ROPSSAA Year in Review Part 1: Athletes of the Year

Congratulations to the many athletes of the year at the ROPSSAA schools. Below is a copy of the list of athletes as printed in the Toronto Star earlier in the month. You can view the original article here.

First some numbers:

- 6 schools had co-male athletes of the year and 4 schools had co-female athletes of the year

- There were 4 repeat male winners and 5 repeat female winners

- The most sports played by an athlete of the year was 5, accomplished by both Kevin Caister (Mount Carmel) and Jaimie Slana (Loyola).

- Both Robert Hall and d'Youville did not award male athletes of the year this season; does anyone know why? If so, please e-mail ropssaa@gmail.com.

Below is a list of the sports the athletes of year played. For the boys, the big three (basketball, football, and volleyball) were at the top while volleyball was the most common for the girls.

Most popular sports for male athletes of the year
Listed in order of number of athletes

21: Basketball, Football, Volleyball
12: Soccer
11: Track & Field
10: Rugby
9: Baseball, Hockey
8: Badminton
5: Golf
4: Cross-County, Lacrosse
3: Skiing
2: Softball, Tennis How? Is there an informal competition for boys?
1: Cricket, Curling, Swimming, Table Tennis
0: Archery

Most popular sports for female athletes of the year
Listed in order of number of athletes

41: Volleyball
23: Basketball
22: Soccer
15: Flag Football
12: Track & Field
10: Badminton
9: Rugby
8: Hockey
7: Field Hockey, Softball
6: Lacrosse
5: Tennis
3: Cross-Country
2: Swimming
1: Curling, Skiing, Wrestling
0: Archery, Cricket, Golf, Table Tennis

Here is the list of athletes of the year:

PEEL REGION BOYS

Applewood Heights (Mississauga) — Jason Chuck (football, rugby)

Ascension of Our Lord (Mississauga) — Freddie Appiah-Appiah (basketball, track and field)

Bramalea — Michael Sheppard (football, soccer, rugby)

Brampton Centennial — Sean Allen (golf, volleyball, hockey, lacrosse) and Scott Christian (tennis, volleyball, wrestling, rugby)

Cardinal Leger (Brampton) — Kyle Benoit (baseball) and Nathaniel Smith (baseball)

Cawthra Park (Mississauga) — Wes O'Neill (baseball, basketball, volleyball)

Central Peel (Brampton) — Kevin Smith (baseball, golf, lacrosse, hockey)

Chinguacousy (Brampton) — Jafari Francis (cross-country running, track and field)

Clarkson (Mississauga) — Kevin Coach and Andrew Foster (sports not provided by school)

Erindale (Mississauga) — * Nick Walters (football, basketball, rugby)

Father Goetz (Mississauga) — Ulysses Mendoza (volleyball, basketball, track and field)

Fletcher's Meadow (Mississauga) — Chris Gayle (volleyball, basketball)

Glenforest (Mississauga) — * Sean Lemon (basketball, track and field, volleyball, baseball)

Gordon Graydon (Mississauga) — Andrew Zhuang (badminton, volleyball)

Harold Brathwaite (Mississauga) — Kevin Sy (volleyball, rugby)

Heart Lake (Brampton) — Ian Gibson (cross-country running, hockey, lacrosse, rugby)

Humberview (Bolton) — Zarik Furmanov (wrestling)

Iona (Mississauga) — Richard Whyte (football, basketball, track and field)

John Cabot (Mississauga) — Marco Mazzotta (soccer, cross country running)

John Fraser (Mississauga) — Chris Walker (volleyball, basketball, soccer)

Lincoln Alexander (Mississauga) — * Anirudh Singh (soccer, volleyball, skiing, badminton)

Lorne Park (Mississauga) — Ian Campbell (football, baseball, alpine skiing)

Loyola (Mississauga) — Evan James (football, soccer)

Mayfield (Caledon) — Kristoph Klein-Panneton (football, Nordic skiing, rugby)

Meadowvale (Mississauga) — Cody Allard (football, curling, lacrosse)

Mississauga — Jeff Chou (badminton, volleyball, basketball)

North Park (Brampton) — Michael Groux (football)

North Peel (Brampton) — Julio Orantes (volleyball, softball, badminton, soccer)

Notre Dame (Brampton) — Jabar Westerman (football, basketball)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Mississauga) — Kevin Caister (hockey, golf, volleyball, baseball, badminton) and Wil Wright (swimming)

Philip Pocock (Mississauga) — Mike Chondronikolas (football, track and field, soccer, basketball) and Tom Chondronikolas (football, track and field, soccer, basketball)

Port Credit — Jason Borowski (football, wrestling, baseball)

Rick Hansen (Mississauga) — Benham Amirghassemi (table tennis, volleyball, soccer)

Robert Hall (Caledon) — No one chosen this year

St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Mississauga) — Graham Baillargeon (golf, hockey)

St. Augustine (Brampton) — Travis Frances (volleyball, basketball, track and field)

St. Edmund Campion (Brampton) — Delon Solomon (football, soccer)

St. Francis Xavier (Mississauga) — * Cory Fernandes (rugby, football, basketball)

St. Joan of Arc (Mississauga) — Junior Ellis (football, basketball, soccer, track and field)

St. Joseph (Mississauga) — Harry Ngo (badminton, football)

St. Marcellinus (Mississauga) — Roman Mironovic (soccer, football, hockey)

St. Marguerite d'Youville (Brampton) — No one chosen this year.

St. Martin (Mississauga) — Ekpedeme Moren (football, basketball)

St. Paul (Mississauga) — Justin Lipiec (volleyball, basketball) and Niko Rukavina (hockey, volleyball)

St. Thomas Aquinas (Brampton) — Mitchell Merante (hockey, golf, baseball)

Streetsville (Mississauga) — Paul Cameron (volleyball, rugby) and Caleb Green (volleyball, rugby, hockey)

The Woodlands (Mississauga) — Brandon McKenzie (basketball, football, track and field, cross-country running)

T. L. Kennedy (Mississauga) — Talha Hadi (tennis, cricket, badminton)

Turner/Fenton (Brampton) — Courtney Stephen (football, basketball, track and field)

West Credit (Mississauga) — Lirim Baraku (basketball, volleyball, badminton, softball)

Westside (Orangeville) — Brett Barwick (volleyball, basketball)

PEEL REGION GIRLS

Applewood Heights (Mississauga) — Radha Jain (field hockey, tennis, volleyball, rugby)

Ascension of Our Lord (Mississauga) — Chantelle Selkridge (basketball, track and field)

Bramalea — Alanah Kelly (field hockey, volleyball, soccer)

Brampton Centennial — Lisa May (volleyball, flag football, soccer)

Cardinal Leger (Brampton) — Vanessa Brathwaite (basketball, track and field)

Cawthra Park (Mississauga) — Krissy Carlton (badminton, basketball, volleyball)

Central Peel (Brampton) — Candace Ingleson (volleyball, soccer, softball, flag football)

Chinguacousy (Brampton) — Chantel Tate (rugby, basketball, volleyball)

Clarkson (Mississauga) — Nav Deol (sports not provided by school)

Erindale (Mississauga) — Tina Amir-Ghasemi (swimming, rugby, basketball, hockey)

Father Goetz (Mississauga) — Ryann Fletcher (basketball, volleyball)

Fletcher's Meadow (Mississauga) — Jenee Nairne (basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball)

Glenforest (Mississauga) — Jenny Walker (softball, field hockey, volleyball)

Gordon Graydon (Mississauga) — Alina Maslenkova (tennis, volleyball, badminton)

Harold Brathwaite (Mississauga) — Jamila Zubair (volleyball, track and field, flag football)

Heart Lake (Brampton) — Tanesha Mutch (lacrosse, volleyball, flag football, badminton)

Holy Name of Mary (Mississauga) — Melissa D'Ambrosio (lacrosse, volleyball) and Andrea Joyce (hockey, lacrosse)

Humberview (Bolton) — Sandra Hamilton (field hockey, volleyball, track and field)

Iona (Mississauga) — Cristina Senese (soccer, hockey) and Megan Stoncius (basketball, volleyball, flag football)

John Cabot (Mississauga) — Melanie Oliveira (volleyball, flag football, softball)

John Fraser (Mississauga) — Alyssa Acorn (swimming, flag football, track and field)

Lincoln Alexander (Mississauga) — * Courtney Birchard (basketball, badminton, soccer, volleyball)

Lorne Park (Mississauga) — Jackie Byers (field hockey, lacrosse, alpine skiing, badminton)

Loyola (Mississauga) — * Jaimie Slana (curling, badminton, basketball, volleyball, softball)

Mayfield (Caledon) — Jane Kirby (rugby, flag football)

Meadowvale (Mississauga) — Anna Yazdan (wrestling, rugby, flag football)

Mississauga — Rebecca Dyer (soccer, flag football, volleyball)

North Park (Brampton) — Kelsey May Thompson (badminton, volleyball, flag football, soccer)

North Peel (Brampton) — Hannah Asare (basketball, volleyball, badminton)

Notre Dame (Brampton) — Felicia Turone (soccer, cross country running, volleyball)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Mississauga) — Erin Flynn (volleyball, flag football, soccer)

Philip Pocock (Mississauga) — Lisa Shaheen (volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, rugby)

Port Credit — Erica Sertic (field hockey, soccer, ice hockey, volleyball)

Rick Hansen (Mississauga) — Lisa Nguyen (basketball, volleyball)

Robert F. Hall (Caledon) — Ashton Hogan (field hockey, ice hockey, rugby)

St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Mississauga) — Keesha Danso-Dapaah (track and field, flag football, cross-country running)

St. Augustine (Brampton) — Alicia Smith (track and field, basketball, volleyball, soccer)

St. Edmund Campion (Brampton) — * Lindsay Furtado (cross-country running, track and field)

St. Francis Xavier (Mississauga) — Cassie Quayson (basketball, volleyball, soccer)

St. Joan of Arc (Mississauga) — Brittany Gregory (basketball, track and field)

St. Joseph (Mississauga) — Katie Hunter (soccer, flag football, volleyball)

St. Marcellinus (Mississauga) — * Stephanie Folino (basketball, volleyball, track and field)

St. Marguerite d'Youville (Brampton) — Christie Ryan (ice hockey, volleyball, softball)

St. Martin (Mississauga) — Brittany Maciel (basketball, volleyball, badminton, soccer)

St. Paul (Mississauga) — Jenna LaPlante (basketball, volleyball, soccer) and Stephanie Porteous (basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and field)

St. Thomas Aquinas (Brampton) — * Holly Nonis (basketball, volleyball, ice hockey, soccer) and Laura Nyholt (volleyball, soccer)

Streetsville (Mississauga) — Katelin Nicholls (tennis, track and field, volleyball, badminton) and Carolyn Quigley (volleyball, tennis, rugby)

The Woodlands (Mississauga) — Kristen Drury (basketball, lacrosse)

T. L. Kennedy (Mississauga) — Sadaf Chaudhry (volleyball, soccer)

Turner/Fenton (Brampton) — Ashley Boland (rugby, hockey, flag football)

West Credit (Mississauga) — * Stacey Burt (volleyball, basketball, badminton, softball)

Westside (Orangeville) — Natalie Baumlisberger (tennis, volleyball, soccer)

Once again, congratulations to all winners. Part 2 of ROPSSAA year in Review will cover the Fall sports.