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Since 1978, the Richmond Hill Sports Awards have recognized the achievements of local athletes, officials, teams and coaches who have shown athletic excellence in Richmond Hill or contributed to the development of sport in Richmond Hill.

Champion Athletes and Teams have placed first in a provincial, national or international championship, or placed first in the highest level of competition that their sport allows, according to their sports' governing body.  All champions must live in Richmond Hill or represent Richmond Hill when competing in their sport. The 2023 Sports Awards celebrates the success of champions from 2022.

Champion Coaches must have several years of coaching experience, be a Richmond Hill resident or train Richmond Hill athletes or teams.  They must demonstrate commitment to coaching education and contribute to their sport beyond coaching. 

The Richmond Hill Sports Awards are hosted by the Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame Committee.

Nominate a Sport Champion or Champion Coach today!

The call for nominations is now open. 

Submit your nomination now via the Sport Champion Athlete, Team or Official Award, or Sport Champion Coach Award online form.

Download your copy of the Sport Champion Athlete, Team or Official Award Nomination Guidelines and Form, or the Sport Champion Coach Award Nomination Guidelines and Form.

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, January 27, 2023 at 4 p.m.

The 2022 Sports Awards Ceremony will take place in Spring 2023

Sport Champion Athlete, Official or Team Nomination Criteria
 

The Athlete or Team, from January 1 to December 31, 2022 must have

  • Placed first in a provincial championship; or
  • Placed first in a national or international championship; or
  • Placed first in the highest level of competition that their sport allows, according to their sport governing body.

The Athlete, Official or Team must

  • Be a resident(s) of Richmond Hill, or
  • Represent Richmond Hill when competing in their sport

The Official, from January 1 to December 31, 2022, must have been selected to officiate at a provincial, national or international championship competition.

The Athlete, Official or Team can only win a Sport Champion Award once every three years.

Teams must include a team roster, including name, address, telephone and email.
 Criteria for Champion Coach Nomination:
 

The coach must:

  • Have a minimum of ten years coaching experience
  • Be a resident of Richmond Hill, or be affiliated with a Richmond Hill sport organization or train athletes and / or teams that represent Richmond Hill in their sport
  • Show commitment to coaching education in Richmond Hill or at the provincial or national level by being a course instructor, developing materials, being on a coaching committee or other professional development activities.
Add to their sport beyond coaching such as educating or mentoring other coaches, helping disadvantaged groups or starting new training or competition methods
Nomination Process

Nominators must submit:

  1. Nomination Form
  2. A brief biography of the athlete, official or team’s sport history and background information on the specific competition won in 2022.  Champion Coach nominations should include a brief biography of the coaches sport history and background information on their accomplishments as a coach. (no longer than 250 words).
  3. For team nomination, attach a document containing the team roster including name, address, phone and emails of all the team members.
  4. Two letters of reference for each nomination
  5. High resolution digital headshot of the nominee or team photo
Please attach copies of articles, photographs, awards, testimonials, etc., concerning the nominee that will support their accomplishments and contributions

Nominees cannot self-nominate.

Nomination forms must be complete.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

Submit your completed nomination now via the Sports Champion Athlete, Official or Team nomination form, or the Champion Coach nomination form.

OR

Nominations can be mailed or delivered to:

Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame, Sport Awards

Elgin Barrow Arena

43 Church Street South

Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1W1

If you have questions, please contact:

Robin Taylor-Smith, Sports Hall of Fame

905-884-1368, ext. 7572

Sportshall@richmondhill.ca

Selection Process

All Nominations will be reviewed and evaluated by the RHSHF Sport Award review Committee comprised of Sports Hall of Fame Committee members and staff.   Final approval is required by the RHSHF Committee.  Nominators and nominees will be notified of the decision of the RHSHF Committee.

 

Congratulations to the 2020 Sport Awards Recipients! 

2020 Sport Champions

Individual Athletes

Nathan Lor - Taekwondo
Melissa Pagnotta - Taekwondo
Anna Li - Taekwondo
Aidan Chan - Taekwondo
Sofy Puebla - Baton Twirling

Teams

RH 2005 OPDL Boys Soccer Team
Hayden Alcaide
Sinan Bhimani
David Carano
Matthew Carano
Adriano Colangelo
Raphael Gomes
Kristoffer Hellqvist
Andreas Kambakos
GianFranco Leone
Jacob Panzeca
Soon-Won Brandon Park
Matteo Pellicano
Alexander Rogozovski
Matthew Smith
Vincenzo Valela

PHOENIX 15U REP TEAM BOYS BASEBALL
Alex Johnson
Colm MacEachern
Adrian D’Arpino
Jaden Delic.
Nate Titus
Ross McMullen
Ryan Hollander
Sajjan Randhawa
Sohum Parikh
Junhee Lee
Cayden Kwan
Jake DeAbreu

BATON TWIRLING
Camilla Flach
Julie Miller
Ellery Keller
Caitlyn Beers
Taylor Porter

Coaches

Edward Fong - Taekwondo
Megan Ward - Baton Twirling
Brian Penrose - Hockey
Chris MacEachern - Baseball

2019 Sport Champions

The accomplishments of these athletes, teams and coaches were celebrated at the Annual Sports Awards Ceremony on Thursday May 2, 2019 

Coach: Andrei Berezintsev, Figure Skating

Officials: Christina Campagna, Taylor Cooke, Vanessa Ley, Francesca Pedulla, Dan Ransom, Josh Silverman, Mario Simone

Badminton: Jacqueline Cheung

Baseball: Richmond Hill U14 Rebels: Isabel Arciniega, Julie Bland, Melissa Booth, Erica Durocher, Abigail Ephraim, Emily Frankovic, Vanessa Hook, Sarah Hunter , Madeline Pappas, Angelina Perry, Ava Pullara, Rosanne Zhu

Figure Skating: Alec Guinzbourg, Matthew Markell, Nam Nguyen

Golf: Kavith Ranchagoda

Hockey: Paul Vyrostko

Lifesaving: Michelle Amar, Bernardo Cardona, Kai Dingman, Liz Neely, Leah Nixon, Charlene Pugh,

Ringette: Richmond Hill Ringette U12 Provincial Ianni Team,  Naomi Dawe, Sabah Esmail, Alexa Hamilton, Isabel Ianni, Brynna King, Agnes Laliberte, Caitlyn Ling, Vanessa Liu, Aaliyah Natsheh, Zoey Sconci, Lila  Vittoria, Hannah Weaver, Cassandra Young

Running: Alex Keeting

Soccer: Richmond Hill Raiders U17 Girls,  Petra Fisher, Tierra Garniss, Sofia Girling, Arden Larose, Chanel Livingston, Dominique Marcelli, Sophia Messina, Emily Mijares, Isabelle Pavlich, Sofia Pertili, Makayla Picheca, Victoria Picheca, Aleysha Richards, Danielle Slamen, Jillian Therrien, Dylan Varty-Wright, Cherilyn Yeboah

Speed Skating: Daniel Bradley

Synchronized Swimming: Alyssa You

Taekwondo: Brian Lam, Eric Lam


View photos from the event.

2018 Sport Champions

The accomplishments of these athletes, teams and coaches were celebrated at the Annual Sports Awards Ceremony on Thursday April 26th, 2018. 

Figure Skaters: Jack Dushenski, Iliya Kovler, Amelia Orzel, Maya Gorodnitsky

Kayakers: Brooklyn Wodehouse, Kadan Johnson, Angelina Davidson, Katy Stewart, Sarah Nagy, Lauren Cinq-Mars, Emma Zoldy, Grace Tsaousidis, Maria Ivanov

Baton: Camilla Flach, Sapphire Flach, Jenna Caswell, Kerri Cooper, Mikayla DePiero, Brittaney Francis, Becca Liski, Beth Porter, Stefany Puebla Dominquez, Alessia Spano, Megan Ward, Sydney Ward

Lifesaving: Dennis Cook

Coaches: Inga Zusev (Figure Skating), Steve Merker (Masters Swimming), Diana Porter (Baton), Satyne Ward (Baton)

View photos from the event.

2017 Sport Champions
 

Emma Cullen (Figure Skating)

Zoe Pekos (Cross Country Skiing)

Oskar Morawski (Sprint Kayaking)

Aurora Cotop (Figure Skating)

Brian Yang (Badminton)

Elaine Giantsopoulos (Golf)

Victoria Chan (Swimming)

St. Theresa of Lisieux High School Lions (Swimming)

                                         

2016 Sport Champions
 

David Stewart (Sprint Kayaking)

Denis Shapovalov (Tennis)

Cara Pekos (Cross Country Skiing)

Alec Guinzbourg (Figure Skating)

Mark Gorodnitsky (Figure Skating)

Conrad Orzel (Figure Skating)

2014-2015 Richmond Hill Stars Peewee AA (Hockey)

Richmond Hill Raiders 2001 OPDL Boys (Soccer)

Tessa Shapovalova (Tennis Coach)

Kaelyn Thom (Soccer Coach)

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