The Abbotsford Rugby Football Club announced its award winners from the fall youth rugby season.
Team-wise, the local club saw two teams win provincial medals – the U18 girls won the B.C. title, while the U19 boys finished third.
Team MVPs included Connor Hunter (U19 boys), Tiffany Picketts (U18 girls), Joey Campbell (U17 boys) and Jason Hignell (U16 boys).
A full listing of ARFC youth award winners is as follows.
U19 boys
MVP – Connor Hunter
Best Forward – P.J. Retief, Ryan March
Best Back – Christian Styles
Most Improved – Perry Sandhu
Coach's Award – Bryce Hewko
U18 girls
MVP – Tiffany Picketts
Best Forward – Veronica Florez
Best Back – Lauren Arthur
Most Improved – Gurpreet Dhaliwal
Best Rookie – Nakisa Levale
U17 boys
MVP – Joey Campbell
Best Forward – Louis Retief
Best Back – Spencer Loughlin
Coach’s Award – Graeme Fugger
U16 boys
MVP – Jason Hignell
Best Forward – Cameron Mettrick
Best Back – Jake Froehler
Most Improved – Kurtis Kirschner
Rookie of the Year – Josh Thiel
Coach’s Award – Jake Thiel