Zig Zag Hockey presented its players with its end-of-season awards at Club Lithgow on Saturday, celebrating a year that saw all teams in the club go further than many of them thought possible.
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The club had a standout year this season, with the men’s premier league team in particular nearly going all the way to the end before a heartbreak defeat against Bathurst Souths in their preliminary final.
Addressing his teammates at the presentation, skipper and new Zig Zag life member Ben Kelly said there was hope for next season yet.
Men’s coach Mark Sheppeard thanked all the boys for their time out on the field, and hoped they would line up again next year.
Women’s coach Heath Luck also took the time to thank his team for giving it all this season.
Though work and life commitments sometimes got in the way of the game, Luck said he could always count on the team to give it their all.
The Zig Zag Premier League girls had their last game against Bathurst City back in August, where they went down 2-1, but not without a fight.
AWARDS
Awards for Zig Zag Blue Mens went to Michael Dewar for Best and Fairest, Daniel Granger for Most Improved, Evan McGrath for Most Consistent and Michael Kerry received Player’s Player.
Zig Zag Black Mens’ awards went to Jayson Wilkinson for Most Improved, Corey Oldfield for Most Consistent and Ashley Redding for Best and Fairest.
Premier League awards went to Eli Shirt for Most Outstanding and Highest Goal Scorer.
Rookie of the Year went to Campbell Ferguson, Bookend to Logan Hunter and the David Jones Memorial Trophy went to Daniel Granger.
Luke Thurtell received the Clubperson of the Year Award.
Thurtell also received another award, of which the title is not suitable for printing, and its trophy had a practical use for celebrations throughout the night.
Zig Zag Blue Women’s awards went to Angela Jonkers for Player’s Player, Matilda Foley for Coaches Award, Rachel Rigby for Most Improved and Ngaire Lynch for Most Valuable Player.
Zig Zag Black Women’s awards went to Ash Gant and Kirsty Jenkins for Player’s Player, Lashay Chew for the Coaches Award, Alison Mill for Most Improved and Kate Bender for Most Valuable Player.
Other awards went to Tegan Walsh for the Premier League Coaches Award, Rookie of the Year went to Brianna Rigby, Kristy-Lee Garland for Most Dedicated Player, Kate Young for Clubperson of the Year, Keely Hunter for Highest Goal Scorer, Hero Award to Ngaire Lynch, Kirsty Jenkins for the David Jones Memorial Trophy and B-Grade Highest Goal Scorer, Veteran of the Year went to Kate Bender.
The Lithgow Mercury congratulates all award winners, Zig Zag players and the club itself for an outstanding season.
We hope the club and all its sides are ready to tackle 2017, and look forward to watching them play.
