Leadership Awards

Young Athlete Saskatchewan (YAS) was founded in Regina in 1975 as an International Women’s Year project with collaboration by coaches of the Regina Church Basketball Association (RCBA) (now the Regina Community Basketball Association) and teachers from Regina’s Public and Catholic School Divisions.

In 1976, YAS became Co-Ed. and in 1983, it was expanded to Saskatoon with leadership assistance from University of Saskatchewan College of Physical Education faculty, as well as local teachers and community league coaches.

During its 45 summers, YAS summer basketball camps have graduated 14,846 young athletes from 276 Saskatchewan, national and international communities.

Equipped with the individual and teamwork skills plus the confidence they developed at YAS camps, YAS camps graduates typically return to their regular schools and communities to take positive leadership roles in basketball, other athletics, academics, and overall school and community activities.

As an extra feature, the YAS program strongly promotes and motivates youths toward physical fitness, proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Feedback from parents has been very appreciative of this latter feature as well as for YAS’s ability to quickly develop each youth’s basketball skills within an atmosphere of fun and friendship.

At its September 2021 meeting, the YAS Board approved 2021 additions to the awards list. The persons listed below are recipients of YAS Leadership Awards since 2016. The recipients include YAS camp graduates plus a few others who were coaches, instructors, referees, mall kiosk attendants, mailing clerks and many others who made generous, thoughtful contributions toward making YAS a huge success.

YAS 2022 weekly basketball camps will be scheduled for July and August in both Regina and Saskatoon. Watch the YAS web site for schedule details to be released in early 2022, www.yas.ca

Last NameFirst NameCommunity
AdamsGabrielRegina
AdamsSebastianRegina
AkiriChubéYorkton
AlspachBrynnMelville
AlspachDelaneyMelville
AmolaCaidenKerrobert
AmolaKyranKerrobert
Anderson-KehlerLucasSaskatoon
ArcandQuinnlynLeask
ArendtGraysonShaunavon
ArnoldIsaiahSaskatoon
ArnyekMatthewRegina
AveryBellaRegina
BagnelDanielWarman
BahtZoeyRegina
BajwaManvirSaskatoon
BallCassidyWarman
BartonJohnSaskatoon
BaschukJulieWainright, AB
BasranTaranSaskatoon
BaumKaileySaskatoon
BearSue-AnneVictoria
BedoreGavinWeyburn
BenoitKarsenLeduc, AB
BenoitMadisonDalmeny
BergquistBraydonShaunavon
BigirimanaIldephonseRegina
BildfellReeseBermillion, AB
BissonDominicRegina
BjarnarsonAlexandraLangham
BjarnarsonErikLangham
BlandinCadeSt. Brieux
BlaskovichAvaRegina
BlueSethHague
BosséPhilippeRegina
BourgeoisTysonMilestone
BoydaJasonYorkton
BoyleJaimieSaskatoon
BraichIkjotSaskatoon
BrownDarrienSaskatoon
BueckertSageRegina
BukuruEddyRegina
BurkeMaverickSaskatoon
CampbellOliviaSaskatoon
CampbellRyanRegina
CannamMylesSaskatoon
CanningChristineChristopher Lake
CapampangBrentSaskatoon
CappletteCaseyBattleford
CardCadellRegina
CarletonIsabelleWhite City
CaronMatthewSaskatoon
CarterLeviFor Qu’Appelle
ChabéJessieSaskatoon
CharetteGabrielDavidson
CharetteMyaDavidson
CharlesCurtPrince Albert
Chatsis-NeaultMarciePrince Albert
CherringtonSawyerRegina
ChristiansonZacharyLake Lenore
ChukwujekwuKansiRegina
ChukwujekwuSomtoRegina
ChungMan-Chen “Jessie”Regina
ClarkChloeIndian Head
ClarkGraceIndian Head
ClarkNateHigh River, AB
ClarksonTiagoRegina
CookEthanSaskatoon
CooperJustineCorman Park
CostanzaKeearaRegina
CoteKylerKindersley
CoxKingstonGriffin
Creaser-StumphChloeRegina
CrippsBrianneWarman
Cruz-FogalJasperSaskatoon
DakuBrydenRegina
DaviesMarkRegina
DawickiNinaSaskatoon
de JongDylanRegina
Dela CruzJeremiahSaskatoon
DiehlKatelinRegina
DionneKyanCoronach
DmytryshynKiraGlaslyn
DoellEmmaWarman
DolejstTaiyaRegina
DornstauderKazRegina
DowneySharredPerdue
DriverEvanSaskatoon
DuboisGregoryRegina
DuboisMaverickRegina
DucharmeColeRegina
DuchekAshlynRegina
DuganJackRegina
DundasEthanRegina
DurocherRyanGlaslyn
DvoracekThomasMeadow Lake
DynnaSamRegina
EbbenCorbinVanscoy
ElgendyRanaRegina
ElliottTeaganKindersley
ElshakankiriSalmaRegina
EmaraNadaSaskatoon
EricsonAbbyRegina
EtagiuriAbduSaskatoon
EwanchukJarrettRegina
ExnerAlexisRegina
FavelJonasIle a la Crosse
FavelMarlenaIle a la Crosse
FavreauAshtonSaskatoon
FedorRyanRegina
FergusonVenusRegina
FinkeldeyTakeoRegina
FinnHunterSaskatoon
FisherJacksonSaskatoon
FlamanNickSouthey
FlamanStephanieRegina
ForresterNateSaskatoon
FrazerTayeWinnipeg, MB
FryAvaSouthey
FryLucasSouthey
FuesselCamrynPilot Butte
FurkaloReeceEdenwold
GahiziAndrewSaskatoon
GahiziLionelGatineau, PQ
GahiziSteavyGatineau, PQ
GaireSrijitRegina
GallagherJakeRegina
GarbeKaylaRegina
GarvinKaylaHalifax, NS
GaudetJulienSaskatoon
GelCarsonBalgonie
GereinAlexanderRegina
GibbonsJessicaRegina
GiesbrechtJohnnySaskatoon
GillHarbakshRegina
GirouxAshleyFort Qu’Appelle
Gleave-HaightDawsonSaskatoon
GohlkeCarsonRegina
GohnBrockRegina
GolfitaCezarRegina
GopherZarelleCalgary, AB
GorskiKiaraRegina
GourlayLoganRegina
GreensladeCaraShaunavon
GrundleLolaRegina
GustBeckettSaskatoon
HaafMartySaskatoon
HaiderAnumSaskatoon
HaiderSaraToronto, ON
HammerJoshuaParadise Hill
HammondCyRegina
HarmsKeiraSaskatoon
HarmsKirstenSaskatoon
HarrisConallLaird
HealBenjaminSaskatoon
HeathenLebronPrince Albert
HeffernanEthanMelfort
HertesJustinEstevan
HertzMadeleineCalgary, AB
HilsenJoshuaRegina
HilsengerCameronCraven
HirschfeldKyleBeaver Creek
Holtby-GordonCarterRegina
HooperKaneWeyburn
HornsbergerBraeyaRegina
HosteTyEstevan
HrechkaColeMoose Jaw
HrycakDixonKindersley
HrycanKalebRosetown
HrynykDomenicSaskatoon
HtaikMinSaskatoon
HuLucySaskatoon
HubelitKoltenRegina
HumenuikTanyaDuck Lake
IshelezweJean CorolRegina
JangHojaeRegina
JanzenSamuelZehner
JaworskiMatthewRegina
JensenIsaacWatrous
JohnsonCaraWeyburn
JohnsonDavisLangham
JohnsonPatrickWeyburn
JohnstonAmyRegina
JohnstonJanelleWarman
JohnstonSamMartensville
JohnstoneJaydenStoughton
JosePhilominaRegina
JoyceAdamRegina
Judd-MicklerKimberleyMoosomin
JungPeterRegina
KahindoJadonSaskatoon
KaiswatumThomasPiapot
KangSungmin “Khai”Saskatoon
KarakuraClaverSaskatoon
KarkovicAntoniaSaskatoon
KatcheechMarcusSaskatoon
KenneyAnthonyLangham
KhzymAmanieRegina
KnaussCruzRegina
KnightSimmsPrince Albert
KoRyanSaskatoon
KomarnickiBrodieSaskatoon
KotrlaMatthewRegina
KrellerNoahBiggar
KruegerJackRegina
KruegerKeeriginRegina
KrugerJonathanSaskatoon
KumbuSiloéSaskatoon
KuntzLucasRegina
KwokKarsonSaskatoon
KyplainJuliaMeadow Lake
LalondeParkerAberdeen
Lauber-HammMoshéSaskatoon
LawaleIniYorkton
LefebvreTristanUnity
Lefebvre-AndersonMasonRegina
LegottJamesPasqua FN
LekcharoenJoaquinRegina
LerayJeanSaskatoon
LevisMaximusPense
LevshukovaDimaRegina
LewisMarcusRegina
LiskaReidRaymore
Lloyd-AhmedJaydenSaskatoon
LodongiGumaRegina
MacaskillDamienSaskatoon
MachiskinicReginaldKawacatoose FN
MackenzieReeseRegina
MacuroyRyoujiRegina
MadanBuvneetSaskatoon
MagnusJeynessaSaskatoon
MagnusShyanneSaskatoon
MahlmannNickGermany
MalinowskiHannahYorkton
MarjoramJaredNorth Battleford
MarshallHenryRegina
MarsollierJordynWarman
MartelLouis-SimonRegina
MartensIan Jr.Saskatoon
MarzilliKianSaskatoon
MasonNoraRegina
McCallWillowRegina
McCashinKeithRegina
McDermottBruceFlin Flon, MB
McdonaldLukeSaskatoon
McDonaldRachelSaskatoon
McFarlaneEthanLangham
McInnesAshtonSt. Walburg
McKayTannahArcola
McTavishEthanSaskatoon
MerrimanCarterSaskatoon
MihaliczZachRaymore
MillerCaineRegina
Miller-BartzSamuelRegina
MisponasRobinPrince Albert
MisskeyJackMartensville
MoncktonAbygaleRegina
MoncktonAmber-DawnRegina
MooneyCurtisSaskatoon
MooreTylerRosetown
MununuAngeSaskatoon
MurphyKassahun “Kas”Regina
MusquaTristanSaskatoon
NachtigallSamRegina
NationLukeRegina
NaytowhowRiannaSaskatoon
NepoJohnRegina
NewberryJulieWynyard
NewberryShaneWynyard
NgakoGerardSasaktoon
NguyenManRegina
NibirantizaJeanRegina
Nicolson-MitchellLeviClandonald, AB
NimmoNeeshaWarman
NivonTristanDenare Beach
NorrishTeagenSaskatoon
NorthBrianSaskatoon
NovecoskyEthanMoose Jaw
NoyesRileyStoughton
NrusimhadevaraVivekSaskatoon
NyirfaJacksonPrince Albert
NystromAdenYorkton
OchitwaMacadeCarnduff
OkeeweehowDionRegina
OkeeweehowLexiRegina
OmanIsabelle “Izzie”Maidstone
OrescaninNikolaMoose Jaw
OuaazizMalakSasktoon
OuletteSamRapid View
OzuagwuUzoma “Uzi”Regina
PalfyRandaRegina
ParaisoDominicRegina
ParaisoJan SzymonRegina
ParkDanielAir Ronge
PasquaRomanPasqua FN
PattersonBrynnRegina
PayantThaisVibank
PedersonCassidyGrandora
PedersonEthanGrandora
PepperPattonRegina
PerronLakotaSaskatoon
PiperMakaylaRegina
PoletzHaidenSasaktoon
PollockMaxRegina
PowellCadeSt. Walburg
PowellSamSt. Walburg
ProkopetzBerkleyRegina
ProskoSarahRegina
QinEric RuiRegina
QuewezanceOliviaYorkton
RacineEddie “Gordon”Saskatoon
RanjithMaadeshRegina
RebinskyAllessondraRegina
RebinskyRykerRegina
Redman-BenjoeKanishaFort Qu’Appelle
ReissMaynardRegina
RempelOliviaRegina
RenasDustinSaskatoon
RhinehartSamanthaPaynton
RiederIanSaskatoon
RipplingerAlicRegina
RobinsonDylanNorth Battleford
RodriguezIsisRegina
RogalMackenzieWeyburn
RogersDylanRegina
RouzBroedieBonnyville, AB
RumancikJadeFort Qu’Appelle
RuotBukSaskatoon
RuotNyakekSaskatoon
RuotYuelSaskatoon
RushtonNoahVanscoy
RysavyDrewSaskatoon
SamayakChakmaRegina
SandheimNathanRegina
SchaeferRyleyRegina
SchermerhornTyShaunavon
SchickBraydenOsler
SchmidtNathanCraven
SchreinerShelbySaskatoon
SeeleyAlexRegina
SeiferlingBenRegina
SenftKeatonRegina
SessouRebeccaSaskatoon
ShanksHannahRegina
ShinkewskiAustinVanscoy
SholterSarahWakaw
SichKadenRegina
SiegfriedJacobWatrous
SkaliksPhilippSaskatoon
SmithAnnaSouthey
SmithHudsonSaskatoon
SmithJacksonSaskatoon
SmithJessicaStar City
SmithLindaSaskatoon
SmithLindaSaskatoon
SmithLindenCreelman
St. AmandXavierSaskatoon
StarrTyrelleNorth Battleford
StiebDeziréeParkside
StockmanDylanNorth Battleford
StraileCarsonFlin Flon, MB
SummachBrockRosetown
SundquistMatthewWatrous
Swerid-ChernickSaigeRegina
TagiuriAbduRegina
TakashimaKiernanSaskatoon
TanchakArielCreighton
TchokontéNahemaSaskatoon
ThibeaultEmileSaskatoon
ThomasKyleeGlaslyn
TischlerColinKerrobert
TobiasAshleyVibank
TolentinoRaphael EanRegina
TorresanKellyVanscoy
UnruhJamesWaldheim
UwinezaJephteSaskatoon
UwinezaKerenSaskatoon
VaagenElliottSaskatoon
VallejoTheaBella Bella, BC
van der WaltBenjaminSaskatoon
VollJaydenShaunavon
WagnerCarterGrandora
WalcerJoshSaskatoon
WalkerTiannaSaskatoon
WalshKatelynRegina
WangDavidSaskatoon
WashburnOwenSaskatoon
WeaverAnthonyNeudorf
WencEmmaSaskatoon
WernerBrandoAsquith
WesseequateKelseySaskatoon
WhiteAlexRegina
WilhelmNathanRegina
WilkinsHopeSaskatoon
WilkinsonCharlesPrince Albert
WruckMatthewSaskatoon
WurmJoelRegina
YeeEthanRegina
YeeKarsonRegina
YonerNicholasThompson, MB
YoungHeidiPilot Butte
YuzickHaillieMartensville
ZafrancoEuan DenzelRegina
ZhangAlexSaskatoon
ZiebartDelayneSaskatoon
ZimmermanKeithenLumsden
ZimmermanKyranLumsden

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