Armogan, McKenzie and Kennedy Recognized by WMBA at AGM

Krishna Armogan (middle) with Rob Sedgwick (left) of Keener Jerseys and WMBA President Terry Wolowiec (right)

The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association has announced that Krishna Armogan has been named the 2016-2017 recipient of the WMBA Bruce Russell Coach of the Year Award. Krishna has been coaching in the WMBA for 13 years, most recently out of the Maples Community Centre.

Quotes from nominations:

Krishna has always believed that every child is equal, whether they start out good, or not so good, they are all equal. He truly looks for the potential in each kid, and treats them all fairly and with respect. He spend time with those who need the most help and encourages parents to help with the building of confidence and promoting fair play.

The award recognizes a coach who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to Fair Play, shows exemplary commitment to the team, serves as a model for other coaches to emulate and demonstrates concern for players outside the game. Prior to the selection committee seeing the nominations, all names and club references are removed to eliminate any biases in making the decision. In all, 5 WMBA coaches were nominated for the award – all very deserving in their own right for the recognition.  READ MORE...

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WMBA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Foundation has announced the recipients of the WMBA Foundation Scholarships for 2017. The recipients that were selected each receive a scholarship award of $500 to assist them in their post secondary studies. The two recipients are...


Seth McKenzie

Seth McKenzie (middle) with WMBA Founder Mike Ruta
and WMBA President Terry Wolowiec

Seth has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the WMBA throughout his 4 years of playing in the league. Seth will be graduating from Kildonan East Collegiate. Seth credits his start in basketball to his times with the Garden City community centre and then later in the WMBA Rising Stars League. He credits the WMBA for developing his passion for the game of basketball. He will be attending Canadian Mennonite University next year to study as well as continue playing basketball

Moira Kennedy (middle) with WMBA Founder Mike Ruta
and WMBA President Terry Wolowiec

Moira Kennedy

Moira has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the WMBA throughout her 10 years of playing in the league. Moira will be graduating from Kildonan East Collegiate. Moira credits her start in basketball to her times with the Valley Gardens community centres and then later in the WMBA Rising Stars League. She credits the WMBA for developing her passion for the game of basketball. She will be attending The University of Manitoba or Canadian Mennonite University next year to study.

Source: http://wmba.goalline.ca/news.php?news_id=1520803