High School Athletes of the Year at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
MHSAA is thrilled to announce the 2023-2024 High School Athletes of the Year at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.
The Association has four competition categories A, AA, AAA, and AAAA which are based on school populations. A male and female Athlete of the Year was selected from each category, along with the overall High School Male and Female Athlete of the Year.
“A” Girls: Sydney Burak of Arborg Collegiate
“AA” Girls: Maria Gundrum of Prairie Mountain High School
“AAA” Girls: Ivy Bestland of Sanford Collegiate
“AAAA” Girls: Danika Nell of Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate
“A” Boys: Sam Gurke of Alonsa School
“AA” Boys: Lachlan Cuthbert of Lac du Bonnet Senior School
“AAA” Boys: Elijah Falade of St. Boniface Diocesan High School
”AAAA” Boys: Elijah Falade of St. Boniface Diocesan High School
The 2024 overall High School Male and Female Athletes of the Year are:
Owen Weekes of Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate
Danika Nell of Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate
Congratulations to you all!
The Nick Laping Leadership Award was presented to Jeff Paradis of R.D. Parker Collegiate (Thompson).
The Frank L. McKinnon Award was presented to Brent Blaine of Vincent Massey High School (Brandon).
Each year the MHSAA selects the Female and Male High School Coaches of the Year. A $1,000 award is presented to each individual courtesy of the 1990 Grey Cup Legacy Fund.
The 2024 Grey Cup Legacy Male High School Coach of the Year was awarded to Marshall Jones of Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate (Winnipeg).
The 2024 Grey Cup Legacy Female High School Coach of the Year was awarded to Kelli Sinnock of Sanford Collegiate.
Congratulations to all of the coaches recognized and thank you for your dedication to High School sports in Manitoba!
The Nick Laping Leadership Award
The Nick Laping Leadership Award is in honour of a great friend of high school sport, Nick Laping. Nick started his teaching career at John Taylor Collegiate and coached the John Taylor Pipers and St. Paul’s Crusaders in Basketball. Nick left teaching and went into the business community working for Jr. Achievement and later on as Vice President of Human Resources at the Birchwood Group. His was a real leader in sport and always cared about his high school sport roots.
FRANK L. MCKINNON AWARD
The Frank L. McKinnon Award is presented to an outstanding contributor to high school atheltics. The award is named in honour of long time Principal of Carman Collegiate, Frank McKinnon who was a past Board member and President of the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association.
Male and Female High School Coach of the Year
The 1990 Grey Cup was held in Winnipeg for the first time and as a result, a profit was generated. Part of the profit was directed to a legacy for high school coaching. Each year the MHSAA selects its Male and Female High School Coach of the Year and a $1,000 prize is awarded to both individuals courtesy of the Grey Cup Legacy Fund.
The Manitoba’s Credit Unions Scholar Athlete Award
The Manitoba’s Credit Unions Scholar Athlete Award is presented to four students annually who maintain a minimum of 85% average and participate in at least two interscholastic high school athletic activities. Manitoba’s Credit Unions awards each Scholar Athlete a $2,000 scholarship.
DANIKA NELL, INSTITUT COLLÉGIAL VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATE
RAYLYN KOSHOWSKI, DAUPHIN REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL
KAIDEN DYCK, MIAMI SCHOOL
GRIFFIN CARNELLEY, CARMAN COLLEGIATE
Dale Iwanoczko Memorial Scholarship
Dale Iwanoczko was an outstanding student and athlete who began his volleyball career playing for Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School. He advanced to the University of Manitoba where he was named a five time All Canadian and C.I.S. Most Valuable Player in 1991. He was also a member of Volleyball Manitoba’s Provincial Team & Canada Games programs. Dale was Valedictorian, Governor General Medal Award Winner, and Athlete of the Year at Selkirk in Grades 11 & 12. He proceeded to obtain his medical degree from the University of Manitoba. Dale Iwanoczko left the sports world at the age of 30, after succumbing to Hodgkin’s Disease, a battle he had fought for fourteen months. Friends and colleagues of Dale have come together to create $1,000 scholarships in his name to be presented to rural and urban high school volleyball players.
REEGAN AITKEN, COLLÈGE JEANNE-SAUVÉ
SIENNA DRIEDGER, STEINBACH REGIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
EVERETT SMITH, INSTITUT COLLÉGIAL VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATE
Congratulations to Hilfred Lam, Carter Foote, Brooklyn Zandberg, Julianne Baker, Alexis Percy, Norah Matthews, Meadow Drebert, C-aira Stucklschwaiger, Zaynna Willoughby, and Shaylen Farwell on receiving the John Paton Pay it Forward Scholarship for 2023-24!
Congratulations to Macey Butler from Cardston High and Deklan James Stead from Joane Cardinal Schubert High School on receiving the Alberta Milk Scholarship for 2023-24!
The first ever PEISAA Awards dinner “Celebration of School Sport” took place Tuesday evening at Credit Union Place in Summerside.
Congratulations to the remarkable 14 grade 12 student athletes nominated by their schools for the Brodie McCarthy Student Athlete of the Year award. All were recognized and presented an award for their accomplishments and nomination.
Cayle Coffin of Morell Regional was selected as the 2024 recipient. David & Lisa McCarthy made all the presentations to the students and posed with them for a group photo along with Minister Jameson following the dinner. Cayle Coffin also receives a scholarship from PEI Mutual Insurance Company.
Students nominated include:
Cayle Coffin – Morell Regional High School
Maria Dean – Westisle Composite HIgh School
Deidre Studer – Three Oaks Senior High School
Bethany Rogers- Kinkora Regional High School
Abby Peters – Kensington Intermediate Senior High School
Maribeth Power – Souris Regional School
Zoe Olscamp – Charlottetown Rural High School
Annie-Pier Morency – École Évangéline
Carly Acorn -Colonel Gray Senior High School
Kate Grant – Bluefield High School
Clara Paquet -Grace Christian School
Keira Visser – Immanuel Christian School
Micah Pollard – Montague Regional High School (missing)
Shana McPhee – École François-Buote (missing)
Congratulations and Good Luck in your bright futures!
