Sport Manitoba – WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Today at the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre $19,000 in academic scholarships were presented to fourteen high school students, six university students, and four Manitoba coaches. The presentations included the Manitoba Foundation for Sport Scholarships, Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship, Coaching Manitoba Bursaries, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarships.

Also presented was the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (MSSA) Jack Matheson Award which provides $750 to post-secondary students who demonstrate an interest in a career in one or more of the following careers: sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports media production or sports public relations. 

The Manitoba Foundation for Sports scholarship program administered by Sport Manitoba announced a new scholarship this year. Jennifer Fleming created the Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship, in memory of her father Jake Fleming and her brother Wayne Fleming, to recognize an upcoming Manitoba hockey coach who shows similar coaching and leadership traits that were characteristic of both Jake and Wayne.

“Teaching, coaching, and sharing the game of hockey was not only a passion for my Dad Jake and brother Wayne, it was ultimately their life’s work, pleasure and reward,” said Jennifer Fleming. “This scholarship is a way to carry forward their passion to the next generation of coaches.”

The Fleming Family Hockey Coach scholarship will be presented annually to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to coaching hockey in Manitoba. The goal is to encourage students to continue coaching hockey while attending a post-secondary institution and beyond. The $1,200 scholarship will be applied to the recipient’s tuition.

Applications for the Fleming Family Hockey Coach scholarship open today and are available at www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships.  Application deadline is Friday September 15, 2017.

Manitoba Foundation for Sport Scholarships

This year the Manitoba Foundation for Sports scholarships (MFFS) recognized the exceptional achievements of 17 student athletes. These athletes represent 10 towns/cities and 16 different sports. 

$500 High School Scholarship Recipients

First

Last Name

City

University Attending

Sport

Taylor	Boughton	Oak Bank	University of Winnipeg	Volleyball
Renee	Desroches	Dauphin	Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)	Volleyball/Softball/Badminton
Jessica	Edel	Morris	CMU	Volleyball/Basketball/Athletics
Richard	Graham	Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg	Baseball/Volleyball/Badminton/Lacrosse
Katie	Heppner	Winkler	Nipissing University	Hockey / Baseball/Softball/Soccer
Zachary	Janzen	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Volleyball/Hockey/Soccer
Yonatan	Orlov	Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg	Baton Twirling
Arnish	Patel	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Badminton
Bailey	Paziuk	Ste. Rose	University of Manitoba	Softball/ Athletics / Basketball
Karanhir	Rangi	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Rugby & Athletics
Anoush	Sepehri	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Basketball
Sarah	Smith	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Athletics/Volleyball
Dylan	Sutherland	Brandon	University of Manitoba	Volleyball/Basketball/Athletics
Jessica	Edel	Morris	CMU	Volleyball/Basketball/Athletics

$1000 University Scholarship Recipients

Kerri	Kuzbyt		Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg	Basketball
Cameron	Mackay	Winnipeg		University of Winnipeg	Fencing
James	Wagner	Winnipeg		University of Manitoba	Basketball
Tyler	Wilson	Birtle		Assiniboine Community College	Archery

Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship

This scholarship was created in 2012 in memory of Robert (Bud) Tinsley, by his family and friends. The $500 scholarship recipient is selected from among the Manitoba Foundation for Sport scholarship recipients, based on the added criteria of leadership. 

This year’s recipient is Jessica Edel of Morris. Through hard work, dedication, and fortitude, Edel’s grade 12 average was 93%. She is attending CMU to play volleyball with a major in Biology and a minor in Math. Edel also received a $500 MFFS.

Coaching Manitoba Bursaries

One male and one female each from Winnipeg and Rural Manitoba received a $500 bursary to be used toward their 2017-2018 tuition. The bursaries have been named after two special coaches in Manitoba: Silvio Sboto and Jeff Collins.

• Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award Female: Victoria Stutsky from St. Andrews of Gymnastics attending University of Manitoba
• Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award Male: Jon-Ross Merasty-Moose from Thompson of Basketball attending Brandon University
• Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award Female: Emma Kitson of Ringette attending Unversite de Saint-Boniface
• Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award Male: Amish Patel of Badminton attending University of Manitoba. *Amish Patel also received a $500 MFFS

Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarships

One male and one female high-performance athlete enrolled in a post-secondary institution in Manitoba each received $3,000 today.

Recipients

Female: Chantal Van Landeghem of Swimming attending University of Manitoba
Male: Robert Law of Lawn Bowling attending University of Manitoba

Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (MSSA) 

The Jack Matheson Award provides $750 to post-secondary students who demonstrate an interest in a career in one or more of the following careers: sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports media production or sports public relations. The award is named in honour of the late Jack Matheson, a former Winnipeg Tribune sports editor and CJOB radio broadcaster. He was one of the first in Manitoba to hire graduates of post-secondary education programs for jobs in the sports journalism field.

There were two winners of this year’s Jack Matheson award.

Stefanie Lasuik is a recent journalism graduate of Red River College and University of Winnipeg. She served as sports editor of the Projector, Red River College’s student newspaper, and spent two summers working for the Stonewall Teulon Tribune and Selkirk Record. She also sold out a book about golf and was a sports anchor on Red River Radio. Stefanie, who also interned for the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose, is currently working as a news reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press.

Nolan Kowal is also a recent journalism graduate after completing the creative communications program at Red River College. He built up a strong sports work portfolio, performing radio and TV play-by-play for University of Manitoba Bisons hockey games, serving as a radio board operator for Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Goldeyes contests, and interning as a game reporter for the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose.

About

Sport Manitoba is a not for profit organization and the lead planning, programming, and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Located in the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in our province and is responsible for programs including the Manitoba Games, Coaching Manitoba, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fit Kids Healthy Kids, and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Medicine Clinic, Performance Centre, Fitness Centre and Sport Resource Centre. 

The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship program administered by Sport Manitoba was established to support young athletes of Sport Manitoba partners, who continue to participate in amateur sport while pursuing a post-secondary education on a full-time basis. The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship Program was established in 1992.

Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship: In memory of Robert (Bud) Tinsley, his family and friends created a $500 scholarship to recognize a Manitoba student athlete who demonstrates similar leadership traits that were attributable to Bud. His numerous awards included: induction into the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Fame, the CFL Hall of Fame and four-time inductee into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. The scholarship recipient is selected from among the Manitoba Foundation for Sport scholarship recipients, based on the added criteria of leadership.

Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund provides financial support for Manitoba’s high-performance athletes in their pursuit of excellence at the national and international levels of competition while serving as a tribute to commemorate the Manitoba visit of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal in 1999. The Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship awards two (2) scholarships per year valued up to $3,000 each to one male and one female high performance athlete enrolled in a post-secondary institution in Manitoba.

Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award: Silvio Sboto was a dedicated and humble man who started learning judo in the late 50s after immigrating to Canada from his native Peru. He resided in Brandon for the last thirty years where he worked at the Seikeikan Judo Club. Silvio was the chair of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) for Judo Canada. Silvio spent 10 years as an NCCP Theory Course Conductor and attained Level 4 NCCP status. He also had his 5th degree black belt and was a national ‘C’ referee in Judo.

Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award: Jeff Collins’ expertise earned him a reputation as a coach’s coach. Jeff served as head coach and clinician for the Legion Athletic Camps at the International Peach Garden for 32 years. He was the convenor and co-meet director of the MHSAA’s provincial track and field champs from 1984 to 2001. Jeff attained his level 3 NCCP and also worked with world class special needs athletes. In 2003, Jeff was inducted to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship: Wayne began his organized hockey career at the age of 13. This was the beginning of the Fleming family’s obsession with hockey which lead to the formation of the Canadian Professional Hockey Schools (CPHS) in 1966. Jake operated the CPHS until 1991. Jake was instrumental in getting the AAA tier system sanctioned in Winnipeg. Wayne helped coach Canada to a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and was recognized as the glue of the 2002 Olympics Gold Medal team. Following the Olympics, Wayne joined the Philadelphia Flyers, going all the way to the 2004 Stanley Cup finals. In 2013 Wayne was inducted in to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Jack Matheson Award provides $750 to post-secondary students who demonstrate an interest in a career in one or more of the following careers: sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports media production or sports public relations. The award is named in honour of the late Jack Matheson, a former Winnipeg Tribune sports editor and CJOB radio broadcaster. He was one of the first in Manitoba to hire graduates of post-secondary education programs for jobs in the sports journalism field.

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For more information:

https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships
 

• We have photographs of almost all our recipients – please request one.
• Some biographies can be found here
• This is a link to a one-pager of all our recipients

Tara Skibo
Communications/Public Relations Officer
Sport Manitoba
204-925-5735 (direct)
204-781-1438 (cell)
tara.skibo@sportmanitoba.ca
www.sportmanitoba.ca