Josh Campbell and Jamie Lalor (Photo: Submitted)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Raider Awards

Lalor, Campbell named Thurber Athletes of the Year

Jun 13, 2019 | 10:50 AM

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders celebrated another big year at their annual Athletic Awards Banquet Wednesday night.

Senior Jamie Lalor was named the Female Athlete of the Year.

During her time at Thurber, Jamie was looked upon to run the offenses both on her volleyball and basketball teams. She was also a provincial level track athlete competing in the 200m sprint, 300m hurdles, Javelin and the 4x400m relay.

“One of my favorite memories here was going back-to-back as provincial champions in volleyball, it was an amazing experience to share with my teammates,” Lalor said. “I will miss the family atmosphere here at the school, my coaches and the friendships I have made.”

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It is the end of an era in the Raiders Athletics program as Jamie is the last of the Lalor girls to graduate from Lindsay Thurber. Jamie will be attending Mount Royal University where she will be playing basketball for the Cougars.

Other nominees for Female Athlete of the Year were Natalie Vega, Edyn Aasman, Hanna Wirtanen, Kira Weddell and Chenee Lehman.

Football and cross-country running star Josh Campbell won Male Athlete of the Year honours.

When asked about his favorite memories as a Raider, Campbell replied, “It would probably have to be this last football season when we took on the Harry Ainlay Titans in the Tier 1 North Final.”

Campbell added, “I have to give props to Will Moir and Martin Leroy (who were also nominees), Will was one of my primary targets and Martin kicked some clutch field goals for us over the course of the season.”

Next year, Campbell plans on attending McGill University this fall.

Other nominees for Male Athlete of the Year were Will Moir, Jacob Hicks, Martin Leroy and Selemani Nshimiyimana.

This year’s Curtis McKee Award winner was Levi Heinrichs.

The Grade 9 Female Athlete of the Year was Ella Damberger, who competed on the CWAJHAA champion cross-country team where she earned MVP honours. She also competed on the handball team, soccer, and track and field teams. The other nominees were Sophie Kay, Lauren Domoney, Avery Hansen, Megan James, McKayla Janzen and Kristen Campbell.

Luke Weddell and Kage Hansen shared the Grade 9 Male Athlete of the Year honour. Both were vital in the volleyball and basketball teams this past year. Other athletes in the running were Coen Good, Harris Khan, Thomas Chauvet.

Most Improved Player Awards

Golf – Quin Tomalty

Grade 9 Cross County Running – Carmen Wirtanen and Thomas Chauvet

High School Cross Country Running – Kristen Reed and Jory Lodewyk

Grade 9 Girls Red Volleyball – Chantel Wiley

Grade 9 Girls Black Volleyball – Makayla Janzen

Grade 9 Boys Volleyball – Kage Hansen

JV Girls Volleyball – Parisa Boroumand

JV Boys Volleyball – Colton Toews

Senior Girls Volleyball – Jaiden Ferguson and Joelle LaForce

Senior Boys Volleyball – Selemani Nshimiyimana

Curling – Jaden Morlock

Grade 9 Girls Red Basketball – Makayla Janzen

Grade 9 Girls White Basketball – Maddie Plastow

Grade 9 Boys Red Basketball – Carter Ellert

Grade 9 Boys White Basketball – Lukas Lynch

JV Girls Basketball – Natasha Tilstra

JV Boys Basketball – Riley King

Senior Girls Basketball – Janai Hubert

Senior Boys Basketball – Paul Manuel

Grade 9 Badminton – Bridget Corlett and Baylee McNulty

High School Badminton – Elizabeth Baunok

Grade 9 Girls Team Handball – Aspen Weiss

High School Girls Team Handball – Anri Teshima

High School Boys Team Handball – Will Moir

Tennis – Josh Gagnon

Grade 9 Track And Field Most Dedicated Award – Sydney King

High School Track and Field – Corbynn Fujimoto and Blake Bevins

Cheer – Courtney Jones and Kennedy Schempp

Girls Rugby – Andrea de la Mora

Boys Rugby – Levi Johnson

Girls Soccer – TBA

Boys Soccer – TBA

Raider Awards

Golf – Victoria Frank

Grade 9 Cross County Running – Kate Hawkins and Caleb Marquardt

High School Cross Country Running – Kalee Lodewyk and Owen Pimm

Grade 9 Girls Red Volleyball – Myla Saskowski

Grade 9 Girls Black Volleyball – Lauren Domoney

Grade 9 Boys Volleyball – Coen Good

JV Girls Volleyball – Hannah Wirtanen

JV Boys Volleyball – Tony Flanagan

Senior Girls Volleyball – Jamie Lalor and Kira Weddell

Senior Boys Volleyball – Levi Heinrichs and Sam Peters

Curling – Jack Lerouge

Grade 9 Girls Red Basketball – Chantel Wiley

Grade 9 Girls White Basketball – Ella Damberger

Grade 9 Boys Red Basketball – Thomas Chauvet

Grade 9 Boys White Basketball – Harris Khan

JV Girls Basketball – Morgann Brewster

JV Boys Basketball – Brett Lower

Senior Girls Basketball – Corbynn Fujimoto

Senior Boys Basketball – Quaid Arra

Grade 9 Badminton – Ezra Samson

High School Badminton – Leizel Somosa

Grade 9 Girls Team Handball – Kate Hawkins

High School Girls Team Handball – Elyssa Leedahl

High School Boys Team Handball – Kendall Looy

Tennis – Juan Aguilar

Grade 9 Track And Field – Sophie Kay and Josh Liu

High School Track and Field – Joy Cochrane and Will Moir

Cheer – Ava Poettcker

Girls Rugby – Fuko Sato

Boys Rugby – Aiden Nosterud

Girls Soccer – TBA

Boys Soccer – TBA

Most Valuable Player Awards

Golf – Daniel Nieth

Grade 9 Cross County Running – Ella Damberger and Ben House

High School Cross Country Running – Jamie Lalor and Josh Campbell

Grade 9 Girls Red Volleyball – Aspen Weiss

Grade 9 Girls Black Volleyball – Avery Hansen

Grade 9 Boys Volleyball – Luke Weddell

JV Girls Volleyball – Lexi Swenson and Abigail Wilson

JV Boys Volleyball – Justin Trost

Senior Girls Volleyball – Edyn Aasman and Riley de Wit

Senior Boys Volleyball – Evan Schultz

Curling – Thomas Chauvet

Grade 9 Girls Red Basketball – Aspen Weiss

Grade 9 Girls White Basketball – Baylee McNulty

Grade 9 Boys Red Basketball – Jason Caines

Grade 9 Boys White Basketball – Kage Hansen

JV Girls Basketball – Anri Teshima

JV Boys Basketball – Spencer Purdie

Senior Girls Basketball – Jamie Lalor

Senior Boys Basketball – Nathaniel McIntosh

Grade 9 Badminton – Francis Chiasson

High School Badminton – Carlo Torneros and Mosa Yaqoobi

Grade 9 Girls Team Handball – Ella Damberger

High School Girls Team Handball – Shelby O’Donnell

High School Boys Team Handball – Nico Contreras

Tennis – Jaiden Ferguson

Grade 9 Track And Field – Makayla Janzen and Mason Leroux

High School Track and Field – Jamie Lalor and Jeremiah Luazon

Cheer – Adison Lernowich and Sydney van Arragon

Girls Rugby – Dawsin McDonald and Rachel Vandervlis

Boys Rugby – Theo Ollewagen

Girls Soccer – TBA

Boys Soccer – TBA

(Special thanks to Daniel Grenier at LTCHS for the write-up)