2013 MHS Athletic Association Awards Banquet

Special Thanks to Linda Osiecki for providing the majority of the videos in our highlights reel (view below) as well as providing any of the photos we were missing. Linda provides professional portraits for individuals and groups, for more information or to book a photo session contact Linda at (807) 826-1320.

MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, June 18th the Manitouwadge High School Athletic Association’s annual awards banquet was held at the school.  Once again Wayne Pittman’s Hospitality Class catered the event as part of their final exam and they did not dissapoint, supper was absolutely delicious!

MHSAA President Hudson Hunter began the evening with an opening address which included his reflections on the challenges and successes of the past season, watch the highlight video below for that and many other meaningful speeches from the evening including Guest Speaker, retired teacher G.G.Jones who joined the event via FaceTime and Superior-Greenstone District School Board Director of Education David Tamblyn who led a round of applause thanking parents, coaches/volunteers and Mr. Pittman and his class for their culinary talents.

Among OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter’s favourite moments of the evening was Mrs. Adenola Bodunde, Mother of Damilola, who graciously accepted the many awards presented to her son as he was in Toronto with the Senior Band performing at the Festival of Music at Canada’s Wonderland.  Another great moment was Volunteer Coach John Oliviera’s speech about his Boys Soccer Team who were named as Manitouwadge High School’s 2013 Team of the Year. Oliviera told attendees that he had not chosen any one person to name as the most dedicated, most improved or most sportsmanlike player explaining that, were it not for having an entire team of committed, sportsmanlike and constantly improving players they would not have had such an enjoyable season.  Instead Oliviera took a few seconds to recognize one or two of the special qualities of each member of the team before announcing the MVPs.  His pride in the entire team and the sincere appreication he seemed to have for everyone of the young stars was very touching (unfortunately his speech is only partially captured in the highlights below though if you bump into Oliviera on the street this summer I’d bet he’d be more than happy to tell you about the talents of each one of the Boys Soccer Team members if you ask!).

2013 Athletes of the Year

Manitouwadge High School 2013 female Athletes of the Year were Briar Hunter (Junior) and Kaitlyn Newton (Senior); the male Athletes of the Year were Liam Aguiar (Junior) and Cody Osiecki (Senior).

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who were recognized at the 2013 MHSAA Awards Banquet and to those who did not receive any particular award as every member of each team contributes something unique and valuable and your peers and team mates certainly appreciate your participation. All the results are listed below.

2013 MHS Athletic Association Awards

GOLF

• MVP: Jeremy Newton

BASKTEBALL

JUNIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Briar Huntr
• Most Dedicated: Taylor Hunter
• Most Improved: Liane Morin
• Most Sportsmanlike: Jamie Thompson

SENIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Kaitlyn Newton & Nicole Piche

JUNIOR BOYS

• MVP: Liam Aguiar
• Most Dedicated: Kobe Rochon
• Most Improved: Nathan Keough
• Most Sportsmanlike: Jesse Gervais

VOLLEYBALL

JUNIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Briar Hunter
• Most Improved: Talor Hunter / Cassie Osiecki

SENIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Stevie Weilgosch
• Most Improved: Kassandra Sullivan
• Most Sportsmanlike: Anna-Marie Gillman

JUNIOR BOYS

• MVP: Liam Aguiar
• Most Dedicated: Andre Bourgeois
• Most Improved: Nathan Keough / Nick Forgues

SENIOR BOYS

• MVP: Cody Osiecki
• Most Dedicated: Devan Pelletier
• Most Improved: Kyle Amor
• Most Sportsmanlike: Damilola Bodunde

BADMINTON

JUNIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Taylor Hunter/ Chelsea Malakoff
• Most Dedicated: Liane Morin
• Most Improved: Briar Hunter
• Most Sportsmanlike: Jillian Hamilton

SENIOR GIRLS

• MVP: Stevie Wielgosch
• Most Dedicated:  Stevie Wielgosch
• Most Sportsmanlike:  Anna Marie-Gillman

JUNIOR BOYS

• MVP: Andre Bourgeois
• Most Dedicated: Andre Bourgeois
• Most Improved:  Liam Aguiar
• Most Sportsmanlike: Nathan Keough

SENIOR BOYS

• MVP:  Cody Osiecki
• Most Dedicated:  Hudson Hunter
• Most Improved:  Hudson Hunter
• Most Sportsmanlike:  Damilola Bodunde

SOCCER

GIRLS

• MVP: Liane Morin
• Most Improved: Taylor Hunter
• Most Sportsmanlike: Chelsea Malakoff

BOYS

• MVP: Cody Osiecki / Damilola Bodunde

Additional Awards & Special Recognitions

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