At a well-attended end-of-season “Shindig” on Saturday, the first annual Junior Curling award nominees and winners were announced to a full house at the Elmira and District Curling Club. Each of the winners was presented with a tabletop glass plaque, engraved with the club logo and their name. In addition, a large plaque of all of the winners’ names has been purchased and will hang at the club beginning next season.
Nominees and winners
The Ken Watson Sportsmanship Award, presented to the player in each age category that exhibits the highest levels of sportsmanship both on and off the ice.
- Little Rock nominees: Linden Jorna, Cameron Olmsted, Thomas Kraemer, Nathan Wells. Winner: Thomas Kraemer.
- Bantam nominees: Anika Molenaar, Quentin Mayer, Ryan Paulley, Cheyenne Shantz, Kate Martin. Winner: Cheyenne Shantz.
The Sandra Schmirler Rookie of the Year Award, presented to the Little Rock and Bantam/Junior player who exhibit the best mastery of the skills of curling in their first year in the program.
- Little Rock nominees: William Henry, Corrine Hoover, Karah Hamelin, Jeffrey Rolson. Winner: Corrine Hoover.
- Bantam nominees: Louis Ditner, Natalie Mayer. Winner: Louis Ditner.
The Vera Pezer Most Improved Player award, awarded to the player who in the view of the coaching staff improved their curling skills the most during the past season.
- Little Rock nominees: Fiona Bernard, Connor Stone, Johnny Ortleib, Cameron Olmsted. Winner: Connor Stone.
- Bantam nominees: Kate Martin, Andrew Paulley, Cheyenne Shantz, Quentin Mayer, Natalie Mayer. Winner: Quentin Mayer.
The Russ Howard Most Valuable Player Award, given to the player of each age group who, in the opinion of the coaching staff, is the most valuable to their team or to bonspiel teams that are formed during the season.
- Little Rock nominees: Thomas Kraemer, Nathan Wells, Connor Stone, Linden Jorna. Winner: Nathan Wells.
- Bantam nominees: Anika Molenaar, Kate Martin, Andrew Paulley. Winner: Kate Martin.
Congratulations to all nominees and the winners of each award!