Stanstead College honours top winter athletes
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lisabeth Shane of Ayer’s Cliff, Que. earned her second MVP trophy of the school year, winning the Bess Ferguson Trophy and her second Major S for senior girls basketball.
The Grade 11 student, who was unfortunately unable to attend Tuesday’s Winter Athletic Assembly at Centenary Church, was often the difference between winning and losing. “With Elisabeth on the floor, we were a .500 team. On the ones she missed we were clearly 0 and 5,” said Coach Erik Van Dyke.
This past fall, Elisabeth won the Merle Griffin MVP Trophy for senior girls soccer.
In varsity girls hockey, Laurence Frenette (Grade 11, Boisbriand, Que.) won the Dugie Ross Trophy for the second year in a row along with a Major S. “I haven’t seen anyone play with this level of resilience in all my years of coaching,” said Coach Bernie Pimm. “For her to score our winning goal in our championship final in front of the raucous home crowd was extremely gratifying.”
Laurence’s MVP co-winner last year, Hannah Johnson (12PG, Readfield, MA), earned a Major S this season for her consistency, focus and hard work.
Keita Oki (Grade 12, Tokyo, Japan) won the Trustees Cup for swimming for the second year in a row. “He finished races so far ahead of the competition he could have left the pool and dried off before the other swimmers got to the end,” said Coach Shaun Belknap-keet.
For the varsity boys hockey team, the Dawes Trophy and a Major S were won by team captain Devon de Vries (Grade 12, St-lazare, Que.), “the hardest working skilled hockey player I have ever seen,” said Coach Matt Thompson. “He leads through example and makes everyone else better.”
Major S awards for varsity boys hockey also went to Philippe Jacques (Grade 12, Quebec City), Shaun Mahoney (Grade 12, Saint-augustin-dedemaures, Que.) and Ryan Hopkins (Grade 10, Lunenberg, NS).
In senior boys basketball, first-year player and team captain Ben Chadwick (Grade 11, Ottawa, Ont.) won the Amaron Trophy and a Major S for his dedication, leadership and commitment. “He is the type of person and player that any coach would welcome with open arms,” said Coach Duane Liverpool.
A second basketball Major S went to Benjamin Koo (Grade 12, Hong Kong).
In volleyball, a Major S was awarded to Valeria Rodriguez Fernandez (Grade 12, Mexico City).
WINTER ATHLETIC ASSEMBLY 2020 - FULL PRIZE LIST
Senior S – Matthew Liddell-grainger, Diego Riveroll, Emilio Acuno
Sportsmanship – Rodrigo Hernandez
Aceves
Major S – Valeria Rodriguez Fernandez
Senior S – Victoria Azar, Joliane Legault, Ariadna Meza Rubio
Sportsmanship – Fernanda Cansinos
Junior Boys Basketball Junior Girls Basketball Senior Boys Basketball
Rivas
Senior S – Alicia Wang, Annie Tang, Roy Lyu, Thomas Liao
Sportsmanship – Laura Tang
Major S and Trustees’ Cup– Keita Oki Senior S – Oscar Haase, Karen Kosugi Junior S – Georgia Bailey
Bantam S – Ren Nakamura Sportsmanship – Elisabeth Godbout
Junior S – Justin Bouchard, Beren Lovejoy, Asher Dixson-boles
Sportsmanship – Mauricio Lopez Sanchez
Junior S – Immanuella Yudo Sportsmanship – Maria Casas Soto
Major S & Amaron Trophy – Ben
Chadwick
Major S – Benjamin Koo
Senior S – Jorge Correia Sportsmanship – Tyler Carruthers
Senior Girls Basketball
Major S & MVP Trophy – Elisabeth Shane
Senior S Barry
Sportsmanship – Juliette Veilleux - Rosemary Lefebvre, Mariama
Thirds Hockey
Bantam S – William Towner Junior S – Presley Langevin Sportsmanship – Lana Peasley
Prep Boys Hockey
Senior S – Rihito Hamano, Evan Gass, Ryan Johnson, Panayioti Efraimidis, Xavier Fisk, Marc-antoine Ducharme
Sportsmanship – Hayden Pimm
Varsity Boys Hockey
Major S & Dawes Trophy – Devon de Vries
Major S – Philippe Jacques, Shaun Mahoney, Ryan Hopkins
Senior S – Matthew Johnson, Jeremie Gagnon, BJ Roy, Bodie Nobes
Sportsmanship – Drew Somers
Major S & Ross Trophy – Laurence Frenette
Major S – Hannah Johnson
Senior S – Portia Eldaun, Jane Gervais
Sportsmanship – Portia Eldaun