Wheeler, Zak earn top marks at LVR Bomber Award Ceremonies
By Bruce Fuhr
Brittany Wheeler and John Zak came away as the top all-round athletes at the L.V. Rogers Bombers Athletic Award Ceremonies last week at the Fairview-based school.
Wheeler, winner of the Commissioner’s Award for LVR at the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships in Kamloops, was named Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.
Wheeler, slated to continue her soccer career this fall in Lethbridge, also won the same award in Grade 10. She also played the past two seasons on the Bombers Varsity Girl’s Basketball team.
Zak was one of the key cogs in the Bombers once again qualifying for the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships after a one-year hiatus.
Zak, who averaged 16pts, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, one block this season as a two guard for the Bombers, won the Outstanding Male Athlete award.
The 6-foot-one-inch Zak is off to Columbia Bible College next season on a basketball scholarship.
Other major award winners included Samantha Einarson named Best All-round Female athlete.
Einarson suffered a season-ending leg injury during a spring regional soccer showcase tournament in Surrey and did not play for the Bombers girl’s roundball squad in her senior year.
However, for the past two seasons Einarson was a force on the senior volleyball, basketball and soccer teams.
Cail Spencer won the Best All-round honour after playing for the Bombers basketball and rugby squad while also competing in cross-country running.
Scholastically, Andrea Stinson was named the Female Scholar Athlete.
During her time at LVR, Stinson earned the third highest average in points — 240 in four years — in school history.
Stinson played volleyball and basketball while also competing on the cross-country running team.
But her main sport is soccer and the diminutive midfielder is off to the University of Calgary next season to play in the Canada West Women’s League.
On the boy’s side, Carsen Willans won the Top Scholar award.
Willans, who played this season for the Nelson Leafs Junior Hockey Club, accumulated 44 points this season.
Big Block winners included Stinson, for cross country running and volleyball; Shawn DeGroot, cross country running; Adam Grace, basketball; Zak for basketball; Jayden Roch, volleyball; Einarson, volleyball; Alex Hawes, volleyball; Chelsea Chirico, girl’s soccer; Mykayla Commandeur, field hockey; Jacob Kindred, rugby; Luis Loeschnik, soccer; and Jordan Hunter, rugby.
