilbur
White Sox       Michael Von Zweck
Yankees           Kyle Bamford



2004 Leo Moar Winners
A's - Ryan Mahan
Blue Jays - Chris Emond
Braves - Mark Theriault
Cardinals - John Belmonte
Dodgers - Thoai Kline
Giants - Steve Dubois
Marlins - Carter Oman
Orioles - Jeff Hebert
Padres - Josh Atherton
Pirates - Scott Blanchette
Rangers - Joey Calitri
Red Sox - Monica Cassola
White Sox - Corey Alexander
Yankees - Dylan Terry


2003 Leo Moar Winners
This years winners are:
A's - Frankie Mussina
Blue Jays - Jesse Duffy
Braves - Dan Levesque
Cardinals - Al Indeck
Dodgers - Zach Kline
Giants - Michael Cappuccio
Marlins - Oliver Penglase
Orioles - John Aiken
Padres - Tyler Nekoroski
Pirates - Bret Connaughton
Rangers - Justin Shepherd
Red Sox - Michael Zullo
White Sox - Matthew Malone
Yankees - Matthew Kennedy

Tuesday, September 3
2002 Leo Moar Award
Beverly Little League recently announced the 2002 Leo Moar Memorial Coach's Award winners. They are:

Dodgers-Brett Battistelli
Padres-Jason Blanchette
Giants-John Thompson
Pirates-Nick Colanto
Braves-Christopher Freni
Marlins-Derek VonZweck
Athletics-Frankie Mussina
White Sox-Matt Avegian
Red Sox-Corey Roberts
Orioles-Trevor Harwood
Yankees-Ben Whitmore
Rangers-Lucas Diehl



Tuesday, July 22
District 15 - JJ Nicastro Award

Little League District 15 is sponsoring the JJ Nicastro Award  for sportsmanship and community activism.

A 12 year-old Gloucester Little Leaguer, JJ Nicastro, died suddenly in the summer of 2007 after a three-week battle with a virus that attacked his heart. On the playing field Nicastro was a natural athlete and is remembered for his caring, sensitive, competitive, and charismatic personality.

District 15 is giving the award to 21 players, one from each league-including the Challenger division. The ideal player should have a positive outlook and demonstrate kindness and a caring attitude toward others. The award can, but does not necessarily have to be given to a member of a league’s Williamsport team-ideally a 12 year-old in the league who has illustrated the qualities Nicastro is remembered for-maybe a player has raised money for a particular cause, spent time volunteering at a local organization, or exemplified altruism in some other way.

Nicastro’s family will present the award to the 21 recipients at a ceremony during the District 15 Finals at Harry Ball Field in mid-July.



Tuesday, July 22
2008 JJ Nicastro Awardees

The 2008 Beverly Little Leagues JJ Nicastro Awardees for sportsmanship and community activism were: 

Matthew Garrity         Major Cubs          East
Dominic Lauranzano     Major Rangers     West