Civic election

Who will run the city? Latest news and views about the civic election

View all features

Bomber Report

Get the latest news and features on the Big Blue as they battle in the CFL

View all features

News Alerts

Sign up for our Breaking News Alerts so you know the latest

View all features

Miss Lonelyhearts

Life advice from Maureen Scurfield

View all features

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION

Arnott, Franklin just 2 of our excellent coaches

CANADIAN Curling Hall of Fame member Janet Arnott, who helped guide Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones and her team to a world women's curling championship in 2008, was among several coaches honoured Saturday with Coaching Manitoba Excellence Awards.

Arnott, a member of world champion Connie Laliberte's 1984 championship team -- and also Laliberte's sister -- has won the Peter Williamson Memorial high performance award for her work with the Jones foursome, who repeated as Canadian champs this year.

"Recognizing coaches is an essential part of what we do," said Greg Guenther, director of coaching for Sport Manitoba. "It's very important to formally recognize the dedication, hard work and commitment our coaches are making to the community."

Other award winners include:

"ö Tony Franklin, Deloraine (Vince Leah Memorial grassroots award) -- Franklin is a certified level 1 hockey coach who has coached the CIS Brandon University Bobcats and in the female Under-18 program of excellence, and is also a member of Hockey Manitoba's national coach mentorship program as well as director of high school hockey for Hockey Manitoba.

"ö Pedro Daza (Dr. Jack Hunt Memorial developmental award) -- Daza is a Level 3 coach whose focus has been on preparing the Team Manitoba boys soccer team for the 2009 Canada Summer Games.

"ö Daryl Ford (Peter Dick school systems award) -- Ford is a certified coach in hockey, basketball and volleyball and has 32 years of experience coaching primarily in Glenboro and Brandon.

Kristy Fewchuk of Winnipeg and Jim Partaker of St. Claude won Manitoba Aboriginal Coaching Awards.

Other coaches with more than 25 years experience or with international experience were also honoured.

The coach of the year award will be handed out May 21 at Sport Manitoba's 2009 Sport for Life Gala.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 27, 2009 C2

0 Commentscomment icon

You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.

The comment period for this story has ended.

Follow

  1. Breaking News Alerts

    Sign up for our new Breaking News Alerts

  2. Editor's Bulletin

    Sign up for daily bulletins

  3. Winnipeg road closures

    Check if your commute is affected

  4. Blogs to Watch

    We pick our favourite local blogs for you to follow

  5. Breaking News Widget

    Create and embed a Winnipeg Free Press breaking news widget on your site or blog

  6. Twitter

    Follow our reporters and news feeds on Twitter

letters

Make text: Larger | Smaller

Poll

Do you think the Bombers can beat the Riders in Sunday's Labour Day Classic?

View Results

Events

September 2, 2010

View all Events

Jetty Road with special guests, Keith and Renee

Australia’s country music “Group of the Year” is confirmed to play at the Pyramid Cabaret (176 Fort Street) on September 1 and 2, 2010. Manitoba fans will remember Jetty Road’s foot-stomping main stage appearance at Dauphin’s ...

[ View Full Event information ]