Sask Sports Honours 2019 Best Athletes, Coaches and Teams…Honour Officials and Volunteers

Saskatchewan Sport has honoured its 2019 award winners as scheduled…just not in the way they usually do!

While Thursday night’s gala event to honour the winners and all the finalists cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sask Sport released the list of 13 award winners. Seven of the 13 are for athletes, coaches and teams based on their performances and results in 2019. The other six awards go to deserving coaches, officials and volunteers for their long-time service to the community. The gala event, to have been held in Saskatoon, will not be rescheduled.

The best of 2019 awards are dominated by those from Saskatoon and area. Among those are para cyclist Keely Shaw of Saskatoon as the Female Athlete-of-the-Year, kayaker Jarret Kenke of Saskatoon is the Male Athlete-of-the-Year, Jason Reindl from Athletics and of Saskatoon is the Coach-of-the-Year while the Team Sask 19-and-under men’s water polo squad is the Team-of-the-Year. The full list of Sask Sport award winners follows in their news release…

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Saskatchewan Sport Awards celebrate athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers

March 26, 2020 – The Saskatchewan Sport Awards are recognizing the outstanding achievements of 13 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from Saskatchewan.

The annual awards program, organized by Sask Sport, honours the hard work and dedication of those in the province’s amateur sport community. Recipients in the seven Athlete, Coach and Team of the Year categories were nominated based on their performances and results in 2019. The other six awards are presented to deserving coaches, officials and volunteers for their long-time service to their community.

All of the award finalists and recipients were to be recognized at a gala event in Saskatoon on March 26. That event, which was cancelled as a response to the COVID-19 situation, is not being rescheduled.

“On behalf of Sask Sport and its membership, I would like to congratulate all of the Saskatchewan Sport Awards finalists and recipients,” said Kenric Exner, volunteer Chair of Sask Sport, which serves as the federation for amateur sport in the province.

“While we are unable to celebrate these individuals and teams as we originally planned, that doesn’t take away from the incredible accomplishments of these athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers – all of whom have represented their community and province with distinction at home and abroad. Sport has the power to inspire us and build community and their example encourages others to get involved, share their love of sport and enjoy all of the benefits of participation.”

2019 Saskatchewan Sport Awards Recipients

Female Athlete of the Year

Keely Shaw (Saskatoon), Para cycling

Coach Dedication

Russell Martin (Grand Coulee), Softball

Male Athlete of the Year

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon), Kayak

Coach Dedication

Sherry Pasloski (Yorkton), Special Olympics

Youth Female Athlete of the Year

Savannah Sutherland (Borden), Athletics

Official Award

Dennis Rennie (Saskatoon), Tennis

Youth Male Athlete of the Year

Rylan Wiens (Saskatoon), Diving

Official Award

Deanna Rindal (Prince Albert), Curling

Team of the Year

Team Sask 19U Men, Water Polo

Volunteer Recognition Award

Margaret Auringer (Maidstone), Figure skating

Coach of the Year

Jason Reindl (Saskatoon), Athletics

Volunteer Recognition Award

Ken Trofimuk (Prince Albert), Weightlifting

Master Athlete of the Year

Mike Vincent and Ivan English (Regina), Canoe

Nominees for the Saskatchewan Sport Awards were submitted by active and affiliate members of Sask Sport. Recipients were selected by a Sask Sport awards committee. Biographies and select highlights from the finalists and recipients are available below.

Saskatchewan Sport Awards Athlete of the Year Finalists (PDF)

Saskatchewan Sport Awards Dedication Award Recipients (PDF)

Sask Sport would like to thank Global TV, its production and promotion partner for the Saskatchewan Sport Awards, and acknowledge Sask Lotteries, the main fundraiser for amateur sport in the province.