Mr. McNeil presented the Athlete of the Year awards to both Senior and Junior athletes. From left, Senior Boys winner Trevor Donaldson, Senior Girls winner Hanna Lynch, Junior Boys winner Daniel Khan and Junior Girls winner Josie Berry.
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Saugeen District Secondary School Royals achieved great things in the world of sports throughout the school year, all of which was celebrated with a year end Athletic Banquet June 14.
Banquet highlights included recognition of BAA Champions including Badminton Boys Doubles, Senior Boys Cross Country, Boys and Girls Curling, Junior Boys Rugby, Junior and Senior Boys Volleyball, Senior Girls Volleyball. The Track and Field team were also BAA Champions with members obtaining nine individual gold medals.
The Junior Boys Rugby team received gold at the CWOSSA Championships with the Senior Boys Volleyball team taking a silver. The Track and Field team received two silvers and one bronze with the Royals Gymnastics team bringing home four gold, two silver and four bronze medals at that level.
The gymnasts, track stars and diggers from the Senior Boys Volleyball teams competed at the OFSAA level with the Gymnastics Team bringing home one silver, one fifth place and three sixth place finishes; the track team obtaining OFSAA West 2 bronze medal standings, and the Senior Boys Volleyball team finished fifth in Ontario.
Athletic Letters went out to many students with each sport consisting of 3 points. Junior letters were awarded to students who received over 15 points, Senior letters went to students with 30 points or more and an Honours letter, for 60 points, was awarded to Hanna Lynch who also won the Senior Girls Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.
Junior Athlete of the year for girls went to Josie Berry and Dan Khan with Trevor Donaldson being named the Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
Team MVP Award Winners:
Badminton Junior Pair: Diya Parikh and Josie Berry
Badminton Senior Pair: Trevor Donaldson and William Forsyth
Junior Girls Basketball: Riley Funston
Junior Boys Basketball: Tyler Jackman
Senior Girls Basketball: Hanna Lynch
Senior Boys Basketball: Trevor Donaldson
Cross Country: Samara Quanz and Sam Nusseldser
Girls Curling: Carsyn Cassidy
Boys Curling: Jack Middleton
Girls Hockey: Kiandra Martin and Laura White
Boys Hockey: Troy Courneyea
Football: Tristan Rajendra and Jack Flarity
Golf: Thomas Forsyth
Gymnastics: Natasha Jelly
Boys Junior Rugby: Garret Hall
Boys Senior Rugby: Kent Ribey
Girls Rugby: Brooke Herrington and Leigh Roote
Girls Soccer: Emma Vanhaelemeesch
Boys Soccer: Murray Martin
Swimming: Katie Stoner
Track and Field: Daniel Khan and Samara Quanz
Boys Junior Volleyball: Luc Nusseldser
Boys Senior Volleyball: Jake Kloosterhof
Girls Junior Volleyball: Diya Parikh
Girls Senior Volleyball: Audrey Turcotte
Badminton MVP awards went to pair Josie Berry and Diya Parikh (left), presented by coach Mrs. Bosac; and Trevor Donaldson and William Forsyth.
Track and Field winners were Daniel Khan and Samara Quanz. Quanz also took home the MVP award for Cross Country.
Senior Basketball MVP Hanna Lynch with coach Mr. Scott.
Senior Basketball MVP Trevor Donaldson with coach Mr. Darlington.
Football MVP Jack Flarity.
Curling MVP Carsyn Cassidy.
Junior Volleyball MVP Luc Nusseldser.
Ms. McDonald presented Diya Parikh with the Junior Girls Volleyball MVP award.
Audrey Turcotte took home the Senior Girls Volleyball MVP award.
