(Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Sport Council on Facebook)

By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge Sport Council announces 2019 Achievement Award winners

Apr 15, 2020 | 9:22 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) is celebrating athletes and members of the sports world that have made a strong impact in the local athletics community over the last year.

The LSC has announced the winners of its 10^th annual Achievement Awards.

“These awards recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements on and off the field, which support and demonstrate respect of the game, a love of sport, respect for others and a commitment to fair play and ethical sport,” read a release from the Lethbridge Sport Council.

Executive Director of the LSC, Susan Eymann, said they have witnesses “unprecedented numbers of online active living and sport opportunities” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Lethbridge Sport Council has long been an advocate for the power and benefits of sport and we are so proud of the ingenuity and determination of our friends and colleagues that are working hard to ensure active living and sport has a place in our lives,” she stated in the LSC release.

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The winners of the 2019 Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards are:

· Junior Make Athlete – Bryce Gallup

· Junior Female Athlete -Angelina Ellis-Toddington

· Senior Male Athlete – Kaleb Muller

· Senior Female Athlete – Sandra Latrace

· Amateur Team – Nanette Dupont Rink

· Special Olympics Athlete – Moriah Van’t Land

· Coaching Excellence – Pat Selk

· Volunteer in Sport – Staci Muller

· Dr. Gary Bowie Sport Event Excellence Award – the 25^th Annual Chinook Open hosted by the Lethbridge Skating Club

· Sport Administration – Todd Caughlin

· Sport Organization – Lethbridge Speed Skating Association

· Shaun Ward Sport Champion – Mary Dyck

· Servus Credit Union Outstanding Sport Citizen – Shelby Smith

· Knud Petersen Spirit in Sport – Lethbridge Steel Football Association

· Business and Sport Excellence – SLP Industries

A video of this year’s awards presentations and acceptance speeches can be seen below, courtesy the Lethbridge Sport Council.

Nominations for the 2020 Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards will open June 1, 2020 and will be accepted until January 31, 2021.