Kim Dolan and Eddie MacKenzie were recognized as the top female and male athlete, respectively, recently at the Curl P.E.I. annual awards presentation at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside.
Both skipped their teams to provincial titles and earning a place at the national championship. Dolan, of the Charlottetown Curling Complex, made her 10th appearance at the nationals, registering more than 100 games in a career spanning four decades.
Charlottetown’s MacKenzie made his fourth trip to the Brier, and second in a row, where he skipped his team to a credible 4-7 record.
Winners at the recent Curl P.E.I. awards presentations show off their Sport P.E.I./ADL certificates of achievement. Pictured from left are Cliff Poirier (official of the year), Shelley MacFadyen (volunteer of the year), Brooks Roche (junior male curler of the year) and Veronica Smith (junior female curler).
The Alex MacFadyen Rink of James Dalton, Matthew MacDonald, Parker MacFadyen and Alex MacFadyen from the Silver Fox were named the team of the year having won the Under-18 provincial championships, and finishing third at the Atlantics.
Pat Quilty of Charlottetown won the coaching honour for his dedication in coaching two Rinks from the Cornwall Club.
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