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NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
We are excited to introduce our inaugural Night of Champions for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport.
The Night of Champions brings individuals together for an ESPYS type award ceremony that recognizes the accomplishments of high school student athletes in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia communities. This event includes a meal, awards ceremony, and special guest San Francisco 49ers NFL Quarterback and VFL Joshua Dobbs.
Date & Time
Saturday, June 1 at 6:00 pm
Location of Event
Meadowview Resort & Conference Center
1901 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport TN
Program Information
Meal & Awards Ceremony followed by Special Guest Speaker San Francisco 49ers NFL Quarterback and VFL Joshua Dobbs.
Opportunities for photographs and autographs with Joshua Dobbs after program concludes.
We have received 32 Nominations from the following schools:
- Chuckey-Doak High School
- Daniel Boone High School
- Dobyns-Bennett High School
- Eastside High School
- Greeneville High School
- Happy Valley High School
- Honaker High School
- North Green High School
- Rye-Cove High School
- Volunteer High School
Nomination Categories
- Best Record-Breaking Performance (team or individual)
- Best Play (team or individual)
- Best Championship Performance (team or individual)
- Best Team – Women’s Sports
- Best Team – Men’s Sports
- Best Comeback (team or individual)
- Best Breakthrough (team or individual)
- Best Athlete – Men’s Sports (athlete can be on a team or individual sport)
- Best Athlete – Women’s Sports (athlete can be on a team or individual sport)
- Community Impact Award (team or individual with a significant community impact beyond their athletic performance)
How are Athletes Nominated?
A selection committee, comprised of sports media professionals and others who cover sports in the Northeast Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia areas, that does not include staff or board members from the Boys & Girls Club, accept nominations from within the committee and from athletic directors and high school coaches.
The committee will take nominations until April 21, 2024. Then, 3 finalists will be selected in each category. Finalists will receive a formal invitation at their school location.
If you are a high school coach or athletic director, and would like to nominate an athlete or team, please reach out to Jessica Poore at jessicap@kbgc.org. She will provide you with a link to our nomination form that you will need to complete and submit.
We are excited to have Kenny Hawkins host this event!
Kenny is one of our native Tennesseans, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
In 1986, he joined WJHL-TV as a videographer. Three years later, he became Assistant Sports Director. In 1992, he was promoted to Sports Director of News Channel 11 (CBS) and ABC Tri-Cities. Kenny is also co-host of the very popular radio sports talk show "Morning Monster" on WXSM Cumulus radio 640 AM in the mornings three days a week.
Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
Kenny was also inducted into the ETSU Communications Department Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2022 he was co-host of the National Emmy Silver award-winning NASCAR show "Trackside at Bristol." During Kenny's tenure, WJHL-TV's sports department has won numerous awards, including the Tennessee Associated Press award for Best Sportscast, Reporting, Shows, and the Virginia Associated Press award for Best Sports Department, the only station to be located outside of the state of Virginia to win that honor.
Kenny is heavily involved in the community. His charitable work over the years has involved working with the United Way, Relay for Life, Speedway Children's Charities, Doe River Gorge, St. Jude's, and the Diabetes Association which he was co-founder/honorary chairman of the Tri-Cities chapter for Step Out Walk for Diabetes which raised more than a million dollars.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Our inaugural Night of Champions is a fantastic opportunity for your business or organization to showcase it's commitment to recognizing the accomplishments high school athletes in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee while supporting our mission of Building Great Futures.
If you are interested in one of the above sponsorship levels, click the link below to download our sponsorship packet. Print, fill out the form with your organizations information and what sponsorship level you want to do and mail back to:
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport
1 Positive Place, P.O. Box 784, Kingsport TN, 37662.
You can also drop it off at the front desk of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport lobby. If you have any questions about the sponsorship levels or just need more information about the event, please contact Jessica Poore at jessicap@kbgc.org or call 423.230.4160.
Contact info
P: (423) 230-4160 E: info@kbgc.org
1 Positive Place, Kingsport, TN 37660
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