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Churchill’s athletic award winners

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Megan Barker (10) was named Sir Winston Churchill’s senior female athlete of the year.

Megan Barker and Brady Pupek were named Sir Winston Churchill’s senior female and male athletes of the year.

Recognized as junior male and female athletes of the year were Cadyn Wilson and Kaleigh Digirolamo.

Winning academic/athletics awards were: Shannen Short, Grade 9 girls; Lulu Li, Grade 10 girls; Yemi Oladipo. Grade 11 girls; Megan Barker, Izzy Goveia, Leah Tang and Kennedy Millin, Grade 12 girls; Cameron Robillard, Grade 10 boys; Quinn Johnston, Grade 11 boys; and, Luca Namestnik and Aleandro Ruiz, Grade 12 boys.

Following are the rest of Churchill’s athletic award winners:

Football: Ryan Cormier, Quinn Johnston, Justin Savoie and Cam Newbolt; Brady Pupek and Janal Williams, Paul Salfi Award; Josh Morley, Mike Fair Award.

Junior girls basketball: Keira Pink.

Senior girls basketball: Megan Barker.

Junior boys volleyball: Landon Hewitt.

Senior boys volleyball: Alex Ruiz.

Cross country: Rachel Vallier, novice girls; Bella Derksen, junior girls; Maryam Taj, senior girls; Samuel Dellalian, novice boys; Owen Masterson, junior boys; Marco DiFelice, senior boys.

Golf: Morgan Daley and Casey Kenney.

Tennis: Leah Tang.

Junior girls volleyball: Tesia Wilson.

Senior girls volleyball: Kennedy Millin.

Junior boys basketball: Matteo Scaglione.

Senior boys basketball: Luca Namestik.

Boys hockey: Adam Weber.

Girls hockey: Lauryn Bussari.

Squash: Maryam Nafea.

Badminton: Megan Barker and Jeff Dommasch.

Boys soccer: David Figuero.

Junior boys soccer: Brayden Walker.

Girls soccer: Gabby Digi.

Baseball: Andrew D’Angelo.

Slo-pitch: Ashley Smith-Koopmans.

Lacrosse: Colin Walters.

Ultimate: Adam Weber, Alex Ruiz and Luca Namestnik.

Track and field: Janal Williams, senior; Lincoln Ralph, junior.

Rowing: Arden White, Tristan Marion, Ambar Foster and Kura Cooper.

Peter Perron and Brady Pupek.
Andre Huyzers and Cadyn Wilson.
Lester Glantz and Kaleigh Digirolamo.
Brent Mergl and Megan Barker.
Senior male athlete of the year Brady Pupek

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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