On Saturday, December 7th Volleyball Manitoba hosted the 2024 High School Graduating All-Star Banquet and Games! Selected All-Stars were invited to the Graduating All-Star Banquet at the RBC Convention Centre. Then the Grad All-Star Games at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. The event was a success and we want to thank all the athletes, parents, coaches, delegates and more for attending!

See below the Grad All-Star teams and a list of the major award winners for 2024:

Grad All-Star Teams

All Manitoba Teams

A-AAA Girls All Manitoba Team

• Julia Martens: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
• Selestine Braun Liu Asomua: W.C. Miller Collegiate
• Addison Gerbrandt: Sanford Collegiate
• Montana Jubenvill: Gilbert Plains Collegiate
• Katrie Labossiere: Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy
• Raya Suderman: Linden Christian School
• Brooke Boulton: Reston School

Photos coming soon!

A-AAA Boys All Manitoba Team

• Kingston Thomas: École Secondaire Neelin High School
• Jaxen Dziver: Hamiota Collegiate Institute
• Kal-El Wilson: École Secondaire Neelin High School
• Kai Gaudet: MacGregor Collegiate Institute
• Junior Martine: École Secondaire Neelin High School
• Tanner Manning: Morris School

AAAA Girls All Manitoba Team

• Jersey Hansen-Young: Vincent Massey High School
• Anna Filippin-Buller: Collège Jeanne-Sauvé
• Taylor Labossière: Collège Jeanne-Sauvé
• Callie Andres: Steinbach Regional Secondary School
• Brooklyn Grobb-Prins: Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School
• Ivey Braun: Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate

AAAA Boys All Manitoba Team

• Matthew Brown: River East Collegiate
• Gavin Ulrich: River East Collegiate
• Nico Nadeau: Glenlawn Collegiate
• Ethan Baraniuk: Vincent Massey High School
• Kai Toney: Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
• Eli Ulrich: River East Collegiate
• Augustine Okose: Glenlawn Collegiate

Major Award Winners

Fan Favourite Awards

• Girls A-AA-AAA: Adel Wiebe – 206 Votes
• Boys A-AA-AAA: Georson Labauza – 674 Votes
• Girls AAAA: Anna Filippin-Buller – 201 Votes
• Boys AAAA: Kai Toney – 220 Votes

High School Coaches of the Year Awards presented by Sport Manitoba Coach Appreciation Program.

Girls Coaches of the Year Awards

• A: Kurtis Callander – Reston School
• AA: Marvin Gundrum & Jessica Huggart – Prairie Mountain High School
• AAA: Bryton Arnal – Balmoral Hall School
• AAAA: Kelly DeRoo – Vincent Massey High School

Boys Coaches of the Year Awards

• A: Rick Scott – Elm Creek School
• AA: Marshall Cox – Morris School
• AAA: Jillian Martine – Neelin High School
• AAAA: Zack Diboll – River East Collegiate

Referees of the Year

• Rural: Paige Donald
• Urban: Ben Baydock

Stefan Savoie Memorial Scholarship

The recipient of this scholarship is selected based on submissions which include a biography of the athlete, a letter of recommendation, and a video exemplifying the athlete’s passion for volleyball. The submissions are reviewed by a special committee who make the final selections. This years recipient is Ben Fillion from Glenboro School.

Mike Burchuk & Dennis Nord MVP Awards

The Mike Burchuk and Dennis Nord MVP awards are presented to the Female and Male athlete who best exemplify volleyball commitment, ability and leadership throughout this past high school season. The award winners are selected by a panel of coaches from the pool of Graduating All-Stars.

Mike Burchuk Female MVP

The winner of this years Mike Burchuk MVP award for High School Player of the Year is Jersey Hansen-Young from Vincent Massey High School.

Dennis Nord Male MVP

The winner of this years Dennis Nord MVP award for High School Player of the Year is Matthew Brown from River East Collegiate.