Award winners Dawson Badali, Sofia Jones with presenters Trevor DeJong, Meg Quigley
Dawson Badali is a grade 12 student at Cobourg Collegiate Institute. To say he loves sports is an understatement! He excelled in Varsity Tennis from 2022 to 2025 (OFSAA), Varsity Golf from 2023 until 2025 (COSSA), Junior and Senior Badminton (OFSAA) from 2022 to 2026, Varsity Wrestling through 2023 until 2026, Varsity Track and Field from 2024 until 2026, Varsity Frisbee from 2024 to 2026 (OFSAA), Varsity Disc Golf in 2024 until 2026 (Third place finish) Junior volleyball from 2022 until 2024, Junior Basketball (COSSA) from 2022 to 2024, and Junior Hockey 2023-2024. To top his year off, more accolades came his way at the School Athletic Banquet last week, Dawson received Senior Male Athlete, Student Volunteer award, MVP Senior Badminton winner, MVP in Varsity Golf, MVP in Varsity Tennis, and the Coaches award in Wrestling.
Dawson also had a Grade Average of 92% and over 110 hours of High School Volunteer Hours. Dawson has been accepted at Queen's University to obtain his Bachelor of Arts with plans to teach and coach high school sports. Congratulations, Dawson!
Award winner Dawson Badali with presenter Trevor DeJong
Sofia Jones is a grade 12 student at Cobourg Collegiate Institute. She is a four-sport athlete that includes participating in Varsity swimming from 2023 to 2026, Novice-Senior Cross Country running from 2022 to 2025, Junior Soccer from 2023 to 2025, and Senior Track and Field in 2025. In the community she was a Norac Senior swimmer from 2022 until 2024 and she was also a Senior Performance Swimmer from 2024 to 2026. Sofia earned her National Lifeguard certification in 2022 and began her life guarding at the Jack Burger Sports Complex. In that same year, she earned her Swim Instructor Certification and instructed from 2022-2023. She also received her Coaching 101 certification in 2023. Sofia demonstrated outstanding leadership in sport through her coaching and swim school instruction.
She had an 85% grade average and accumulated 50 volunteer hours. Sofia has been accepted at five universities – Queen's, Guelph, Brock, Western, and Trent. She has decided to pursue the Bachelor of Science (Honours)/ Bachelor of Education program at Queen's University. Congratulations, Sofia!
Award winner Sofia Jones with presenter Meg Quigley