Awards doled out at Celebration of Sport Excellence
The Government of Yukon and the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle
The Government of Yukon and the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle gave out awards recognizing excellence in sports at the first-ever Government of Yukon Celebration of Sport Excellence ceremony at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Thursday night.
The recipients were:
Premier’s Awards of Excellence
Athletics – Parawheelchair: Jessica Frotten
Canoe and Kayak: Mael Pronovost, Pelly Vincent-Braun
Cross Country Skiing: Dahria Beatty, Ernest Chua, Natalie Hynes, Knute Johnsgaard, Darby Mclntyre, Owen Munroe, Kendra Murray, Emily Nishikawa, Amanda Thompson
Curling: Thomas Scoffin
Figure Skating: Bryn Hoffman, Tijana McCarthy, Michael Sumner
Freestyle Skiing: Etienne Geoffroy
Hockey: Kaine Comin, Johnny Elias, Jonas Leas, Benjamin McClelland, Josh Tetlichi
Orienteering: Leif Blake, Pia Blake, Ross Burnett, Afan Jones, Caelan McLean, Forest Pearson, Sabine Schweiger
Minister’s Awards of Recognition
Athletics: Jack Amos, Brenda Dion, Bonnie Love, John Storms, Don White
Basketball: Ryan Hindson
Cycling: Ava Irving-Staley
Hockey - Bantam: Bryce Anderson, Joshua Austin, Aimery Barrault, Marcel Barrault, Oscar Burgess, Kyron Crosby, Kirk Gale, Saul Gale, Marco Harwood, Liam Hudson, Wyatt Peterson, Eric Potvin, Oscar Sawicki, Kyle Schwantz, Dawson Smith, Brett Walchuk, Isaac Williamson, Joshua Zaccarelli
Hockey – Pee-Wee: Sawyer Adams, Ty Beacon, Hugo Burgess, Connor Cooper, Cole Cowan, Connor Cozens, Mike Cozens, Mason Driscoll, Errol Ekholm, Jake Jirousek, Sasha Jirousek, Austin Larkin, Landon Marsh, Nolan Matthews, Joshua Schenk, Joey Schultz, Ryder Twardochleb, Ashton Underhill, Michelle Underhill, Joshua Wanless
Judo: Cassi Jensen, Shayne Melanson
Orienteering: Leif Blake, Nesta Leduc
Swimming: Rennes Lindsay
Wrestling: Daniel Toner
Awards of Recognition –
55+ Games
Darts: Gary Hewitt
Scrabble (Category A): Tyrner Colleen
Scrabble (Category C): Shirley Clark
Track and Field: Rose Leenders, John Hall, Naomi Hall, Donna Jones, Hank Leenders, David Kalles, Allan Benjamin, Bryan Craven, Brenda Dion, Don White
Awards of Recognition –
Arctic Winter Games
Alpine Skiing: Charlie Hawes, Shane Orban, Katie Vowk
Arctic Sports: Matt Jacobson, Robyn Poulter
Biathlon Ski: Liam Adel
Biathlon Snowshoe: Aidan Adel, Marika Kitchen, Hannah Korn, Francis Reid, Bruce Wilson
Cross Country Skiing: Simon Cash, Hannah Deuling, Derek Deuling, Alexis Gee, Natalie Hynes
Dene Games: Alyssa Clooten, Jedrek Dendys, Thaeron Green, Kadin Hare, Jessa Klugie, Ryan Long, Maureen McGinty, Terrence O’Brien, Tyler O’Brien, Tony Tessaro
Snowshoe: Jack Amos, Breda McIntyre
Olympic Recognition – Athletes
Cross Country Skiing: Emily Nishikawa, Lucy Steele-Masson, Jane Vincent
Cycling: Zach Bell
Hockey: Andy Gilpin, Ross King
Weightlifting: Jeane Lassen
Olympic Recognition –
Support Team
Alain Masson (Cross Country Skiing - Head Technician / Technician)
Stephen Wattereus (Cross Country Skiing - Massage Therapist)
Olympic Recognition – Officials
Biathlon: Ted Dean
Cross Country Skiing : Claude Chabot
Curling: Marg White
Short Track Speed Skating: Cynthia Onions, Agnes Reidiger, Barry Sugden
Paralympic Recognition –
Support Team
Graham Nishikawa (Cross Country Skiing Team – Guide)
Paralympic Recognition – Commentator
Stephanie Dixon (Canadian Paralympic Committee Broadcast Team)
The names of the recipients for the new male and female aboriginial athlete and coach of the year awards were not available at press time.
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June Jackson on May 26, 2017 at 10:51 pm
Thanks Star for covering this event..I was there and appreciate how darned hard it is to compete...it's not kindergarten..someone wins and someone loses...it takes a lot of guts to get out there, bust your buns and then..lose..and then you have to smile about it and congratulate the guy that beat you..there should be a celebration for everyone that competes..maybe not a Gold in medal, but truly a gold in heart..