AVONMORE — Tagwi Secondary School celebrated sports excellence among its student athletes this week. The annual Athletic Awards ceremony handed out the hardware on June 17, enshrining the names of top competitors on trophies and the school’s wall plaque.
In a few highlights, Dean McManus and and Charly Stinson were recognized as respective top senior male and female, while top junior male and female honours respectively went to Ethan Konink and Ellie Adams.
Front, from left: Heath Patterson – Top Athletics and Academics (Male) and Annie Bender – Top Athletics and Academics (Female)
Back, from left: Dean McManus – Senior Male Athlete of the Year; Charly Stinson – Senior Female Athlete of the Year; Ellie Adams – Junior Female Athlete of the Year; Ethan Konink – Junior Male Athlete of the Year. Courtesy photo by Brandon Coleman
The type of award granted to the recipients is indicated in brackets with the listing below.
Golf
MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Carter Tait Tennis; Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Ellie Adams; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Ellie Adams
Varsity Football
Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Trophy) Josh McIntyre; Most Improved (Medal / Update Trophy) Matthew Lalonde; Top Offensive Linesman (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Schuyler Schellenberg; Top Defensive Linesman (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Connor MacMillan; Top Junior (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Jack Marion; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Daniel Cantin
Girls Rugby Sevens
Spirit of Tagwi (Medal) Sarah McLeod / Faith McRae; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Shannon McRae
Cross Country
Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Annie Bender
Boys Volleyball
Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Ethan Konink; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Heath Patterson; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Rylan Iwachniuk; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Dean McManus
Girls Basketball
Midget — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Clemence Jaquemet; MVP (Keeper Plaque) IreLynn MacKillican; Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Heidi McIntyre; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Emiley Norman; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Ellie Adams; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Charly Stinson
Boys Basketball
Midget — MVP (Keeper Plaque): Ryan Butler / Matthew Lalonde; Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Heath Patterson; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Kaleb Martin; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Dean McManus;
MVP (Keeper Plaque and Update Trophy) Tanner Brugmans and Joseph Jeeves
Girls Volleyball
Midget — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Meaghan McLeod; MVP (Keeper Plaque) Emma Padbury; Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Myrah Murray; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Grace Folk
Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Miriam Giannone; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Trophy) Charly Stinson
Varsity Boys Hockey
Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Adam Carter; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Ben McAlear
Varsity Girls Hockey
Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Eva Quenneville; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Makenna Brownlee
Curling
Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Daniel Cantin; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Ivan Schellenberg
Badminton
Midget — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Landon Brownlee / Alex Leroux; Junior — MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Morgan MacRae / Nevynn Witteveen; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Linda Gong
Boys Soccer
Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Jacob MacDonell; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Tyson Zollinger; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Derek Haley; MVP (Keeper Plaque and Update Trophy) Brennen MacKillican and Doug White
Girls Soccer
Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Fiona Freeland; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Emiley Norman / Nevynn Witteveen; Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Mathilde Jaquemet; MVP (Keeper Plaque and Update Trophy) Annie Bender
Track and Field
Midget — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Matthew Lalonde; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Cayden Iwachniuk; Junior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Pearl Jones; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Wyatt Prior
Senior — Spirit of Tagwi (Medal / Update Wall Plaque) Jack Devries; MVP (Keeper Plaque / Update Wall Plaque) Annie Bender;
Academic and Athletics Female
Update Wall Plaque (Shield) and Keeper Plaque Annie Bender
Academic and Athletics Male
Update Wall Plaque (Shield) and Keeper Plaque Heath Patterson
Top Junior Female: Ellie Adams (Update Wall Plaque Shield and Keeper Plaque)
Top Junior Male: Ethan Konink (Update Wall Plaque Shield and Keeper Plaque)
Top Senior Female: Charly Stinson (Update Wall Plaque Shield and Keeper Plaque)
Top Senior Male: Dean McManus (Update Wall Plaque Shield and Keeper Plaque)