More than 30,000 students, in over 350 high schools across the province, took part in senior level sports in 2019-20.
That was part of the post-mortem from the 72nd annual S-H-S-A-A annual meeting last Thursday. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial individual and team champions were declared in just seven of 10 sports under the direction of the S-H-S-A-A. Basketball and badminton managed to start their seasons, but couldn’t finish, while track and field never got out of the starting blocks due to the novel coronavirus. The Association also handed out service awards to 14 individuals and two merit awards to those for their work with student-athletes during the year as well while honouring retiring executive members and electing new members to the Executive Council. Following is the news release from the S-H-S-A-A…..
June 29, 2020
ATTENTION: SASKATCHEWAN MEDIA
RE: SHSAA Annual General Meeting Results
PRESS RELEASE
The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association held their 72nd ANNUAL MEETING online, June 25, 2020.
The Association wrapped up the activities for the 2019 – 2020 school year at the meeting and recognized individuals for their dedication to the student-athletes of our province. The SHSAA also honored retiring Executive members and elected new members to the Executive Council.
During the past year, over 30 000 students participated in interschool activities at the senior high school level despite basketball and badminton only having partial seasons and track & field not having a season due to COVID-19 restrictions. The SHSAA recognized individual and team provincial champions in 7 of the 10 activities offered to the student-athletes of the 350+ high schools across the province that comprises the SHSAA.
The following individuals were honored with SERVICE AWARDS:
JENNIFER FOLEY, Shaunavon AL WANDLER, Assiniboia ROB KOZINSKI, Meadow Lake GRANT ELKE, Central Valley DON MCEWEN, Lemberg JILL KONKIN, Saskatoon PAT OROBKO, Unity
PHIL GUEBERT, Outlook LYLE MORLEY, Regina SHELLEY SARGENT, Carlyle REG LEIDL, Esterhazy JERRY HEFFERNAN, Melfort MARK WILLIMENT, La Ronge CURTIS STRUEBY, Lake Lenore
The SHSAA MERIT AWARD, the highest honor the Association bestows on any of its members, was presented to the following individuals: MYLES LOEFFLER, Martensville BARRY CROSHAW, Watrous
Retiring members of the Provincial Executive include: VAL GORDON, Past President – Eastend KELLY ADAMS, Regina Representative – Campbell
Newly elected, acclaimed, or appointed to the Provincial Executive Council for a two-year term was: SANDRA SURKAN, Regina Representative – Balfour
