Our 64th Bell Warriors Team Banquets were held this past weekend and as always, both events were a huge celebration of youth sports; of our youths’ hard work; of our youths’ dedication & commitment; of their responsibility & respect; of their selflessness & sportsmanship; and of the willingness to challenge themselves for personal growth and the betterment of their team and our club! Now that’s worth celebrating!
Saturday, January 18th, was our Pee Wee and Bantam Teams Banquet. Every player received a full-colour program detailing their season and a Memory Mate keepsake with team and player pictures taken by our official team photographer Wanda Keenan of Keenan Sports Photography program. Coach presentations were given for each player and our Major Award winners were presented with their Annual Trophy and Keepsake Trophy. Due to a conflict, we moved our Tyke and Mosquito Banquets to the next day. As with the previous night’s banquet, we hosted another Silent Auction with the event as always. In total, we raised an all-time record $7,200 which will be dedicated to offset player financial registration fee shortfalls.
This year we had a special treat for our A-Cup winning Mosquito team. The OSEG Foundation and the Ottawa REDBLACKS donated a football for every player which we surprised our Mosquito players with at the end of the banquet. We even had enough footballs to give 5 as door prizes to our Tyke players. THANK YOU for your generation donation!
This year’s event would not have been possible without the hours of volunteer time put in by our Warriors Volunteer team. Can’t thank you all enough! We also want to acknowledge our team sponsors and list of donators to our 8th Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser:
2019 SILENT AUCTION DONORS |
| Donated By: |
| ALE – Amberwood Lounge & Eatery, Stittsville |
| Andy Zeitz, Munster |
| Bayshore Shopping Centre, Bayshore |
| Bells Corners Mini Mart, Bells Corners |
| Brady’s Pool & Spa Care, Bells Corners |
| Brown’s Independent Grocer, Stittsville |
| Canadian Tire, Bells Corners |
| Carly Murray Photography, Munster |
| Carmen & Ken Schwartz & Family |
| Dan Crabtree, Holliswealth, Stittsville |
| Danby’s Roadhouse, Richmond |
| East Side Marios, Bells Corners |
| Farm Boy, Stittsville |
| Gatineau Vikings |
| Giant Tiger, Bells Corners |
| Giant Tiger, Stittsville |
| Greco Fitness, Stittsville |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton, Queen St., Ottawa |
| Janet & Mike Keenan, Stittsville |
| Jay’s Barbershop, Men’s Haircuts & Shaves, Bells Corners |
| Jennifer Daniels & Family, Stittsville |
| Jeremy Parker & Family, South Mountain |
| Jillian & Ian McKim, Stittsville |
| Joe & Veronica Papalia and Family, Bells Corners |
| Jo Jo’s Pizza, Stittsville |
| Keenan Sports Photography, Wanda Keenan |
| Kelly White, Munster |
| Kevin Aiken, South Mountain |
| King’s Independent Grocer, Richmond |
| Kristina Willman, Stittsville |
| Kunstadt Sports, Monica Kunstadt & Family, Ottawa |
| Lapointes, Bells Corners |
| Main Street Café, Stittsville |
| Main Street Pub, Stittsville |
| Mr Lube, Bells Corners |
| Oil Changers, Stittsville |
| Ottawa REDBLACKS |
| Paul Gowans, Nepean |
| Pet Valu, Richmond |
| Pet Valu, Stittsville |
| Refresh Nail Spa, Richmond |
| Richmond BMR, Richmond |
| Riddell Sports, Andy McArdle |
| S & S Auto Centre, Richmond |
| Scotty’s Corner Diner, The Stathams, Bells Corners |
| Sobey’s, Stittsville |
| Starbucks, Bells Corners |
| Stittsville Barber Shop, Stittsville |
| The Barley Mow, Stittsville |
| The Baylin Family, Nepean |
| The Brew Table, Bells Corners |
| The Glen Scottish Restaurant & Pub, Stittsville |
| The Scottish & Irish Store, Bells Corners |
| The Sheahan Family, Nepean |
| The Stewart Family, Richmond |
| The Sweet Room, Stittsville |
| Tim Hortons, Richmond |
| TMSI Sports Management |
| Tom Hilliard, Manotick Garage, Manotick |
| Tracey Gervais & Family, Bells Corners |
| Turpin Kia – Fern Turpin, Carleton Place |
| Warmstone Family Dentistry, Stittsville |
| Whiprsnapr Brewing Company, Bells Corners |
| Willy’s Pizza, Stittsville |
| Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, Ottawa |
| Zolas, Bells Corners |
This Years Major Award Winners:
| Bantams | |
| MVP | Zachary Baylin #3 QB |
| Coach’s Choice | Logan Paulin #21 DB/RB |
| Leadership Award | Ali Dajani #27 SB/P |
| Rookie | Jean-Paul Szydio #80 LB/FB |
| Most Improved | Daniel Houston #88 DL |
| Most Versatile | Gabriel Sauvé #26 RB/LB |
| Offensive Player | Caleb Munro #10 RB |
| Defensive Player | Lee Kubz #36 #LB |
| Offensive Line | Ben Sleep #65 OL |
| Defensive Line | Darcy Castellarin #53 DL |
| Defensive Back | Elliot Fleming #2 DB |
| PeeWee | |
| MVP | Colton Lusk LB #54 |
| Warrior Award | Alex Moniot OL #83 |
| Coach’s Choice | Mason Jude QB #81 |
| Rookie | Colton Armour WR #21 |
| Most Improved | ShonDreya Smardon DB #12 |
| Most Versatile | Lorenzo Petoselli OL #77 |
| Offensive Player | Joshua Olubajo RB #25 |
| Defensive Player | Liam MacLeod LB #66 |
| Offensive Line | Ethan McMaster OL #75 |
| Offensive Back | Chris Willman RB #33 |
| Defensive Line | Graydon McKim DL #94 |
| Defensive Back | Mason Quinn DB #18 |
| Linebacker | Ben Zeitz LB #52 |
| Mosquito | |
| M.V.P. | Maxym Saint-Pierre #64 LB |
| Coaches’ Choice | Avery Stuart #2 DB |
| Rookie of the Year | Marcus Landon #15 RB |
| Most Improved | Zajahi Simpson #3 WR |
| Most Versatile | Omar Dajani #27 RB |
| Offensive Player | Kingston Pappas #17 SB |
| Defensive Player | Louis Turpin #44 DL |
| Offensive Line | William Fortier #55 OL |
| Defensive Line | Zack Parker #96 DL |
| Tyke | |
| M.V.P. | Gabriel Rose #13 |
| Coaches’ Choice | Isaac Landon #77 |
| Rookie of the Year | Zemawni Simpson #4 |
| Most Improved | Keegan Fahey #67 |
| Defensive Player | Logan Pettitt #1 |
| Offensive Line | Grayson Fraser #74 |
| Defensive Line | Curtis Finch #66 |
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
BANTAM Award Winners:
Front Row (L to R): Darcy Castallarin (Outstanding DL), Logan Paulin (Coaches Choice), Elliot Fleming (Outstanding DB)
Back Row (L to R): Lee Kubsz (Outstanding D-Player), Ali Dajani (Leadership Award), Zachary Baylin (MVP), Gabriel Sauvé (Most Versatile), Daniel Houston (Most Improved), Ben Sleep (Outstanding OL)
Missing from photo: Caleb Munro (Outstanding O-Player)
PEE WEE Major Award Winners:
Front Row (L to R): Colton Armour (Rookie of the Year), Colton Lusk (MVP), Mason Quinn (Outstanding DB), ShonDreya Smardon (Most Improved), Liam MacLeod (Outstanding D-Player)
Back Row (L to R): Chris Willman (Outstanding O-Back), Ethan McMaster (Best OL), Alex Moniot (Warrior Award), Mason Jude (Coaches Choice), Ben Zeitz (Outstanding LB), Graydon McKim (Best DL), Joshua Olubajo (Outstanding O-Player)
Missing from photo: Lorenzo Petoselli (Best OL)
MOSQUITO Major Award Winners:
Front Row (L to R): Avery Stuart (Coaches Choice), Zejahi Simpson (Most Improved), Kingston Pappas (Outstanding O-Player), William Fortier (Best OL)
Back Row (L to R): Zack Parker (Best DL), Omar Dajani (Most Versatile), Maxym St-Pierre (MVP), Louis Turpin (Outstanding D-Player)
Missing from photo: Marcus Landon (Rookie of the Year)
TYKE Major Awards:
Front Row (L to R): Logan Pettitt (Outstanding D-Player), Zemawni Simpson (Rookie of the Year), Gabriel Rose (MVP)
Back Row (L to R): Grayson Fraser (Best OL), Isaac Landon (Coaches Choice), Curtis Finch (Best DL)
Missing from photo: Keegan Fahey (Most Improved)
Winner of our CAKE RAFFLE item, donated by The Sweet Room Bakery Boutique of Stittsville, Maxym St-Pierre with his mother Rose-Ann Pysadee
Every Mosquito player at the banquet received a CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS football donated by the OSEG Foundation & the Ottawa REDBLACKS. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!
Warriors Alumni player and Mosquito Coach Jacob “Bubba” Stuart-Lafleur excitedly holds up one of the more popular Silent Auction items from our morning banquet – a one-of-a-kind Warriors Ceiling Light. The light was donated by Warriors Alumni Jake Papalia who was also one of our 2019 Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Post-Secondary Scholarship winners. He’s clearly learned that paying it forward is a good thing. WELL DONE JAKE!!!
Mosquito players Kingston Pappas and Avery Stuart present our Mosquito Team Manager Tracey Gervais with a token of thanks for her hard work and support this year. THANKS SO MUCH TRACEY!
Always an exciting award is our Pee Wee WARRIOR AWARD which is our only club trophy that is voted on by a player’s teammates. This year’s winner is ALEX MONIOT pictured from L to R: Head Coach Geoff Forsyth, Phil Lavigne, Scott Statham, Dylan Stengel and his father George Stengel. CONGRATS ALEX!!!
Pee Wee Most Improved Player ShonDreya Shmardon (far right) having some fun with two more Pee Wee teammates Miah Chang (left) and Savannah Willmott. WELL DONE LADIES!!!
5 of our Tykes won door prize footballs which were donated by the OSEG Foundation & the Ottawa REDBLACKS. THANK YOU! From L to R: Grayson Hunter, Curtis Finch, Christopher Graham, Gabriel Rose, Zemawni Simpson
GALLERY OF MORE 2019 AWARD WINNERS
