5th Annual Sean Sweeney Tribute games help raise money for scholarships – Record Herald
These players took part in the 5th Annual Sean Sweeney Tribute Game Saturday, June 21, 2025. These girls were coached at one time by Sean, who passed away April 17, 2021. (l-r); Celia Morrison (MT), Ella McCarty (MT), Calee Ellars (WCH), Mya Babineau (MT), Karleigh Cooper (MT), Hallie Penwell (MT), Kaytlyn Burns (MT), Nora Morrison (MT), Gabbi Thoroman (MT) and Belle DeBruin (MT).
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Above are the current Miami Trace Panthers and the Miami Trace alumni players who participated in the 2025 5th annual Coach Sean Sweeney Tribute Games. Front Row (l-r); (All current Miami Trace High School players): Jayden Cromer, Matticks Hernandez, Aaron Kiger-Clark, Ryan Hatert, Cam Thoroman, Landon Burns, Xzavier Pedroza, Nolan LeBeau, Bodie Gurr, Andrew Trout, Merrick Montgomery, and Henry Dhume; (middle, l-r); (All Miami Trace Alumni players): MT Head Boys Soccer Coach Josh Thoroman, John Mosney, Rob Sollars, Brad Sollars, Ryan Smith, Kody Burns, Spencer Smith, Avery Bennett, Pierce McCarty, Ian Mavis, Valen Alvarado Loren, Noah Perry, Jeremy Schuch (back, l-r); (all Miami Trace Alumni players): Todd Ford, Levi Morrison, Justin Shoemaker, Caleb Perry, Dylan Farley, and Evan Coates.
The Fifth Annual Sean Sweeney Tribute Games were held Saturday, June 21 at Tony’s Welding and Fabrication Stadium at Miami Trace high School.
Sweeney was an assistant soccer coach for the Miami Trace boys soccer program for several years.
Sean passed away April 17, 2021 at 38 years of age.
The games started in the morning with the current boys team taking on the Miami Trace alumni team.
In a back and forth battle, the current boys team came out on top with a huge second half.
Following that, the high school team participated in a Shoot-a-Thon event to help raise money for the scholarship and for supplies for the coming season, and the players excelled and raised a good deal of money.
There was a boys versus girls game. The boys team just escaped with a victory with a single goal advantage.
Following this, the Big Cats took the field and played in a fun game of adults vs. kids, with the kids coming up victorious.
It was another successful year of the Sean Sweeney Tribute Game with a great crowd, yummy food from the Miami Trace Athletic Boosters, lemon-shake ups from the famous Debbie Grover, awesome music from DJ MH, and the clash of generations on the field playing the game Sean loved.
The event raised more than enough to continue the scholarship, and plans to expand eligibility to the Washington Court House girls’ soccer team are in place.
