Effective with the 2010 softball season the 13-High School Eligible Sportsmanship Award was re-named to honor along time AGAA coach, official and volunteer, Ed Waterfield. Ed has dedicated many many hours to the young woman of our program, whether it is to assist them with their batting, pitching, raking fields, organizing tournaments, coaching rec teams and travel teams anywhere help was needed. This is a charachter based award given to a player in the 13-High School Eligible Division only and is awarded by the managers and league officials of that division. This award can only be won one time any single recipient and is considered one of the highest honors given by the program.

2010 - Danielle Phipps

2011 - Audrey Melcher

2012 - Kara Lehr

2013 - Jessica Wheeler

2014 - Paige Fricke

2015 - Cassidy Barklow

Pat Johnson Award Congrats Jessica M. for your outstanding leadshipship and sportsmanship in 2015!
Ed Waterfield Award Congrats Cassidy B.. for your amazing loyalty and sportsmanship in 2015!

2013 - Aylla Ross

2012 - Nicole Stafford

2014 - Ashlynn Gilmore

2015- Jessica Miller

2016 - Shabrea Ellison

The Leishear Sportsman award is named for the late Janice Leishear; an Arbutus resident and longtime player, coach, and board member of the AGAA. Janice played for AGAA in her youth and returned when her younger sister began to play and then again when her own daughter was old enough to participate. She become a coach in the program that she loved and believed in. Over the years Janice coached and mentored numerous young ladies in the skills of basketball and softball and produced more winning teams, recreation and travel, then can be remembered. Equally she instilled in all her players the honor of sportsmanship, the importance of teamwork and commitment, and to respect the Arbutus name they wore on their jerseys. She worked tirelessly as a recreation member to make sure the girls of the community were provided with a program that assured them equal treatment and facilities as athletes in the community. She was the major factor in the late nineties of taking a top rated slow pitch recreation and travel program to fast pitch when the girls starting falling short of making the high school teams. This was no small endeavor since it meant not only re-educating our players, but also our coaches and helping convince worried parents this move was how the program needed to evolve to in order to remain competitive. In the late 90's Janice was present to open the Leishear Field at Arbutus Elementary school, the only field to ever be named in honor of an Arbutus Girls Athletic Association member/participant. The opening ceremonies were attended by several hundred people including young women ranging in age from elementary school to college who had played for her and wanted to honor the woman they loved and respected. Janice passed away in 1999, but to many in the community and the organization her name remains synonymous with the AGAA and her spirit, principles, and character are recognized each and every year in the young ladies who are honored as recipients of the Leishear Sportsman Award.

Past Award Winners of Pat Johnson or Leishear:

Emily Bach
Michelle Biddinger
Colleen Boarman
Miranda Delaney

Michelle Campbell

Jessica Hixon
Jessica Dore
Bryanna Emory
Julia Erbe
Samantha Erbe
Renee Gast
Hannah Goodman
Amy Happel
Amanda Hughes
Rebecca Hughes
Emily Mack
Samantha Marino
Erin McGonigle
Rebecca Meske
Taylor Orendorff
Kelli Pease
Danielle Phipps
Stephanie Reedy
Samantha Rice
Emily Roper
Julianne Roper
Kelly Ryan
Nicole Stafford - Softball and Pat Johnson Award Basketball
Rebecca Warns
Caitlyn Waterfield