- Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
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Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award Established 1982 Current holder(s) Cathy Overton-Clapham Awarded to the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is the sportsmanship award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held to crown the Canadian women's curling championship.[1] When Scott Paper took over sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship in 1982, they decided to present an annual award for sportsmanship. From 1982 to 1997, the award had a different name each year, as the convention was to name the annual award after an individual from the host region who exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling.[1] In 1998, the decision was made to honour Marj Mitchell each year. Mitchell curled for Saskatchewan and captured the national and world championships in 1982.[1] Mitchell died of cancer in 1983.
Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award winners prior to 1998
Prior to 1998, the Sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year.
Year Player Team Award Name 1982 Carol Thompson Ontario Joyce McKee Award 1983 Penny LaRocque Nova Scotia Ina Hansen Award 1984 Yvonne Smith Ontario Elizabeth MacDonald Award 1985 Cathy Dillon Prince Edward Island Lura McLuckie Award 1986 Mabel Thompson Alberta Jo Wallace Award 1987 Kim Duck Ontario Myrna McQuarrie Award 1988 Mary Baird Nova Scotia Caroline Ball Award 1989 Heidi Hanlon New Brunswick Sylvia Fedoruk Award 1990 Jackie-Rae Greening Alberta Lee Tobin Award 1991 Alison Goring Canada Vera Pezer Award 1992 Heidi Hanlon New Brunswick Joyce Myers Award 1993 Laurie Allen Canada Mabel Mitchell Award 1994 Patti McKnight Ontario Effie Hezzelwood Award 1995 Alison Goring Ontario Bob Stewart Award 1996 Stephanie Marchand Quebec Arline Wilson Award 1997 Alison Goring Ontario Diana Doe Award Winners of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
Starting in 1998, the Sportsmanship Award at the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts was permanently renamed the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in honour of Mitchell, a Saskatchewan curler who died of cancer in 1983.
Year Player Team 1998 Anne Merklinger Ontario 1999 Jane Arseneau New Brunswick 2000 Anne Merklinger Ontario 2001 Jane Arseneau New Brunswick 2002 Meredith Doyle Nova Scotia 2003 Anne Dunn Ontario 2004 Sherry Anderson Saskatchewan 2005 Stefanie Richard Prince Edward Island 2006 Kelly Scott British Columbia 2007 Stefanie Clark Prince Edward Island 2008 Stefanie Clark Prince Edward Island 2009 Cori Bartel Alberta 2010 Kelly Scott British Columbia 2011 Cathy Overton-Clapham Manitoba References
Categories:- Curling in Canada
- Awards established in 1982
- Tournament of Hearts
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