The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs coaching staff, which led the team to a Minto Cup championship last summer, have added another honour to the trophy case.
Pat Coyle, Kyle Sorensen and Creighton Reid received the John Cavallin Merit Award from the B.C. Lacrosse Association, an honour recognizing the coach of the year. The award was given out last weekend during the BCLA’s banquet in Whistler.
This is not the first time the coaching trio has been honoured.
In July the three received the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League’s Doug Hazelwood Memorial Trophy for coach of the year, after the Jr. Adanacs wrapped a perfect 21-0 season. The club went on to lose in the BCJALL finals to Delta but won the Minto Cup tournament a few weeks later — the first for the club since 2010.
Coyle, Sorensen and Creighton were not the only people recognized by the BCLA last weekend.
Josh Wahl of the Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association and Team BC received the Bill McBain Minor Box Coaching Merit Award for minor coaching, while Rita Stroup, also from PoCo minor, was given the Hugh Gifford Merit Award for manager of the year in field lacrosse.
BCLA President’s Awards went to Jamie McMurray of the Port Moody Minor Lacrosse Association, Paul Enkelmann of the Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association and Sandy Pace of the Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association.
