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History
The first Sports Celebrity Dinner was held at the Empress Hotel in 1968. This inaugural event was presented by the Victoria Sports Council and the Saanich Kiwanis Club. The event would eventually become the Victoria Sports Awards and would be held every year thereafter until 2006. In 2023, the Greater Victoria Sport Awards were relaunched to celebrate the continued achievements of our local sport community.
The Victoria sports community has fond memories of this annual celebration, often held at the Harbour Towers and the Princess Mary. A debt of gratitude is owed to the volunteers who dedicated so much time and effort to keep the event going, including Pat Hall and John & Marilyn Bate.
The GVSTC, along with a group of valued community sports leaders, are pleased to have re-launched the Greater Victoria Sports Awards.
Please join us in 2025 as we will honour the 2024 accomplishments of the top athletes, teams, volunteers and organizations in our region.
Athletes of the year
2023 – Mel Pemble (para-cycling)
2023 – Diego Maffia (basketball)
2022 – Micah Zandee-Hart (hockey)
2022 – Riley Pickrell (cycling)
Highschool athletes of the year
2023 Female – Adia Pye (rugby & basketball)
2023 Male – Blake Swan (lacrosse)
College athletes of the year
2023 Female – Kathryn Lee (weightlifting)
2023 Male – Diego Maffia (basketball)
Master athletes of the year
2023 Female – Catrin Jones (long distance running)
2023 Male – Robert Bettauer (tennis)
2022 Female – Heather Simonson (cycling)
2022 Male – Jim Rutledge (golf)
Alex Nelson ‘Ok’wilagame indigenous athletes of the year
2023 – Shalaya Valenzuela (rugby)
2023 – Maddox Moon (soccer)
2022 – Judy Christante (field hockey)
2022 – Ben Pawluk (lacrosse)
Team of the year
2023 – Team Gauthier (curling)
2022 – UVIC Women’s Field Hockey & Camosun Chargers Volleyball (co-winners)
2022 – Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball (co-winners)
Coach of the year
2023 – Krista Thompson (field hockey)
2022 – Lynne Beecroft (field hockey) (co-winners)
2022 – Charles Parkinson (volleyball) (co-winners)
Pat Hall volunteer award
(formerly the distinguished service award)
2023 – Keith Butler (track & field)
2022 – Troy Birtwhistle (baseball)
John & Marilyn Bate Organization of the year award
(Formerly the special award)
2023 – Victoria Reign, Capital Region Female Minor Hockey Association
2022 – Boardworks Diving
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