All photos were taken by HHS photography student Alora Hunnighan under the guidance of teacher Tara Schmidtke.
The Huntsville High School (HHS) athletic banquet was held on June 15 in celebration of the excellent participation and achievement of Huntsville’s student athletes this past year, and their championship successes on the field/court/track. In addition to the major awards recognizing the top male and female athletes in the junior and senior categories, many individual teams also chose to honour excellence with Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Most Sportsmanlike Player (MSP) awards specific to their team.
The celebration was held in the HHS gymnasium, which was transformed into a banquet hall for the evening and where students were first served a three-course meal prepared by the school’s culinary department. This year, the evening concluded with a semi-formal dance that was also open to all students.
“Congratulations to all of our award winners as well as the coaches at HHS who volunteer their time to provide such an amazing complement of teams and clubs for the athletes at Huntsville High School,” said HHS Athletic Director Ross Clarke.
The major awards of the 2016/2017 school year were as follows:
Special Olympics
Special Olympic Olympian – Mark Cheek
Athletes of the Year
Junior Female Athlete of the Year – Celeste Dupuis
Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Cameron Heinz
Senior Female Athlete of the Year – Kyra Meredith
Senior Male Athlete of the Year – Tommy Giblin
Don McCormick Award
Ally Goldring
True Sport Award
Sr. Boys – Dwight Pacardo
Sr. Girls – Urvi Patel
Jr. Boys – Owen Johnstone
Jr. Girls – Celeste Dupuis
Leadership Award
Boys – Seth Cooper
Girls – Madison Smrtka
The full list of team award winners were as follows:
Alpine
High School MOP Kaitlyn Belfry
High School MSP Zach Belfry
Open MOP Addie Howell
Open MSP Jakob Heinz
Badminton
Jr. Team MOP Alicia McLindon
Jr. Team MSP Charley Wing
Sr. Team MOP Tyler Blair/Matthew Schmanda
Sr. Team MSP Tommy Giblin
Basketball
Jr. Boys MOP Zach Boyko
Jr. Boys MSP Matt Stayer
Jr. Girls MOP Celeste Dupuis
Jr. Girls MSP Anjali Jindal
Sr. Boys MOP Tommy Giblin
Sr. Boys MSP Aaron Sutherland
Sr. Girls MOP Kyra Meredith
Sr. Girls MSP Iris Martin
Cross Country
Midget Boys MOP Cameron Heinz
Midget Boys MSP Seth Cooper
Midget Girls MOP Fiona Shearing
Midget Girls MSP Emma Punkari
Jr. Boys MOP Judah Meaker
Bob Baum Award
Jr. Boys MSP Owen Johnstone
Jr. Girls MOP Abby Fawcett
Jr. Girls MSP Madi Horton
Tim Manitowabi Award
Sr. Boys MOP Zac Pinheiro
Sr. Boys MSP Nathan Griffiths
Sr. Girls MOP Emma Mensour
Sr. Girls MSP Olivia Crozier
Field Lacrosse
Boys MOP Dwight Pacardo
Boys MSP Tyler Arnott
Girls MOP Kyra Meredith
Girls MSP Ashley Ferrante
Golf
Jr. Boys MOP Eric Cameron
Jr. Boys MSP Cam Aben
Sr. Boys MOP Jacob Schnurr
Sr. Boys MSP Tommy Giblin
Sr. Girls MOP Elizabeth Peden
Sr. Girls MSP Morgan Meaker
Hockey
Girls MOP Lauren Dupuis
Girls MSP Kaitlyn Belfry
Nordic Ski
Jr. Boys MOP Owen Johnstone
Jr. Boys MSP Colin Welsh
Jr. Girls MOP Fiona Shearing
Jr. Girls MSP Madi Horton
Sr. Boys MOP Leif Bertlesen
Sr. Boys MSP Noah Webster
Sr. Girls MOP Natasia Varieur
Sr. Girls MSP Marina Tusz
Para MOP Mark Cheek
Soccer
Jr. Boys MOP Jack Lockwood
Jr. Boys MSP Cam Aben
Jr. Girls MOP Maggie Pitts
Jr. Girls MSP Anjali Jindal
Sr. Boys MOP Tommy Giblin
Sr. Boys MSP Zach Farnsworth
Sr. Girls MOP Urvi Patel
Sr. Girls MSP Andrea Alldred
Swim Team
Jr. Girls MOP Ally Goldring
Jr. Girls MSP Celeste Dupuis
Jr. Boys MOP Mark Cox
Jr. Boys MSP Zach Belfry
Sr. Girls MOP Sheerise Dube
Sr. Girls MSP Marina Tusz
Sr. Boys MOP Mitchell Cox
Sr. Boys MSP Nathan Griffiths
Tennis
Junior MOP Joey Walsh
Junior MSP Coralie Belfour
Senior Tommy Giblin
Senior Lindsay Young
Track
Midget Boys MOP Colin Hungerford
Midget Boys MSP Cameron Heinz
Midget Girls MOP Fiona Shearing
Midget Girls MSP Emma Punkari
Jr. Boys MOP Aiden McClung
Jr. Boys MSP Keegan Chan
Jr. Girls MOP Gabby Arsenault
Jr. Girls MSP Abbi Fawcett
Sr. Boys MOP Josh LaRose
Sr. Boys MSP Scott MacDonald
Sr. Girls MOP Hailey McConnell
Sr. Girls MSP Megan Mensour
Volleyball
Jr. Boys MOP Matt Schmanda
Jr. Boys MSP Tyler Blair
Sr. Boys MOP Josh Martin
Sr. Boys MSP Scott MacDonald
Midget Girls MOP Amber Kerr
Midget Girls MSP Zoe Long
Jr. Girls MOP Tara Schmidtke
Jr. Girls MSP Celeste Dupuis
Sr. Girls MOP Hailey McConnell
Sr. Girls MSP Andrea Alldred
Congratulations to all HHS athletes on an incredible year!
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