The Camosun College Chargers handed out their annual athletic award awards Tuesday night and leading the way was star volleyball player Stephanie Galitzine.
Galitzine, a outside hitter with the Chargers whose play earned her a Pacwest Player of the Week Award in 2018, was awarded the President鈥檚 Cup for her outstanding academic and athletic achievements. Galitzine posted a perfect 9.0 grade-point average this season and was a winner of a CCAA National Scholar award. Galitzine, and teammate Katie Wayling, also started a community health promotion initiative called I Am Strong, aimed at empowering young girls to promote and create positive exercise experiences that foster self-confidence and emphasize social connection through movement and conversation.
The Derek Twomey Scholarship for Sport was awarded to third-year Chargers men鈥檚 volleyball setter Mack Mravnik. The Winnipeg product was selected for his work ethic, drive to win and teamwork.
Team MVP awards went to Megan Ireland (women鈥檚 volleyball), Ella Goldschmid (women鈥檚 basketball) Jerome Cross (men鈥檚 volleyball), Mathew Hampton (men鈥檚 basketball) and Mike Flegel (men鈥檚 golf).
Rookie of the Year awards went to Grace Kazanowski (women鈥檚 volleyball), Dale MacDonell (men鈥檚 volleyball), Lacey Reay (women鈥檚 basketball) and Isaiah Romanow (men鈥檚 basketball).
Panorama tennis players shine
Just like the sunshine this week, the future of Victoria tennis looks bright.
And that鈥檚 mainly thanks to nine-year-old Emily Allen.
Allen led a team from Panorama Recreation Centre into the Coromondal Loras Team Tennis Championship at the Vancouver International Tennis Academy in Richmond. Allen proceeded to cruise to a gold medal and 7-1 record, including a victory over Dawson Reid, the No. 1-ranked U-9 player in the province.
The Panorama team, led by coach Jared Martin, also got a strong showing from Michael Liu, who finished with a 5-3 match record, including wins over two top-five ranked players. Panorama was also represented by Jayda Mahal, who went 3-5 at the event, and Filbert Zhang, who finished with a 2-5-1 record.
Okell puts pedal to the metal
Victoria race car driver Bill Okell resumes his chase for the Sports Car Club of America Western Conference Championship this weekend at a track he鈥檚 very familiar with.
Okell will be behind the wheel of his Huffaker Engineering Austin Healey MKIII at Button Willow Raceway near Bakersfield, California.
Okell, currently fourth in the early-season Western Conference points standings, has two career wins at Button Willow Raceway, including a victory last year on the track.
This weekend鈥檚 races go Saturday and Sunday as Okell continues his pursuit of a spot in the SCCA National Championships, which this year will be held at Huffaker Engineering鈥檚 home track, Sonoma Raceway near San Francisco.
Correction for lawn bowling open house
The Lakehill Lawn Bowling Club is holding an open house on Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at their Reynolds Park location.
A wrong date was in last week鈥檚 column.
