Nick – GWS Scholarship Fund https://gwsfund.org Mission: To Promote Sportsmanship Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:56:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://gwsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-GretchenWolfSwartz_Favicon-01-32x32.png Nick – GWS Scholarship Fund https://gwsfund.org 32 32 New Oxford boys, York High Girls Win Sportsmanship Award, Will Earn Scholarships https://gwsfund.org/new-oxford-boys-york-high-girls-win-sportsmanship-award-will-earn-scholarships/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 21:17:56 +0000 https://gwsfund.org/?p=1013 Continue reading "New Oxford boys, York High Girls Win Sportsmanship Award, Will Earn Scholarships"

]]> The York Chapter of PIAA Basketball Officials selected the New Oxford boys’ basketball team and York High girls’ basketball team as the winners of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards.

Members of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Foundation Board will select senior members from each team and determine the amount of scholarships awarded to those players. Total scholarships for both teams could combine to exceed $100,000…

https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/02/09/new-oxford-boys-york-high-girls-win-sportsmanship-awards/2824017002/

]]> York High girls, New Oxford boys capture Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards https://gwsfund.org/1010-2/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 21:15:58 +0000 https://gwsfund.org/?p=1010 Continue reading "York High girls, New Oxford boys capture Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards"

]]> The torch of sportsmanship has found another new home.

For the first time in the 19-year history of the of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards, the York High girls’ basketball program has been named a winner. Meanwhile, the boys’ traveling trophy will go to New Oxford High School for the second time in the past three years.

The winning programs were determined …

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2019/02/09/york-high-girls-new-oxford-boys-capture-sportsmanship-awards/2822389002/

]]> York Dispatch – HEISER: Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Program puts proper value on sportsmanship https://gwsfund.org/york-dispatch-heiser-gretchen-wolf-swartz-scholarship-program-puts-proper-value-on-sportsmanship/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:30:09 +0000 https://gwsfund.org/?p=996 A team’s success is often judged by wins and losses.

To many, those are the only numbers that truly matter.

Pile up enough wins and a team will be celebrated for a championship season.

Wins and championships, however, are not the only barometers of athletic achievement …

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/columnists/2018/12/04/heiser-swartz-scholarship-program-puts-proper-value-sportsmanship/2131205002/

]]> Don’t be a jerk at York Co. basketball games. Your kids could lose out on scholarships https://gwsfund.org/dont-be-a-jerk-at-york-co-basketball-games-your-kids-could-lose-out-on-scholarships/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:23:12 +0000 https://gwsfund.org/?p=1020 $114,000.

That’s the amount of scholarship money the graduating members of the York Suburban girls’ and South Western boys’ basketball programs shared this year by virtue of their schools winning the 2018 Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards.

It wasn’t just because the individuals were good sports, though they were …

 https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2018/11/14/dont-jerk-york-co-basketball-games-your-kids-could-lose-out-scholarships/2005223002/

]]> 2018 Boy’s Winners Announced https://gwsfund.org/2018-boys-winners-announced/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:50:41 +0000 http://gwsfund.org/?p=845 Read the article from the Dispatch

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]]> Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Scholarship Award Banquet 2018 https://gwsfund.org/gretchen-wolf-swartz-sportsmanship-scholarship-award-banquet-2018/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 03:19:36 +0000 http://gwsfund.org/?p=786

]]> York Dispatch https://gwsfund.org/630-2/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:07:09 +0000 http://gwsfund.org/?p=630 The torch of sportsmanship has found another new home.

For the first time in the 18-year history of the of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Awards, the York Suburban High School girls’ …

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2018/02/13/york-suburban-girls-south-western-boys-win-swartz-sportsmanship-basketball-awards/333737002/

]]> York Daily Record https://gwsfund.org/york-daily-record/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:04:35 +0000 http://gwsfund.org/?p=626 For the first time in the program’s history, the York Suburban girls’ basketball team has been named the winner of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Award. On the boys’ side, South Western …

https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball-boys/2018/02/13/york-suburban-girls-south-western-boys-earn-sportsmanship-awards/332431002/

]]> York Dispatch December 25th, 2017 https://gwsfund.org/york-dispatch-december-25th-2017/ Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:44:37 +0000 http://gwsfund.org/?p=561 In May of 2018, the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Fund Board of Directors will award close to $100,000 in scholarships.

In the blink of an eye, you can help someone lose their share.

How?

By yelling at a PIAA basketball official. By taunting …

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/12/25/guest-column-gretchen-wolf-swartz-scholarship-fund-helps-promote-sportsmanship/974512001/

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