2007 Ottawa Sports Awards Winners

Male Athlete of the Year
Craig Savill (Curling)

Female Athlete of the Year
Kristina Groves (Long Track Speedskating)

Male Coach of the Year
Dave Smart (Mens Basketball, Carleton University)

Female Coach of the Year
Jennifer Boyd

Male Team of the Year
Carleton University Mens Basketball Team

Female Team of the Year
Rachel Homan Curling Rink

Amateur Sport Club of the Year
Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club

Mark Lowry Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports Administration and Volunteerism
Denis Landry

Lifetime Achievement Award in Technical Officiating
Doug Shouldice

Brian Kilrea Lifetime Achievement Award for Coaching
Bill Heikkila

Ernie Calcutt, Eddie McCabe, Brian Smith Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports Media
Martin Cleary (Ottawa Citizen)

Mayors Cup Outstanding Contribution to Sport in Ottawa
Linda & Sandy Ruckstuhl

Individual Sport Recipients

ALPINE SKIING Patrick Biggs	ATHLETICS - TRACK & FIELD Danelle Woods
BADMINTON Mike Beres	BASEBALL Phillippe Aumont
BASKETBALL Aaron Doornekamp	BIATHLON Alexandre Edouard Dumond
BOXING Jill Perry	BOWLING (5 pin) Josh Perrone
BOWLING (10 pin) Eric Dasilveira	BROOMBALL Wade McCambley
CANOE/KAYAK SPRINT Angus Mortimer	CANOE/KAYAK WHITEWATER James Cartwright
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING Danelle Woods	CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Gavin Hamilton
CURLING Craig Savill	CYCLING Greg Reain
DIVING Brennan Villemaire	EQUESTRAIN Tory Bova
FENCING Kelleigh Ryan	FIELD HOCKEY Laura Dowling
FIGURE SKATING Dana Zhalko-Tytarenko	FOOTBALL Josh Sacobie
FOOTBALL (TOUCH) Kim Kerr	FREESTYLE SKIING Jeff Bean
GAELIC FOOTBALL Lisa Wright	GOLF Allen McGee
GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC) Michel Grinter	GYMNASTICS (RYTHMIC) Christina Campbell
HOCKEY Claude Giroux	LACROSSE Jeff Zywicki
LAWN BOWLING David Jeffries	MARATHON RUNNING Liz Maguire
MODERN PENTATHLON Elena Bales	ORIENTEERING Emily Kemp
PARALYMPIC Jason Dunkerley	ROAD RACING Liz Maguire
RINGETTE Colleen Hagan	ROWING Paul Amesbury & Adam Reynolds
RUGBY Asya Bartley	SAILING David Foy
SAILING (ABLE SAIL) Aaron Wong-Sing	SHOOTING (PISTOL) Wayne Salhany
SHOOTING (AIR RIFLE) Asmir Arifovic	SLEDGE HOCKEY Shawn Matheson
SOCCER Alysha Bonnick	SNOWBOARDING Crispin Lipscomb
SPECIAL OLYMPICS Caroline Joanisse	SPEEDSKATING (LONG TRACK) Kristina Groves
SPEEDSKATING (SHORT TRACK) Ivanie Blondin	SQUASH Samantha Cornett
SWIMMING Dominique Massie-Martel	SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Erika Bryson
TABLE TENNIS Pradeeban Peter-Paul	TAEKWONDO Eve-Marie Pilon
TENNIS Gabriela Dabrowski	TRIATHLON Cynthia Wilson
VOLLEYBALL Christine Lemay	VOLLEYBALL (BEACH) Christine Lemay & Amanda Digel
WATER POLO Rachel Baxter	WATER SKIING Chris Bourne
WRESTLING Ben Sayah

2007 Team Winners

Teams Recognized for Winning a Provincial and/or National Title

Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club

This club had an unbelievable year winning the following club championships:

National Senior Team Champions
National Junior Team Champions
Ontario Overall Club Team Champions
Ontario Senior Team Champions
Ontario Junior Team Champions
Ontario Juvenile Team Champions and Ontario Midget Team Champions.
Lions Men's National Champions Senior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lions Women's National Champions Senior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lions Women's National Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lion's Women's National Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 400m
Lions Men's National Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lions Men's National Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 400m
Lions Junior Women's Team, National Champions - Cross Country Running
Lions Women's Provincial Champions Senior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lion's Women's Provincial Champions Senior Relay Team - 4 x 400m
Lion's Women's Provincial Champions Senior Relay Team - Distance
Lion's Men's Provincial Champions Senior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lion's Women's Provincial Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lion's Women's Provincial Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 400m
Lion's Women's Provincial Champions Junior Relay Team - Distance Medley
Lion's Men's Provincial Champions Junior Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lion's Men's Provincial Champions Junior Relay Team - Distance Medley
Lions Juvenile Provincial Champions Girls Relay Team - 4 x100m
Lions Juvenile Provincial Champions Boys Relay Team - 4 x 100m
Lions Juvenile Provincial Champions Girls Relay Team - 4 x 800m
Lions Midget Provincial Champions Boys Relay Team - 4 x 800m

Rachel Homan Curling Club

Women's Canada Games Curling Champions

Emma Miskew, Lynn Kreviazuk, Jamie Sinclair and Rachel Homan

Rideau Canoe Club

Junior K-2 200m - Canadian Champions (Rhys Hill and Matthew Raymond)
Senior K-2 500m - Canadian Champions (Rhys Hill and Ryan Cochrane)
Senior K-4 500m - Canadian Champions (Diana Deek, Kristie Gauthier, Emily Raymond and Victoria Tuttle)
Open K-4 200m - Canadian Champions (Diana Deek, Kristie Gauthier, Victoria Tuttle and Alison Caiger-Watson)
Senior K-2 500m - Canadian Champions (Kristie Gauthier and Victoria Tuttle)
Junior K-2 1000m - Canadian Champions (Diana Deek and Emily Raymond)

Ottawa Devils Womens Touch Football Team

This team won both the Ontario and Canadian Championships.

Neil Sinclair Curling Team

This curling team out of the Manotick Curling Club won the Ontario Bantam Boys Championships. They also won a silver medal at the Canada Winter Games and rank 2nd on the Ontario Junior Curling Tour.

Ottawa Rowing Club

This rowing crew of Paul Amesbury and Adam Reynolds, rowing in the lightweight coxless pairs race won the 2007 Provincial Championship and then won gold at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Ottawa Junior Riders Football Team

This team won the Manson Cup which is given to the winning team in the Quebec Junior Football League. They also finished in 1st. place in regular season play.

Nepean Lawn Bowling Club Mens Fours

This team won the Ontario Provincial Gold Medal.

Ottawa Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club

This team won the Ontario Senior Ladies Championship.

David Foy Shark Class Sailing Crew

This crew won the 2007 North American Shark Class Sailing Championships. They were also named the Eastern Canada Shark Class Boat of the Year.

Ottawa Ice Tween AA Ringette Team

This team won the Provincial and Eastern Canadian Championships.

Ottawa Womens Irish Rugby Club

This team won the Premier Women's Provincial Club Championships.

West Ottawa Junior AA Ringette Team

This team won the 2007 Provincial Championships.