RRHS honours its best athletes and academics

Ken Johnston
Editor

The cream of the athletic and academic crops were honoured at the annual Rainy River High School awards banquet last Thursday evening.
The first students to be honoured were those making the honour roll throughout the year.
Honour roll one term
Matt Bartlett, Julie Campagna, Tim Copenace, Jocelyn Gosselin, Michael Gouliquer, Mark Heyens, Lloyd Mason, Heather Mailloux, Kayla Nordin, Jeff Olson, Nicole Seguin, Travis Wolframe and Jenna Yeo.
Honour roll two terms
Chad Armstrong, Melissa Armstrong, Charles Bechard, Giselle Bonot, Keshia Brigham, Michael Brusven, Val Clark, Jessica Creason, Shantelle Davidson, Ron Ernst, Jamie Hall, Laurie Ivall, Marty Johnston, Kyle Kuzyk, Katelyn Nielson, Carling Nordin, Stacey Olson, Adam Usiski, Jaime Vandenbrand and Jackie Wood.
Honour roll three terms
Ashley Armstrong, Laurie Brown, Jenny Burner, Nadine Burner, Nicole Burner, Jena Caouette, Corrissa Hanson, Brittany Jasper, Peter Johnson, Paul Lafreniere, Matt McQuaker, Jay Neilson, Matt Neilson, Jennifer Shrumm and Peter Singleton.
All received certificates recognizing their accomplishment.
Principal Bob McGreevy then had the pleasure of presenting the Ontario Principals’ Council Student Leadership Award to Trevor Bonot.
Athletics
Male Athlete of the Year
Matt Bartlett
Female Athlete of the Year
Alicia Giles
Gold Jacket Award
This award, not presented every year, goes to athletes who have gone over and above the call of duty in their sport for a minimum of 2 years.
This year gold jackets were presented to Trevor Bonot and Marion Reimund.
International sports coop
Lake of the Woods High School Athletic Director Brian Novak spoke of the great relationship between RRHS and LoW in athletics. There is currently a coop in cross-country, track, boys hockey and just announced–girls hockey.
Novak brought two awards across the border with him. Matt Neilson received “Most Dedicated Boy” in varsity track and his father, Mike Neilson received an award for his volunteering as a coach with the track team.
Jr. Girls Basketball
Most Sporting Player (MSP) Shauna Lundgren
Most Improved Player (MIP) Jaime Vandenbrand
Top Rookie (TR) Brittany Jasper
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Alison Wolanicki
Sr. Girls B-ball
The team presented Coach John Laplante with a plaque in honour of his dedication to coaching them from grade 8 to senior. Seven of his starters will be leaving the school this year.
Laplante said that they had a great season and just missed Ofssas.
MSP Laurie Brown
MIP Jessica Creason and Trienke van Rozen
MVP Alicia Giles
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Coach Don Gall said the team had a very competitive year with a lot of new players. They finished 8-8.
MSP James Thompson
MIP Jason Peters
TR Joel Ashworth
MVP Joel Ashworth
Sr. Boys V-ball
Coach Joel Banbury was happy with the team’s performance noting that a highlight for him was beating White Fish Bay both times... something that he said has not happened for a long time. They were one win shy of the playoffs.
MSP Matt Bartlett
MIP Dylan Seymour
MVP Brendan Big George
Jr. Girls V-ball
Coach Jeff Rajala was on top of the world after coaching this team as they won NORWOSSA gold. He said the season will likely be the highlight of his coaching career.
MSP Stacey Olson
MIP Roxanne Handorgan
TR Corrissa Hanson
MVP Brittany Jasper
Sr. Girls V-ball
Coach Guy Arpin said that it had to be the toughest year in the league with all the teams being so close. RRHS finished 5th, but the difference between that and 2nd was only one win.
MSP Brianna Ewald
MIP Laurie Brown
MVP Jessica Creason and Marion Reimund
Jr. Boys B-ball
Coach Kyle Langlais praised his team which went 5-5 to finished 3rd in NORWOSSA.
MSP Jay Neilson
MIP Tim Copenace
TR Joel Ashworth and Shane Ikert
MVP Dustin Mowe and James Thompson
Sr. Boys B-ball
Coach Mike Bartlett said he had more fun that the boys did!
MSP Kevin Nordberg
MIP Adam Usiski
MVP Matt Bartlett
Curling
MIP Heidi Heyens
TR Matt McQuaker
MVP Trevor Bonot
Jr. Badminton
MSP Corrissa Hanson
MIP Peter Singelton
TR Joel Ashworth
MVP Alison Wolanicki
Sr. Badmin.
MSP Jessica Creason and Kayla Nordin
MIP Kelli Kuzyk
MVP Kevin Nordberg

Boys Soccer
Coach John Laplante was pleased how RRHS held its own against the bigger schools.
The lost in the NORWOSSA final to Fort Frances.
MSP Jeremy Nussbaumer
MIP Jason Peters and David Goodman
TR Aaron Heerema and Shane Ikert
Girls Soccer
MSP Catherine Goodman and Claire Whatley
MIP Anna Galusha
TR Meaghan Anderson
MVP Alicia Giles