Veteran Coach To Retire From UVM Baseball Staff
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Jim Carter, a volunteer assistant baseball coach at the University of Vermont, was the co-winner of the Ralph LaPointe Award for distinguished service to athletics and community service by the Vermont Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association for over 30 years of service as a baseball coach in the state. The VSSA held its annual awards banquet Sunday. The 2006 season was the sixth and final year at UVM for Carter who will retire from coaching to spend more time with his grandchildren and his many community service projects. "I have never been involved with a coach who cares more for the kids than Jim," said Vermont head coach Bill Currier. "And not just our student-athletes but kids of all ages in this state. The six years Jim gave to our baseball program is a small amount based on the decades of service he has given to all levels of baseball in Vermont. We wish Jim and his wife, Sue, the very best." Carter, who shared the Ralph LaPointe Award with longtime Fair Haven Union High School track and field coach David Hietkamp, was the Catamounts outfield and bench coach. He was responsible with arranging many of the team's community service projects including an annual blood drive at the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross and the collection of sporting goods for the Burlington, Vt.-Moss Point, Miss. Sister City Project. Carter also volunteers and mentors throughout the state for many civic groups devoting a great deal of time to the Vermont organization for organ donors. Prior to joining Currier's staff, Carter was a high school baseball coach for over three decades in Vermont most notably for 20 years at Winooski High School where he led the Spartans to six state titles. Carter's son, Keith, was an America East All-Conference third baseman at UVM.
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Jim Carter, a volunteer assistant baseball coach at the University of Vermont, was the co-winner of the Ralph LaPointe Award for distinguished service to athletics and community service by the Vermont Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association for over 30 years of service as a baseball coach in the state. The VSSA held its annual awards banquet Sunday. The 2006 season was the sixth and final year at UVM for Carter who will retire from coaching to spend more time with his grandchildren and his many community service projects. "I have never been involved with a coach who cares more for the kids than Jim," said Vermont head coach Bill Currier. "And not just our student-athletes but kids of all ages in this state. The six years Jim gave to our baseball program is a small amount based on the decades of service he has given to all levels of baseball in Vermont. We wish Jim and his wife, Sue, the very best." Carter, who shared the Ralph LaPointe Award with longtime Fair Haven Union High School track and field coach David Hietkamp, was the Catamounts outfield and bench coach. He was responsible with arranging many of the team's community service projects including an annual blood drive at the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross and the collection of sporting goods for the Burlington, Vt.-Moss Point, Miss. Sister City Project. Carter also volunteers and mentors throughout the state for many civic groups devoting a great deal of time to the Vermont organization for organ donors. Prior to joining Currier's staff, Carter was a high school baseball coach for over three decades in Vermont most notably for 20 years at Winooski High School where he led the Spartans to six state titles. Carter's son, Keith, was an America East All-Conference third baseman at UVM.