Wheatland Athletic Association hands out awards

Posted on: Staff Writer

From edition: April 19 2019 Strathmore Times

By Mario Prusina Times Editor

The Wheatland Athletics Association held their annual award banquet on April 5 at the Strathmore Civic Centre. All three squads – including the peewee Braves, the bantam Warriors and the midget Chiefs – presented their team awards. Photo Courtesy of the Wheatland Athletic Association

The Wheatland Athletics Association held their annual award banquet on April 5 at the Strathmore Civic Centre. All three squads – including the peewee Braves, the bantam Warriors and the midget Chiefs – presented their team awards.
Photo Courtesy of the Wheatland Athletic Association
The Wheatland Athletic Association (WAA) capped off the 2018-2019 season with their annual awards banquet on April 5 at the Strathmore Civic Centre.
It was a successful campaign for all three teams in the double-A association, as the peewee, bantam and midget teams all qualified for the playoff tournament.
The Wheatland Braves peewee team finished the season with an impressive 19-11-7 season, good enough for fourth place in the SCAHL South Division.
It was a season to remember for the Wheatland Warriors bantam team, as they dominated the SCAHL with a 36-4-1 record on the season, en route to sweeping the South playoff tournament, the league finals and the 2019 provincial championship tournament.
The Wheatland Chiefs midget team closed the season with a 19-8-3 record and making it to the final of the South playoff tournament, losing 2-1 in double overtime.
However, the banquet provided the chance for families and friends to gather formally for one last time and celebrate the season that was.
The Wheatland Braves presented Luc Trevors with the Top Scorer, while Adam Lee was named the Top Defenseman. Kyle McDonough took home Rookie of the Year honours, while Jordan Hendricks was named Most Improved. Conner Radke was named the Braves Most Valuable Player and Tori Evans was the Most Sportsmanlike. Wyatt Yule took home the Kletzel Award.
Trey Kam was named the Top Scorer for the Wheatland Warriors, while Tate Yule was named the Top Defenseman. Andrew Sikora took home Rookie of the Year and Dustin Holm Most Improved.
Philip Raycroft was crowned Most Valuable Player and Ryder Many Grey Horses was Most Sportsmanlike. Kyle Provencher was presented the Kletzel Award.
The Wheatland Chiefs honoured Ben Kruse with the Top Scorer and Chase Clayton with the Top Defenseman. Lachlan Stewart was named the Rookie of the Year, while Jaycob Masciangelo was named Most Improved. Mitch Desserre was named the Chiefs Exemplary Player and Kyle Malmberg was named the Most Sportsmanlike. Desserre and Steve Wilks were presented the Kyle Ruppe Memorial Scholarship.
The WAA honoured Joseph Van Bavel, Sandy Henry and Marlys Henry as Members of Distinction.