2023 Baseball Manitoba Awards Banquet Recap

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This past Saturday we were proud to present our 2023 Awards Banquet in Winnipeg. We honoured our best coaches, officials, players, teams, volunteers, and honorary members for their performances and/or contributions to the sport of baseball. The event was a great success, and we thank all those who came, enjoyed the evening, and celebrated another fantastic year of baseball with us. See more from our special guest speaker and the 2023 Award Winners below.

 

2023 Baseball Manitoba Awards Banquet Program

 

Master of Ceremonies: Clayton Dreger, Sport Director Golden West Radio

 

Presidential Greetings: Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

 

Grace: Winston Smith, Baseball Manitoba VP of Policy

 

Guest Speaker: Janet McMahon

Janet McMahon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sport Manitoba. She has worked in sport administration for over 30 years, leading a variety of sport, funding, athlete, and coach development programs and attended and participated in provincial, national, and international Games, and worked for the Host Societies of the 1999 Pan Am Games and the 2017 Canada Games, both held in Winnipeg. She was also Sport Manitoba’s Director of Sport for five years before her current position. Her involvement in sports began well before her professional career, however. McMahon grew up in Brandon, MB, and she played a variety of sports such as cross-country skiing, cycling, and swimming. She also played basketball at Vincent Massey High School and at the University of Winnipeg and has coached for many years. McMahon believes that building quality sport programs improves the sporting experience of all Manitobans and inspires us all to stay active for life.

 

2023 Award Winners

Grassroots Coach of the Year: Jack Bell (St James)

Photo left to right: Louis Cote, Baseball Manitoba VP of Coaching, Jack Bell

 

High Performance Coach of the Year: Ed Kulyk (Elmwood)

Photo left to right: Louis Cote, Baseball Manitoba VP of Coaching, Ed Kulyk

 

Grassroots Team of the Year: 15U AA Charleswood Dodgers

 

High Performance Team of the Year: Minor: 13U AAA Pembina Hills

 

High Performance Team of the Year: Major: 22U Elmwood Giants

 

Honour Society: Al Suggitt (Red River Valley) (Posthumous) 

Photo left to right: Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President, Graham Suggitt, Al's son, Kim Suggitt, Al's wife, Nic Suggitt, Al's son

 

Volunteer of the Year: Louie Kulyk (Elmwood)

Photo left to right: Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President, Louie Kulyk, Ed Kulyk, Louie's Son

 

Derrick Dubell Grassroots Umpire of the Year: Nicholas Dolhy (East St. Paul)

Photo left to right: Nicholas Dolhy, Mitchell Dubell, Derrick Dubell's son

 

Ron Shewchuk High Performance Umpire of the Year: Josh Braaksma (Russell)

Photo left to right: Ron Shewchuk, Josh Braaksma

 

Larry Nicholls Umpire Award of Merit: Pierre Bedard (Winnipeg)

Photo left to right: Pierre Bedard, Ashton Liskie, Baseball Manitoba's VP of Umpires

 

Honour Society: Teri-Lynn Harms (Winnipeg South)

Photo left to right: Teri-Lynn Harms, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

Honour Society: Curt Brandt (Blumenort)

 

Photo left to right: Curt Brandt, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

Challenger Player of the Year: Jenny Kowalson (North Winnipeg)

Photo left to right: Nicole Madsen, Baseball Manitoba VP of Sport Development, Jenny Kowalson

 

13U Player of the Year: Will Mateychuk (Carillon)

Photo left to right: Louis Cote, Baseball Manitoba VP of Coaching, Will Mateychuk

 

15U Player of the Year: Logan Patterson (Winnipeg South) 

Photo left to right: Logan Patterson, Nicole Madsen, Baseball Manitoba VP of Sport Development

 

18U Player of the Year: Karsten Peters (South Central)

Photo left to right: Karsten Peters, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

14U Girls Player of the Year: Dayle Bettens (St Vital)

Photo left to right: Janet McMahon, Sport Manitoba's President and CEO, Dayle Bettens

 

16U Girls Player of the Year: Liberty Aime (Clandeboye)

Liberty was unable to attend the Awards Banquet.

 

Senior Women's Player of the Year: Zoe Hicks (Boissevain)

Liberty was unable to attend the Awards Banquet.

 

22U Player of the Year: Easton Grieve (St James)

Photo left to right: Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba's VP of High Performance, Easton Grieve

 

Senior Player of the Year: Mitch Olson (Deloraine)

Photo left to right: Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba's VP of High Performance, Mitch Olson

 

Honour Society: Morgan de Peña (Winnipeg South)

Photo left to right: Morgan de Peña, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

Baseball Manitoba Region of the Year: Oildome

Photo left to right: Ross Tycoles, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President

 

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us at this event, and thank you to our guest speaker, Janet McMahon, for joining us. Congratulations again to all our 2023 Award Winners, and here's to another great year of baseball in Manitoba! 

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