At a well-attended end-of-season “Shindig” on Saturday, April 12 following K-W Granite’s Monkey Bonspiel, our second 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 Elmira and District Curling Club logo and their name.
Award 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, Luke Sinclair, Cameron Olmsted, Thomas Norcott, and Logan Brideau. Winner: Logan Brideau.
- Bantam nominees: Quentin Mayer, Nathan Wells, Thomas Kraemer, and Morgan Hanley. Winner: Quentin Mayer.
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: Marissa Coe, Logan Brideau, Valorie Martin, and David Fox. Winner: Valorie Martin.
- Bantam nominees: Pauline Ditner and Zack Brideau. Winner: Pauline 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: Adrianna Molenaar, Olivia Ronson, William Henry, Matthew Kraemer, and Fiona Bernard. Winner: Matthew Kraemer.
- Bantam nominees: Natalie Mayer, Erica Poluck, Veronica Bernard, and Tony Domzella. Winner: Natalie 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: Olivia Ronson, Quinn Caplice, Linden Jorna, William Henry, and Connor Stone. Winner: Olivia Ronson.
- Bantam nominees: Emma McKenzie, Andrew Paulley, and Erica Poluck. Winner: Emma McKenzie.
Congratulations to all of the nominees and the winners of each award! Each of the award winners has their name engraved on our Junior Curling Awards plaque that hangs in the downstairs hallway adjacent to the main bulletin boards.