Basketball Manitoba​ – (April 15, 2017 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce the details on those honoured at the Basketball Manitoba Awards on Saturday April 15 as All-Manitobans, Players of the Year, Coaches of the Year, Carl Ridd, Mike Spack, Jim Bulloch, Ron Meyers Award and the new President’s Award winners along with special recognition and service awards.

 

2017 Basketball Manitoba Awards

All-Manitoba Awards

Basketball Manitoba proudly presents the All-Manitoba Teams, Players of the Year, Coaches of the Year, Special Recognition Awards and Coaching Service Awards to those who have excelled on the basketball court at the high school level this past season.

AAAA AWARDS         

 

 

• Wyatt Tait – Oak Park High School

 

 

• Don Dayrit – Sisler High School

• Redeemed Kabashiki – Dakota Collegiate

• Rodney Mutaasa – Fort Richmond Collegiate

• Matthew Yaworsky – St Paul’s High School

• Risto Zimbakov – John Taylor Collegiate

 

• Raizel Guinto – Sisler High School

 

 

• Niyah Becker – Vincent Massey Collegiate

• Deidre Bartlett – Oak Park High School

• Emily Dewey – Westwood Collegiate

• Lauren Bartlett – Oak Park High School

• Emerson Martin – Dakota Collegiate

 

 

• Jon Lundgren – Oak Park High School

 

• Murray Brown – Oak Park High School

• Holly Kitchen – Oak Park High School

 

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CARL RIDD AWARD

The Carl Ridd Award annually recognizes one graduating male and one graduating female basketball player who excels on the basketball court, in the classroom and is heavily involved in the community. Basketball Manitoba will be recognizing this achievement with a $500.00 scholarship to a male and female recipients to be used towards a recognized post secondary institution the following year.

PAST CARL RIDD AWARD WINNERS

Male Carl Ridd Award Winner: 

• Cole Penner – Garden City Collegiate

• Tania Wallack – Vincent Massey Collegiate

 

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RON MEYERS LEADERSHIP AWARD

The Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association in partnership with Basketball Manitoba is proud to recognize one outstanding male and one outstanding female grade 12 student who best meets the standards Ron Meyers set as a leader in the community. The MSSA will be recognizing this achievement with a $500.00 scholarship to a male and female recipients to be used towards a recognized post secondary institution the following year.

PAST RON MEYERS AWARD RECIPIENTS

Male Ron Meyers Leadership Award: 

• Matt Yaworsky – St Paul’s High School

• Jessica Edel – Morris School 

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BASKETBALL MANITOBA BURSARIES

The Basketball Manitoba Bursary Award is presented annually to an athlete who excelled on and off the court and pursuing a post-secondary education next year. Basketball Manitoba will be recognizing this achievement with a $250.00

scholarship to a male and/or female recipient to be used towards a

recognized post secondary institution the following year.

Basketball Manitoba Bursary Award Recipients

• Male: Redeemed Kabashiki – Dakota Collegiate
• Female: Jessica Hartog – Vincent Massey Collegiate

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AAA, AA, A AWARDS

A Male Player of the Year:  

• Quentin Sylvester – Ross L. Gray School

AA Male Player of the Year:  

• Quentin Sylvester – Ross L. Gray School

AAA Male Player of the Year:  

• Ben Kroeker – Linden Christian School

A Female Player of the Year: 

• Katelin Thiessen – Ross L. Gray School

AA Female Player of the Year: 

• Aly Kowalchuk – Souris School

AAA Female Player of the Year: 

• Robyn Boulanger – University of Winnipeg Collegiate

A/AA/AAA Female All-Manitoba Teams:

1st Team 

• Alexa Hammond – Boissevain School
• Rachelle Dunsford – University Of Winnipeg Collegiate
• Frances Lerma – Ross L. Gray School
• Hollea Rempel – Linden Christian School
• Georgia Rae Maxwell – Elton School

2nd Team 

• Emma Parker – St. Norbert Collegiate
• Alicia Dunsford – University Of Winnipeg Collegiate
• Mackenzy Groot – Gimli School
• Tanja Gohl – Souris School
• Rachel Brown – Ross L. Gray School

 

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COACHES OF THE YEAR

A Boys Coach of the Year: 

• Joel Rheault – Treherne Collegiate

A Girls Coach of the Year: 

• Darryl Pederson – Ross L. Gray School

AA Boys Coach of the Year: 

• Larisa Ens – Carman Collegiate

AA Girls Coach of the Year: 

• Maddi Biluk – Gimli High School

AAA Boys Coach of the Year: 

• Don Thomson – Neelin High School

AAA Girls Coach of the Year: 

• Raffaele Borelli – St. Norbert Collegiate And Denis Marinelli – St. Norbert Collegiate

 

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JUNIOR VARSITY

Junior Varsity Boys Coach of the Year:

• Adam Masi – St. John’s High School

Junior Varsity Girls Coach of the Year: 

• DJ Dupasquier – Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

 

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JUNIOR HIGH

Junior High Boys Coach of the Year: 

• Brandan Zurkan – Acadia School

Junior High Girls Coach of the Year: 

• Charles Carlos – Arthur A. Leach School

 

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OPEN CATEGORY 

Open Category Men’s Coach of the Year

• Kirby Schepp – University of Manitoba

Open Category Women’s Coach of the Year

• Tanya Mckay – University of Winnipeg