Greater Cleveland Sports Awards

VOTING PROCESS

Local sports and media outlets are invited to nominate athletes and select finalists from Northeast Ohio from the following nine counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark and Summit. 

The following is a sample of local media outlets asked to participate in the nomination process:

Akron Beacon Journal, Associated Press, Cleveland.com, Cleveland Magazine, Crain’s Cleveland Business, The News Herald, The Plain Dealer, ESPN Cleveland 950, WCPN 90.3, WKRK 92.3, WTAM 1100, SportsTime Ohio, WEWS – TV 5, WJW – TV 8, WKYC – TV 3, WOIO – TV 19.

Finalists will be selected in each of the following Greater Cleveland Sports Awards categories:

• Male High School Athlete of the Year presented by University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute
• Female High School Athlete of the Year presented by University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute
• Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year presented by H. Jack's Plumbing & Heating Co. "The Super Plumber!"
• Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year presented by H. Jack's Plumbing & Heating Co. "The Super Plumber!"
• Professional Athlete of the Year 

A special awards committee is formed to select recipients for the following awards:

• Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Courage Award
• Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Union Home Mortgage
• Sports Development Gold Medalist Award 
• 5-Star Senior Athlete Award presented by Medical Mutual

Best Moment presented by JACK Entertainment is nominated by the general public and local media who provide their submissions for Best Moment in Cleveland Sports during 2022. The winning moment is based on the number of submissions and will be announced live during the 23rd Greater Cleveland Sports Awards.