Mission Minor Lacrosse Club Seasonal Awards
Box Coach of the Year & Field Coach of the Year
This person led your team with wisdom and expert knowledge. Or they went above and beyond. Perhaps they were just really nice and you want to see them rewarded. Let us know who and include the why.
Field Manager & Box Manager of the Year
This person led your team, got your team on the floor or field. They organized your lacrosse life like your mother. Tell us your who and why.
Field & Box Volunteer of the Year
This person gives their heart and soul to MMLC. Do you know someone behind the scenes or that you see always giving to the association? Tell us who and why.
Scott Sagmoen Memorial Award for Officiant of the Year
The recipient of this award exemplifies excellence in officiating.
Scott Sagmoen was a decades long volunteer in BC. His passion for the game was palpable and his knowledge was vast. Scott coached many a Mission team, officiated countless games and also carried the Olympic torch for the 2010 Olympics. Scott sadly left us on August 13, 2019. To honour Scott, we have renamed our Referee/Umpire Award the Scott Sagmoen Officiant of the Year Award.
The Un-Sung Hero Award
Privately funded award by the Kokoska Family in memory of Jack Lavalle, best known for his armchair critic abilities. All recipients of this award showed sportsmanship, a love of the game and the desire to lift the team up with awesome behaviour on and off the floor/field. Like instead of shooting, passing to the less experienced player on the team, so he or she can score. This is the display of Team Spirit Jack admired most.
Mikey Vukovic Award
Mikey was an amazing box and field lacrosse player, his great passion for the sport always evident. He was a referee for the club for several years. Tragically, the Vukovic family lost Mikey in a car accident on August 23, 2014.
This is an award for a Bantam box player only. The flashy kid. The one who likes to stand out. When everyone is supposed to wear black shirts and him or her, shows up in pink. This person is well liked, fun, and loves lacrosse.
Box Goalie of the Year, Dean Recsky Memorial Trophy
Dean was a fantastic volunteer. A referee, a coach, a goalie, a goalie coach, and member of MMLC executive. Both his sons, Dryden and Trase, were goalies in MMLC and were the first recipients of this award. Dean is sadly missed by all who knew him. This award is for box goalies only in any Peewee, Bantam, and U16 divisions.
President’s Award
****Each year the President’s Award is given to an executive member at the BCLA AGM in Whistler. The recipient of this award can only be chosen once.****
Previous winners were as follows:
2023- Ryan Smith
2022 - Carrie Dunnett
2019- Shelley Bell
2018- Shona Wallace.
2017- Dean Recsky
2016- Darcie Downey
2015-Glenn Petty
2014- Nicole Kokoska
2013- Scott Wortley
2012- Rob Adachi
2010- Laurie Wortley
Scotty Lago & Mikey Vukovic Memorial Game
Another alumnus, Scotty Lago, a Mission lacrosse player from tyke to U16, left his soulmate, his unborn twins, his family, and friends suddenly on November 29, 2014.
Scotty and Mikey’s teammates celebrate their lives by hosting a memorial game in their honour annually. It’s grown every year and produces funds that are given to us and other charities. MMLC has received funds for a scholarship aptly called The Lago-Vukovic Scholarship.