The MSSA will be conducting Media selections for the 2013 Male and Female Athletes of the Year, Team of the Year, the Jack Wells Impact Award (for the event or individual having the largest impact on the Manitoba sports scene), and the Dallis Beck Good Guy/Gal Award (for an individual providing help and extraordinary assistance to the Sports Media).
Nominations are open for the 2013 MSSA Jack Matheson Memorial Awards in support of post-secondary students intent on a career in sportswriting, sportscasting, sports production, or sports public relations. To apply, students must be enrolled at a Manitoba college, university, or vocational school, or be a Manitoba resident enrolled at a recognized institution outside the province. The deadline for applications to be submitted this year is December 10th, 2013.
We now are accepting your nominations for Athletes/Team of the Year, with a deadline of November 29th, 2013. We invite your responses, and request that this information be forwarded to possible candidates or sports bodies. The recipients will be declared at the aforementioned 58th Athletes/Team dinner on January 26th, 2014, at the Delta Winnipeg Hotel. Send nominations to:
R.J. (Bob) Picken or Glen Dawkins
MSSA Sec.-Treasurer Winnipeg Sun Sports
Phone - (204) 489-8642 (204) 632-2605
E-mail - bponsport@shaw.ca E-mail - jgdawkins@shaw.ca
WEBSITE -- www.manitobasportswriters.ca
For Dinner ticket inquiries, please contact Bob Picken.