Vince Pitines’ rise earns Breakout Star of the Year

Sometimes a breakout season is obvious long before the award is announced.

Vince Pitines was honoured with the Breakout Star of the Year award at the 2025 SportsKlub Honours & Hall of Fame banquet.

For Vince Pitines, the moment he was called up to receive the SportsKlub Breakout Star of the Year still came as a surprise.

“I didn’t know I was getting an award tonight,” he told the room, smiling as he admitted he had nothing prepared. The moment felt genuine, just like the way he plays.

What Pitines delivered on the field in 2025 made the honour impossible to ignore.

Across the Spring Football season, he exploded for 1,495 receiving yards and 19 receiving touchdowns, becoming one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in SportsKlub football. Defenses couldn’t keep up, quarterbacks couldn’t stop throwing his way, And he didn’t slow down when Fall rolled around.

In the 2025 Fall Football season, Pitines piled up 1,278 receiving yards and 18 receiving touchdowns on 38 receptions, then added another dimension by rushing for 488 yards and five more touchdowns. Every week, he seemed to find new ways to tilt games, stretching the field, breaking tackles, and turning routine plays into highlights.

Yet when he spoke, none of that was what he focused on. Instead, he thanked organizers and everyone who shows up week after week simply to play. Pitines talked about how he played football in high school and how SportsKlub gives him, and so many others, a place to keep doing what they love.

That mindset is part of what made his breakout season feel so natural. Pitines never chased attention or numbers. He just showed up, ran routes, and kept producing. The stats followed.

The Breakout Star of the Year award celebrates more than just a hot season. It recognizes someone who suddenly becomes a force, someone who changes how games are played and how teams have to prepare. In 2025, that player was Vince Pitines.

From dominant receiving performances to game-breaking runs, he announced himself as one of SportsKlub football’s elite talents, all while keeping the same easygoing, grateful approach that made his speech so fitting.

Pitines is just a player who loves the game, and who turned that love into one of the most impressive years SportsKlub has ever seen.