By Victor Kaisar
Kamloops Athletic Awards

Nominees unveiled for 2025 Kamloops Sports Council Athletic Awards

Mar 13, 2025 | 1:16 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Sports Council has announced its finalists for the 35th annual athletic awards that honour the best local athletes.

The awards will be handed out on Saturday, April 5 at the Colombo Lodge during the same event where the latest Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees will be honoured.

Hockey player Logan Stankoven, hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist Ethan Katzberg, and shot putter and Paralympic gold medalist Greg Stewart are up for Male Athlete of the Year.

Canoe Kayaker Mischa Grover, track and field athlete Lienke Raath, and Maddy Gobeil, who led then UFV Cascades to a fourth place finish in Canada West, have been nominated for Female Athlete of the Year.

Stan Marek (canoe-kayak), Dylan Armstrong (athletics) and Liam Rihela (baseball) are the three finalists for Coach of the Year.

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Finalists for the Team of the Year award are the Team Canada ICF Junior Dragon Boat Team, the U18 Riverdogs College Prep Team, and the Holly Hafeli curling rink.

For information or tickets, click here or call the Kamloops Sports Council at 250-828-3822.

Full list of nominees:

Female Athlete of the Year Nominees Sponsored by LN Group
• Mischa Grover – Canoe Kayak
• Lienke Raath – Track and Field
• Maddy Gobeil – Basketball

Male Athlete of the Year Nominees Sponsored by Kamloops Minor Baseball
• Logan Stankoven – Hockey
• Greg Stewart – Para shotput
• Ethan Katzberg – Olympic Hammer Throw

Coach of the Year Sponsored by Stags Head Liquor Store
• Stan Marek – Canoe Kayak
• Dylan Armstrong – Athletics
• Liam Rihela – Baseball

Team of the Year Sponsored by the Kamloops Blazers Sports Society
• Team Canada ICF Junior Dragon Boat Team – Dragon Boat
• Riverdogs 18U College Prep Team – Baseball
• Hafeli Rink – Curling

Sport Person of the Year Sponsored by Nutech Fire Protection and Safety Services
• Lyle Dos Santos – Soccer
• Alejandra Carrol – Rugby
• Judy Armstrong – Track and Field

International Excellence Sponsored by PacificSport Interior BC
• Mischa Grover – Canoe Kayak
• Greg Stewart – Para shot put
• Ethan Katzberg – Olympic Hammer Throw

University Award Nominees Sponsored by TRU Athletics
• Maddy Gobeil – Basketball
• Raiya Rumo – Soccer
• Marcus D’Andrea – Soccer

Master Athlete of the Year
• KJ Klontz – Pickleball
• Sunette Lessing – Track and Field
• Amy Tucker – Triathlon

by Victor Kaisar

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