Finalists & Winners announced for 52nd annual PEI Amateur Sport Awards

CHARLOTTETOWN – The Sport PEI Board of Directors has made its selections for the 51st Annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards, which will be hosted Thursday, December 19th at Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown.

This year’s awards will feature 8 categories with finalists including pools of four finalists for the Ladner’s Source for Sports Junior Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards. Winners of both 2024 senior athlete awards – Alysha Corrigan (rugby) and Mark Arendz (Para-Nordic Ski) – are returning as finalists this year as well as 2024 Intercollegiate Male winner Blake Kingston (swimming), while the junior athlete awards will recognize two first-time winners for the first time since 2022.

The Annual PEI Amateur Sport Awards, “Recognizing Excellence in Amateur Sport,” is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall. The award show will commence at 4:00 PM sharp, followed by a reception from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Follow this link to purchase tickets for $20.

Over 20 sports will be represented by 32 finalists and winners for the 2025 PEI Amateur Sport Awards, as follows:

Stewart McKelvey Lawyers Senior Athlete of the Year finalists

Male
Mark Arendz – Para-Nordic Ski
Brett Gallant – Curling
Martin Sobey – Triathlon

Female
Alysha Corrigan – Rugby
Jenna Larter – Speed Skating
Ellen MacNearney – SO Cross-Country Ski

Ladner’s Source for Sports Junior Athlete of the Year finalists

Male
Riley Bissett – Lacrosse
Hunter Burke – Golf
Callum MacEwan – SO Figure Skating
Zander O’Meara – Wrestling

Female
Joelle Bader – Soccer
Keely MacGrath – Wrestling
Vanessa MacLellan – Para-Swimming
Megan Mossey – Hockey

Synergy Fitness & Nutrition Intercollegiate Athlete of the Year finalists

Male
Blake Kingston – UNB Swimming
Brandon Langley – Western Carolina Baseball
Noah Potter – Acadia Football

Female
Kayla Batchilder – UPEI Field Hockey
Abby Larkin – DAL Ice Hockey
Maggie Mullins – U of T Field Hockey

PEI Mutual Insurance Coach of the Year finalists

Josh Blakely – Football
Darrell Glenn – Basketball
Lacey MacLauchlan – Field Hockey

CBC PEI Team of the Year finalists

U17 PEI FC – Women’s Soccer
Charlottetown Senior Islanders – Men’s Baseball
UPEI Panthers – Men’s Basketball

 

True Sport Award – Kamari Scott, basketball

ADL Masters Athlete of the Year co-winners:
John MacDonald, powerlifting
Nancy Ripley, triathlon & duathlon

PEI Mutual Insurance Official of the Year – Hannah Dixon, field hockey

SCORE! Charlottetown Event of the Year – Canada Cup Brookvale, mountain biking

ADL Volunteer Administrator of the Year – Ellen Murphy, rugby

Premier’s Award (Sports Organization of the Year) – Baseball PEI

President’s Award (Outstanding Sports Contribution) – Colin MacAdam, athletics

 

For more information, contact:

Mitch Sanderson

Communications & True Sport Lead, Sport PEI

msanderson@sportpei.pe.ca