Tim Turow Athlete Of The Year
This award was named for Tim Turow to honour his extensive athletic involvement in this community for over half a century. Tim arrived in Cambridge (Preston) in 1913 at the age of four from the Ukraine and lived his entire life here until he passed away at August 20th 1995 at age 86.
He played baseball, football, softball hockey and he bowled. He also umpired, managed, coached, sat on executives and was a great friend throughout the years to many people in this city. Baseball made Tim tick, he started playing at the age 15 for the Preston Riversides as they eventually won the Inter-County championship in 1928. He played for many years after that but found his love in coaching and managing children.
After his playing days, he coached many teams including a one year stint with the Galt Senior Terriers in 1948. He joined the Inter-County Executive in 1943 and remained active with Ontario Baseball Association into the early 1990's. In 1993 the OBA honoured him as Volunteer Of The Year and the list of his accomplishments is truly outstanding.
Many people in the community will remember Tim as the owner of Ontario Sports where his advice was as good as his word. His smiling face will always be missed but the memories he leaves behind makes Cambridge a better place to live today.
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2023
Tim Turow Outstanding Athlete of the Year
Debbie Bulten
Mountain climbing & Ultra marathon
2023 Tim Turow Award Finalists:
Congratulations to the 2023 Cambridge Sports Awards Tim Turow finalists:
Debbie Bulten - Mountain climbing/Ultra Marathon
Dave Defoe - Lawn bowling
Ella Gruber - Gymnastics
Janna Hawash - Archery
Noelle Leslie - Acrobatic dance
Julian McKay - World Dwarf Games
Emma Spence - Gymnastics
The winner will be announced at the Banquet! Check out our social media platforms for
winners of our other categories.
Previous Tim Turow Athlete of The Year Recipients
1974 – Ron Shaver
1975 – Cam MacArthur
1976 – Patti Rope
1977 – Paul Mills & Josie France-Jamieson
1978 – Lillian Burke
1979 – Sherry Hawco-Delanty
1980 – Brian Gabriel
1981 – Sherry Hawco-Delanty
1982 – Mike Moffatt
1982 – Kali Bogias-Parsons
1983 – Kali Bogias-Parsons
1984 – Katherine Matousek & Lloyd Eisler
1985 – Katherine Matousek & Lloyd Eisler
1986 – Doug Consiglio
1987 – Mark Greenan
1988 – Rob Ducey
1989 – Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnson
1990 – Raymond Brown
1991 – Bill Ingraham
1992 – Doug Ladret & Christine Hough
1993 – Michelle Menzies
1994 – Derrick Campbell
1995 – Greg Streppel
1996 – Yvonne Tousek
1997 – Kirk Maltby
1998 – Derrick Campbell
1999 – Yvonne Tousek
2000 – Ian Leggatt
2001 – Ian Leggatt
2002 – Cindy Overland
2003 – Nathan Brannen & Josh Sommerfeldt
2004 – Carmen Douma Hussar
2005 – Nathan Brannen
2006 – Amanda Overland
2007 – Whitney McClintock
2008 – Leigh Hobson
2009 – Whitney McClintock
2010 – Madeline Gardiner
2011 – Andrew Sheilds
2012 – Nathan Brannen & Victoria Moors
2013 – Ashley Nichols
2014 – Richard Shoebridge
2015 – Carling Zeeman
2016 – Nathan Brannen
2017 – Jonathan Schwaiger
2018 – Brooklyn Moors
2019 – Emma Spence
2023 - Debbie Bulten