It’s official! The 2016 Jim Wagdin Bell Warriors Post Secondary Scholarship winners have been announced and this year’s winners are Kurtis Schaefer of Stittsville and Brad Cowan of Ashton.
Kurtis Schaefer credits his experience with the Warriors as “Playing for the Bell Warriors, I did not just win or lose games or have personal accomplishments. I learned valuable life lessons that I believe I would not have learned anywhere else in my life. With the Warriors, I learned how hard work pays off with the endless sprints at the end of practice for example. I learned the quality of leadership by being put in the role as a team captain for the majority of my years as a Warrior. I learned how to get along with 30+ random people (that I have never met before) and then bond together on the football field to eventually become a family while trying to do something great that season. Lastly, I learned the value of respect. I earned a huge sense of respect for my coaches who would dedicate a tremendous amount of time to come out to practices and games to help us get better. The coaches taught, pushed and helped us grow from little boys into responsible young men.”
Kurtis has completed his 1st year of Queens University where he dressed and played for the Gaels as a true freshman. He’s now a 2nd year Gael and he has quickly become an integral player for the Queens club. In addition to his support with our Warriors programs as a mentor over the years, Kurtis has been very active with Queen’s Motion Ball program and more recently, the Gaels Care program. This program saw Varsity athletes from all of the Queen’s teams go into local schools to work with children with special needs or at-risk children. Most recently Kurtis was involved with a program that one of my teammates started called CESAP. CESAP is a program designed to inform youth about concussion prevention and education. Kurtis’ role in this program was to help run clinics locally for school and football programs in Kingston. What a great role model for our Warriors’ program. CONGRATS KURTIS!
This is how Brad Cowan described his time with the Warriors, “As I look back, being able to say I am a “Warrior for Life” is something that I am extremely proud of. The Bell Warriors taught me the importance of team work, commitment and putting the best interests of the team ahead of my own. It meant showing up to every practice, giving it my best effort and trusting the process. Trusting my coaches, team mates and everyone involved who helped us to be successful. As I start my next steps in football with the Laurier Golden Hawks, I can take with me the things I learned from the Bell Warriors such as a strong work ethic and being a good team mate and know that these qualities will carry me forward. It is these qualities I don’t take for granted. I hope to have many more positive experiences at Laurier over the next four years.”
Brad has been involved as a volunteer at the Ottawa Food Bank through the TELUS Day of Giving. He was a volunteer at South Carleton High School to speak to graduating students his former Middle School (Goulbourn Middle School) on the experiences of transitioning from Goulbourn to South Carleton High School. Additionally, Brad participated in the Link Crew program at South Carleton providing orientation to Grade 9 students. He assisted in coaching young hockey players in Initiation Level with the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association and Brad has been a volunteer at the Scott Tokessy (Baseball) Tournament that helps to raise money for CHEO. Brad makes a very worthy winner of this year’s Jim Wagdin Bell Warriors Post-Secondary Scholarship. CONGRATS BRAD!
For more details about the Warriors Scholarship program, go to our Scholarship page.
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The four Bell Warriors Tackle Football teams had their banquets which were in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Bell Warriors Silent Auction at the Cedarhill Golf and Country Club Sunday, January 10, 2013. The Tyke and Mosquito joint banquet was in the afternoon and the following players were presented their awards:
Tyke: Most Valuable Player – Dakarai Baskin, Coaches Choice – Christopher Edouard-Williams, Outstanding Offensive Player – Andrew Howatt, Outstanding Defensive Player – Curtis Brohman-Babineau, Rookie of the Year – Avery Osborne, Most Versatile – Ethan Morissette, Most Improved Player – Keelor Goffin, Best O-Line – Bryn Jensen, Best D-Line – James Lagasse.
Mosquito: Most Valuable Player – Jake Papalia, Coaches Choice – Trey O’Brien, Outstanding Offensive Player – Kyle Crabtree, Outstanding Defensive Player – Manny Akol, Rookie of the Year – Jérémy Paré, Most Versatile – Nolan Harris, Most Improved Player – Blake Adam, Outstanding Offensive Back – Ben Edouard-Williams, Outstanding Defensive Back – Nicholas Walter, Best O-Line – Kai Padamshi, Best D-Line – Ethan Ryan
The Pee Wee and Bantam joint banquet was in the afternoon and the following players were presented their awards:
Pee Wee: Most Valuable Player – Sam Roberts, Coaches Award – Eric Conley, Outstanding Defensive Player – Tyler Brohman, Outstanding Offensive Player – James Keenan, Best O-Line / Warrior Award – Zachary Statham-Souliere, Rookie of the Year – Niklas Sua, Most Versatile – Joshua Streng, Most Improved – Matt Chapeski, Outstanding Offensive Back – Andrew Fullerton, Outstanding Defensive Back – Demar Welsh, Best D-Line – Waylon Allen, Best Linebacker – Steven Schwartz.

2013Bell Warriors Pee Wee Award Winners
L to R:
Front Row: Outstanding Offensive Back – Andrew Fullerton; Rookie of the Year – Niklas Sua; Outstanding Offensive Player – James Keenan; Most Versatile Player – Joshua Streng; Outstanding Defensive Player – Tyler Brohman; Best O-Lineman / Warrior Award – Zachary Statham-Souliere
Back Row: Best D-Lineman – Waylon Allen; Coaches Award – Eric Conley; Most Improved Player – Matt Chapeski; Best Linebacker – Steven Schwartz; Outstanding Defensive Back – Demar Welsh; Most Valuable Player – Sam Roberts
Bantam: Most Valuable Player – Quinn Stewart, Coaches Choice – Kurtis Schaefer, Outstanding Offensive Player – Dilan Parry, Outstanding Defensive Player – Andrew Beattie, Rookie of the Year – Craig Dawe, Most Improved – Brad Cowen, Most Versatile – Jack Rabb, Best O-Line – Liam Cochrane, Best D-Line – Sam Dulmage, Best Defensive Back – Tremayne Rockburn.

2013 Bell Warriors Bantam Award Winners: L to R:
Most Improved Player – Brad Cowan; Best Offensive Lineman – Liam Cochrane; Coaches Choice – Kurtis Schaefer; Outstanding Offensive Player – Dilan Parry; Most Versatile Player – Jack Rabb; Most Valuable Player – Quinn Stewart
Missing from the Picture: Outstanding Defensive Player – Andrew Beattie; Rookie of the Year – Craig Dawe; Best Defensive Lineman – Sam Dulmage; Best Defensive Back – Tremayne Rockburn.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT SEASON LADS!
“The NCAFA All Star game is a great showcase of amateur football in the Ottawa Valley region. Very few realize that our league is the largest amateur football association in Canada. Ottawa is a hot bed for football and today’s 3 games (Pee Wee ages 13-14; Bantam ages 15-16 and Midget ages 17-19) were a great opportunity for players from around the league to show what they can do. The Western Pee Wee All Stars won 32-0 while the NCAFA West All Stars won 27-14. In total, the Bell Warriors had 12 players represented.” – Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President
Standout Bantam MLB and Captain Kurtis Schaefer is named NCAFA Player of the Week in week 3 of the 2013 NCAFA Bantam Season.