Augie Ciancone Memorial Award - Young Female Athlete

2023 Augie Ciancone Memorial Award - Female High School Athlete of the Year Recipient

Emma Pinkerton 

In addition to being captain of both KSS Girls’ Basketball and Field Hockey teams, Emma Pinkerton holds a 91.2% average at KSS. Since sixth grade, Emma’s played club basketball with GW Hoops and Kelowna’s FYBA Basketball Club. She has also played on the AthElite U17 GUAA Team and the Genesis U16 Team that participates in the Nike Circuit. She was recently selected for Basketball BC’s Centre for Performance Training. Off the court, Emma is a member of the Grad Council, volunteers with the Central Okanagan Food Bank and is a member of the Kiwanis Club. 

About the Augie Ciancone Memorial Award for Young Female Athlete

Augie Ciancone was instrumental in setting up Kelowna's first formal sports and recreation program for youth. He was an all-around athlete, excelling in gymnastics, lacrosse, boxing and horsemanship.

Augie's greatest gift was his ability and personal desire to encourage the young people of Kelowna to get involved in sports. He also challenged them to achieve their personal best. His goal was to turn their lives around by instilling the desire to challenge and achieve personal satisfaction through sports.  

Augie passed away in January of 1952.

Award Criteria

• Awarded to the most outstanding female high school athlete in the area of the Central Okanagan.
• Winner is chosen by the Okanagan Central Schools Athletic Association.

Check back in fall 2024 for information about the 50th annual awards nomination period.