Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Stars and Legends Awards Gala

Date: Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland

Award Categories:

Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Executive of the Year
Coach of the Year
Team of the Year

Finalists For 2010 SportNL Awards Are:

Elizabeth Swan Senior Female Athlete of the Year Award
Malorie Harris of Mount Pearl–Soccer
Kiersten Van Gulick of St. John’s–Rowing
Kate Vaughan of St. John’s–Athletics

Ferd Hayward Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award
Colin Greening of St. John’s–Hockey
Ciaran Hearn of Conception Bay South–Rugby
Joey Russell of Labrador City–Figure Skating

Margaret Davis Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award
Hannah Jardine of St. John’s–Basketball
Deidre Rees of Kilbride–Rugby
Katarina Mirabelle Roxon of Stephenville–Swimming

Joe Mullins Junior Male Athlete of the Year Award
Shane Boland of Goulds–Softball
Zach O’Brien of St. John’s–Hockey
Patrick Parfrey Jr. of St. John’s–Rugby

Graham Snow Executive of the Year Award
Bob Antle of St. John’s–Soccer
Ben Colbourne of St. John’s–Rowing
Patrick Parfrey Sr. of St. John’s–Rugby

John Drinkwater Coach of the Year Award
Simon Blanks of Mount Pearl–Rugby
Ian Moores of Harbour Grace–Ball Hockey
Paul Power of Conception Bay South–Rowing

Edward Brown Team of the Year Award
“The Rock” Rugby Team–Canadian Rugby Champions
NL Black Horse Ball Hockey Team–Canadian Ball Hockey Champions
St. John’s Midget AAA Fog Devils–Atlantic Major Midget Champions

Newfoundland and Labrador Sports 2010 Hall-of-Fame Inductees Are:

Judith “Judy” May in the “Builder” Category (Cross Country Skiing)
Adam Morgan in the “Athlete” Category (Diving)
Glenn Normore in the “Athlete/Builder” Category (Basketball)
Ronald Patrick Tobin in the “Athlete” Category (Basketball)

Source: SportNL

Softball Newfoundland and Labrador would like to Congratulate Softballer Shane Boland of Goulds on being named one of three Finalists for the Joe Mullins Junior Male Athlete of the Year Award. Congratulations Shane!

Shane Boland, of Goulds, is a star in both the worlds of junior and senior softball and junior hockey. 2010 was Shane’s last year in Minor softball and he had a phenomenal season. Shane has been named All-Star player and MVP numerous times, including the 2010 St. John’s Intermediate Fast Pitch League. His team finished 1st overall in the St. John’s Senior Fast Pitch League, won a gold medal at the St. John’s Senior Fast Pitch St. John’s Day Tournament and a gold medal at the 2010 St. John’s Senior Fast Pitch Provincials. On a National scene, Shane demonstrated great talent by being named All-Star Short stop at the 2010 Midget Fast Pitch Nationals.

Softball Newfoundland and Labrador would also like to Congratulate all of the Finalists for the 2010 SportNL Awards and all of the 2010 Hall-of-Fame Inductees.