SSNB Excellence Awards/Prix d’excellence de SSNB 2026
Raymond Légère Excellence Award Recipients
Twenty-four student athletes (listed below) from SSNBs four conferences received the Raymond Légère Excellence Award. These students have shown outstanding qualities throughout the school year while participating in SSNB sports
Northern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence du nord A Girls / Filles Danica Mullin Blackville School A Boys / Garçons Jus�n Sonier École Carrefour Beausoleil AA Girls / Filles Abigail Cormier Bathurst High School AA Boys / Garçons Alexis Roussel École Marie-Esther AAA Girls / Filles Britany Lavigne École Secondaire Népisiguit AAA Boys / Garçons Vincent Lebreton École Secondaire Népisiguit
Eastern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence de l’est A Girls / Filles Maxim Leblanc Ecole Mgr.-M-F-Richard A Boys / Garçons Jérémi Mazerolle Ecole Mgr.-M-F-Richard AA Girls / Filles Lexie Richard École Clément Cormier AA Boys / Garçons No nominations received / Aucune nomination reçue AAA Girls / Filles Allison Wasson Bernice McNaughton High School AAA Boys / Garçons Adam Thompson Riverview High School
Southern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence du sud A Girls / Filles Elisa Gaudete Sir James Dunn Academy A Boys / Garçons Owen Hamilton Sir James Dunn Academy AA Girls / Filles Claire Rideout St. Stephen High School AA Boys / Garçons Jack Huys St. Stephen High School AAA Girls / Filles Gabrielle Léger Sussex Regional High School AAA Boys / Garçons Gavin Steeves Harbour View High School
Western Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence du nord A Girls / Filles Lauren Beers Hartland Community School A Boys / Garçons Adam Chris�e Nackawic High School AA Girls / Filles Nathalie Leroux École Sainte-Anne AA Boys / Garçons Caleb Boudreau École Sainte-Anne AAA Girls / Filles Emma Walker Leo Hayes High School AAA Boys / Garçons Quinn Jones Leo Hayes High School
Raymond Légère Excellence Award Recipients
The William S. Ritchie Excellence Award
The top two, one male and one female, in each school classification, will receive the William S. Ritchie Excellence Award. The William S. Ritchie Excellence Award recipients are:
Lauren Beers – Hartland Community School Jérémi Mzerolle – École M.-F.-Richard Abigail Cormier – Bathurst High School Jack Huys – St. Stephen High SChool Gabrielle Léger – Sussex Regional High School Gavin Steeves – Harbour View High School
Emery Johnson Memorial Award
This award goes to the Most Sportsmanlike Coach of the Year and recognizes their outstanding lifetime achievements towards students and SSNB school sports programs. This award is named after Emery Johnson, the former athletic director of Dalhousie Regional High School and the NBIAA Executive Committee, who passed away in November 2003.
The Emery Johnson Memorial Award will be presented to JOHN BRYDEN – Bernice MacNaughton High School
Team Sportsmanship of the Year Awards
In 2014, School Sport New Brunswick introduced an annual School Sportsmnship of the Year Awards. In 2017, the ‘School Award’ was modified to a ‘Team Award’, which aims to recognize a team, whose athletes, coaches and fans promote what sportsmanship is all about in every aspect of high school athletics.
The following teams were honored for their accomplishments at the SSNB Sportsmanship Banquet:
Northern Conference Miramichi High School – Boys Hockey
Eastern Conference École Clément Cormier – Girls Hockey
Southern Conference St. Stephen High School – Girls Hockey
Western Conference École Sainte Anne – Girls Rugby
Congratulations to our March 2026 Athlete of the Month Presented by @BCMilk, Jessica Slater from Dover Bay Secondary!
Congratulations to our March 2026 Athlete of the Month Presented by @BCMilk, Gurtaj Hayer from Panorama Ridge Secondary!
School Sport Alberta’s Female Athlete of the Month!
Congratulations to Emersen Brezovski from Crescent Heights High School for being named March Athlete of the Month sponsored by @albertamilk!! Let’s take a moment to celebrate her phenomenal basketball season!
Emersen is a starting power forward and team captain. She helped lead the Vikings to their highest provincial ranking in School history. She is a resilient defender who is willing to do whatever the team needs to win. She has been dedicated to improving her game year over year and also competed on our team’s cross country running team. She is an outstanding student athlete who represents both our school and School Sport Alberta in the best ways!
As Athlete of the Month, Emersen receives a certificate, a $50 gift card, and an Alberta Milk toque!
Congratulations to Owen Senneker from Coaldale Christian for being named March Athlete of the Month sponsored by @albertamilk!! Let’s take a moment to celebrate his phenomenal basketball season!
Owen is a great team player that demonstrates great leadership both on and off the court. He’s been a part of 3 provincial championships for 1A boys, Bringing home the 3A Provincial championship to Coaldale after defeating Brooks earlier in March. He is a resilient multi sport athlete that is an overall great student, athlete and person.
As Athlete of the Month, Owen receives a certificate, a $50 gift card, and an Alberta Milk toque!
Congratulations to our New Brunswick School Sports Athletes of the Month for March, Isabelle and Thomas.
Isabelle Sauvé has shown herself as a key role in the recent successes of the senior women’s volleyball team. Among other things, she shone at the Mathieu-Martin tournament, where she was named player of the tournament. Known for her consistency, work ethic, and ability to perform under pressure, she is an important leader on the field. In addition to her athletic performances, Isabelle maintains excellent academic results. Member of the SSNB double-champion team at the AAA level, she aims to defend that title with determination this season.
Thomas is a two-sport athlete who dedicates a lot of time to training for success. His progress in both disciplines is not only in his athletic abilities, but also in the many hours spent in the gym to gain muscle mass and strength. He deserves his place in the power play and outnumbered numbers, and thanks to his dynamism on the ice, he’s become indispensable to his team. Although he doesn’t wear a letter on his jersey, he led by example and showed up when needed. His highlight of the season was scoring the equalizer goal in the first game of the region series. Thomas is a role model to his peers and living proof that dedication and hard work pays off. He was an important member of the baseball and hockey teams, as well as a mentor in unified sports.
Congratulations to both athletes and thank you coaches and staff for taking the time to recognize these amazing students.
Rudi’s Photography PEISAA Senior Athletes of the Month for March
Rudi’s Photography PEISAA Sr Female Athlete of the Month for March
Harlow had excellent performances in both semifinal and gold medal games. She was the leading scorer for the team for both games and put the team on her back offensively. In the semifinal, Harlow had 23 points in the first half and finished with a season-high (potentially career-high) 30 points. She continued this effort in the final where she scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, making her the easy choice for player of the game in her final game as a Raider. She is a 3-time Provincial champion, clinching gold, and winning Player of the game at this year’s Provincial championships.
Rudi’s Photography PEISAA Sr Male Athlete of the Month for March
Lachlan Hillier AAA Men’s basketball Colonel Gray
The Colonels won the provincial banner against the undefeated Raiders. Lachlan led the team in scoring during the provincial tournament averaging more than 30pts per game. He was also named tournament MVP.
Rudi’s Photography Intermediate Athletes of the Month for March
Rudi’s Photography Intermediate Male Athletes of the Month for March
Angus MacDonald East Wiltshire
Angus MacDonald of East Wiltshire truly embodies the ‘first in, last out’ mentality that defines our program’s culture. While many focus on the highlights, I have been most impressed by his relentless work ethic behind the scenes—the extra shooting reps before and after practice, the intensity in every defensive drill, and the refusal to take a single play off. What sets him apart, however, is his incredible resilience; whether facing a tough opponent or a personal performance slump, he never hangs his head but instead use that adversity as fuel to get better. His commitment to the grind and his unwavering ‘never-satisfied’ attitude serves as a blueprint for his teammates, proving that greatness isn’t given, it is earned every single day on this hardwood.”
Rudi’s Photography Intermediate Female Athlete of the Month for March
Ava Noonan Summerside Intermediate
Ava is a grade 9 student at SIS where she was an instrumental player for the past three years, on both the girls ‘AA’ volleyball team, as well as the most recent provincial championship girls ‘AA’ basketball team. Ava is also in her third year of playing badminton here at SIS, as well as representing her school on the turf, for the flag football team. Ava dedicates a great deal of time not only to her athletics, but also to her academics where she strives to hold herself to a high standard. Ava has earned the respect of her teammates, coaches and teachers.
La saison 2025-2026 maintenant terminée, le RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) dévoile la composition des équipes d’étoiles, les honneurs individuels et d’équipe de la ligue de basketball scolaire division 2.
Abo Christ-Emmanuel Tita, École secondaire de Rochebelle Joshua Sean Heerah, Académie les Estacades Éthan Robillard, École secondaire Le Boisé Maxim Dufresne, Séminaire Saint-Joseph Donavan Alciné, École polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau
Joueur défensif par excellence :
Joshua Sean Heerah, Académie les Estacades
Équipe d’étoiles – Cadet féminin section A
Zoé Blouin, College Jésus Marie de Sillery Maéva Dion, College Jésus Marie de Sillery Amélie Caron, École polyvalente Arvida Zara Catefago, Collège Mariste Évelyne Lavoie, École secondaire Odyssée Dominique-Racine
Hendy Lavoie, Collège Charles-Lemoyne François Lushiku, École secondaire Le Boisé Zack Vaillancourt, École secondaire Polybel Jonathan Abraham Seclonde, Collège Charles-Lemoyne William Aubin, École secondaire d’Amos
Joueur défensif par excellence :
Olivier Normand, École secondaire Paul-Hubert
Champion·nes – Saison régulière
Benjamin féminin, Collège Charles-Lemoyne Benjamin masculin, École secondaire de Rochebelle Cadet féminin – section A, College Jésus-Marie de Sillery Cadet féminin – section B, École secondaire Félix-Leclerc Cadet masculin – section A, Séminaire Saint-Joseph Cadet masculin – section B, École secondaire Antoine-de-St-Exupéry Juvénile féminin – section A, École secondaire Paul-Hubert Juvénile féminin – section B, École polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau Juvénile masculin – section A, Saint-Jean-Eudes Juvénile masculin – section B, Collège Charles-Lemoyne
