Support for Sports Award 2025 Recipients

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Jennifer established Gridder Cheerleading in Yorkton in 2012. She now has 140 athletes affiliated with the cheer gym with 14 competitive teams in 2025. Gridder teams have competed provincially, nationally and even internationally. 

Cheer is a growing sport combining gymnastic skills, dance, athleticism and teamwork.

Coach Ingham is respected by her athletes. “She doesn’t care if we win or lose, she just cares that we tried”. A “work hard and improve” attitude is prevalent, but never a “win at all costs” in her gym culture. She emphasizes sportsmanship. 

Her dedication to the sport and her athletes is unmatched. She is at the gym daily during cheer season. You will find her at cheer competitions sporting the unique orange colors of Gridders cheer. Clearly respected by the provincial cheer community, she is on a friendly basis with coaches from other clubs. 

More than just a sport program, her cheer teams are involved in teambuilding exercises, crafts, volunteerism and leadership. The year-end celebration leaves each athlete a book full of memories – pictures and highlights from their year as well as positive statements from teammates and coaches. A laborious task but cherished by her athletes and an example of the “above and beyond” nature of her program. 

Jennifer has been a member of the provincial governing body, Saskatchewan Cheer Association. She participates in coaching education and mentoring young coaches. Beyond being just a coach, Jennifer is a model of a strong female leader to the young athletes she coaches.

Gord Tamblyn has been involved in officiating many different sports over a period of 50 years. He has officiated extensively in fastball, slo-pitch, football, basketball, broomball, track and field, and somewhat less extensively in  hockey, baseball and soccer. 

From 1978 to 1988 Gord officiated local fastball at both the Junior and Midget levels, including two national championships. He also did fastball rules clinics for Softball Saskatchewan.

Over 25 years Gord officiated slo-pitch at the local, provincial and national level including assignments in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He also acted as assignee rulebook editor and clinician for many years. In broomball Gord officiated for six years at the local level including doing  a provincial final. He also sat on the local executive for a number of years. In track and field Gord officiated from 1972 through to the early 90s at the local level including the Yorkton Indoor Games and at the high school level acting as a starter and organizer.

Basketball and football is where Gord has devoted the greatest amount of his time as an official. 

In basketball he has spent the last 35 years officiating at the local and district schools at both the elementary and high school level. He has also acted as assigner and clinician and worked at two provincial high school championships. He continues to officiate basketball to this very day!

In football Gord’s officiating started in 1971 and as with basketball has continued every year since at both the  local high school and district level. He has also officiated at 10 provincial championships over the years which included 6, 9 and 12 man football. 

Gord has received various recognitions for his officiating efforts over the years including the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association outstanding official award. He  was also inducted into this Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1964 Yorkton Collegiate Institute 8-man football team in 2022.