Conner Hopper wins Ottawa Sports Award for 2025

The Ottawa Sports Awards honour the Ottawa area's finest athletes annually. They have recognized a softball player of the year since 1955. 

This year's winner is Conner Hopper, who also won the award in 2023. This is the third year in a row that a Fitzroy Harbour resident has been given the award, as Colton Lecuyer got the nod in 2024.

Hop will receive his award at a gala event on February 4.

The write up on the OSA site for Conner's 2025 successes in softball was as follows:

Softball – Conner Hopper: Conner hit a momentum-shifting grand slam for Team Ontario at the Canada Summer Games, helping the squad capture gold. As a member of the West Carleton Electric U20 squad, he won bronze at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association provincial tournament. He also suited up for the Plattsville Lightning at the Softball Canada U20 Men’s Championship, contributing to a medal-round finish, and competed in ISC World Tournament qualifying events earlier in the year. 

Conner played locally last year in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League, as well with West Carleton Electric U20 in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League and with West Carleton Electric in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League. He also participated in the OASA U23 Men's elimination tournament with West Carleton Electric U23 and at the OASA Men's elimination tournament and the Softball Canada Men's Canadian Championship with the Micksburg Twins

Many past recipients of the award have been featured on the blog, including Don Cox, Kyle Jamieson, Randy Peck, Bruce Casselman, Kevin Chevrier, Matt Bowman, Joel Langford, Andrew Putnam, Grace Lonergan, Erin Durant, Elissa Sivel, and Joran Graham.