De Pere Legion Baseball
Award Winners
Sheldon Gerke Memorial Most Valuable Player
1999 Matt Frank
2000 J.P. Zvesper & Matt Nuthals
2001 Jason Berken
2002 Kyle Treml
2003 Nic Spaeth
2004 Adam Pasono
2005 Adam Pasono & Brett Yost
2006 Andy Van Remortel
2007 Shayne Jansen
The Sheldon Gerke Memorial Most Valuable Player Award was instituted in 1999 following his passing in the spring of that year. Mr. Gerke - whose son, Russ, was a standout pitcher in the early 1980s for De Pere Legion and is currently the principal at West De Pere High School - was an avid De Pere Legion fan until his passing.
Panther Award
2000 Ben Lasee
2001 Kevin Baker
2002 Mike Hendricks
2003 Steve Sherrer
2004 Jordan Stauber
2005 Alex Byrne & Erik Olson
2006 none
2007 Jared Yost & Gavin Scray
The Panther Award was begun following the 2000 season to honor a player or person who best represents the De Pere American Legion Baseball program with integrity, sportsmanship and commitment to the program.