2018 WESPY Awards Nominees Announced Along With A Few Winners
Nominees for the 13th annual Windsor Essex Sports Persons of the Year (WESPY) awards and several winners were announced during a breakfast-press conference held at Grill 55 Restaurant on Tuesday morning, March 6, 2018.
Several nominees were present during the announcement including nominees Kyle Breitner, Melanie Cardinal, Karlie Moore and Jim Morgan (pictured above from left to right).
In addition this year’s female and male legacy award recipients (Marilyn Hollan and Eddie Chittaro), Sports Community Service Award recipients (Rob McIntyre of Holy Names H.S.) and Knobby Knudsen Volunteers of the Year winners (Melanie Cardinal of Sandwich S.S., Egidio Mosca of Caboto Club Soccer, and Jim Morgan of The Windsor Clippers) were revealed.
The annual WESPY’s banquet and awards ceremony pays tribute to the Windsor Essex sports community including athletes, coaches and administrators from all disciplines.
For the first time gymnastics will be a recognized sporting category at the event. To celebrate this year’s keynote speaker is gold medalist, Romanian-born Nadia Elena Comăneci, the first gymnast in history to score a perfect 10 during competition while at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal.
The 13th Annual WESPY Awards is set to take place at the Caboto Club on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. For more information or to purchase tickets visit: http://www.thewespys.ca
Female Nominees for the 13th Annual WESPY Awards
Dennis Fairall Track & Field Award
Karlie Moore – Sandwich S.S. / Border City Athletics Club
Jasmine Scott – Kilgo – Sandwich S.S. / Border City Athletics Club
Chloe Walker – Vincent Massey S.S. / Windsor Legion
Ed Jovanovski Hockey Award
Kristen Swiatoschik – Southwest Wildcats / St. Thomas of Villanova H.S.
Krystin Lawrence – Windsor Lancers
Savannah Bouzide – Southwest Wildcats/ General Amherst S.S.
Softball Award
Madisyn Clark – St. Clair College
Megan Lumley – St. Clair College
Lauryn Debono – Windsor Wildcats
Soccer Award
Emma Collins – St. Anne H.S.
Melanie Jubenville – St. Clair College
Jade Samping – Holy Names H.S. / East Side Kickers / Windsor Lancers
Tim Hommel Volleyball Award
Paige Phills – Riverside S.S. / South County Bandits
Caylee Parker – Riverside S.S. / Genesis Volleyball Club
Carleigh Bailey – Windsor Lancers
Swimming Award
Maddie McDonald – Windsor Aquatic Club / Walkerville S.S.
Julia Marcuzzi – Windsor Essex Swim Team / Tecumseh Vista Academy
Maddy Lavoie – Windsor Essex Swim Team / Leamington District H.S.
Parasport Athletes Award
Corbin Watson – Essex – Kent Ice Bullets
Jessica Matassa – Essex – Kent Ice Bullets
Matthew Debly – Rugby Canada
Wrestling Award
Jessica Hodgkin – Sandwich S.S. / Windsor Wrestling Club
Ella Doornaert – Sandwich S.S. / Windsor Wrestling Club
Brooke Fletcher – Tecumseh Vista Academy / Windsor Wrestling Club
Golf Award
Melanie Burgess – Windsor Lancers / Roseland Golf and Curling Club
Jasmine Ly – Kingsville Golf C.C. / Holy Names H.S.
Meagan Schauer – Essex Golf and C.C.
Basketball Award
Emily Prevost – Windsor Lancers
Lucia McElwain – Essex District H.S.
Shannon Kennedy – St. Clair College
Gymnastics
Alexandra Jubenville – Winstars Gymnastics
Lindsay Chia – Rose City Gymnastics
Daniel Hodare – Windsor Alpha Gymnastics Academy
Male Nominees for the 13th Annual WESPY Awards
Dennis Fairall Track & Field Award
Tyler Jones – Sandwich S.S. / St.Clair College
Corey Bellemore – Windsor Lancers
Noah Costa – Vincent Massey S.S. / Windsor Legion
Ed Jovanovski Hockey Award
Michael DiPietro – Windsor Spitfires
Liam MacDougall – Lasalle Vipers
Tyler Scott – Essex 73’s
Soccer Award
Jamar Kelly – Windsor TFC
Korede Adepitan – St. Clair College
Kyle Vizirakis – Windsor Lancers / Windsor TFC
Baseball Award
Jack Zimmerman – Windsor Jr. Selects / Windsor Lancers
Connor McKenna – St. Clair Green Giants
Kyle Breitner – St. Clair College / Tecumseh Thunder Sr.s
Tim Hommel Volleyball Award
John Moate – Windsor Lancers
Brad Gyemi – Windsor Lancers
Jorden Fehr – Leamington District H.S.
Swimming Award
Luca Chandussi – Windsor Essex Swim Team / Villanova S.S.
Samuel Zang – Windsor Essex Swim Team / Maranatha Academy
Ethan Fazekas – Windsor Aquatic Club
Gino Fracas Football Award
Daniel Metcalfe – Windsor Lancers
Michael Herzog – Holy Names H.S.
Brandon Reaume – Windsor AKO Fratmen
Adam Slikboer – Windsor AKO Fratmen
Wrestling Award
Dante DeLuca – Holy Names H.S. / Essex Wrestling Club
Alex Dufour – L’Essor H.S. / L’Essor Wrestling Club
Anthony Papia – Sandwich S.S. / Windsor Wrestling Club
Golf Award
Thomas DeMarco – Essex Golf and C.C.
James Hill – Beach Grove Golf & CC
Bryce Evon – Roseland Golf and Curling Club / Windsor Lancers
Basketball
Ali Mansour – Kennedy Collegiate
Mike Rocca – Windsor Lancers
Maurice Jones – Windsor Express
Horseman Award
Tim Myers
Gord McDonnell
Lindsey Kerr
Major Award Nominees for the 13th Annual WESPY Awards
Coach of the Year
Rocky Thompson – Windsor Spitfires
Dave Cooper – St. Clair College / St.Clair Green Giants
Rob McIntyre – Holy Names S.S.
Female Athlete of the Year
Kristen Swiatoschik – Villanova H.S. / Southwest Wildcats
Emily Prevost – Windsor Lancers
Karlie Moore – Sandwich S.S. / Border City Athletics Club
Male Athlete of the Year
Mike Dipietro – Windsor Spitfires
Andrew Garant – Windsor Clippers Lacrosse
Lionel Sanders – Tri – athlete / Ironman Competitor
Ken Dryden Executive of the Year Award
John Savage – Memorial Cup Committee / Windsor Spitfires
Maladen Moric – Windsor Essex County Soccer
Carey Vigneaux – Winstars Gymnastics
Mickey Renaud Captain’s Leadership Award
Adam Slikboer – Windsor AKO Fratmen Football
Amanda Simke – Windsor Lancers Softball
Shannon Kennedy – St. Clair College
Team of the Year
Holy Names H.S. Football
St. Clair College Men’s Baseball
Windsor Spitfires Hockey
Knobby Knudsen Female Volunteer of the Year
Melanie Cardinal – Sandwich S.S.
Knobby Knudsen Male Volunteer of the Year
Egidio Mosca – Caboto Club Soccer
Jim Morgan – Windsor Clippers
McTague Law Firm Award for Courage and Determination
TBA
John DeNapoli Sports Community Service Award
Rob McIntyre – Holy Names H.S.
Female Legacy Award
Marilyn Holland
Unifor Local 444 & 2458 Male Legacy Award
Eddie Chittaro
Dominic Papa, founder of the WESPY Awards, holds up an award during a press conference announcing the 2018 nominees on Tuesday morning, March 6, 2018. Photo by Eric Bonnici / Eyes On Windsor.
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