It’s been another great year for sports at North Okanagan high schools.
That was evident as the 2019 Rotary Athletic Awards were handed out Tuesday evening at the Vernon Lodge.
Twenty-eight awards were presented at the event put on by local Rotary clubs, with support from numerous sponsors, including 107.5 Beach Radio.
Kelsey Falk of Vernon Secondary, a basketball player, was named the best all around female athlete and top academic female athlete, while the best all around male athlete was Thomas Hyett, quarterback from the VSS Panthers football team, with Liam Alder as the top academic male athlete.
The Patrick Nicol Award for team spirit and dedication, sponsored by Beach Radio, went to River McDonald of Vernon Secondary.
“The award this year goes to a young man who has had to overcome several challenges,” Rotary presenter Keith Johnston said of McDonald. “He became a part of the VSS football program a few years ago and has worked hard and put in countless hours to support the team and coaching staff during practice and at the games. He has progressed every year to where, in his Grade 12 year, he was easily handling the demands and pressures placed upon him.”
The girls team of the year was Charles Bloom basketball, with the boys teams of the year going to Vernon Christian Volleyball and Vernon Secondary Senior Football which won the B.C. title last fall.
See the complete list of winners below.
