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Awards show Kaipara sport flourishing.jpg "Noel Radd(copy)") The 2013 Silver Fern Farms Kaipara District Sports held on November 9 at the Maungaturoto Country Club saw a number of local athletes and volunteers recognised for their achievements over the past year.Otamatea High School students Cullen Curtis, Annmarie Holst, Michelle Schmanski, Rhys Shadbolt and Lachlan Sidwell were presented with ASB Youth Achievement Awards. Kevin Robinson won the ASB code award for bowls, while Phillip Tana and Mirna Manuell won the male and female squash awards respectively. Kevin was unable to accept his award on the night as he was competing at the National Bowls Championships being held in Auckland. Phillip Tana won the SportNZ Coach of the Year award, after coaching the Maungaturoto Squash Club D Grade Nationals Team who won the D Grade Ladies National title, along with the Maungaturoto Junior girls who won a gold medal at the AIMS games in Tauranga. Otamatea Gymnastics Club was acknowledged with a new award for contribution to the community by a club, as well as being a finalist in the Club of the Year Category. The Barry Markwick Memorial Service to Sports Awards, presented to volunteers who have contributed more than 20 years of service to sport, were awarded to John Bruce for more than 27 years of support to multiple sports at Otamatea High School and Pete Hargreaves for over 40 years involvement at various levels of rugby in Otamatea and Northland. Noel Radd was visibly surprised and delighted when Sport Northland CEO Brent Eastwood made a special award to him for his many years of support for Sport Northland staff and sport in the Otamatea area. With 68 nominations and 52 finalists it appears that sport in the Kaipara District is flourishing and the many volunteers in the area continue to ensure that sport happens. |
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