Lee Sternberg to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Greater Akron-Canton HSSA show

Legendary cross country coach Lee Sternberg is the winner of the Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards 2022-23 Lifetime Achievement Award....

June 5, 2023
1:32 PM

Legendary cross country coach Lee Sternberg is the winner of the Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards 2022-23 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sternberg will be honored during the live show on June 22 at the Akron Civic Theatre. Tickets for the show, which is presented by Akron Children's Hospital, are still available and can be purchased here . Sternberg, a 1968 Firestone High School graduate, started the East Canton cross country program in 1973. He led the Hornets to four state titles – in 1998, 2017, 2020 and 2021.

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