The Lord Selkirk Royals wrapped up their sports season with their annual Athletics Awards Breakfast Banquet on June 4.
Over 40 awards were handed out in the school’s cafeteria that morning as the Royals celebrated the accomplishments of their student athletes from the 2023-24 Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association season.
The Athletes of the Year Awards were handed out to four of the Royals biggest standouts who represented the Royals at the highest level in their sports.
Madilyn Freiter was named the Female Varisty Athlete of the Year. She was a standout in volleyball and soccer this season.
Parker Carels was named the Male Varsity Athlete of the Year. He participated in hockey, cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track this year.
Delainey Kiteley was named Keystone Female Junior Varisty Athlete of the Year for her impressive season in hockey, basketball, and lacrosse.
Nolan Dear was named Keystone Male Varsity Junior Varisty Athlete of the Year for his season in volleyball, hockey, and outdoor track.
The Royals also handed out the Team Most valuable Player Awards for each individual sports team, and their Scholar Athletes of the Year for athletes who played multiple sports while maintaining an overall grade average of 85 per cent or better.
Team MVP’s were as followed:
• Varsity Boys Cross Country – Kyle Zorniak
• Varsity Girls Cross Country – Sydney Ostermann
• Junior Varsity Boys Cross Country – Quinn Fyfe
• Junior Varsity Girls Cross Country – Carolin Roth
• Girls Golf – Skylar Whitford
• Boys Golf – Gaven Berry
• Varsity Boys Volleyball – Max Jehle
• Varsity Girls Volleyball – Megan Carpenter
• Junior Varsity Boys Volleyball – Colby Kurbis
• Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball – Paige Whiteside
• Varsity Boys Basketball – Justin Cabaneros
• Varsity Girls Basketball – Taylor Jacyk
• Junior Varsity Boys Basketball – Max Ojala
• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball – Delainey Kiteley
• Varsity Boys Indoor Track & Field – Elliot Ferreira
• Varsity Girls Indoor Track & Field – Nevaeh Marynowski
• Junior Varsity Boys Indoor Track & Field – Quinn Fyfe
• Junior Varsity Girls Indoor Track & Field – Fiona Bailey
• Girls Curling – Evelyn Jonatanson
• Boys Curling – Hudson Strand
• Girls Hockey – Kayla Skoryk
• Ringette – Sydney Edbom
• Varsity Badminton – Kimberly Hedin
• JV Badminton – Nolan Dear
• Boys Hockey – Jonny Enns-Demchuk
Mike Woloshyn Award: Ryan Cromie
• Girls Soccer – Allison Beattie
• Boys Soccer – Andrew Vandenbogerd
• Boys Rugby – Nic Borges
– Paul Lemire “1-2 Punch” – Logan Henry and Jakob Dainard
• Varsity Boys Outdoor Track & Field – Aidan Pacey
• Varsity Girls Outdoor Track & Field – Nevaeh Marynowski
• Junior Varsity Boys Outdoor Track & Field – Tyrell Lee-Gerrard
• Junior Varsity Girls Outdoor Track & Field – Selina Kermani Koosheh
• Baseball – Gilbert O’Connor
• Girls Lacrosse – Delainey Kiteley
• Boys Hockey Rookie Team – Nolan Dear
• Award of Recognition: “For contributions to the Royals Athletic Program” – Dheklin Monkman
The Royals also handed out the Jim Schreyer Leadership Award to Hannah Niemi and the Success at the National Level Award to Owen Giesbrecht and Liberty Aime.
Athletic Director Scott Gurney said the 2023-24 season was a special one for the breadth of quality and success across the athletic programs.
He added that the group of graduating athletes has been especially supportive of each other and have great team chemistry.
