OSSCA News & Announcements

2022 All State Honors

The OSSCA is releasing the 2022 All State Honors.  Congratulations to all the honorees!

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RUTH CONEY SELECTED TO OSSCA HALL OF FAME

Coney is the first female coach enshrined into the Hall of Fame.

Columbus, Ohio — The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA), is proud to announce the selection of long-time Chippewa Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, Ruth Coney, into the OSSCA Hall of Fame.

Coney is a former Kim Mahoney Award Winner (2007). The Kim Mahoney Award is highest honor given to a coach of a female team by the OSSCA. She is a former regional and state coach of the year (2005). She has been honored by the Greater Akron Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association as their district coach of the year seven times. She has been named league coach of the year 15 times.

On the field, Coney is currently completing her 27th season as Head Coach and earned her 400th win earlier this season. Her career record is 408-63-46. Her team finished as State Runner-Up in 2005 and 2015. During her tenure at Chippewa, she has captured 21 league titles, 12 District Championships, and has been to four OHSAA Final Fours.

The Elmira, New York native has produced 22 All-Ohioans and four All-Americans. Coney, a graduate of State University of New York, has spent her entire career as a high school teacher. She holds two Masters of Education degrees, the first from Waldon University (Educational Science) and the second from the American College of Education (Educational Leadership).

Not only has Coney been a successful coach, but has been a servant to high school soccer as well. Coney served as President of the GASSCA for nearly 15 years, and still serves as a divisional vice-president.

Coney is married to her husband Russ and has two sons, Michael and Mark.

Coney will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame at the OSSCA yearly banquet in Columbus, on January 7th.

MICHAEL FEE SELECTED TO OSSCA HALL

Longtime Summit Country Day Coach Has Won Three State Titles

Columbus, Ohio — The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA), is proud to announce the selection of long-time Summit Country Day Soccer Head Coach, Mike Fee, into the OSSCA Hall of Fame.

Fee is a three-time state champion (2011, 2015, 2017). He has been honored by the Southwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association as their district coach of the year six times. He has been named league coach of the year seven times.

On the field, Fee is just completed his 28th season of high school soccer. After six years as a junior varsity coach, he became head coach of Summit Country Day and has held that position for 22 seasons. As a head coach, he is approaching the 300-win milestone with a career record is 292-103-40. His teams have captured five regional championships and eight district championships since 2000.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native has produced eight All-Americans. Fee, a graduate of University of Cincinnati has spent his entire career as a high school teacher. He holds a Masters of Education degrees, from the Xavier University.

Not only has Fee been a successful coach, but has been a servant to high school soccer as well. Fee served as President of the SWOHSSCA for nearly 10 years, and also served for four years as its treasurer.

Fee and his wife of 25 years, Diane have three children, Carter, Alexis and Annie.

Fee will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame at the OSSCA yearly banquet in Columbus, on January 7th.

Mike Fee

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