DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Marvin Lewis Coach of the Year Award presented by Baker Concrete was presented to Head Football Coach Curtis Enis of the Bradford High School Railroaders on Thursday, February 28, at The Westin in Downtown Cincinnati during the annual Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes Banquet.

Coach Enis focuses on teaching young men life lessons that will go much further than football.  He teaches his players the values of work ethic, support, determination, pride, heart, effort, attitude, family and, most importantly, they are students first and athletes second.

This award is presented to the top High School football coach in the Tri-State area. The winner of the Coach of the Year Award is chosen based on their teaching skills, sportsmanship, dedication to players, and commitment to education and his community.

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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -The Cincinnati Reds organization is hosting a bone marrow registry drive to help save one of their own employees' life.

Chris Herrell, 39, was diagnosed with a rare blood disease called Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in November of last year. Herrell has worked in the Reds' ticket sales office for 15 years. He has yet to find a bone marrow match in order to save his life. Medical experts say nearly 130,000 Americans were diagnosed with serious blood diseases in 2012. Many are like Chris and need a bone marrow transplant in order to live.

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19)  –  Cynthia Sproehnle, director of the Assessment Center at Gateway Community and Technical College, has been appointed to serve as a director of the National Council Testing Association. Sproehnle was selected by the board to fill an unexpired term that will be completed in September 2015.

“Cindy is well-deserving of this honorable and responsibility,” said Angie Taylor, Gateway vice president of Workforce Solutions and Innovations. The Gateway Assessment Center is part of the Workforce Solutions Division. “Cindy’s leadership has greatly expanded our Assessment Center services, which our workforce partners have come to rely on as a key contributor to their ability to screen, assess and hire the most qualified people.”