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."

Retired as an accomplished triathlete and still only 29 years old, Calgary's Ellen Pennock is enjoying the next phase of her life — living and coaching in Victoria, working as the creative director of Feisty Media, and, yes, still running very fast. "I have things I'm excited about, which is great. This is definitely the best I've been in a long time."

Calgary's Jordan Jensen-Whyte reflects on a basketball season that saw him win an NBLC championship with the London Lightning and a Commonwealth Games bronze medal with Team Canada. "I've had a really interesting and unique career. I'm really excited about what's going to be happening next. But, as I've learned over the years, things can change."

Brodie Shields-Tyler rises to the occasion for the SAIT Trojans, capturing the ACAC men's championship, the biggest victory of his golfing career. "It's definitely awesome to have it on the resume." Now the Calgarian is preparing for the national showcase.

Melanie Scholz, former star of William Aberhart High School and the UCalgary Dinos, made her Team Canada debut this summer at the Commonwealth Games field-hockey tournament in England. The experience left an impression. "Overwhelmingly, the craziest event I've been to. Even going to opening ceremonies, it just gives you chills. It was so cool."

Calgary's paratriathlon ace, Stefan Daniel, recently broadened his athletic horizons, entering his first half-ironman and placing an impressive 12th in the men's professional division in Santa Cruz, Calif. "It was more to do something different ... and it was a good time to do it."

For outfielder Alejandro Cazorla Granados, the Okotoks Dawgs' championship run capped a remarkable turnaround on the field and off of it. "From where I was six months earlier to that moment? It was the complete polar (opposite). It meant the world — and not just because we won at the end. A very special year."

Sport's foothold in the community is well-established, its reach undeniable. Recognizing the reach, the Calgary Booster Club appreciates the positive impact of sport on social, mental, and physical well-being.

Sarah Orban, in her 20s, decided to embrace track cycling. Now racing on the international stage, the Calgarian has her eyes on the 2024 Olympics in Paris. "It's been quite the journey. At this point, I feel like I've been a cyclist forever."