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BNB Members Receive Three Konica Minolta Sport NB Award Nominations

2019-10-30


2019 U17 Boys celebrating their bronze medal victory (Photo: Kevin Barrett)

Basketball New Brunswick is pleased to have made the nominees list in a number of categories for Sport NB's annual awards event.

Our U17 boys team, fresh off a bronze medal finish at the 2019 U17 Boys National Championships, have been nominated for the BrunNet Team of the Year award. Team members include: Owen Amos (Miramichi), Norman Burry (Fredericton), Malcolm Christie (Fredericton), Aiden Connors (Saint John), Gabriel Cormier (Moncton), Benjamin Dool (Moncton), Colin Matthews (Fredericton), Nick Hofer (Memramcook), Jack Hovey (Rothesay), Luke Stewart (Saint John), Ethan Tumwine (Fredericton), Thomas MacDonald (Rothesay). The coaching staff include: Kyle Woodworth (Fredericton), Dominic Laviolette (Fredericton), Joel Everett (Woodstock), Paul Vaughan (Quispamsis). New Brunsiwck's Canada Winter Games Wheelchair Basketball team is the other nominee in the category.

In the Boston Pizza Male Coach of the Year category, Kyle Woodworth, of Fredericton, has received the nomination for leading the U17 boys to that bronze medal victory. Woodworth has had a number of different coaching roles with BNB over the past nine years and also works with the Harvey High School women's varsity program.
The other nominees for Male Coach of the Year are Nick Blanton (Quispamsis, Artistic Gymnastics) and Steve LeBlanc (Riverview, Athletics).

The President's Award nominee list, which is presented to the top Male Athlete of the Year under the age of 18, includes Norman Burry (Fredericton) for his performance at the National Championships. Burry was named as a first-team all-star for the tournament. Other nominees include Jacob LeBlanc (Moncton, Para-Athletics and Para-hockey) and Patrick Talbot (Quispamsis, Artistic Gymnastics).

The awards event will take place on Saturday, November 30th in Fredericton. For ticket information, please contact Sport New Brunswick.

For a full list of award nominess, see below:
 

Fredericton, NB - Athletes who have represented New Brunswick throughout the world, coaches who have invested time and effort, and individuals who have volunteered countless hours, corporate supporters and outstanding members of the media were highlighted today, as Sport New Brunswick announced the names of the finalists for the annual Konica Minolta Sport Awards.

The Konica Minolta Sport Awards recognize the accomplishments of New Brunswick’s top athletes, teams, coaches, officials, and volunteers in amateur sport over the past year.   “New Brunswick can be very proud off all the people who were nominated,” said McKillop. “These are the types of people who inspire others to be great, and help see the value in sport participation. New Brunswickers can be very proud of these individuals”.

Nominations were submitted by a number of different organizations from throughout the Province. Finalists were selected based on their achievements from September 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.  Konica Minolta’s support, as well as the other corporate sponsors InnVest Hotels, Boston Pizza, BrunNet, Teed Saunders Doyle & Co, Enterprise rent-a-car and Taylor Printing Group make these awards possible year after year. This year’s awards dinner and ceremony will be held in Fredericton at the Crowne Plaza Lord Beaverbrook Hotel on November 30th.  Tickets are available by calling Sport NB at (506)451-1320.


The finalists were announced in eight of the thirteen categories. They are:

InnVest Hotels Female Athlete of the Year

Danielle Dorris, Moncton, Para-swimming

Geneviève Lalonde, Moncton, Athletics

Jill Irving, Moncton, Equestrian - Dressage

 

InnVest Hotels Male Athlete of the Year

Jesse Canney, Durham Bridge, Special Olympics - Swimming

Colin Higgins, Quispamsis, Wheelchair Basketball

Matt Kinnie, Riverview, Para-cycling

 

Boston Pizza Female Coach of the Year

Kim Colpitts, Nasonworth, Volleyball

Sabrina Durepos, Charters Settlement, Wheelchair Basketball

Michele Leger, Fredericton, Ski - Alpine

 

Boston Pizza Male Coach of the Year

Nick Blanton, Quispamsis, Artistic Gymnastics

Steve LeBlanc, Riverview, Athletics

Kyle Woodworth, Fredericton, Basketball

 

BrunNet Team of the Year

Basketball NB U17 Boys

Wheelchair Basketball Team NB

 

President’s Award - Female Athlete

Kate Lee, Quispamsis, Boxing

Erin Vringer, Saint John, Athletics

 

President’s Award – Male Athlete

Norman Burry, Fredericton, Basketball

Jacob LeBlanc, Moncton, Para-athletics and Para-hockey

Patrick Talbot, Quispamsis, Artistic Gymnastics

 

Taylor Printing Group Official of the Year

Ron Campbell, Willow Grove, Softball

Adrien Levesque, Moncton, Cycling

Rick Stocker, Fredericton, Athletics

 

KONICA MINOLTA SPORTS AWARDS RECIPIENTS:

The following awards will also be presented to the recipients listed below at the Konica Minolta Sport Awards:

 

Enterprise rent-a-car Lifetime Volunteer Achievement Award

David Watling, Miramichi, Baseball

Teed Saunders Doyle & Co Spirit of Sport

Emma Coakley, Saint John

Volunteer Sport Administrator Award

Bill MacMackin, Quispamsis, Athletics

Outstanding Media Coverage

Vanessa Vander Valk, CBC

Corporate Award

UNI Coopération financière




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