Myers awards athletes

REMEMBRANCE: In a highly-emotional moment during the evening of the W.R. Myers Athletics Awards Banquet, Garth and Marnie Mouland presented Denver Terry with a memorial award in their son Josh’s name. TIMES PHOTO BY GREG PRICE

W.R. Myers High School held its athletic awards banquet last Wendesday night to celebrate its various programs for the 2017/2018 season.

The following are the big winners of the night as submitted by the school:

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS:

Grade 12 Male Athlete of the Year – Cole Layton (acknowledged at banquet but presented at Grad).

Grade 12 Female Athlete of the Year – Reagan Bailey & Liesl Steinborn (acknowledged at banquet but presented at Grad).

Grade 11 Male Athlete of the Year – Denzel Gross & Brett Andrus.

Grade 11 Female Athlete of the Year – Kitawna Sparks.

Grade 10 Male Athlete of the Year – Quinn Bailey.

Grade 10 Female Athlete of the Year – Anika Steed & Vicky Shimbashi.

Grade 9 Male Athlete of the Year – Ethan Chapple.

Grade 9 Female Athlete of the Year – Darci Wright.

Male Heart Award – Denver Terry.

Female Heart Award – Sydney Meier.

Male Academic Athlete of the Year – Ethan Schortinghuis.

Female Academic Athlete of the Year – Sonja Mellema.

Coach of the Year – Daryl Bennett & Jessica Ressler.

Heart of the Rebels – Rob & Sharon Layton.

TEAM AWARD WINNERS:

Golf: Most Outstanding Golfer – Andrew Makarchuk.

Cross-Country: Most Outstanding Male – Russell Wiebe
Most Outstanding Female – Reagan Bailey.

Tier 1 Girls Volleyball: Most Valuable Player – Abby Sawchuk.
Most Improved Player – Brooklyn Baker.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Darci Wright.

JV Girls Volleyball: Most Valuable Player – Makayla Chapple.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Sophie Simek.
Most Improved Player – Anika Steed.

JV Boys Volleyball: Most Valuable Player – Billy Neustaeter.
Heart & Hustle – Christian Manahan.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Brayden Torrie.

Varsity Girls Volleyball: Most Valuable Player – Makenna Leismeister.
Heart & Hustle – Sydney Meier.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Chloe Perry.

Varsity Boys Volleyball: Most Valuable Player – Cole Layton.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Denver Terry.
Heart & Hustle – Ethan Schortinghuis.

Football: Lineman of the Year – Peter Waeckerlin.
Defensive Player of the Year – Wyatt Jensen.
Newcomer of the Year – Brady Garner.

Wrestling: Most Outstanding Male – Peter Waeckerlin.
Most Outstanding Female – Liesl Steinborn.

Curling: Most Outstanding Male – Andrew Makarchuk.
Most Outstanding Female – Sonja Mellema.

Tier 1 Girls Basketball: Most Valuable Player – Darci Wright.
Most Improved Player – Abby Sawchuk.
Most Outstanding All-Around Player – Bryanne Jones.

Tier 1 Boys Basketball: Most Valuable Player – Ethan Chapple.
Offensive Team Allstar – Blake Brown.
Defensive Team Allstar – Carter Moser.

JV Girls Basketball: Most Valuable Player – Anika Steed.
Most Improved Player – Rachel Pack.
Heart & Hustle – Vicky Shimbashi.

JV Boys Basketball: Team Allstar – Brett Bullock.
Team Allstar – Quinn Bailey.
Team Allstar – Justin Schortinghuis.

Varsity Girls Basketball: Most Valuable Player – Kitawna Sparks.
REBEL Award – Austen Robbins.
Most Improved Player – Alex Haller.

Varsity Boys Basketball: Team Allstar – Denver Terry.
Team Allstar – Cole Layton.
Team Allstar – Denzel Gross.

Badminton: Most Outstanding Player – Shantelle Bennett.
REBEL Award – Michael Stronge.
REBEL Award – Ethan Chapple.

Varsity Girls Rugby: Most Outstanding Forward – Dani Wright.
Most Outstanding Back – Reagan Bailey.
Captain’s Award – Annika Simmons.

JV Girls Rugby: Most Outstanding Forward – Abby Wood.
Most Outstanding Back – Darci Wright.
Coaches/Leadership Award – Rachel Pack.

Track & Field: Most Outstanding Athlete – Dylan Johnson.
Most Outstanding Athlete – Chance Myers.
Most Outstanding Male Athlete – Carson Haynes.
Most Outstanding Male Athlete – Dallas Cummins.
Most Outstanding Female Athlete – Tegan Nielsen.