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 Name | First Name | Community |
| Adams | Gabriel | Regina |
| Adams | Sebastian | Regina |
| Akiri | Chubé | Yorkton |
| Alspach | Brynn | Melville |
| Alspach | Delaney | Melville |
| Amola | Caiden | Kerrobert |
| Amola | Kyran | Kerrobert |
| Anderson-Kehler | Lucas | Saskatoon |
| Arcand | Quinnlyn | Leask |
| Arendt | Grayson | Shaunavon |
| Arnold | Isaiah | Saskatoon |
| Arnyek | Matthew | Regina |
| Avery | Bella | Regina |
| Bagnel | Daniel | Warman |
| Baht | Zoey | Regina |
| Bajwa | Manvir | Saskatoon |
| Ball | Cassidy | Warman |
| Barton | John | Saskatoon |
| Baschuk | Julie | Wainright, AB |
| Basran | Taran | Saskatoon |
| Baum | Kailey | Saskatoon |
| Bear | Sue-Anne | Victoria |
| Bedore | Gavin | Weyburn |
| Benoit | Karsen | Leduc, AB |
| Benoit | Madison | Dalmeny |
| Bergquist | Braydon | Shaunavon |
| Bigirimana | Ildephonse | Regina |
| Bildfell | Reese | Bermillion, AB |
| Bisson | Dominic | Regina |
| Bjarnarson | Alexandra | Langham |
| Bjarnarson | Erik | Langham |
| Blandin | Cade | St. Brieux |
| Blaskovich | Ava | Regina |
| Blue | Seth | Hague |
| Bossé | Philippe | Regina |
| Bourgeois | Tyson | Milestone |
| Boyda | Jason | Yorkton |
| Boyle | Jaimie | Saskatoon |
| Braich | Ikjot | Saskatoon |
| Brown | Darrien | Saskatoon |
| Bueckert | Sage | Regina |
| Bukuru | Eddy | Regina |
| Burke | Maverick | Saskatoon |
| Campbell | Olivia | Saskatoon |
| Campbell | Ryan | Regina |
| Cannam | Myles | Saskatoon |
| Canning | Christine | Christopher Lake |
| Capampang | Brent | Saskatoon |
| Capplette | Casey | Battleford |
| Card | Cadell | Regina |
| Carleton | Isabelle | White City |
| Caron | Matthew | Saskatoon |
| Carter | Levi | For Qu’Appelle |
| Chabé | Jessie | Saskatoon |
| Charette | Gabriel | Davidson |
| Charette | Mya | Davidson |
| Charles | Curt | Prince Albert |
| Chatsis-Neault | Marcie | Prince Albert |
| Cherrington | Sawyer | Regina |
| Christianson | Zachary | Lake Lenore |
| Chukwujekwu | Kansi | Regina |
| Chukwujekwu | Somto | Regina |
| Chung | Man-Chen “Jessie” | Regina |
| Clark | Chloe | Indian Head |
| Clark | Grace | Indian Head |
| Clark | Nate | High River, AB |
| Clarkson | Tiago | Regina |
| Cook | Ethan | Saskatoon |
| Cooper | Justine | Corman Park |
| Costanza | Keeara | Regina |
| Cote | Kyler | Kindersley |
| Cox | Kingston | Griffin |
| Creaser-Stumph | Chloe | Regina |
| Cripps | Brianne | Warman |
| Cruz-Fogal | Jasper | Saskatoon |
| Daku | Bryden | Regina |
| Davies | Mark | Regina |
| Dawicki | Nina | Saskatoon |
| de Jong | Dylan | Regina |
| Dela Cruz | Jeremiah | Saskatoon |
| Diehl | Katelin | Regina |
| Dionne | Kyan | Coronach |
| Dmytryshyn | Kira | Glaslyn |
| Doell | Emma | Warman |
| Dolejst | Taiya | Regina |
| Dornstauder | Kaz | Regina |
| Downey | Sharred | Perdue |
| Driver | Evan | Saskatoon |
| Dubois | Gregory | Regina |
| Dubois | Maverick | Regina |
| Ducharme | Cole | Regina |
| Duchek | Ashlyn | Regina |
| Dugan | Jack | Regina |
| Dundas | Ethan | Regina |
| Durocher | Ryan | Glaslyn |
| Dvoracek | Thomas | Meadow Lake |
| Dynna | Sam | Regina |
| Ebben | Corbin | Vanscoy |
| Elgendy | Rana | Regina |
| Elliott | Teagan | Kindersley |
| Elshakankiri | Salma | Regina |
| Emara | Nada | Saskatoon |
| Ericson | Abby | Regina |
| Etagiuri | Abdu | Saskatoon |
| Ewanchuk | Jarrett | Regina |
| Exner | Alexis | Regina |
| Favel | Jonas | Ile a la Crosse |
| Favel | Marlena | Ile a la Crosse |
| Favreau | Ashton | Saskatoon |
| Fedor | Ryan | Regina |
| Ferguson | Venus | Regina |
| Finkeldey | Takeo | Regina |
| Finn | Hunter | Saskatoon |
| Fisher | Jackson | Saskatoon |
| Flaman | Nick | Southey |
| Flaman | Stephanie | Regina |
| Forrester | Nate | Saskatoon |
| Frazer | Taye | Winnipeg, MB |
| Fry | Ava | Southey |
| Fry | Lucas | Southey |
| Fuessel | Camryn | Pilot Butte |
| Furkalo | Reece | Edenwold |
| Gahizi | Andrew | Saskatoon |
| Gahizi | Lionel | Gatineau, PQ |
| Gahizi | Steavy | Gatineau, PQ |
| Gaire | Srijit | Regina |
| Gallagher | Jake | Regina |
| Garbe | Kayla | Regina |
| Garvin | Kayla | Halifax, NS |
| Gaudet | Julien | Saskatoon |
| Gel | Carson | Balgonie |
| Gerein | Alexander | Regina |
| Gibbons | Jessica | Regina |
| Giesbrecht | Johnny | Saskatoon |
| Gill | Harbaksh | Regina |
| Giroux | Ashley | Fort Qu’Appelle |
| Gleave-Haight | Dawson | Saskatoon |
| Gohlke | Carson | Regina |
| Gohn | Brock | Regina |
| Golfita | Cezar | Regina |
| Gopher | Zarelle | Calgary, AB |
| Gorski | Kiara | Regina |
| Gourlay | Logan | Regina |
| Greenslade | Cara | Shaunavon |
| Grundle | Lola | Regina |
| Gust | Beckett | Saskatoon |
| Haaf | Marty | Saskatoon |
| Haider | Anum | Saskatoon |
| Haider | Sara | Toronto, ON |
| Hammer | Joshua | Paradise Hill |
| Hammond | Cy | Regina |
| Harms | Keira | Saskatoon |
| Harms | Kirsten | Saskatoon |
| Harris | Conall | Laird |
| Heal | Benjamin | Saskatoon |
| Heathen | Lebron | Prince Albert |
| Heffernan | Ethan | Melfort |
| Hertes | Justin | Estevan |
| Hertz | Madeleine | Calgary, AB |
| Hilsen | Joshua | Regina |
| Hilsenger | Cameron | Craven |
| Hirschfeld | Kyle | Beaver Creek |
| Holtby-Gordon | Carter | Regina |
| Hooper | Kane | Weyburn |
| Hornsberger | Braeya | Regina |
| Hoste | Ty | Estevan |
| Hrechka | Cole | Moose Jaw |
| Hrycak | Dixon | Kindersley |
| Hrycan | Kaleb | Rosetown |
| Hrynyk | Domenic | Saskatoon |
| Htaik | Min | Saskatoon |
| Hu | Lucy | Saskatoon |
| Hubelit | Kolten | Regina |
| Humenuik | Tanya | Duck Lake |
| Ishelezwe | Jean Corol | Regina |
| Jang | Hojae | Regina |
| Janzen | Samuel | Zehner |
| Jaworski | Matthew | Regina |
| Jensen | Isaac | Watrous |
| Johnson | Cara | Weyburn |
| Johnson | Davis | Langham |
| Johnson | Patrick | Weyburn |
| Johnston | Amy | Regina |
| Johnston | Janelle | Warman |
| Johnston | Sam | Martensville |
| Johnstone | Jayden | Stoughton |
| Jose | Philomina | Regina |
| Joyce | Adam | Regina |
| Judd-Mickler | Kimberley | Moosomin |
| Jung | Peter | Regina |
| Kahindo | Jadon | Saskatoon |
| Kaiswatum | Thomas | Piapot |
| Kang | Sungmin “Khai” | Saskatoon |
| Karakura | Claver | Saskatoon |
| Karkovic | Antonia | Saskatoon |
| Katcheech | Marcus | Saskatoon |
| Kenney | Anthony | Langham |
| Khzym | Amanie | Regina |
| Knauss | Cruz | Regina |
| Knight | Simms | Prince Albert |
| Ko | Ryan | Saskatoon |
| Komarnicki | Brodie | Saskatoon |
| Kotrla | Matthew | Regina |
| Kreller | Noah | Biggar |
| Krueger | Jack | Regina |
| Krueger | Keerigin | Regina |
| Kruger | Jonathan | Saskatoon |
| Kumbu | Siloé | Saskatoon |
| Kuntz | Lucas | Regina |
| Kwok | Karson | Saskatoon |
| Kyplain | Julia | Meadow Lake |
| Lalonde | Parker | Aberdeen |
| Lauber-Hamm | Moshé | Saskatoon |
| Lawale | Ini | Yorkton |
| Lefebvre | Tristan | Unity |
| Lefebvre-Anderson | Mason | Regina |
| Legott | James | Pasqua FN |
| Lekcharoen | Joaquin | Regina |
| Leray | Jean | Saskatoon |
| Levis | Maximus | Pense |
| Levshukova | Dima | Regina |
| Lewis | Marcus | Regina |
| Liska | Reid | Raymore |
| Lloyd-Ahmed | Jayden | Saskatoon |
| Lodongi | Guma | Regina |
| Macaskill | Damien | Saskatoon |
| Machiskinic | Reginald | Kawacatoose FN |
| Mackenzie | Reese | Regina |
| Macuroy | Ryouji | Regina |
| Madan | Buvneet | Saskatoon |
| Magnus | Jeynessa | Saskatoon |
| Magnus | Shyanne | Saskatoon |
| Mahlmann | Nick | Germany |
| Malinowski | Hannah | Yorkton |
| Marjoram | Jared | North Battleford |
| Marshall | Henry | Regina |
| Marsollier | Jordyn | Warman |
| Martel | Louis-Simon | Regina |
| Martens | Ian Jr. | Saskatoon |
| Marzilli | Kian | Saskatoon |
| Mason | Nora | Regina |
| McCall | Willow | Regina |
| McCashin | Keith | Regina |
| McDermott | Bruce | Flin Flon, MB |
| Mcdonald | Luke | Saskatoon |
| McDonald | Rachel | Saskatoon |
| McFarlane | Ethan | Langham |
| McInnes | Ashton | St. Walburg |
| McKay | Tannah | Arcola |
| McTavish | Ethan | Saskatoon |
| Merriman | Carter | Saskatoon |
| Mihalicz | Zach | Raymore |
| Miller | Caine | Regina |
| Miller-Bartz | Samuel | Regina |
| Misponas | Robin | Prince Albert |
| Misskey | Jack | Martensville |
| Monckton | Abygale | Regina |
| Monckton | Amber-Dawn | Regina |
| Mooney | Curtis | Saskatoon |
| Moore | Tyler | Rosetown |
| Mununu | Ange | Saskatoon |
| Murphy | Kassahun “Kas” | Regina |
| Musqua | Tristan | Saskatoon |
| Nachtigall | Sam | Regina |
| Nation | Luke | Regina |
| Naytowhow | Rianna | Saskatoon |
| Nepo | John | Regina |
| Newberry | Julie | Wynyard |
| Newberry | Shane | Wynyard |
| Ngako | Gerard | Sasaktoon |
| Nguyen | Man | Regina |
| Nibirantiza | Jean | Regina |
| Nicolson-Mitchell | Levi | Clandonald, AB |
| Nimmo | Neesha | Warman |
| Nivon | Tristan | Denare Beach |
| Norrish | Teagen | Saskatoon |
| North | Brian | Saskatoon |
| Novecosky | Ethan | Moose Jaw |
| Noyes | Riley | Stoughton |
| Nrusimhadevara | Vivek | Saskatoon |
| Nyirfa | Jackson | Prince Albert |
| Nystrom | Aden | Yorkton |
| Ochitwa | Macade | Carnduff |
| Okeeweehow | Dion | Regina |
| Okeeweehow | Lexi | Regina |
| Oman | Isabelle “Izzie” | Maidstone |
| Orescanin | Nikola | Moose Jaw |
| Ouaaziz | Malak | Sasktoon |
| Oulette | Sam | Rapid View |
| Ozuagwu | Uzoma “Uzi” | Regina |
| Palfy | Randa | Regina |
| Paraiso | Dominic | Regina |
| Paraiso | Jan Szymon | Regina |
| Park | Daniel | Air Ronge |
| Pasqua | Roman | Pasqua FN |
| Patterson | Brynn | Regina |
| Payant | Thais | Vibank |
| Pederson | Cassidy | Grandora |
| Pederson | Ethan | Grandora |
| Pepper | Patton | Regina |
| Perron | Lakota | Saskatoon |
| Piper | Makayla | Regina |
| Poletz | Haiden | Sasaktoon |
| Pollock | Max | Regina |
| Powell | Cade | St. Walburg |
| Powell | Sam | St. Walburg |
| Prokopetz | Berkley | Regina |
| Prosko | Sarah | Regina |
| Qin | Eric Rui | Regina |
| Quewezance | Olivia | Yorkton |
| Racine | Eddie “Gordon” | Saskatoon |
| Ranjith | Maadesh | Regina |
| Rebinsky | Allessondra | Regina |
| Rebinsky | Ryker | Regina |
| Redman-Benjoe | Kanisha | Fort Qu’Appelle |
| Reiss | Maynard | Regina |
| Rempel | Olivia | Regina |
| Renas | Dustin | Saskatoon |
| Rhinehart | Samantha | Paynton |
| Rieder | Ian | Saskatoon |
| Ripplinger | Alic | Regina |
| Robinson | Dylan | North Battleford |
| Rodriguez | Isis | Regina |
| Rogal | Mackenzie | Weyburn |
| Rogers | Dylan | Regina |
| Rouz | Broedie | Bonnyville, AB |
| Rumancik | Jade | Fort Qu’Appelle |
| Ruot | Buk | Saskatoon |
| Ruot | Nyakek | Saskatoon |
| Ruot | Yuel | Saskatoon |
| Rushton | Noah | Vanscoy |
| Rysavy | Drew | Saskatoon |
| Samayak | Chakma | Regina |
| Sandheim | Nathan | Regina |
| Schaefer | Ryley | Regina |
| Schermerhorn | Ty | Shaunavon |
| Schick | Brayden | Osler |
| Schmidt | Nathan | Craven |
| Schreiner | Shelby | Saskatoon |
| Seeley | Alex | Regina |
| Seiferling | Ben | Regina |
| Senft | Keaton | Regina |
| Sessou | Rebecca | Saskatoon |
| Shanks | Hannah | Regina |
| Shinkewski | Austin | Vanscoy |
| Sholter | Sarah | Wakaw |
| Sich | Kaden | Regina |
| Siegfried | Jacob | Watrous |
| Skaliks | Philipp | Saskatoon |
| Smith | Anna | Southey |
| Smith | Hudson | Saskatoon |
| Smith | Jackson | Saskatoon |
| Smith | Jessica | Star City |
| Smith | Linda | Saskatoon |
| Smith | Linda | Saskatoon |
| Smith | Linden | Creelman |
| St. Amand | Xavier | Saskatoon |
| Starr | Tyrelle | North Battleford |
| Stieb | Dezirée | Parkside |
| Stockman | Dylan | North Battleford |
| Straile | Carson | Flin Flon, MB |
| Summach | Brock | Rosetown |
| Sundquist | Matthew | Watrous |
| Swerid-Chernick | Saige | Regina |
| Tagiuri | Abdu | Regina |
| Takashima | Kiernan | Saskatoon |
| Tanchak | Ariel | Creighton |
| Tchokonté | Nahema | Saskatoon |
| Thibeault | Emile | Saskatoon |
| Thomas | Kylee | Glaslyn |
| Tischler | Colin | Kerrobert |
| Tobias | Ashley | Vibank |
| Tolentino | Raphael Ean | Regina |
| Torresan | Kelly | Vanscoy |
| Unruh | James | Waldheim |
| Uwineza | Jephte | Saskatoon |
| Uwineza | Keren | Saskatoon |
| Vaagen | Elliott | Saskatoon |
| Vallejo | Thea | Bella Bella, BC |
| van der Walt | Benjamin | Saskatoon |
| Voll | Jayden | Shaunavon |
| Wagner | Carter | Grandora |
| Walcer | Josh | Saskatoon |
| Walker | Tianna | Saskatoon |
| Walsh | Katelyn | Regina |
| Wang | David | Saskatoon |
| Washburn | Owen | Saskatoon |
| Weaver | Anthony | Neudorf |
| Wenc | Emma | Saskatoon |
| Werner | Brando | Asquith |
| Wesseequate | Kelsey | Saskatoon |
| White | Alex | Regina |
| Wilhelm | Nathan | Regina |
| Wilkins | Hope | Saskatoon |
| Wilkinson | Charles | Prince Albert |
| Wruck | Matthew | Saskatoon |
| Wurm | Joel | Regina |
| Yee | Ethan | Regina |
| Yee | Karson | Regina |
| Yoner | Nicholas | Thompson, MB |
| Young | Heidi | Pilot Butte |
| Yuzick | Haillie | Martensville |
| Zafranco | Euan Denzel | Regina |
| Zhang | Alex | Saskatoon |
| Ziebart | Delayne | Saskatoon |
| Zimmerman | Keithen | Lumsden |
| Zimmerman | Kyran | Lumsden |