Halifax, NS (May 19, 2026) – The greatest in the Nova Scotia sport sector will be recognized on Saturday, May 23 during the 2026 Support4Sport Awards. Being held at the Halifax Convention Centre, this event will celebrate the achievements of the province’s top athletes, teams, coaches and officials in amateur sport over the past year.

Each of the finalists were nominated by their Provincial Sport Organization as the best in their sport. Nominees were judged through a multi-level selection process that considered their accomplishments throughout the year, as well as their top achievement of the season.

Additional awards to be announced on May 23 include the Sport Makes a Difference Award, the Chair Award, Volunteers of the Year and Community Sport Organizations of the Year.

The following is a list of the overall Support4Sport Award finalists by category:

Support4Sport Official of the Year 

Curling – Paul Hawkes (Amherst) 
Hockey – Shauna Neary (Herring Cove)
Soccer – Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Halifax)

Support4Sport Coach of the Year 

Athletics – Jodi Langley (Halifax)
Curling – Stuart MacLean (Halifax)
Gymnastics & Trampoline – David Kikuchi (Fall River)

Support4Sport Team of the Year 

Curling – Team Allyson MacNutt
Sailing – Georgia & Antonia Lewin-LaFrance
Soccer – Suburban FC U17 Academy Boys

Support4Sport Junior Male Athlete of the Year 

Canoe Kayak – Tate Levy (Fall River)
Curling – Christhopher McCurdy (Truro)
Taekwondo – Ronan Sinclair (Fall River)

Support4Sport Junior Female Athlete of the Year 

Karate – Emmi German (Dartmouth)
Soccer – Bridget Mutipula (Halifax)
Speed Skating – Julia Snelgrove (Dartmouth)

Support4Sport Senior Male Athlete of the Year 

Basketball – Keevan Veinot (Wolfville)
Boxing – Logan Walsh (New Glasgow)
Hockey – Nathan MacKinnon (Cole Harbour)

Support4Sport Senior Female Athlete of the Year 

Athletics – Katie Pegg (Halifax)
Gymnastics & Trampoline – Ellie Black (Halifax)
Hockey – Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton)

Sport Nova Scotia is a voice for amateur sport that promotes the benefits of health, personal development and achievement of all participants. Sport Nova Scotia is a non-profit, non-government federation representing more than 55 provincial sport organizations and more than 160,000 member Nova Scotians. 

The Support4Sport Awards are made possible by the Support4Sport program, which was introduced in 2006. Funds are raised through the sale of designated lottery products in Nova Scotia. Since its inception, the program has helped raise more than $68.6 million. Support4Sport is the largest source of funding for amateur sport in Nova Scotia.