NEW GLASGOW – Raymond Simpson was named the Male Athlete of the Year at North Nova Education Centre’s non-academic awards night on Wednesday.
Camryn Halliday and Lucia MacKay shared the Female Athlete of the Year award.
A standout basketball player who will play at StFX University next season, MacKay also played soccer, ultimate Frisbee and table tennis at NNEC.
Halliday excelled in hockey, track, softball, ultimate Frisbee and badminton, while Simpson was a star athlete in cross-country running and track and field.
The school’s ski team was named Team of the Year after winning Intermediate girls and boys regional titles, with several members placing in the Top 5 in the province.
Below is a complete list of sports award winners for the 2017-18 year.
Top Golfers
Keighan DeCoff & Taylor Long
Cross Country Running
Leadership and dedication – Breanna Sandluck
Leadership and dedication – Raymond Simpson
Outstanding Achievement Award – Ethan MacDonald
Outstanding Achievement Award – Allie Sandluck
Varsity Disc Awards
Male Player of the Year – Oliver Schnare
Female Player of the Year – Abbie Delaney
Baseball Awards
MVP – Chad Russell
Top Pitcher – Cody LeBlanc
JV Girls Soccer
Jayden Palmer – MVP
Camryn Halliday – Top offensive player
Jenna Landry – Top Defensive Player
Varsity Girls Soccer
Best Team Player – Victoria Dunn
Best Offensive Player – Lindsey MacIvor
Best Defensive Player – Madison Schnare
The Hustler Award – Lucia MacKay
Varsity Boys Soccer
Coaches Choice Award: Joe McCarron
Offensive Player – Isaac MacDonald
Defensive Player – Branden Campbell
Unsung Hero – Max VanZyl
Badminton Awards
Best Intermediate Team – Christina Bailey and Kelly Hull
Best Senior Team – Sophia Wornell and Breanna Sandluck
Grade 9 Girls Volleyball
Coaches Award – Tori Whittemore
MVP – Taylor Long
Grade 9 Girls Volleyball
Coach’s Awards – Kelly Hull & Jaime Scott
JV Girls Volleyball
Emily Yatsynovich – Coach’s Award
Abbey O'Neil – Coach’s Award
Brooke MacEachern – Coach’s Award
Varsity Girls Volleyball
MVP – Roshan Ghafari
Rookie – Abygail Morrissey
Most improved – Lisa Penney
Danielle Farrell – MVP
Track & Field Awards
Ethan MacDonald – Intermediate Boys MVP Track and Field
Keighan DeCoff – Intermediate Girls MVP Track and Field
Heath Miller – Senior Girls MVP Track and Field
Ryan MacLennan – Senior Boys MVP Track Field
Coach’s Award – Alex Moore
Girls Softball Awards
Abby MacLean – most dedicated player
Christina Bailey – top batter
Annika Semple – top defensive award
Grade 9 Boys Basketball
Offensive Hustle Award – Gavin Green
Defensive Hustle Award – Accell Magparangalan
MVP – Jack Smith
Grade 9 Girls Basketball
Defensive MVP – Allie Morrison
Offensive MVP – Emily Arbuckle
Team MVP – Kaitlyn Jota
JV Boys Basketball
MVP – Alex Moore
Rookie of the year – Rocky Rankin
The Heart Trophy – Hunter MacDonald
JV Girls Basketball
MVP – Karielle Floyd
Hustle – Cailey Russell
Coach’s Award – Shalyn Henley
Boys Varsity Basketball
MVP – Chris Gillin
Defensive player – Layton Williams
Hustle award – Ethan MacQuarrie
Coach's award – Chad Russell
Girls Varsity Basketball
Co-MVP – Lucie MacKay
Co-MVP – Abbie Delaney
Most improved – Courtney Smith
Rookie of the year – Isa MacKay
Girls Hockey
MVP – Camryn Halliday
Coach's Award – Sarah MacNeil
Most Dedicated – Garyn Purvis
Leadership Award – Breanna Sandluck
Boys Hockey
MVP – Matt Chediac
Top Defence – Sean Duggan
Rookie of the Year – Vaughn MacEachern
Top Scorer – Ben Turnbull
Coach’s Award – Brayden Ross
Ski Team Awards
Outstanding Top Male – Max MacKinnon
Outstanding Top Female – Taylor Long
Snowboard Awards
Boys MVP – Dylan Wagner
Girls MVP – Taliah Knight
Boys Rugby Awards
MVP – Matt Munroe
Coach’s Award – Max MacKinnon
Coach’s Award – Ian MacDonald
Rookie of the year – Blake Fraser
Girls Rugby Awards
Top Forward – Cailtin Taylor
Rookie Forward – Sophia Wornell
Top Back – Victoria Straub
Rookie Back – Lauren MacLeod
Table Tennis Awards
Coach’s Awards – Kassi Brightman, Chad Russell, Josh Jota
The NSSAF Good Sport Award for Grade 9
Presented to grade 9 students who best demonstrate commitment to fair play, ethical behaviour, and integrity and who show respect and concern for others while participating in school sport.
Thomas Schare
Logan Horton
Emily Arbuckle
Taylor Long
NSSAF Exemplary Participation in Sports Award
Presented to student-athletes who best exemplify what it means to positively represent their school in a variety of sporting endeavors, both on and off the field, court, ice.
Sarah MacNeil, Chad Russell, and Snowboard Coach Ian Ebbett.
#88 Award
Sean Duggan
Presented to a student to commemorate the memory of Kale Mason (Class of 2016). The winner is someone who illustrated a passion for life, sports, and his/her friends butt, especially for showing overwhelming kindness and compassion, as Kale showed towards everyone he met.
Team of the Year – Ski Team
The Neil MacKinnon True Grit Award
True Grit Male – Alex Moore
True Grit Female – Breanna Sandluck
Awarded to a male and female athlete at NNEC who best personifies those qualities of a team player; competitor; role model; and leader both on and off the field. They illustrate the highest ideals of a true athlete and good person.
Athlete of the Year
Top Male
Nominees: Noah Teed, Raymond Simpson, Ryan Mannan, Alex Moore
Winner: Ray Simpson
Athlete of the Year
Top Female
Nominees: Jesen Arsenault, Camryn Halliday, Lucia MacKay, Courtney Smith, Sophia Wornell, Breanna Sandluck
Co-Winners: Camryn Halliday and Lucia MacKay
