The 2019 Volleyball Manitoba Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet was held last night, Sunday, June 9th, 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, details which can be found here.
Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page HERE.
Congratulations to the following major award winners:
Age Class Players of the Year |
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| 15U Girls Player of the Year | Madelyn Lesnar (Club West Rage) |
| 15U Boys Player of the Year | Lachlan MacLean (204 Gold) |
| 16U Girls Player of the Year | Carleigh Smith-Banfield (Shock) |
| 16U Boys Player of the Year | Spencer Grahame (Selkirk Royals) |
| 17U Girls Player of the Year | Haley Bickell (WinMan Force) |
| 17U Boys Player of the Year | James Duerksen (204 Gold) |
| 18U Girls Player of the Year | Alli Pauls (Cobras) |
| 18U Boys Player of the Year | Isaiah Olfert (Winnipeg Strike) |
Mark Tennant Award – Male Junior (20U) Player of the Year |
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| Brendan Warren (University of Manitoba Bisons, Men’s Volleyball) |
Cheryl Cable Award – Female Junior (20U) Player of the Year |
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| Sami Love (Brandon University, Women’s Volleyball) |
Mary Jean England Award –
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Mary Jean England Award –
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| Michael DeGroot (Cats Gold 14U Girls) |
Grant Wilson (Brandon University, Men’s Volleyball) |
Wezer Bridle Golden Whistle Award – Referee of the Year |
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| Jamie Jones |
Volleyball Manitoba Volunteer of the Year |
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| Chantal Desmarais (WinMan Wild 16U Boys) |
Nikki Redekop Memorial Scholarship Recipient |
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| Kalen Reyes (WinMan Warriors 18U Boys) |
Special Recognition Award |
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| Brandon University Men’s Volleyball Team (2018-19 Canada West Champions & USport Silver Medalists) |
Beach Team of the Year |
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| Erika Vermette / Anna Maidment |
Canad Inns Teams of the Year |
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| Shock 16U Girls (2019 Provincial & National Champions) |
We’d also like to take an opportunity to congratulate all of our National Championship Medalists across all Divisions and Tiers. In total, there were 113 teams participating from Manitoba, of the 929 total teams across the country. From this, Manitoba teams came home with 4 Division 1 Tier 1 medals (behind Ontario with 24 and Alberta with 6). Not to mention the numerous other medals within all other respective Age Categories, Divisions and Tiers – 40 in total.
Know that all your accomplishments are a testament to your hard work and dedication to the sport, and you have our sincere congratulations.