Last Tuesday, Edwin Parr Composite School (EPC) celebrated what Aspen View School associate superintendent Mark Francis characterized as its single most successful athletics season in recent memory.
During his opening remarks at the annual athletics banquet and silent auction, Francis said many EPC teams made it to provincials in their respective sports.
Highlights for the 2012ñ2013 season included the cross-country team finishing fifth in the province and the junior varsity girlsí basketball team winning the North Central Zone Championship.
ìWhen I played sports, I was the guy who got the brown participation ribbon,î said Francis, deferring to the athletes being recognized. It was an evening of video clips, laughter and stories ranging from the football player who played with a broken hand (Gaetano Minto) to the exchange student who gave a boost to the cheerleading team (Mari Yamashita).
EPC sports award winners
Senior girlsí volleyball
Most valuable player (MVP): Maegan Kuzyk; Most improved: Hannah McCutcheon; Rookie of the year: Kristy Lux; Best defensive: Amy Zacharuk.
Senior boysí volleyball
MVP: Neil Topola; Best defensive: Keagan Richardson; Heart: Davis Weber; Rookie of the year: Thomas Weber.
Football
Top senior: Brad Russell; Top offensive: Jeremy Major; Top defensive: Randall Weber; Top rookie: Justin Kwasney; Most dedicated: Kevin Sutton and Gaetano Minto.
Cheerleading:
Heart: Jayden Pulliam LaBau; Sportsmanship: Alex Lapshinoff and Tristan Greentree; Most improved: Mari Yamashita; Most enthusiastic: Patrick Goll.
Senior boysí basketball:
MVP: Braden Anderson; Heart: Jeremy Major; Best defensive: Mitchell Snow; Rookie of the year: Damon Larson.
Senior girlsí basketball:
MVP: Brooke Padlewski; Best defensive: Jackie Elgert; Heart: Shania LaForce; Rookie of the year: Dana Doerkson.
Junior varsity girlsí basketball:
MVP: Kallie Desranleau; Best defensive: Annika Smith; Most improved: Lorina Ball; Heart: Emily Senyk.
Athletes of the year (Grades 8ñ12):
Grade 8: Jesse Weber and Brianna Kennedy
Grade 9: Max Elgert and Kyla Gyte
Grade 10: Rebecca Weber and Thomas Weber
Grade 11: Genevieve Annand and Gaetano Minto
Grade 12: Amy Zacharuk and Neil Topola
