Published Jun 11, 2026  •  Last updated 2 days ago  •  2 minute read

Paris District High School recently held its annual athletic awards banquet. Major award winners included (front row, left to right) Reese Halliday, Rowan Worrall, Ella Dobrucki, Sydney Kipp, Raegan Charter, (back row)Canaan Sherbino, Carson De Munck, Eoin Wright and (absent) Aris Motrea, Kaitlyn Pickering. Photo by Submitted /jpg, BR, apsmc

Paris District High School recently held its annual athletic awards banquet, handing out team awards and athlete of the year honours.

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Reagan Charter (junior female), Carson DeMunck (junior male), Sydney Kipp (senior female) and Aris Motrea (senior male) were the PDHS athletes of the year with Rowan Worrall (female unsung hero), Eoin Wright (male unsung hero), Ella Dobrucki and Kaitlyn Pickering (volunteers of the year), Reese Halliday (Hannah McCosh Award) and Canaan Sherbino (Athletics Council Award Winner) also winning major awards.

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The following are the rest of the award winners:

Tennis: Brianna Montemayor and Morgan Williams (junior) and Ella Morissette and Aris Motrea (senior).

Golf: Lukas Greenwood (MVP).

Basketball: Genevieve Carriere (junior girls MVP); Brynn Vaverkamp (junior girls most improved); Eira Feairs (senior girls MVP); Kayla Padusenko (senior girls heart and hustle); Blake Cruickshank (junior boys heart and hustle award); Calvin Passos (junior boys most improved); Dexter Quesnel and Elliot Schiedel (senior boys defensive stopper); Canaan Sherbino (senior boys MVP).

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Volleyball: Morgan Williams (junior boys MVP); Noah Connolly (all-rounder award); Kalen Johnson and Carter Dela Rosa (senior boys MVP); Mazin Yosif (coaches award); Julia Sherren and Grace McDougall (junior girls MVP); Sydney Kipp (senior girls MVP); Kayla Padusenko (senior girls coaches award).

Cross-country: Avery Conners (outstanding novice); Rachel Tugman (outstanding junior); Aris Motrea (outstanding senior).

Baseball: Jack Ward (MVP); Nate Wylie (coaches award).

Fastball: Sydney Kipp (MVP); Ryann Taylor (coaches award).

Football: Brant Hergott-Leader (junior defensive player); Taygen Steenkamp (junior MVP); Marryck Wrzala (junior lineman of the year); Dylan Drinkle and Miles Maher (DeGroote award); Ian Souliere (senior offensive player); Jamal Bakare (senior defensive player); Colton Gloade (senior MVP); Matt Mahlman (senior lineman of the year); Hunter Delaney (senior Fergus heart and hustle award).

Hockey: Dani Seibert (girls MVP); Kenzie Coates (girls brick wall/goalie award); Reese Halliday (girls excellence in leadership); Quinn Carpenter and Nate Wylie (boys coaches award).

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Curling: Ian Henwood (MVP).

Wrestling: Amy Knill (most outstanding); Avery Conners and Andrew Tamburic (coaches award).

Badminton: Fynnley Kitchen and Morgan Williams (junior award): Leo Kolesar and Micah Brogno (senior award).

Soccer: Ava Ross and Bella Sabilla-Dancetovic (girls MVP); Carter Dela Rosa and Mason Reed (boys coaches award).

Rugby: Reagan Charter (girls MV contributor); Julia Sherren (girls rookie of the year); Meaghan McCormack (girls dedication award).

Track and Field: Brianna Montemayor (most outstanding novice); Adam Gagliardi (most outstanding junior); Sydney Kipp (most outstanding senior).

Lacrosse: Aiden Bryans (MVP); HAyden Phillips (outstanding player).

Ultimate Frisbee: Canaan Sherbino (MVP); Reese Halliday (consistency award); Carter Dela Rosa and Sydney Kipp (all out lay out award).

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