Newsmakers
We are excited to bring back one of our favorite programs - Newsmakers!
Sport PEI will be recognizing the accomplishments made by those in the PEI sport community each month. If you know of any accomplishments from this past month, we ask that you submit them here. Submissions can be made for athletes, coaches, volunteers, teams, officials, or events.
We are searching for those accomplishments that are above the PEI provincial level (i.e. out of province competitions, Atlantic championships, Eastern Canadians, National Championships, ACAA, AUS, U Sport, etc.). Unfortunately, not all submissions will be included in our monthly recap, depending on what we receive that month.
PEI Newsmakers – April 2025
April 5 – Keely MacGrath wins gold in the U17 division and silver in U19 division at Alberta Open (wrestling). Udan Pamunuwe earns bronze in the U17 division. April 6 – Team PEI figure skating captures record-setting 5 medals at the 2025 Atlantic Canada Skating Championships. Yangman (Emma) Li earns gold in Pre-Juvenile Women U11…
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PEI Newsmakers – March 2025
March 2 – UPEI Panthers win AUS Men’s Basketball Championship for first time in 22 years, defeating St. FX 84-79. March 2 – Josh Bennett wins gold (+100 Veterans), Declan Crawford earns silver (-73 Under-18), and Cash Perry earns bronze (-73 Under-16) at the Matsuru Cup judo competition in Montreal. March 2 – Lucas Macdonald…
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PEI Newsmakers – February 2025
Feb. 2 – Ryan Dwyer commits to play NCAA D1 hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY). Feb. 8 – Vanessa Keefe wins gold (68 kg) at OUA wrestling and helps Brock win 10th-straight women’s team title along with coach Hannah Taylor. Feb. 8 – U14 Red Mudd volleyball team wins Nova Scotia Super Series. Feb.…
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PEI Newsmakers – January 2025
Jan. 4 – Brett Gallant wins gold at Mixed Doubles Curling Nationals; will represent Canada at 2025 World Championships in Fredericton. Jan. 4 – Billy Bridges named to Hockey Canada National Team Athlete Committee. Jan. 9 – Jenna Larter named to Canada’s speed skating team for the ISU World Cup to be held in Calgary;…
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PEI Newsmakers – November & December 2024
With December being such a busy month at Sport PEI with our Amateur Sport Awards, we saved the last two months of action in the year for one double-edition of Newsmakers! Nov. 8 – Isa MacPhee, Megan Mossey, Taylor Hunter, and Petra Klimes help Team Atlantic to 7th place finish at U18 Women’s National Hockey…
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October 2024 – PEI Newsmakers
Oct. 2 – Gordie Dwyer named assistant coach of Team CHL for 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge in November. Oct. 10 – Dayna Dingwell named to the roster for Atlantic Attack of the National Ringette League. Oct. 12 – UPEI Panthers men’s basketball wins 2024 St. FX Coach K Invitational tournament; Guard Kyree Thompson named…
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