June 14, 2023 – The 2023 Volleyball Manitoba Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet was held on Sunday, June 11th, at the Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park, a celebration recognizing some of our outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers and officials.
At the banquet Volleyball Manitoba recognized all Provincial Champions from this past year, All-Stars & MVP’s, National Medalists, the Age Class Players of the Year from each age category as well as the Cheryl Cable, Mark Tennant, Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle and Mary Jean England Coach Awards, among others.
The evening was capped off with the Volleyball Manitoba Hall of Fame inductions, which included Mitch Davidson (Builder) and Toon van Lankvelt (Athlete). Details on the 2023 inductees can be found here: https://volleyballmanitoba.ca/2023-annual-awards-hall-of-fame-banquet/
Congratulations to the following major award winners:
2023 Volleyball Manitoba Players of the Year:
- 15U Girls Player of the Year Amani Igboba (Jr. Bison Gold)
- 15U Boys Player of the Year Logan Barnabe (204 Gold)
- 16U Girls Player of the Year Anna Filippin-BUller (Jr. Bison Gold)
- 16U Boys Player of the Year Nico Nadeau (WinMan Wolves)
- 17U Girls Player of the Year Sienna Driedger (Jr. Bison)
- 17U Boys Player of the Year Owen Weekes (Jr. Bison)
- 18U Girls Player of the Year Naomi Unger (Jr. Bison)
- 18U Boys Player of the Year Boston Thiessen (Jr. Bison)
Mark Tennant and Cheryl Cable Awards for the Junior (20U) Players of the Year:
- Cheryl Cable Memorial Award Recipient Raya Surinx (University of Manitoba)
- Mark Tennant Award Recipient Jordon Heppner (University of Manitoba)
Mary Jean England Awards – Elite and Developmental Coaches of the Year:
- Developmental Coach of the Year Tyler Oliver (Dynamo Flames 14U Girls)
- Elite Coach of the Year Kelly Bowen (WinMan Wolves 16U Boys)
- Elite Coach of the Year Jake Rogers (Jr. Bison 17U Boys)
Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle Award – Referee of the Year:
- Roy Rodriguez
Volleyball Manitoba Volunteer of the Year:
- Andrei Halkewycz
Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
- Kaiya Krahn (Jr. Bison 18U Girls, Vincent Massey Collegiate)
- Dylan Martens (204 Gold 18U Boys, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate)
- Ryan DeGroot (ACC Cougars 18U Girls, Vincent Massey High School)
Teams of the Year:
- Indoor – Jr. Bison 17U Boys
- Beach – Taylor Labossiere / Julia Martens
2023 Provincial Champions and National Medalists:
- 13U Girls 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison Gold
- 13U Boys 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Pilots 13U
- 14U Girls 2023 Tier 2 Provincial Champions – Swan Valley Smash
- 14U Girls 2023 Tier 1 Provincial Champions – Dynamo Flames 14U
- 14U Girls 2023 National Silver Medalists – Jr. Bison Gold
- 14U Boys 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Pilots 14U
- 15U Girls 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison Gold
- 15U Boys 2023 Provincial Champions – 204 Gold
- 16U Girls 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison Gold
- 16U Boys 2023 Provincial Champions & National Bronze Medalists – WinMan Wolves
- 17U Girls 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison
- 17U Boys 2023 Provincial & National Champions – Jr. Bison
- 18U Girls 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison
- 18U Boys 2023 Provincial Champions – Jr. Bison
In total, 212 teams competed in our Provincial Championships this year over three weekends in April & May. Please know that the accomplishments of all teams this past season are a testament to your hard work and dedication to the sport, and you have our sincere congratulations.
We’d also like to take an opportunity to congratulate all our National Championship Medalists across all Divisions and Tiers and all teams from Manitoba that competed at Volleyball Canada National Championships last month. In total, there were 154 teams participating from Manitoba, of the 1,254 total teams across the country.
John Blacher – Executive Director, Volleyball Manitoba
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