Billy Schoppy Memorial Awards Honoring the Cape-Atlantic League's best athletes
Five Ocean City High School seniors are among the 12 girls and 12 boys who have been named finalists for the 17th Annual Billy Schoppy Awards as top senior athletes in the Cape-Atlantic League’s Class of 2017.
The two boys among the finalists are a pair of three-sport athletes – Andrew Donoghue and Luciano Lubrano. The three girls include state swimming champion Amanda Nunan and two-sport stars Rialee Allen and Alexis Paone. The five have been invited to the 7th Annual CAL Celebration on June 6 from 4-6pm at the Ocean City Music Pier. The event was created by Prime Events with sponsorship from the City of Ocean City, Thomas Heist Insurance, the FMBA of Ocean City, Schoppy.com, the Ocean City Free Public Library, Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, the Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center and Voltaco’s. The event will also feature a live broadcast on ESPN-FM of Mike Gill’s Sports Bash from the Music Pier, including interviews with some of the winners. The Schoppy Awards originated as the Flagship Awards but, in 2012, Dave Talarico and the staff at Schoppy’s Inc. stepped in and assumed title sponsorship. Talarico has been involved in local sports for decades and he will be a major part of the presentations on stage. The awards were renamed this year in memory of Billy Schoppy, Talarico’s uncle and the son of William Schoppy, who founded the business. Six OCHS athletes have won the award in the past 15 years – Chad Severs, John Richardson, Casey Beyel, Renee Tomlin, Miles Schoedler and Bridget Flynn. More details about the awards, including winners in previous years, are available online at PrimeEvents.net.
