2023 Baseball Manitoba Awards Banquet Recap
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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