Central Algoma Secondary School recognized the dedication and achievement of its outstanding athletes and coaching staff at its Annual Athlete Awards Banquet.
For some of the Desbarats high school students, the banquet was their first time crossing the stage accepting an award.
With graduation later this month, last week's athletic banquet was an athlete's last opportunity to take home one or more coveted athletic awards.
Senior Female Athlete of the Year: Emily Good
Senior Male Athlete of the Year: Merrick Adams.
Intermediate Female Athlete of the Year: Shilo Rousseau
Intermediate Male Athlete of the Year: Roy Barber.
Spearchucker - Biggest goof up of the year: Matt Grexton (absent).
Team Awards:
Junior girl's volleyball- MVP Hailey Lewis, Most improved Jenna Fleming, Leadership Paris Post
Senior girl's volleyball- MVP Maddi Osborne, Rookie Skye Aubertin and Most improved Erika Finley.
Junior boy's volleyball- MVP Roy Barber, Most improved Wyatt Hill and Most dedicated Wyatt Betty and Phillip Creor.
Senior boy's volleyball- Leadership Cade Greer and MVP Merrick Adams
Junior boy's basketball- MVP Nathan Archer, Most dedicated Roy Barber and Top defensive Bobby Pigeon.
Senior boy's basketball- MVP Drew Gregory, MVP Brandon Tulloch and Top defensive Merrick Adams.
Junior girl's basketball- MVP Jenna Fleming, Top offensive Emily Matheson and Top defensive Paris Post.
Senior girl's basketball-MVP Emily Stinson, Most improved Meili Betty and Coaches Award Emma Robinson.
Curling- MVP Charlie Wardell.
Golf- MVP Nolan Ford.
Dance- Fan favourite Emma Gamble, Most valuable dancer Cade Greer, Most dedicated Ariel Biron and Maddy Couvillon (absent).
Hockey- Coaches Award Drew Gregory, Most dedicated Nolan Ford, Most valuable defense Alex Hansen and Most sportsmanlike Avri Pollari.
Track and Field- Senior Manipal Osahan and Emily Good. Junior Matt Quenneville (absent). Midget Blake Dunning (absent) and Jenna Fleming.
Nordic Ski- MVP Shilo Rousseau.
Wrestling- Male Andrew Wreggitt. Female AJ Grandy.
Cross country- MVP Shilo Rousseau, Most dedicated Roy Barber and Most Improved Hunter Greer (absent).
Badminton- Senior Merrick Adams and Emily Stinson. Junior Roy Barber and Bobby Pigeon. Midget Jenna Fleming.
Special Awards
Student combining Athletic/Academics- Emily Good, Emma Robinson and Meilli Betty.
Curtis Ford Perseverance- Erika Findlay.
Joshua Brockelbank Award SAA Leadership- Emma Robinson.
Corrine Landon Award- Charlie Wardell.
OFSAA Award
Student- Emma Robinson and Emily Stinson
Staff- Carole Hunt-Ford