Andrew Mackey of Mobile Central High School was recently honoured with a 2023 School Sport NL Regional Recognition Award for the St. John’s Region. Submitted photo
By Mark Squibb / July 7,2023
If it’s a school sport, Mobile Central High’s Athletic Director Andrew Mackey is involved in it one way or another.
From coaching sports to organizing tournaments, Mackey is integral to the school’s athletic program.
“We’re a small school, but we decided we wanted to get involved with a little bit of everything, which has been paying off the last couple of years,” said Mackey, who said that not only have school teams won a number of provincial and regional titles over the last number of years, but the school itself has been named the SSNL School of the Year two years running.
Mackey was recently honoured with a 2023 School Sport NL Regional Recognition Award for the St. John’s Region.
“To be honest, I was pretty surprised,” said Mackey. “I didn’t even know that anybody had put my name forward for nomination. But it’s pretty exciting for sure.”
The school has long had a reputation for sports involvement fostered under former longtime athletic director and teacher Shawn Doyle, who retired a couple of years ago, and an enthusiastic body of parents, teachers and volunteers.
Mackey has picked up the mantle of that leadership and kept running with it. The school of 400 boasts over 30 sports teams.
“That ranges from basketball to volleyball, badminton, ice hockey, ball hockey, table tennis, cross country, cheerleading — we’re pretty well into everything,” said Mackey.
