Six Excellence Award winners will be revealed and 12 Recognition Award recipients will be honoured as the 2023 Saskatchewan Sport Awards gala is held February 1 in Regina.
The winners and honourees will range from Olympians and Paralympians, international and national champions, plus the coaches and volunteers who have dedicated time behind the scenes. Following is the news release, with all the lists, from Sask Sport…..
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RECIPIENTS AND FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Olympic, Paralympic athletes and international medallists among finalists for Excellence Awards SASKATOON (Jan. 11, 2024) – Olympians and Paralympians, international and national champions and the coaches and volunteers who have dedicated time behind the scenes, will all be honoured at the 2023 Saskatchewan Sport Awards. The annual program celebrates the success and dedication of those in the province’s amateur sport community through two categories – Excellence Awards and Recognition Awards. The Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding event performances or a series of performances by a Saskatchewan athlete, coach or team within a given calendar year, while the Recognition Awards include the Volunteer and Coach Dedication Awards, as well as the Inspire Through Sport Awards. These awards honour individuals who have devoted their time and effort to the growth of sport in Saskatchewan. The 2023 Saskatchewan Sport Awards will be celebrated with a gala on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Queensbury Convention Centre in Regina. The gala will honour the 12 Recognition Awards recipients, as well as announce the recipients of the six Excellence Awards and celebrate those named as finalists. Tickets are available for purchase on the Sask Sport website. For more information: Nicole Betker RECOGNITION AWARDS RECIPIENTS Volunteer Dedication · Mike Tanton, Multi-sport · Pat Prokopchuk, Adaptive Skiing · Bob Coffin, Football
Coach Dedication · Rob Sleeth, Canoe/Kayak · Jason Cawkwell, Swimming · Don Larson, Lacrosse · Hazem Hussein, Swimming · Pat Barry, Football · Maureen Johnson, Baton Twirling
Inspire Through Sport · Team Saskatchewan Gymnaestrada, Gymnastics · Jessica Frotten, Para Athletics · Blake Lamontagne, Para Waterski
EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALISTS Female Athlete of the Year · Sydney Carroll, Artistic Swimming · Shelby Newkirk, Para Swimming · Paige Crozon, 3X3 Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year · Jonathan Podbielski, Athletics · Taylor Carter, Special Olympics – Golf · Rylan Wiens, Diving
Coach of the Year · David Calam, Lawn Bowling · Igor Nikitovic, Canoe · Ryan Jones, Para Swimming
Youth Female Athlete of the Year · Teah Chavez, Tennis · Sophia Magus, Volleyball · Lila Stewart, Diving
Youth Male Athlete of the Year · Luca Veeman, Speed Skating · Keegan Rice, Tennis · Storm Zablocki, Athletics
Team of the Year · North Regina Little League All-Stars, Baseball · University of Regina Cougars 4X200-metre relay, Athletics · Saskatoon Hilltops, Football |
