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After being named the 2023 Sportsperson of the Year by the Calgary Booster Club, Greg answered a few questions from reporters about the prestigious honour and what it means to him.

The Calgary Booster Club’s 69th Annual Sports Gala, a celebration of the city’s sports community, took place on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre with over 300 people in attendance.

The Calgary Wranglers are officially set to face the Abbotsford Canucks in the second round of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Isabelle Weidemann was recently named the winner of the Calgary Booster Club’s Henry Viney Trophy, presented annually to the city’s top female athlete.

Just two months after winning his first and only World Series – which was also the first and only title the Brooklyn Dodgers captured – Jackie Robinson found himself in Calgary and, well, he was introduced to a folksy Alberta tradition.

The city’s Honoured Athletic Leaders have been announced by the Calgary Booster Club.

The Calgary Booster Club today unveiled its Athletes of the Year, based on performance during the 2022 calendar year, and the winner of its most prestigious award, Sportsperson of the Year.

Calgarian Kaitlyn Ross, who was named the most valuable player of the U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship, was between the pipes for the Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars.

Riding the wave of the home crowd in Calgary, the SAIT Trojans, making their sixth consecutive appearance on the national stage, finally got the job done as they defeated the Dawson Blues 96-81 to claim the gold medal on Sunday.

Emma Bergesen scored the golden goal for Mount Royal as the No. 8-seeded Cougars defeated the No. 3 Concordia Stingers 4-3 in overtime in the gold medal game of the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at CEPSUM in Montréal on Sunday night.

The University of Calgary Dinos, who won their first Canada West championship since 1996 last week, are the top seed going into this week's Cavendish Farms University Cup.

In an ongoing effort to celebrate outstanding athletes, volunteers and others involved in the city’s vibrant sports scene, the Calgary Booster Club has hired Ian Wilson as the new Content Manager for the organization’s communications department. 

Tessa Lowry is advancing her hockey adventure, taking on a coaching role with the SAIT Trojans women's team, which stands as the only all-female hockey staff in the ACAC. "It's empowering to see that," said the 24-year-old daughter of Dave Lowry.

Congratulations to Khanh Le from Forest Lawn High School, the winner of the Division 3 Harry Hood Award.

Congratulations to Cameron Fewster from William Aberhart High School, the winner of the Division 2 Harry Hood Award.

Congratulations to Matteo Civitarese from Notre Dame High School, the winner of the Division 1 Harry Hood Award.

Being invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral is only the latest chapter in the life of one of Calgary's most fascinating people. Olympic medals, including gold in 1992, don't begin to tell the story of Mark Tewksbury. And, at 54, he continues to break ground. "I love my life. It's so interesting. I never know what's going to come."

Calgary's Gabriella Durante maintains a hectic pace. Summers mean twice-daily workouts for sprint-canoe events. Winters mean tending the nets of the UCalgary Dinos hockey team, plus a full course load. And she refs. And she coaches. "It's exhausting physically, mentally, emotionally ... (but) it's on me."