Newport's Stephen Nix accepts his award from Valley News advertising director Rich Wallace at the Valley News Athlete of the Year Banquet at the Fireside Inn and Suites in West Lebanon, N.H., on June 22, 2016. (Valley News- Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Newport's Stephen Nix accepts his award from Valley News advertising director Rich Wallace at the Valley News Athlete of the Year Banquet at the Fireside Inn and Suites in West Lebanon, N.H., on June 22, 2016. (Valley News- Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

The Valley News hosted its second annual athletes of the year banquet at the Fireside Inn in West Lebanon on June 22, 2016. Read more about the athletes of the year in our special section here.