Ivanie Blondin continues to perform at the highest international levels of speed skating, leading Canada’s long track team at the World Championships and claiming the World Cup title in team pursuit for 2025.
Canada won a total of four medals at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, and Blondin was part of three of them. Individually, she won silver in the Mass Start. She added a silver in team sprint and bronze in team pursuit and was the only member of both teams. At the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships she won gold in the Mass Start, gold in team sprint, and bronze in both the 1500m and 3000m.
In World Cup competition, a gold medal finish in Norway paved the way for Blondin and her team pursuit teammates, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann, to claim the overall World Cup title for the event in 2025. Blondin also won a World Cup gold medal in Mass Start at the event in Calgary in November. To date, she has earned 12 total podium finishes at World Cup events in the calendar year of 2025.
This is Blondin’s seventh selection as an Ottawa Sports Awards Athlete of the Year, making her the winningest athlete in the history of the event.
A mainstay of Canada’s National Para Hockey Team, Tyrone Henry added another World Championship medal to his case in 2025. The veteran defenceman helped Canada to a silver medal at the 2025 World Para Hockey Championship, including a 3-0 shutout of Czechia, the host team, in the semifinal.
Henry and the National Team also earned silver medals at the 2025 Para Cup and the International Para Hockey Cup, part of a busy season of preparations for the 2026 Paralympic Games. For Henry, who is an alternate team captain, competing in Milan Cortina would mark his third Paralympic Games, having won silver at both the 2018 and 2022 Games.
This is Henry’s second straight Athlete of the Year Award at the Ottawa Sports Awards, and the third in his career. Locally, he is a member and volunteer with Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario.
As Head Coach of the Capital Courts Academy which went undefeated in Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association play during the 2024-25 season, Fabienne Blizzard wins her second Ottawa Sports Award as Coach of the Year.
In 2025 she was named Coach of the Year for both the OSBA and the Women’s National Preparatory Association.
Internationally, Blizzard was head coach of Canada’s U16 Women’s National Team which included competition at the FIBA U16 Women’s AmeriCup in June.
There, Blizzard guided Canada to a silver medal finish in the tournament and secured a berth at the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026.
As Athletics Canada’s National Team Head Coach, Glenroy Gilbert’s steady leadership continues to be instrumental in shaping Canada’s track and field success on the world stage.
Gilbert led the team through several major international competitions in 2025, culminating at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in September. There, the women’s 4x100m relay team set a new Canadian record and the men’s 4x100m relay team won the silver medal.
At the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships, Canada won three gold and thirteen total medals.
Notably, Gilbert has been leading Canada’s teams in the new mixed relay events, including gold in the mixed 4×100 at the World Athletics Relays.
This is Gilbert’s sixth Ottawa Sports Award as Coach of the Year, with his first coming in 2013.
This growing powerhouse completed the first undefeated season in team history with a 12-0 record in the 2024-25 Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association regular season. In March, the team handled opponents by over thirty point spreads in the first two playoff rounds, showing their excellence defensively as well as the ability to put the ball in the basket.
That combination continued in the league final as the team roared back from a halftime deficit to score 22 points in the third quarter while holding their opponent to just nine, setting CCA up to close out a 72-57 victory. It was the second championship in team history, with the first coming in 2022.
The team took home three of the OSBA league’s major awards: Meagan Hollingsworth was name MVP, Jahda Denis was the Defensive Player of the Year, and head coach Fabienne Blizzard was named coach of the year. The team had four players named OSBA league all-stars.
In addition to the perfect OSBA season, Capital Courts played in the inaugural Women’s National Preparatory Association, finishing 9-1 and in second place. Again the team took home major awards with Patricia Augustin winning Defensive Player of the Year, Hollingsworth the MVP, and Blizzard the Coach of the Year.
The team also had six players selected to the 2025 Cwench All-Canadian game.
The foursome of Ayoub Shangai, Ange-Mathis Kramo, William Sanders, and Zachary Jeggo combined to win the gold medal in the under-20 men’s 4×400-metre relay at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and made some history in the process.
Their time of 3:10.62 broke four records: a twelve-year old U20 championship meet record, the U20 national record, the Ottawa Lions all-time club senior relay record, and the Canadian open club record, which had stood at 3:11.02 since 2014.
The U20 national record had been set one month before, by the same group of four, at the Ontario Championships. At the Provincials, their gold medal time of 3:14.80 broke an Ontario record which had stood since 1972 and established the new Canadian club U20 record.
Jeggo, the anchor, was the U20 national gold medallist in the 400-metre hurdles and earned a silver medal at the Canada Games in his individual 400m event. As a team, their performances helped the Ottawa Lions with the U20 overall club championship at both the provincial and national levels.
With thirty-one seasons leading the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s soccer program, Steve Johnson has left an impressive legacy of success. Two-time national champions, first in 1996 and again in 2018, Ottawa is firmly cemented as the winningest university women’s soccer team in Ontario with twelve total national medals.
The team, which began varsity competition in 1994 with Johnson as its first head coach, holds the Ontario University Athletics conference record with twelve championships, and has qualified for the postseason in all 31 seasons. Johnson earned his 400th career win with the Gee-Gees during the 2025 season, with his overall record now standing at 404-74-71.
Three of Johnson’s Gee-Gees alumni have represented Canada in international matches as part of the senior women’s national team program, and he has been part of Canada’s coaching staff at five FISU Universiades. In 2019, he guided the Gee-Gees to gold as Canada’s entry at the inaugural FISU World Cup, and followed up by winning the FISU Americas Cup in 2022.
As the profile of women’s soccer has risen in Ottawa, Johnson has been a key figure for over 30 years.
John Butcher’s officiating career in Ottawa started as a linesman in 1976, having moved to the capital that year. Soon, he was lining at Ontario Hockey League games and refereeing at the junior and university levels. Recruited to join the Board of Directors of what is now Hockey Eastern Ontario, he took the position of Vice-President, Rules and Officials, and his on-ice officiating experience was much appreciated.
Butcher’s resume includes serving as an instructor in the National Referees Certification Program, presenting at Hockey Canada National Supervisors workshops, being a member of a Hockey Canada ad hoc committee reviewing its Constitution, Regulations and By-laws, and a member of Hockey Canada’s Return to Hockey Officiating Task Team.
His biggest impact with HEO has been as a referee supervisor, now referred to as the coaching and mentoring of officials. Working first with Junior and University level hockey officials and later with U15, U16, and U18AAA Minor hockey officials, he has helped generations learn and prepare for the next level of the game.
Forty years after co-founding Maverick Volleyball club in 1985, Kerry announced his retirement from the board of directors this summer. The announcement came on the heels of his induction into the Ontario Volleyball Association’s Hall of Fame in the builder category, recognizing his role in shaping Maverick into one of Ontario’s largest and most successful volleyball clubs.
For four decades he served as club president while coaching within the club as well as at Colonel By high school, where he was a physical education teacher for 29 years. In the high school system he served as Chair of the OFSAA Sport Advisory Committee and lead convenor for high school volleyball in the Ottawa area.
He was presented with the Mayor’s City Builder Award by Jim Watson in 2015, is a two-time recipient of the OVA Recognition Award, and received the OFSAA Leadership in School Sport Award.
As the executive director of the Ottawa Sport Council, Marci Morris had an impact across almost every amateur sporting organization in the City. From 2013 when the OSC was founded, to December of 2024, she acted as an advocate, leader, and passionate supporter of the collective approach to community sport.
Prior to her leadership role with the OSC, Morris worked professionally within the national offices for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, True Sport, and Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, and locally with Ottawa Internationals Soccer Club. Keeping local, she’s been a board member of the Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association, along with Ringette Canada. She has also represented Ottawa Rowing Club as an athlete at the RowOntario Masters Championships.
This wealth of experiences allowed Morris to build a solid foundation for the Ottawa Sport Council which has proven to be an essential resource for the sport community. Projects such as concussion education, safe sport and the Belonging Playbook created tools which are considered nation-leading in the community sport space.
The Mayor’s Cup recognizes those outstanding individuals who have a longstanding association with the City of Ottawa and have contributed many years of direct support and dedication to amateur sport in a variety of contexts. It is presented annually by the Mayor of Ottawa.
Emily believes in making equestrian accessible to all due to the immense benefits that horses can provide in people’s lives. A former competitive equestrian athlete, she has coached riders from grassroots levels through to their first national competitions in the disciplines of eventing, show jumping and dressage. In 2007 she opened the Royale Equestrian Centre in Barrhaven, and recently expanded to open Royale Ranch in Blossom Park, bringing the site of a previous riding centre back to life.
Bertrand has focussed on developing programs for youth that not only teach about the sport but use the sport as a tool to teach teamwork, responsibility, work ethic, social skills, and build confidence. She has also started a start a therapeutic riding program.
Always available to support her students, fellow riders and coaches, she is a role model for hundreds of young riders. Her community involvement, exceptional coaching skills, and efforts to make the sport accessible for all make her a key part of the community.
Allan Ryan saw an issue and went about finding solutions. The outcome of his volunteer work is the Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame, housed at the CardelRec Recreation Complex. Ryan spearheaded its first induction ceremony, which took place in November of 2024, and links to the storied sports heroes of the community pre-amalgamation, via the former Goulbourn Sports Wall of Fame.
Nineteen local inductees had been celebrated in the early 1990s, but had been left behind by amalgamation. Ryan recognized the importance of their stories, and revived their status by upgrading and modernize the plaques, find an appropriate new facility, and revitalize the branding and selection process.
Emma Shimizu has made immense contributions to our community through her volunteer work and coaching, and by promoting accessibility in sports. Her commitment shone through the strongest while she stayed committed to coaching her East Ottawa Stars U13 AA girls hockey team through months of cancer treatment.
Emma was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma following her rookie season with the Nipissing University Lakers ringette team in 2022 when she was just nineteen years old. Her coaching during treatment was marked by creating an environment where each girl feels valued and supported on her team.
Now an Algonquin College graduate and High Performance Coordinator with Wheelchair Basketball Canada, Emma remains a coach with the East Ottawa Stars and has had other impactful roles as an intern with Abilities Ottawa, a City of Ottawa inclusive recreation instructor, and a volunteer with Special Olympics Ontario in Ottawa, the Capital City Condors, Campfire Circle and the Canadian Cancer Society.
The Spirit of Sport Award celebrates those who have set a meaningful example for others through their personal journey in sport.
Since 2010, the Ottawa Sports Endowment has awarded $500 annually to help local sports organizations increase access to sport. This year, the amount has been increased to $750 thanks to donations from attendees of the 2024 Awards Dinner.
The BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts program provides youths with life-changing opportunities in sport, education and leadership at no cost. This includes quality equipment, high performance training, transportation and tournaments – the complete competitive sport experience.
The program also ensures each player is seen as a student and individual first and basketball player second, and creates opportunities for youth to become successful student-athletes and young leaders. This year the club achieved a milestone on the court, becoming back-to-back champions of the U19 boys North Pole Hoops Showcase League for 2024-2025 and spring-summer 2025. It is the icing on the cake for an important community touchstone with a wide programming offering.
Archery – Alison Langley: Training indoors XQuest Archery and outdoors with Ottawa Archers, Alison finished the year ranked first nationally in the cadet women’s division, earning selection to Team Canada for the World Archery Youth Championships. There, she placed 17th individually and helped Canada secure an eighth-place team finish, while also contributing to a new Canadian cadet women’s team score record. The sixteen-year old also won gold at the Ontario Target Championships and silver at the Ontario Target Open.
Artistic Swimming – Madison Murphy: A member of Ontario’s silver medal-winning team at the 2025 Canada Games, Madison also earned a bronze medal at the Canada Games in the solo event. First places finishes in 2025 for Madison included the Junior National Free Solo event at the 2025 Ontario Artistic Swimming Ontario Cup where she also earned first place in the junior national free solo event and added a bronze in the junior national technical solo event. A member of GO Capital Artistic Swimming, she also won silver in the junior national technical solo at the OAS January Routine Meet.
Artistic Swimming (Adapted) – Sadie Shouldice: a member of the Nepean Artistic Swim Club, Sadie won gold medals for all three of her routines at the Ontario Artistic Swimming Championship. Her gold medals came for her adapted solo, mixed ability duet, and mixed ability team performance. Competing in the adapted level five category her top finishes in 2025 also included the Ontario Artistic Swimming January Routine Meet, the Jolyn Invitational, and the Leslie Taylor Ontario Cup.
Athletics – Maeliss Trapeau: a member of the Ottawa Lions Track and Field club, Maeliss won the women’s 800 metres at the Canadian Championships while running on her home track here in Ottawa. This performance qualified her to be named to her first senior World Championships team. At the World Championships in Tokyo she ran a personal best time of 1:58:90, which is the sixth best-ever time in the 800m for a Canadian. She finished 6th in her semi-final and 16th overall.
Badminton – Reath Roth: In 2025, Reath was ranked 8th nationally in U19 boys singles, third in U19 boys doubles and first in U19 mixed doubles. He competed in the first junior national of the season in Moncton, where he won gold in winning gold in boys doubles and mixed doubles and took bronze in singles play. He also won was first in men’s doubles at the Victor Ontario Provincials Open.
Ball Hockey – Elysia Desmier-Pelletier: Elysia was named the Most Valuable Player at forward at the 2025 Nationals and was a member of the Canadian Masters team that competed in the 2025 Women’s Masters 35+ World Championship. Team Canada earned a silver medal after a close game against the USA in the final. Elysia, who is a member of the Ottawa-Vanier Women’s Ball Hockey League, scored four goals and one assist in six games at the Worlds.
Baseball – Sam Ellis: An outfielder, Sam played in the Canadian Premier Baseball League in 2025, as well as travelling with the Canadian Premier team. He was selected to the Canadian Junior National Team Roster and invited to the squad’s Fall Instructional League Camp in the Dominican Republic. He had three hits, an RBI, and three stolen bases in four games at the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase hosted by the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Basketball – Evelyn Tounkara: Hailing from Orleans, Evelyn is in her final year of high school and a highly touted prospect. She was a member of the 2024-25 Capital Courts Academy champions returns to the squad for 2025-26. She is recognized for her skills as a multi-level scorer with standout versatility.
Biathlon – Zachary Connelly: Zachary skis for the Chelsea Nordiq Club and was selected to the Biathlon Canada National Development Team for 2025. He was recently announced as one of four Canadians to compete on the IBU Cup Tour to start the 2025-26 season. In 2025, he competed at the World Championships and International Biathlon Union events, with other notable performances including a 2nd place in a Canadian Trials Mass Start in January.
Bobsled – Pat Norton: Pat shattered his career-best finish on the World Cup bobsleigh circuit, piloting his four-man crew to a sixth-place finish in Igls, Austria in 2025. He teamed up with a veteran crew from Ontario (Mike Evelyn O’Higgins and CFLer Keaton Bruggeling, both from Ottawa, along with Shaq Murray-Lawrence from Scarborough, Ont.), to clock a two-run time of 1:41.30.
Bowling – David St. Amand: David was a member of the Ottawa Valley Senior Open Team which won gold at the 2025 Ontario Provincials. He was the only member of his team to bowl all 11 games in qualifying and win all of his points averaging 258.4. Individually, he won the Senior Men’s Singles Division at the provincial championships. He also competes in the Monday Night Singles League at the Merivale Bowling Lanes and maintains a 248 average.
Boxing – Jade Delgado-John: Jade achieved a top winner status in 2025, winning the Golden Gloves Provincial Championship in 51 kilogram Elite Final and winning the Canadian National Championships in amateur boxing. A member of the Beaver Boxing Club, Jade is also a member of Boxing Canada’s Youth National Team and competed in the 2025 Melee Met Gala for Team Canada.
Canoe-Kayak Sprint – Toshka Besharah: A 2024 Olympic Team member, Toshka returned to the Rideau Canoe Club with a goal of winning the 2025 U23 Canoe Sprint World Championship. In August 2025 she achieved that goal, winning gold in the K1 U23 women’s 200-metre race. It was the first U23 women’s kayak gold medal for Canada since 2013. Toshka then competed at the ICT Canoe Sprint World Championships, placing eighth in the K1 200m.
Canoe-Kayak Whitewater – Alex Baldoni: A member of the Ottawa River Runners and a 2024 Olympic Team member, Alex earned Canada’s top result at the 2025 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with his 20th-place performance in the men’s kayak cross competition. He was also 35th in men’s canoe and 56th in men’s kayak at the World Championship. In August, he won a bronze medal in kayak cross at an ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup event in Slovenia.
Cricket – Kurapadu Rakesh: A member of the Barrhaven Cricket Club, Rakesh led his club to the Citizen Division Championship by scoring a staggering 1,454 runs across all three formats in 2025. With the ball, Rakesh proved to be equally impactful, claiming 51 wickets throughout the season, while in the field he took 23 catches. Rakesh represented the Ottawa Valley Cricket Council in the 2025 Central T20 Tournament.
Curling – Collinda Joseph: The lead for Canada’s Wheelchair Curling team, Collinda helped the squad capture a bronze medal at the 2025 World Championship in March. The podium finish, which was the second World Championship medal of her career, secured a berth for Canada in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games. Collinda has been named to the Paralympic Team for the 2026 Games, as the lead. It will be her second Paralympic Games.
Cycling – Carter De Veer: A student at Merivale High School and a member of the Ottawa Bicycle Club, Carter had an outstanding 2025 cycling season which was highlighted by seven gold medals at the Canadian U17 Track Championship in April. He also secured multiple medals at the Canadian Road Nationals. He also had strong finishes at the National Cyclocross Championships and Green Mountain Stage Race, solidifying his status as a top Canadian Junior talent.
Diving – Kate Miller: Kate earned a silver medal in the 10-metre platform at the Canadian Senior Winter Nationals in 2025 and won gold in synchronized 10-metre platform at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games alongside Katelyn Fung. The 2024 Olympic Team Member also competed at the NCAA level this season with the University of Southern California.
Equestrian – Olivera Donskov: Competing with her horse Contessa the Red, dressage athlete Olivera captured Equestrian Canada’s overall champion title in the Second Level-Junior division at the National (East) Championships in October, standing out among top young dressage riders from across the country. Olivera trains and rides at Lower Saxony Farms in Cumberland.
Fencing – Trinity Lowthian: In 2025, Trinity won the category B epée bronze medal at the São Paulo World Cup and finished ninth at the Para Fencing World Championships. The bronze medal was Lowthian’s first at a World Cup event. In addition to her athletic achievements, the 2024 Paralympic team member was accepted as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, where she will begin working on her PhD in 2026.
Field Hockey – Rowan Harris: a seasoned veteran goalkeeper for the Women’s National Field Hockey Team since 2015, Rowan contributes extensive experience to the team. She represented Team Canada in the 2025 Nations Cup and Pan American Cup, with the team finishing in fifth place in both events.
Figure Skating – Katherine Medland Spence: Katherine began 2025 by winning her first career medal at the 2025 Canadian Senior National Skating Championships where she placed second in the women’s senior short program and fourth in the free skating final. This gave her a third place finish overall and the senior women’s bronze medal. She competed internationally at the International Skating Union Four Continents championships in February, placing fourteenth, and at two additional events where she finished tenth and eleventh, respectively.
Football – Akheem Mesidor: 2025 was a dominant season for Mesidor, a defensive lineman with the Miami Huirricanes. He earned All-ACC honours, leading Miami to the College Football Playoff National Championship game as the 10th seed. He is solidifying his status as a top prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft (or 2026 CFL Draft) due to his explosive play, versatility at defensive end or tackle, and high football IQ, finishing the year among Canada’s top draft prospects.
Football (Aussie Rules) – Isabel Kleinbub: Isabel is only the second Ottawa Swan in club history to win the Australian Football League Ontario’s Best & Fairest award. Isabel played a key role throughout the season, leading the team to a second straight AFLO premiership. Her leadership, quick thinking and smart play were key drivers in the Swans’ success.
Football (Flag) – Charley Toivonen: Charley competed at several high profile flag football events in 2025, most notably representing Canada at the U17 International Junior Cup in Los Angeles. A member of the Ottawa Women’s Football Hawks program, she played receiver for CEGEP de l’Outaouais in fall 2025.
Football (Touch) – Lianne Bradley: Lianne is a key member of the championship-winning Capitals team who played in the A/B Women’s division of the Ottawa Nepean Touch Football League. The team won the 2025 league championship with 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie.
Goalball – Amy Burk: The captain of the National Women’s Goallball Team, and four-time Paralympian, Amy had a busy 2025 on the international scene. The team won silver at the IBSA Americas Championships and silver again at the Goalball UK International. The team also earned bronze at the Malmo Lady Intercup tournament in Sweden. Burk was the leading scorer for Canada in multiple tournaments, including at the IBSA Americas where she led the entire tournament in scoring.
Golf – Isaiah Ibit: Isaiah’s 2025 results lifted him from the Team Canada NextGen roster to the Senior Men’s National Team for 2026. He placed second at the 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and was third at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational. He represented Canada at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship, which featured 36 countries and saw Canada finish tied for 24th. Hailing from Orleans, Isaiah plays college golf for the Kent State Golden Flashes and was named the MAC Freshman of the year in 2025.
Gymnastics (Artistic) – Samuel Zakutney: Sam finished fifth all-around at the 2025 Canadian Championships, with a second place finish on parallel bars. The 2024 Olympic Team member represented Canada at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, placing 49th on high bar and 60th on parallel bars, finishing in the top half of competitors in both events. He also won gold on high bar and silver medals on parallel bars and vault at GymCan’s 2025 Elite Canada event.
Gymnastics (Rhythmic) – Silvia Yu: a member of the Kanata Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics Club, Sylvia competed at the Junior High Performance level in rhythmic gymnastics in 2025. She recorded a top-10 all-around finish at the Canadian Championships and qualified for apparatus finals, including a fifth place finish with her ball routine.
Hockey (Ice) – Kate Viel: Kate was a member of the gold-medal winning Canadian team at the 2025 U18 World Women’s Championships. She also won a gold medal while serving as an alternate captain for Team Ontario Red at the U18 National championships. Locally, she plays for the Nepean Wildcats in the U22 Elite Hockey League, and she was named an alternate captain for Canada at the 2026 U18 World Women’s Championships, which are set to take place in January.
Hockey (Para Ice) – Tyrone Henry: Tyrone was named the 2025 Ottawa Sports Awards Athlete of the Year. See above for more details.
Judo – Eloise Godin: A member of the Uplands Judo Club, Eloise started off 2025 with a gold medal in the U16 under 70 kilogram division at the Daniel Hardy Cup. Later, she won gold at the Open National Championships, claiming top spot in the same category.
Karate – Mario Gianuzzi: Mario had an outstanding season competing for Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy, winning gold medals in point sparring in his age division and open weight divisions at multiple competitions in Ontario and Quebec, and earning his black belt to finish the year. He is WKC national champion and competed at the 2025 WKUWORLD World Championships where he won silver in point sparring, bronze in continuous kick boxing, and gold in the team youth point sparring division.
Lacrosse – Willem Firth: a graduate of the Nepean Minor Lacrosse League, Willem played 19 games as a first line midfielder and was the fourth highest point scorer on Cornell University’s 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men’s National Championship Lacrosse Team. He led all of the NCAA Division 1 in power play goals. Willem won the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League most Outstanding Player Award in 2025, for the second consecutive season playing for Toronto Beaches Jr A. He made his international debut on the 2025 Canada’s Men’s National team, winning the Atlas Cup and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Lawn Bowling – Neil Montgomery: a member of the Nepean Lawn Bowls Club, Neil had a very successful lawn bowling season winning five District 16 tournaments playing against competitors stretching from Brockville to Deep River. Most notably, Neil earned the right to represent Ontario at the Governor General’s Championship at the Pierrefonds Lawn Bowling Club where his Fours team won the coveted Willingdon Cup, beating Quebec in the championship final.
Orienteering – Dylan Revells: after competing at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in Czechia and then placing seventh at the Bavarian Forest 5 Days event, Dylan returned to Canada in top form. At the Canadian Orienteering Championships in August, Dylan won the men’s 17-18 category, winning the long, middle, and sprint events. The Orienteering Ottawa club member also won the Western Canadian Orienteering Championship events for long and sprint.
Ringette – Morgan Forrest: Morgan played for Canada’s Junior National Ringette Team at the World Championships, winning a silver medal. Locally, she plays centre for the Gatineau Fusion and brings leadership, passion, a positive attitude and a very high skill level to every game.
Road Racing (Distance Running) – Meghan Foottit: a teacher at Merivale High School, Meghan was the top finisher for women at the 2025 Ottawa Half Marathon, clocking in at 1:19:36. The time is ranked 64th fastest in Canada for 2025, and she ranks eighth nationally (second in Ontario) in her 40-49 half marathon age group. In October, she ran the Bank of America Chicacgo Marathon in 2:48.55, and then the TCS New York Marathon in November, finishing in 2:51.46.
Rowing – Rebecca Cocchetto: Rebecca competes for the Ottawa Rowing Club and was named to the Team Ontario roster for the 2025 Canada Cup Regatta. She won a silver medal at the Royal Henley Regatta as a member of the ORC’s women’s senior lightweight quad, and added three fourth-place finishes at the event. She is also a university rower for uOttawa and won an OUA silver medal in the lightweight single and bronze in the lightweight double, finishing fifth in those events at the university national championships.
Rugby – Jiggy Schonfeld: Jiggy won a bronze medal with the Canadian U20 Women’s Rugby Sevens team at the Asunción 2025 Junior Pan American Games. In fifteens, the back row player was named a First Team U SPORTS All-Canadian playing for Queen’s as part of the 2025 squad that achieved an undefeated regular season, a provincial championship, and a bronze medal at nationals.
Cross Country Running – Saul Taler: An Ottawa Lions member and first-year member of the Queen’s cross country team, Taler won a silver medal at the u20 Ontario Championships. At the Canadian National Championships he finished 11th in the U20 category, which qualified him to represent Canada at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. He will race the men’s U20 8km event in Florida in January.
Sailing – Brodie Sorensen: Brodie had a standout 2025 sailing season, highlighted by capturing the Youth National Championship in the ILCA 6 fleet. He also won the Fall CORK Championship, and took silver at the Canada Summer Games, representing Ontario. He placed fourth at the Sail Canada Senior Championships, competing for Britannia Yacht Club.
Shooting – Amelia Derk: Amelia made history this year by becoming the first female and youngest person ever to win the Ontario F-Class Lieutenant Governor’s Championship (Long Range Aggregate). At the Ontario Provincial Fullbore Championship, she led the field with the highest v-bull count in 10 of the 17 events. She earned both Top Woman and Top Junior honours for F-Class at the Provincials, Nationals, and Victoria Day competitions.
Skiing (Alpine) – Andreea Nicolici: Andreaa finished seventh in slalom at the 2025 National Championships and added a fourteenth place finish in the giant slalom. She competed at the 2025 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and was active on the Nor-Am Cup, European Cup, and FIS circuits, including four podium finishes in slalom at FIS events. Andreea was officially named to the Canadian Ski Team for the 2025-26 season.
Skiing (Nordic) – Luke Allan: A Nakkertok Nordic club member, Luke won the senior men’s aggregate title at the 2025 Nordiq Canada Ski Nationals. He won the gold medal in the men’s 30-kilometre classic, a silver in the classic sprint and placed fourth overall in the interval free event. Competing in his final year for Dartmouth College, Luke earned ten podiums through the EISA circuit . Of the ten, half were first place finishes. He was recognized as the 2025 EISA freestyle leader, named First-Team All-America in the 7.5K classic and Second-Team All-America in the 20K freestyle at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Skiing (Freestyle) – Noah Porter MacLennan: Noah is a member of Team Canada’s Freestyle Ski Team and competes in the Slopestyle & Big Air Disciplines. His highlight of the 2025 World Cup calendar was a sixth place finish in freeski big air at the event in Aspen. In addition to the World Cup circuit, he competed at the World Championships and placed 21st in slopestyle and 47th in big air.
Skiing (Ski Cross) – Hannah Schmidt: Hannah began 2025 with a gold medal at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup race in Reiteralm, Austria. Returning from injury in September, the 2022 Olympic Team member took second place at the South American Cup event and finished the year with a seventh place finish at the World Cup stop in Italy. Hannah is eleventh overall in the 2025-26 FIS Cup Standings to date, up one from her twelfth place in the 2024-25 final rankings.
Snowboarding – Caily Lemmex: Caily is a snowboard cross athlete on the Ontario High Performance Team. In 2025 she competed in the U15 age category and became the Canadian Junior SBX National Champion as well as becoming the Ontario Provincial Champion and Quebec Provincial Champion. From Dunrobin, Caily trains at Mont Ste. Marie with Club Prestige and the Peak Centre in Kanata, and will start FIS international competition in 2026.
Soccer – Naomi Lofthouse: A member of Ottawa South United, Naomi was called up to Canada’s U17 national team in July and later appeared in five matches at the FIFA U17 World Cup, which took place in October. Lofthouse, a midfielder, started four of the matches and played the full ninety minutes in three as Canada went undefeated before falling in penalties to Brazil in the tournament semifinal. With OSU, Lofthouse played in Ligue1 and the team took home the U21+ championship.
Softball – Conner Hopper: Conner hit a momentum-shifting grand slam for Team Ontario at the Canada Summer Games, helping the squad capture gold. As a member of the West Carleton Electric U20 squad, he won bronze at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association provincial tournament. He also suited up for the Plattsville Lightning at the Softball Canada U20 Men’s Championship, contributing to a medal-round finish, and competed in ISC World Tournament qualifying events earlier in the year.
Special Olympics – Gaerrisen Freeland: Gaerrisen won three gold medals in snowshoeing at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy. He won gold in the 100 metre and 200metre snowshoe races and won gold as part of the 4x100m snowshoe relay team. Gaerrisen also claimed hardware in athletics at the 2025 Provincial Special Olympic Games, winning gold in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, shot put and javelin.
Speed Skating (Long Track) – Ivanie Blondin: Ivanie was named the 2025 Ottawa Sports Awards Athlete of the Year. See above for more details.
Speed Skating (Short Track) – Matthew Freitag: Matthew was invited to the National Training Centre in Montreal for the 2025-26 season. He is training with the NextGen team, as a member of Canada’s National B team. At the Canadian Short Track Championships and Olympic Trials in August, Matthew finished 12th overall in the men’s points standings.
Sport Climbing – Emilia Callanan: A member of Climbing Canada’s 2025 National Team – Development Squad, this boulder climber is now focused on the transition to the senior circuit while working towards a Bachelor’s of interdisciplinary science at Carleton University. In 2025, Emilia finished first in the Senior Women’s division at the Scottish Bouldering Championships.
Squash – Felix Scholberg: An Ottawa product, Felix was co-captain of the Queen’s university team that won the bronze medal at the 2025 OUA Squash Championships. Felix was undefeated in the Kingston Squash League last season, and he had many great finishes in Ottawa area tournaments, including first at the Cascades NY Open, along with several runner-up finishes.
Swimming – Julie Brousseau: A 2024 Olympic Team member, Julie competed at the World University Games in 2025, finishing fourth in the 400-metre freestyle, seventh in the 200-metre freestyle, and eighth in the 800-metre freestyle. She also swam on Canada’s fifth-place 4×200-metre freestyle relay team. Julie was inducted into the Nepean Sports Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025, recognized for her achievements as a local talent from the Nepean-Kanata Barracudas.
Table Tennis – Aaron Du: A member of the Ottawa Table Tennis Club, Aaron is currently ranked third in Canada in his U16 age class, and second in Ontario. In 2025, notable tournament results included reaching the final in the Nova Open International Tournament. He was an A Single finalist on the Quebec circuit and took the bronze medal at the Quebec Big Bang tournament.
Taekwondo – Leonarda Andric: Leonarda is the 2025 Senior National Champion, defending her 2024 title. She won a bronze medal in 67kg kyorugi division at the 2025 FISU World Summer University Games in July, and then represented Canada at the 2025 Senior World Championships. At the World Championships, the Phoenix Taekwondo Academy athlete reached the round of sixteen, marking one of Canada’s top five finishes at the event.
Tennis – Joshua Adamson: Joshua is the no. 1 ranked boys’ U16 singles and doubles player in Canada and he is ranked 209th on the International Tennis Federation list for all juniors 18 and under. 2025 highlights include being named to Tennis Canada’s U16 Davis Cup Juniors team, and winning two singles titles and two boys’ doubles championships at International Tennis Federation J60 competitions. He was singles runner-up in a J100 tournament in Germany, and he won 13 of his 15 singles matches over two boys’ U18 tournaments in Romania, where he was a champion and a finalist.
Trampoline – Alexi Roy: A member of Les Sittelles gymnastics club, Alexi was named the 2025 Canadian Champion in individual trampoline, level five U14. At the Ontario Championships he earned gold in individual trampoline and silver in double-mini trampoline. He was selected to Team Canada for the 2025 World Age Group Competitions, where he placed 14th in individual double mini trampoline and 17th in synchronized pair.
Triathlon – Nicholas Schmidt: Nicholas finished 10th overall at Ironman Canada–Ottawa in 2025, completing the event in 9 hours and 19 minutes. His result ranked among the strongest open-field performances by an Ottawa triathlete this season.
Ultimate – Lilianne Shannon: Lilianne was key in the uOttawa Gee-Gees women’s ultimate team’s silver medal performance at the Canadian University Ultimate Championship. She was a dominant presence on the field throughout the tournament and scored the winning point in the semifinal. She was also selected to Team Canada’s Women’s Division team which had a fourth place finish at the 2025 World U24 Championship.
Volleyball (Indoor) – Daven Braumberger: Daven was named a 2025 U17 All-Canadian and earned a silver medal with Team Ontario at the Canada Cup in 2025. Daven also finished fifth at the U18 National Championships with the Ottawa Maverick Broncos, was named to the All-Nations Indigenous U18 Team, and won the senior girls Platinum City Championship with Sacred Heart High School.
Volleyball (Beach) – Quinn Brydges: Quinn won gold at the Beach Volleyball National Championships in Premier Division, Tier 2, losing only one match during the tournament. Brydges placed ninth overall at the OVA Beach Provincial Championships and recorded multiple gold and silver medal finishes at 16U Premier events. She finished the season as the highest-ranked female beach volleyball athlete from Ottawa across all age divisions.
Water Polo – Andrej Gavric: A member of the Ottawa Titans, Andrej was named to Canada’s Senior Men’s National Team for the first time in 2025. A defender, he was part of the squad that finished eleventh at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, marking Canada’s best finish since 2015. A student at Concordia University, he also won silver with the Ottawa Titans Waterwalkers at the senior club national championship.
Weightlifting – Kristen Pearn: Kristen was first in the Ontario Senior Women’s Weightlifting Championship and the runner-up in the women’s 77-kilogram competition at the Canadian Weightlifting Championships. The Can-Am Barbell Club member was third in the snatch and second in clean and jerk to earn the combined national silver medal position. Kristen competed at the Pan Am level as well, lifting a total of 208 kilograms, finishing eighth.
Wheelchair Basketball – Desmond O’Shaughnessy: Desmond was named Tournament MVP of the 2025 Junior East Championship, leading the tournament in scoring and bringing Team Ontario Red a silver medal finish. He also plays for Crashers in the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League and took fourth place at the national division two club championship. He has named a Division 2 all-star by Wheelchair Basketball Canada.
Wheelchair Rugby – Ben Perkins: A long-time member of the Ottawa Stingers club, Ben is a defender for Team Ontario and also plays for Team Canada, including at the 2025 Americas Championship where they won the bronze medal in the tournament. Ben was also named to the National Team Pool for 2025-26.
Wrestling – Dexter Bates: Dexter is a Holy Trinity student who won the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association West Conference Championships, NCSSAA City Finals, and the OFSAA championship in the 64-kilogram category. During high school competition, Dexter competed in 15 meets, and didn’t allow a single point against him. Representing the National Capital Wrestling Club, he also won four consecutive matches to capture the boys’ 65-kilogram class gold medal at the Ontario boys’ juvenile championship. He then represented Ontario at the Canada Games, winning a team gold and an individual silver.
Go Capital Artistic Swimming Junior Competitive Team – Leslie Taylor Ontario Artistic Swimming Cup Champions: Téa Bedard, Sophie Craig, Courtney della Zazzera, Lillyan Malek, Sophie McGhie, Mia Papais, Gabrielle Roberge-Le, Rae Winchell
Go Capital Artistic Swimming Senior Competitive Free Duet – Ontario Senior Competitive Free Duet Champions: Alexa Murphy, Mélissa Pilon
Go Capital Artistic Swimming High Performance Acrobatic Team – Canada Artistic Swimming Bronze Medalists: Dilara Baysal, Aubrey Benn, Lily Duc, Katelyn Godsell, Monica Julien, Madison Murphy, Alyssa Tofinetti, Ella Virtanen
Nepean Artistic Swimming Mixed Ability Team – Ontario Artistic Swimming Meet Champions: Alana Ittusardjuat, Jemma Neal, Brooke Rakoczy‑Penney, Sadie Shouldice, Corinne Wille. Ariane Downar, Lindsay Pinch
Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club – Athletics Ontario Provincial Open Team Champions
Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club U20 Team – Athletics Ontario Provincial U20 Team Champions: Maya Allibon, Mason Brennan, Quinn Coughlin, Jesse Costanzo, Liam Davis, Shannon Dewar, Fallo Douramodou, Safwan El Mansari, Natalie Feberova, Sadie Gilbert, Barrett Goold, Russell Heins, Zach Jeggo, Kate Johnston‑Zemek, Victoria Kapinga, Cohen Kaye, Tessa Knight, Ange‑Mathis Kramo, Amy Leblanc, Kyle London, Waverly Lyons, Sophia McIntyre, Jamie Meikle, Eli Mordel, Jorai Oppong‑Nketiah, Matteo Padoin‑Castello, Emmet Pindar, Jacob Puvan, Alex Raji, Will Sanders, Ayoub Shangai, Grace Streek, Saul Taler, Augustine Uche, Kyle Waldrum, Ammiel Williams, Amy Zhang, Eric Zielonka
Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club U20 men’s 4x400m Relay – U20 Canadian National Champions, U20 Ontario Provincial Champions: Ayoub Shangai, Ange-Mathis Kramo, William Sanders, Zachary Jeggo
Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Open Women’s 4X400 Relay – Canadian National Open Champions: Alexandra Telford, Sydney Smith, Lauren Gale, Maeliss Trapeau
Reath Roth and Rui Yang Stanley Zhang – Victor Ontario Provincial Open Badminton Champions, Men’s Doubles
Ottawa West Twins – Little League Ontario Intermediate Baseball Champions: Nico Milks, Murray Nguyen, Kai Boyanchuk, Rohan Srivastava, Elliot Wright, Rhys Moeller, Hunter Sutherland, Ryan Nolan, Tyson Brousmiche, Jacob Wilson, Nam Kuske, Jaden Molot, Gavin Rossiter. Greg Milks, Craig Alain, Vic Srivastava.
BGC Thunderbolts Boys’ Basketball Team – North Pole Hoops Showcase League National Champions: Suber Bakal, Eshander Belme, Jalen Flindall, Nabil Hersi, Lorry Igiraneza, Lucky Lubangi, Deng Lual, Benny Mesfin, Logan Millar, Daniel Ndikumana, Geoffrey Okol, Emmett Pindar, Vahla Yaghini. Kian Nejad, Vince Falardeau, Aryan Kumar
Canada Topflight Academy Men’s Basketball – OSBA Provincial Champions and Platinum Circuit National Champions: Michael Aghomon, Mateo Andjelic, Divine Eseiye, Junior Gough, Joseph Irakoze, Devan Jagpal, Dylan Kayijuka, Christian Kouame, Kur Lual, Logan Millar, Jeremie Mugerwa, Waris Njoya, Caleb Osman, Greg Pantazopoulos, Owen Ross, Trivon Strachan, Devlin Taillon, Cameron Young. Tony House, Trevor Steynor, Vikas Gill, Faqrudin Ali, Aidan Lochbihler, Alibasha Maidal, Devin Choan, Adam Blandford
Capital Courts Academy Women’s Basketball – OSBA Provincial Champions: Daniella Appoh, Patricia Augustin, Alex-Anne Bessette, Jahda Denis, Georgia Ferguson, Megan Hollingsworth, Ashlyn Norris, Rachel Okokoh, Sierra Patricio, Avani Tella, Evelyn Tounkara. Fabienne Blizzard, Sharolyn Higgs, Merrick Palmer, Christine Beaudoin, Jeremy Benoit, Lexi Sananes, Dr. Heather Languille
Carleton University Women’s 3X3 Team – FISU 3×3 Basketball University World Cup Champions, FISU America Women’s 3X3 Basketball Champions: Tatyanna Burke, Dorcas Buisa, Noelle Kilbreath, Ingrid Matteau, Kyana‑Jade Poulin, Jacqueline Urban
ONL-X Junior Girls G-ELITE Basketball – G-Elite Ontario Junior Girls Champions: Jasmine Annable, Anne Arbour, Maria Arnkvarn, Johanna El-Nachar, Anne-Benedicte Koffi-Effi, Anya Koerner-Pe, Rose Johnston, Katherine Luchtenberg, Reese McBurney, Ava McKay, Kerrington Muldoon, Anna Sleep, Erica Thorne. Darrel Butler, Cord Cardinal, Melanie Sleep, Kirby McBurney
ONL-X Senior Girls G-ELITE Basketball – G-Elite Ontario Senior Girls Champions: Lydie Glory Boli, Alyssa Brierley, Neelah Cornell, Victoria Crozier, Naimah Eliacin, Lily Glover, Emily Harvey, Addison Kilfoil, Julia Nnalinya, Emmerson O’Donnell, Payton Pawsey, Esther Sosso, Camille Sylvester. Aaron Harvey Cord Cardinal Mike Kilfoil
uOttawa Gee-Gees Men’s Basketball – OUA Conference Champions, U SPORTS National Bronze Medallists: Steven Angenent, Thomas Armstrong, Ankit Choudhary, Enrique Garcia, Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta, Ryan Harris, Owen Kenney, Khalifa Koulamallah, Will McCauley, Josh Muoka, Andre Novicic, Justin Ndjock-Tadjore, Brock Newton, Matthew Smith, Dragan Stajic, Wil Zylyk. James Derouin, Michael Parsons, Clarence Porter, Hennessy Roppovalente, Arman Rezaeipour, Fofo Adetogun, Suleiman Sualim, Vincent Dufort, Kajeel Grant, Alex Louis
uOttawa Gee-Gees Women’s Basketball – OUA Conference Champions, U SPORTS National Bronze Medallists: Benie Bambila, Sophie-Anne Bouffard, Frankie Bowles, Victoria Brideau, Briar MacDonald, Allie McCarthy, Renée Paquette, Emily Payne, Alissa Provo, Monika Reid, Ivany Rheault-Langué, Bailey Russell, Natsuki Szczokin, Kyla Tambeau, Enora Touloute, Ava Wilson. Rose-Anne Joly, Sarah Besselink, Patrick Flynn, Claire Tremblay, Casey Turner
Ottawa Valley 5 Pin Bowlers’ Association – Senior Open Mixed Team – O5PBA Senior Open Provincial Champions: David St. Amand, Stephane Lapensée, Bernie Menard, Stephane Lapensée, Barb Delany, Danielle Chartrand, Carole Lemire. Paul Flaro
Kevin Tobin and Mustafa Hussein, Ottawa River Canoe Club – 2025 Canadian Canoe Sprint Champions, Men’s Kayak pair (K2) 200
Ottawa River Canoe Club PaddleAll – 2025 National Championship PaddleAll Burgee: Zachary Babin, Dylan Gravelle, Mustafa Hussein, Mohammed D’Amine, Sarah Madore, Melanie Manion, Ewan McMillan, Michael Meehan, Marc Racz, Athishan Ramashan, Kevin Tobin, Maxwell Wandel, Max Wismer, Henning Wismer
Capital United Cricket Club – OVCC Challenge and OVCC T20 Division Champions: Hamyoun Afzal, Ayoub Ahmadzai, Atiqullah Ahmadzai, Hameed Ahmadzai, Tariq Shah Ahmadzai, Mueid Alam, Fayaz Ali, Gourav Arora, Manveer Chopra, Waqas Ullah Khan, Fahim Khan, Shahid Khan, Nissar Khan, Azmat Khan, Ehsan Mangal, Abdallah Mohammad, Zubir Mohmmad, Jalaal Nabizaada, Delawar Nasery, Nabiullah Nawabi, Roullah Nawabi, Hewad Nawabi, Hamdullab Nayab, Anwar Omar, Haroon Safi, Anwer Saifi, Omar Sanaye, Noorual Amin Shakir, Abdul Shinwari, Haseem Usman, Zabi Zazai, Shah Zeb
Carleton Ravens Men’s Curling – OUA Conference Champions, National Silver Medalists: Owen Nicholls, Jordan McNamara, Jack Ragan, Jacob Clarke, Phillip Burgess, Spencer Scrivens. Tom Sinclair, Fred Parisien
Team Frlan (Huntley Curling Club) – Ontario U18 Curling Champions, Represented Ontario at Canadian U18 Nationals: Katrina Frlan, Erika Wainwright, Samantha Wall, Lauren Norman. Byron Scott
Team Inglis (Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club Curling Rink) – Ontario Women’s Curling Champions: Danielle Inglis, Kira Brunton, Calissa Daly, Cassandra de Groot
Team Wilson (Rideau Curling Club) – U21 OVCA Superspiel Champions, Represented Ontario at Canadian U18 Nationals: Charlotte Wilson, Amelia Benning, Abby Rushton, Sydney Anderson. Iain Wilson
Team Vivier (Navan Curling Club) – Ontario U20 Curling Champions, Represented Ontario at Canadian U20 Nationals: Dominique Vivier, Brooklyn Ideson, Scotia Maltman, Clara Dissanayake. Jim Wilson
Cumberland Panthers U14 ‘AAA’ Football Team – Ontario Summer U14 ‘AAA’ Football League Champions: Zachariah Alidu, Jaxon Andrews, Keli Asem, Marshall Atkinson, Johann Atonfo, Lex Balan, Amani Bainomugisha-Hesser, Samuel Beaulieu, Amari Berlin, Jovani Biem Se, Jace Birtch, Jacob Bourgon, Jeremiah Bwana, Brendan Champagne, Patrick Charles, Jaylan Clergé, Knox Alexander Constant, Jordan Dewar, Antoine Drouin, Novak Drouin, Angelo El Haibi, Noah Flipsen, Noah Forcier, Adam Fournier, James Fournier, Easton Frase, Blake Gaucher, Lucas Graham, Jakob Grosset, Jataveon Hall, Jackson Hamilton, Caleb Innocent, Averi Jean-Baptiste, Preston King, Isaac Landon, Rishi Mahadevan, Gabriel Mai, Joshua McCorkell, Samuel McEwen, Jessy Momo, Miguel Mondoux, Gavin Montinat, Darren Morgan, Junior Mvula, Jackson Murray, Joenny Ngondi, Nathan Ngondi, Precious Okoro, Alexander Paveling, Noah Rosarion, Gabriel Rose, Declan Rollo, Mustapha Sadiq, Cristiano Saghbini, Darwin Spence, Alexander Stevenson, Isaac Wells, Sam Weingardt, Jaxson Wilson, Kamden Wint. Coaching Staff: Ryan Gaucher, Mel Gaucher, Celine Drouin, Kayla McKinley, Jordyn Reid, Melika Gaucher, Josh Gravel, Josh Doyle Jr, Nelson Clerge, Darren Morgan, Mike Saghbini, John McEwen, Paul Deek, Freddy Rosarion, Josh Andrews, Aidan Ross, Ian Berlin, Jet Constant, Ntare Bainomugisha, Chris Bromfield, Jay Grosset, Oli Gingras, Alex Gingras, Jon Landon
Cumberland Panthers U16 Women’s Football Team – Ontario Women’s Football League U16 Champions: Nyesha Arthur, Gianna Bellini, Casey-Jae Henderson, Violet Haynes, Saleena Hill, Kianna Kiwan, Emma Laplante, Georgia Martella, Julia Mcguaig, Savanah McNeil, Emma Nellis, Alyssa Nolan, Leah Oulton, Sophie Parenteau, Alyssa Parthenais, Maelle Parthenais, Annabelle Pearson, Kataryna Raguza, Zoey Sorrell, Solange Springate, Reese Tremblay, Olivia Turpin. Coaching Staff: Eric Parthenais, Steven Turpin, Crystal Bonhomme, Caitlin Ivany, Jake Henderson, Griffin Brown, Helen Hill, Adriana Oulton, Michelle Tremblay, Lindsay Scharf, Camille Jolicoeur
Bel Air Lions U19 Women’s Football – Ontario Women’s Football League U19 B-Cup Champions: Fatena Aldaqqaq, Modebola Babatunde, Reanna Bayne, Daisia Benoit, Naomi Coleman, Taryn Coleman, Deborah Disu, Emma Eddy‑Saikaly, Kadence Emmerson, Alexus Guenette, Madison Lalonde, Jaida Machielsen, Antonique Murray, Emily Robillard, Isabella Scalise, Cailey Shillington, Shayla Shoy, Maya Vieux, Rachel Walls, Hannah Whitehorne. Coaches and Personnel: Ahmed Zammar, Ali Zammar, Jamie Russell, Ash Russell, Jean-Ann Reed-Flieler, Alain Villeneuve, Gabriel Zammar, Arlene Seletaria-Childs, Dan Pilon, Tiana Machielsen, Rania Zammar
Ottawa Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Senior Development Group – Elite Canada Rythmic Gymnastics 2025 Champions, 2025 Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics National Championship Silver Medallists: Kaili Cheng, Anna Chen, Stella Li, Claire Sun, Lucy Sun, Viky Lin. Xinhong (Sing) Jin
Pirouette Rhythmic Gymnastics Club – 2025 Gymnastics Ontario Provincial Level 5 Group Champions: Athletes: Lily Craswell-Leclair, Megan Jia, Sophie Liu, Honoria Chau, Cathy Qiu. Vendula Seary
Kanata Rangers U15B Girls Hockey – OWHA U15 B Ontario 2025 Provincial Champions: Emery Baird, Alexa Bizewski, Chloe Bordeleau, Kensi Brancato, Avery Couch, Nina Darras, Peton DeShaw, Danika Dimacuha, Megan Durocher, Teagan Ellis, Iyla Gillard, Arjenne Glover, Charlotte Hodgins, Hailey Jolicoeur, Tessa Ostapyk, Kendel Richards, Addison Robichaud, Kealey Stampel
Coaches and Personnel: Kris Hodgins, Randal Baird, Ryan Couch, John Ellis, John Ostapyk, Joycelyn Litke, Laurie Viau Gillard, Maggie Bryson, Kass Bizewski, Christian Bordeleau, Lauri Darras, Sean Richards
Nepean Wildcats U 13 A Girls Hockey – OWHA U13 A Ontario 2025 Provincial Champions: Lucy Black, Jade Bloye, Cali Brewer, Piper Craig, Jesse Côté, Reese Douglas, Sadie Dunn, Juliette Gagné, Riley Holwell, Violet Huhta, Myka Irwin, Olivia Kharyati, Grace MacGillivray, Lily Mao, Isla Pettit, Liberty Sargent, Taryn Taniguchi. Chris Douglas, Alison Sargent, Damien Bloye, Kevin Brewer, Chris Dunn, Melanie Gregory, Treena Greene-Côté, Renée MacGillivray
Nepean Wildcats U 13 AA Girls Hockey – OWHA U13 AA Ontario 2025 Provincial Champions: Emmy Bell, Kylie Bray, Maeve Chambers, Kennedy Haffey, Tessa Harper, Charlotte Hopper, Maren Ives, Lila Mercer, Adele O’Neil, Hailey Ross, Mekyla Ruddy, Vivienne Shulha, Emme Simmons, Teagan Sturtevant, Hannah Thomson, Paige VandyK, Ryleigh Young. Brendan Bell, Chad Chambers, Matthew Ross, Annie Johnson, Angela Ross
uOttawa Gee-Gees Men’s Hockey – U SPORTS National Champions: Andrew Belchamber, Alexis Bonefon, Tommy Bouchard, Kaden Bryant, Brad Chenier, Brendon Clavelle, Zach Dietz, Mathieu Desgagnés, Eliott Dutil, Cam Gauvreau, Zach Giroux, Max Grondin, Johnny Howie, Nicolas Kingsbury-Fournier, Franky Lapenna, David Lafrance, Jacob LeGuerrier, Vincent Labelle, Mitch Martin, Vincent Maisonneuve, Anson McMaster, Anthony Poulin, Charles-Antoine Roy, Marc-Antoine Séguin, Peter Stratis, Matt Strilets, Jean-Philippe Tourigny, Luka Verreault. Patrick Grandmaître, Justin Stevens, Ryan Hand, Luca Byrne, Matt Dopud, Sébastien Piché-Comtois, Peter Corrigan, Blake Hatt, Crissy McPhee
Gloucester Griffins U15-1 – Ontario Lacrosse Association U15 C Provincial Champions: Carter Daigle, Nate Descoteaux, Cameron Dougherty, Denver Craven, Cedric Gingras, Caleb Harfield, Xavier Hogg, Brody Hunter, Daimler Hughes, Joshua Lambert, Colton Lamoureux, Gavyn Lepage, Karter Marengère, Connor Martin, Avery May, James Morrison, Karsten Ritchie, Olivier Savage. Coaching Staff: Kyle Newman, Chris Lamoureux, Austin Lamoureux, Joshua Warren, Todd Morrison, Tim Harfield, Elizabeth Marengère, Angela Hatfield
Nepean Knights U17 Girls – Ontario Lacrosse Association U17B Box Champions 2025: Kaitlyn Byrnes, Isabella Clipston, Grace Cowie, Rebecca de Boer, Hayley Degelman, Madelyn Dumont-Norton, Zola Estabrooks, Annika Green, Oceane Houlahan, Lydia Malcolm, Riley McQuillan, Hera Minich, Adrianna Nielsen, Amrita Parmar, Georgia Plewis, Olivia Savard, Makaiyah Spalding, Kyleigh Payne. Coaches and Support: Hunter Gibbons, Julia Spitzig, Tristan Thompson, Brendon Houlahan, Christina McQuillan, Gen Nielsen, Kevin Clipston, Andrew Plewis, Sarah de Boer, Heath Degelman
Carleton Ravens Quad Ball – Quadball Canada National Champions: Andre Allard, Evander Bently, Darren Bell, Keith Bently, Simon D’Amato, Morgan Green, Naomi Hildebrand, Brenna Hynes, Gwen Naftel, Alex Naftel, Daniel Naftel, Emily Naftel, Miranda Naftel, Ugochukwu Nwadike, Osaze Osawe, Samay Patel, Trehan Rajanayagam, Zach Reiken, Johnny Saftich, Aya Tessier, Hailey Yhap
Gloucester Cumberland Ringette Association U19 A Team – Ringette Ontario U19 A Provincial Champions: Rachel Amo, Kayla Bergeron, Natasha D’Aoust, Meika Dearing, Annie-Claude Diotte, Lauryn Fraser, Sabrina Gangji, Julia Green, Olivia Green, Jade Lavietoire, Raina Leemhuis, Choe Muller, Amelia Nolan, Avery Waxman, Robyn Wright-Kearney, Magalie Yelle. Mike Dearing, Josee Sabourin, Kim Leehuis, Sarah Crema, Jessica Faria, Jay Waxman
Nepean Ravens U14 AA Ringette Team – Team Ontario 2 at Eastern Canadian Ringette Championships: Ruby Barton, Abbie Bonden, Isla Grimes, Alice Kelley, Rilynn Kelly‑Pounder, Callie Lim, Jane MacDonald, Lucy Marcogliese, Kathleen McIntyre, Jasmine McKinnon, McKenzie Miller, Mia Neville, Grace Redsell, Madelyn Sloan, Natalie Smith. Ashley Kelly, Maddie Seguin, James Marcogliese, Laura Kelley, Christine Glad
uOttawa Gee-Gees Ringette – Canadian University Challenge Cup National Champions, Ringette Ontario Provincial Champions (18+ University Division): Kiera Bell, Ariane Cousineau, Rhian Dentelbeck, Rachel Ferguson, Nika Gregorin, Emma Harvie, Lauren Krauss, Sierra Landry, Paige Lowe, Audrey MacKay‑Barr, Jenna Mason, Olivia McEnery, Sofia Morello, Sasha Power, Ava Robinson, Amy Savoie, Kristyna Sammon, Camdyn Wilson, Mariève Vandervoort. Chuck Dentelbeck, Rob Lowe
West Ottawa Wild U16 AA Ringette Team – Ringette Ontario U16 AA Provincial Champions: Olivia Binder, Amélie Carrière, Aurélie Lacourcière, Rachel Macdonald, Cassidy Marchment, McKenna Foley, Lia Ferguson, Lucy Fischer, Addison Fracker, Mya Grimm, Emily Jessiman, Zoey Lorimer, Mia Maahs, Jasmine Paquette, Charlotte Upshall. Barry Gorham, Lindsay Frechette, Blayne Ferguson, Janet Lorimer, Lisa Fischer, France Paquette, Sophie Vallee
Ashbury Colts Girls Giant Slalom Team – OFSAA Alpine Skiing Champions: Ella Beltran, Maeve Morrissy, Ally Noble, Uliana Pavlova, Johanna von Duisburg. Todd Lamont, Jenny Goodwin, Jon Landon, Andres Beltran
Ashbury Colts Boys Giant Slalom Team – OFSAA Alpine Skiing Champions: Thomas Cuhaci, Greg Howe, Niko Johnson, Thomas Meldrum, Laurier Sullivan. Todd Lamont, Jenny Goodwin, Jon Landon, Andres Beltran
Ashbury Colts Boys Slalom Team – OFSAA Alpine Skiing Champions: Thomas Cuhaci, Greg Howe, Niko Johnson, Thomas Meldrum, Laurier Sullivan. Todd Lamont, Jenny Goodwin, Jon Landon, Andres Beltran
Louis-Riel Rebelles Girls Giant Slalom Team – OFSAA Open Alpine Skiing Champions: Léa Brunet, Alexandra Houle, Danika McKinlay, Mia Lewis, Jordyn Rog. Patrick White, Ken Levesque
Louis-Riel Rebelles Girls Slalom Team – OFSAA Open Alpine Skiing Champions: Léa Brunet, Alexandra Houle, Danika McKinlay, Mia Lewis, Jordyn Rog. Patrick White, Ken Levesque
Carleton Ravens Women’s Nordic Ski – OUA Conference Champions, National Silver Medallists: Maya Abraham, Maddie Galik, Sophia Giangrande, Beth Marchant, Fiona McClure, Helen McCulligh, Bella Mouchet, Isabella Pighin. Kevin Shields, Hannah Shields, Cara Gordon, Erica Rogers
Glebe CI Gryphons Senior Combined Team – OFSSA Senior Combined Nordic Skiing Champions: Benjamin Batchelor, Maddie Beauregard, Oscar Bereznai, Lluc Bou, Waverley Lyons, Sophia Smale, Ian Taggart, Julia Van Wesenbeeck, Zachary Wells, Nora Whatley
Glebe CI Gryphons Senior Boys Relay Team – OFSSA Senior Boys Nordic Skiing Champions: Benjamin Batchelor, Oscar Bereznai, Lluc Bou, Ian Taggart, Zachary Wells
Glebe CI Gryphons Junior Girls Nordic Skiing Team – OFSSA Junior Girls Nordic Skiing Champions: Camille Cuylits, Fenna Irish, Ally Mueller, Fiona Quinn‑Crook, Leonie Ravard
Gloucester Celtic Men’s Soccer Team – Ontario Cup Men’s Provincial Champions, Canadian National Challenge Trophy Silver Medallists: Kelvin Asabre, Olivier Babineau, Cameron Butterfield, Justin Earle, Anton Favre, Willem Grant, Javane Henry, Moses Kafeero, Joey Kewin, Christopher Malekos, Adam Malakos, Marco Natoli, Luca Piccioli, Anton Petrov, Diego Politis, Milosh Stojanovic, Robert Murphy, Devyn Viegas. Matt Williams
Ottawa South United Force U14 Boys OPDL Soccer Team – ODPL U14 Provincial Champions: Abdou Bouzidi, Andres MunoCyrus He, Emilio Bonilla, Ethan Greig, Fraser Redpath, Jackson Charles, JaideCon Asabre, Kenta Williams, Lawrence Chen, Luka Svilar, Rafiq Eldadah, Reece Williams, Ronan Halloran, Ryan Aziaba, Tiago Isidoro, Troy Nonkoh, Yusuf Ahmed. Mohandi Mulay, Chiheb Bouzidi, David Williams, Dalila Boukhaloua
Ottawa South United Force U16 Boys OPDL Soccer Team – ODPL U16 Provincial Champions: Diego Battisti, Foster Nancarrow, Jadon Yu, Eliot Chan, Justin Walker, Olivier Hamidou, Andre Guo, Josiah Oppong, David Amot, Isaia Rajakoba, Karim Sadek, Ali Nazari, Gabriel Elayouti, Kingston Bailey, Caleb Larocque, Elias Martinell. Guillermo Nebra, Hanan Ghadban
Ottawa TFC U15 Boys OPDL Soccer Team – ODPL U15 Provincial Champions: Zakaria Bah, Sebastian Boissonneault, Eric Frederico, Isaac Gallard, Alex Guirguis, Rhys Hunt, Sebastian Huerta‑Flores, Lionel Limbeea, Patrick McCauley, Antoine Koh, Josh‑Yvan Nzokou, Nolann Ntumba, Teo Perras, Edward Rizk, Theo Stevenson. Brogan Engbers, Kousha Aminian
Ottawa TFC U15 Girls OPDL Soccer Team – ODPL U15 Provincial Champions: Brooke Parsons, Matilda Edwards, Alexandra Lake, Sara Benoit, Stella Vickers, Brianna Smith, Kendall Kealey, Sophia Tsang, Lilian Gauthier, Mia Lentini, Kalina Ghie, Samantha Brister-Burgoyne, Clara Nichol, Alyssa Ferraro. Jordan Lundin, Caleb Mallette, Chris Ferraro, Kristine Pitts, Pavel Cancura
Ottawa Still – Canadian Ultimate Masters Men’s Division Champions: Mihajlo Antonijevic, Dan Benvenuti, Thomas Black, Matthew Berg, Alessandro Colantonio, Andy Corey, Pierre‑Luc Couturier, Micheal Davidson, Ken Dunbar, Greg Ellis, Leon Forest‑Nault, Brent Gerhart, Jon Hallett, Matt Hogel, Erik Hunter, Amos Lee, Aaron Loach, Karl Loiseau, Paul Mensah, Dwayne Neil, Remi Ojo, Julien Poitras Plante, TJ Reeds, Bryce Ring, Scott Westwell
StellO – Canadian Ultimate Master’s Women’s Division Champions: Cassie Berquist, Nicolette Bertsch, Jessie Brown, Justine Dagenais, Melissa Dunbar, Kristie Ellis, Vivianne Fortin, Samantha Green, Steph Graves, Carrie Hartley, Liza Hogel, Marie‑Christine Jacques, Brianna Kubinec, Karine Lukenda, Jacqueline Man, Carly Munce, Rachel Ng, Lauren Polowyk, Adria Quigley, Naomi Redmond, Julie Vachon, Allison Verney, Alisha Zhao
Maverick Outlaws 14U Girls Volleyball – Ontario Champions, Gold Medal at Volleyball Canada Youth National Championships, 14U Eastern (Tier 2): Maelle Beaulieu, Stefanie Chyzyk, Maelle Comeau, Clare Fitzgerald, Mia Ivanov, Jade King, Charlie Lecompte, Olivia Lecuyer, Mikayla Maslen, Vivian Mae Osborne, Lorel Vellenga, Victoria Vezina
Mavericks Marshalls 17U Boys Volleyball – USA Champions, Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships: Timothé Boeck, Griffin Brown, Ridha Faisal, Eli Griffith, Roman Lem, Nicholas LeCavalier, Eric Lapner, Charlie Lecompte, Olivia Lecuyer, Kai Nguyen, Shairjan Qazi, Alexi Raymond Tsai, Ethan Roy, Seifeldin Shaheen, Liam Sengthavy, Rémy Wilson. Evan Lockwood, Jarrod McNaughton, Karine Aubry
Ottawa Fusion Purple 14U Boys Volleyball: – Gold Medal at Volleyball Canada Youth National Championships, 14U Eastern (Tier 2)
Capital Wave 16U Girls Waterpolo – Eastern Canadian Champions: Lilli Atkinson, Aline Borowiec, Gillian Corkum, Simona D’Angelo, Benedikte von Finckenstein, Siena Ginsberg, Adelle Hircock, Fiona Jowsey, Paige Jones, Naomi Jones, Chiara McDonald, Skawennahawi Miller‑Morgan, Felicity Savoury, Yasmine Sowka. Valeria Rojas, Lily Csepregi, Rodrigo Rojas
Ottawa Titans Water Polo U14 Girls Team – Ontario Water Polo U14 Girls Champions: Livia Auger‑Plourde, Charlotte Bushell, Marcia Fernandez Gomez, Milly Groulx, Juliette Horst, Dasha Khramtsova, Ailey Lefebvre, Norah Lewis, MK Macrae, Sophie Tremble, Ayla Ozbay, Lexie Rockburn, Tessa Scott, Evelyn Winterton. Elizabeth Aldrich, Rachelle Aldrich
Ottawa Titans Water Polo Senior Men’s Water Walkers Team: 2025 Ontario Provincial Champions: Colin Colterjohn, Matija Dabic, Andrei Djukic, Robert Djukic, Boris Frlic, Aleksa Gardijan, Andrej Gavric, Ogi Gutovic, Hamed Malek Khanbanan, Aner Klino, Quinn Koster, David Lapins, Adam Mekni, Aria Soleimanipak, Jackson Taylor, Felix Trofinenco, Leandro Velazquez. Andras Szeri, Chris Klymowsky, Owen Kennedy