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Saskatchewan Sport Awards
 

 

Saskatchewan's Finest Athletes, Volunteers, and Coaches Honoured at the Saskatchewan Sport Awards - Click HERE for the complete media release.

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2009 Saskatchewan Sport Awards

The Saskatchewan Sport Awards ceremony was held on March 25 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. The sport awards recognize the province's finest amateur athletes, coaches, and volunteers for their outstanding accomplishments and dedication to sport. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients and nominees, including the 2009 Sask Sport Inc. Athlete of the Year Award winners.

Sask Sport Inc. thanks the sponsors of the Saskatchewan Sport Awards for their generous support: Global TV, McMaster Photographers, Coaches Association of Saskatchewan, and the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan.

Thanks also to this year's awards emcee Derek Meyers of Global TV Regina, as well as to Minister Bill Hutchinson, in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport, for their participation in the ceremony.

Lyndon Rush, 2010 Olympian bronze medalist and Saskatchewan native, was the special guest at this year's Sport Awards. Born in Humboldt, Rush played five years with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team. In 2004, he transitioned to the sport of bobsleigh and joined the national development team, learning to become a pilot. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, his first Olympic Games, Rush led the Canada 1 four-man team to a bronze medal.

The 2009 award recipients are:

Master Athlete of the Year:

Youth Male Athlete of the Year:

Youth Female Athlete of the Year:

Male Athlete of the Year:

Female Athlete of the Year:

Team Athlete of the Year:

Three Volunteer Recognition Award recipients have been selected, as well as one Coach of the Year Award recipient and two Coach Dedication Award recipients.

The recipients of the Volunteer Recognition Award are:

The Coach of the Year Award recipient and two Coach Dedication Award recipients are:

Thanks to all the sponsors who made the Saskatchewan Sport Awards possible, and to Saskatchewan Lotteries, the fundraiser for more than 12,000 volunteer sport, culture and recreation groups in Saskatchewan - so we all win!


2009 Sport Awards Poster


 

 
2008 Sport Awards Recipients

Athlete of the Award Recipients

Volunteer Award Recipients

Coaching Award Recipients

Click HERE for a media release of all the 2008 finalists and recipients.


Photo Gallery

2008 Saskatchewan Sport Awards
View photos from the 2008 Saskatchewan Sport Awards
March 18, 2009

2007 Saskatchewan Sport Awards
View photos from the 2007 Saskatchewan Sport Awards
March 19, 2008


Past Sport Awards Nominees and Recipients


Sponsors

Special thanks to the Saskatchewan Sport Awards sponsors: