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The "future of youth is in good hands," based on the winning essays, says Olympic silver medal fencer Tim Morehouse, a judge of the 2016 Sportsmanship Essay Contest presented by New York Sports Connection. Morehouse and fellow judges Craig Carton, the WFAN Radio sports-talk host, and Kym Hampton, a former WNBA NY Liberty basketball player, chose four winners and eight finalists in four grade categories in the second-annual contest. The sportsmanship essays were judged anonymously for their originality, emotional appeal, use of the theme, and writing skills appropriate for the author's grade.

Teen writers in New York City have just over two weeks remaining to submit their original essays on sportsmanship to NewYorkSportsConnection.com to beat the April 30 deadline. The local web-based clearinghouse for youth sports resources in NYC is sponsoring its second-annual essay contest to encourage middle- and high-school students to learn about and promote the values of sportsmanship and fair play in youth sports. Winners in each age-group category will receive cash and/or prizes valued at up to $500. Finalists will also be recognized.

A youth essay contest celebrating sportsmanship in New York City today announced support from Modell's, the sporting goods chain that got its start in New York City over 127 years ago. Modell's is America's oldest family-owned retailer of sporting goods, with over 150 locations throughout the Northeast.

A sportsmanship essay contest for New York City students has added an Olympic silver medalist and a women's professional basketball legend to its judging panel for 2016. New York Sports Connection today announced that fencer Tim Morehouse and Kym Hampton, a former center with the WNBA's New York Liberty, have joined WFAN Radio personality Craig Carton on the panel.

NewYorkSportsConnection.com, a local web-based clearinghouse for youth sports resources in New York City, is sponsoring its second-annual essay contest to encourage middle- and high-school students to learn about and promote the values of sportsmanship and fair play. The contest launched March 1 and will end on April 30, 2016. Winning essays will be chosen by a panel of judges, and announced approximately two weeks later, depending on the number of entries received. Winning entries in each age-group category will receive cash and/or prizes totaling $500. This year's contest is presented with support from Modell's Sporting Goods.

New York Sports Connection, the hub for youth sports information in New York City, today announced the winners of its 2015 essay contest, "What Sportsmanship Means to Me." Four top prizes of $500 each will be presented, and eight finalists will also receive $100 each in prize money.

Thursday, April 30th is the deadline to enter to win up to $500 in New York Sports Connection's first annual teen essay contest, announced the contest sponsor. Aaron Finkel, its founder, noted, "We've received entries from many parts of the City, but we would love to have participation from all five boroughs. Our goal with the contest is to promote sportsmanship in youth sports, so naturally we want to take that message into every neighborhood."

New York Sports Connection announced the addition of two celebrity judges to the panel that will choose the winners of its 2015 Teen Sportsmanship Essay Contest: WFAN Radio personality Craig Carton—named by Talkers Magazine as one of the most important and influential sports talk show hosts in America; and John Franco, former New York Mets relief pitcher and team captain, still credited with the most career saves by a left-hander in Major League Baseball history.

New York Sports Connection, a local web-based hub for youth sports in New York City, has raised $1,200 of its $2,495 Indiegogo goal to present a sportsmanship essay contest for City youth ages 12 through 18. The campaign runs through April 9, 2015. The student essay contest will encourage young people to learn about and promote the values of sportsmanship and fair play.

NewYorkSportsConnection.com, a local web-based clearinghouse for youth sports resources in New York City, is sponsoring an essay contest to encourage middle- and high-school students in the five boroughs to learn about—and promote—the values of sportsmanship and fair play. The top prize of $500 will go to the essay that best describes "what sportsmanship means to me" according to the contest rules. The contest launches March 20, 2015 and ends April 30, 2015. Winning essays will be chosen by a panel of judges, and announced approximately 15 days later.