SUTHERLIN — After leading Dony Knight offstage, Neil Everett returned to the podium but couldn’t help taking another look back. Knight delivered a nearly four-minute speech at the 61st annual Oregon Sports Award and never flinched. Everett, an anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter and the event’s emcee, looked down with a smile when it was over while using the moment to gather himself. “We’re all very blessed,” Everett said, speaking to hundreds brought to their feet at the Tiger Woods Center of Nike’s World Headquarters on Feb. 10 in Beaverton. Knight, a 19-year-old junior at Sutherlin High, was characteristically focused and …













