Women's Soccer Coach Joe Lee Wins Third Sportsmanship Award
11/20/2009
NYMISOA Press Release
Since 1964, the New York Metro Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NYMISOA) has been providing the officials for college and junior college games in New York City, Long Island and Westchester.
This year's award winners were honored at the NYMISOA Dinner on November 16 at The Sterling in Bethpage, Long Island. The awards were selected by balloting from the general membership.
Receiving the Sportsmanship Award for 4-year women's soccer teams was St. Joseph's in Patchogue. NYMISOA Vice President Randy Vogt presented the award to longtime St. Joseph's coach Joe Lee.
"Our award winner is not your average Joe as he is the first ever three-time winner of our Sportsmanship Award," Vogt commented. "You know that he coaches the St. Joseph's women's team but you might not know that he coached the Sachem Tomahawks to the Girls-Under-16 national championship in 1987 plus coached two players who competed in the Olympics--gold medalist Sue Bird in basketball and Greece goalkeeper Maria Yatrakis in soccer."
Joe Lee previously won the NYMISOA Sportsmanship Award in 2003 and 2005.
"I tell my players just to concentrate on playing," Coach Lee stated. "When they do that, when the coaches coach and the officials officiate, soccer is a wonderful game."
(Photo - from left to right - St. Joseph's women's soccer coach Joe Lee, NYMISOA Vice President Randy Vogt.)
