The 35th Annual Sports Awards Dinner Thursday, June 4, 2009
Award Recipients recognized at the 35th Annual Dinner Included:
Hall of Fame inductees: Hall of Fame - Athlete: Donna (Smellie) Clarke - Athletics Hall of Fame – Builders: Don Cherry - Media Bob Fletcher - Hockey (Mississauga Hockey League) Eph Petrescue - Baseball Sports Award presentations included:
2008 Amateur Athlete Female - Jonelle Filigno - Soccer Olympian 2008 Amateur Athlete Male - Chris Pellini - Kayak Olympian 2008 Amateur Team of the Year - Pakmen Volleyball BU18 2008 Disabled Athlete - Curtis Thom - Wheelchair Athletics/Sledge Hockey 2008 Masters Athlete - John Wragg - Ironman 2008 Pro Athlete - John Tavares - Lacrosse
High School Athletes of the Year Female - Phylicia Watts - Applewood Heights S.S. Male - Jahmari Bennett - Our Lady of Mount Carmel S.S. Team - St. Aloysius Gonzaga Sr. Boys Hockey Ron Lenyk Athletic Bursary Female - Alicia Cisterna - John Cabot S.S. Male - Greg Katayama - St. Francis Xavier S.S. Lewis Lawrence Gymnastics Bursary Alexxia Bascombe - Gymnastics Mississauga Jackson Rozario - Gymnastics Mississauga
Outstanding Contribution to Community Sports(Volunteer): Nathan Blackburn- Basketball (Mississauga Minor Basketball Assoc.) Dennis Crooks - Field Hockey Jean Elioff - Mississauga Senior Games Elsie Rossi- Mississauga Senior Games John Simas - (Warriors Varsity Football) Head Table Guests included:
Honourary Chair: Laurie Williamson Community Sports Supporter Councillor Eve Adams Acting Mayor of Mississauga Lisa Alexander Hall of Fame Olympian Alex Bard Hall of Fame Olympic Coach
Matt Stajan Toronto Maple Leaf Jonelle Filigno Soccer Olympian(Beijing)
Doug Kelcher G.M. Mississauga Twins Baseball Dave Cotey "Mine that Bird" former owner/trainer Donna (Smellie) Clarke Heptathlon Olympian - L. A. 1984 Bryan Lewis Former NHL referee-in-chief
Co-emcee Peter Martin Mississauga Sports Hall of Famer Co-emcee Cheryl Pounder 2x Olympic Gold Medallist - Hockey
Award Recipients recognized at the 34th Annual Dinner held June 5, 2008 - included:
2007 Amateur Athlete Female – Shannon Condie - Taekwondo 2007 Amateur Athlete Male: Wayne Fernandes - Field Hockey Matthew Halischuk - Hockey 2007 Amateur Team – Attila and Tamas Buday - Canoeing 2007 Pro Athlete – Anthony Cosmo - Lacrosse 2007 Masters Athlete – Derrick Hamilton - Swimming 2007 Disabled Athlete – Karen Van Nest - Shooting Outstanding Contribution to Community Sports(Volunteer): Ricardo Bowen - Basketball (Mississauga Minor Basketball) Joyce Bradley - Senior Games Bob Fletcher - Hockey (Mississauga Hockey League) John Rozenberg - Senior Games Hall of Fame - Athlete: Duane Forde - Football Susan Stewart - Basketball Erika-Leigh Stirton - Rhythmic Gymnastics Hal of Fame – Builder: Gordon Gair - Lacrosse Anne Reedie - Figure Skating
Award Recipients recognized at the 33rd Annual Dinner held June 7, 2007 - included:
Sports Award Recipients included:
Female Athlete - Cheryl Pounder - 2 x Olympic Gold Medallist - Hockey Male Athlete - Ryan O'Marra - 2 x World Jr. Hockey Champion- Hockey Amateur Team - Mississauga Southwest Baseball - Twins(Midget Boys) Disabled Athlete - Karen Van Nest - Adaptive Rowing Pro Athlete - John Tavares - Lacrosse Masters Athlete - Nanci Patten-Sweazey & Kerry Smith - Athletics Outstanding Community Contribution to Sport - Kim Astles(Soccer - Erin Mills Soccer Club) John Dolanjski(Hockey - Mississauga Hockey League) High School Award Recipients: Female Athlete of the Year Keesha Danso-Dapaah - St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S. Male Athlete of the Year Jasonn Hannibal - Port Credit S.S. Peter Martin Team of the Year Fr. Michael Goetz Sr. Girls Basketball
Ron Lenyk Athletic Bursary Recipients: Cody Allard - Meadowvale S.S. Laura Machado - Iona S.S. Special Recognition Awards were presented to:
Sports Hall of Fame Inductions included:
Athletes: Claire Carver-Dias - Synchronized Swimming Judy McClintock-Messer - Water Skiing Builders: Marc Christie - Athletics Gord Hughes - Hockey, Lacrosse, Canoeing Honourary Dinner Chair and Head Table Guest was Dave Hodge - Sports Journalist
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