A crowd of Lithgow’s finest sportsmen and women turned out for the LJ Hooker Reg Cowden Sport Stars awards on March 31 at the Lithgow and District Workmen's Club.
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Awards went to:
Senior Sports Star of the Year:
Nigel Kable, campdraft
Monthly awards:
Rene Hunter, hockey
Joel Willis, downhill
Alyshia Anderson, Hockey
Roxsanne Van Veen, cricket
Amelia Leard, hockey
Chris Redding, rugby league referee
Nigel Kable, campdraft
Cheryl Rutherford, hockey
Brad De Losa, timbersports
2016 Junior Sports Star of the Year:
Holly Beecroft
Monthly winners 2016:
Jaidyn Goodwin, basketball
Emily Watts, track cycling
Holly Beecroft and Shaqkyra Quinn
Callie Capomolla, rowing
Katie Hamment, Hannah Kable and Emily Thompson, hockey.
Under 12 Lazers and Under 14 Lazers, basketball
Shakayla Bott
Morgan Watts, triathlon
Eric Arnold Memorial Trophy:
Emily Watts, track cycling. In 2016 competed in NSW track champs, 3rd in 2000m individual pursuit. Selected NSW track champs in Tasmania. Also competed and performed well in triathlon. Performed at top levels in cycling, team and individual events.
International Sports Star Award:
Nigel Kable for campdraft.
Whitty Perpetual Trophy for best local achievement:
Shaqkyra Quinn: For her national, state and local representations.
Max Scott Memorial Trophy – All rounder of the Year award: Roxsanne Van Veen, cricket. Ten day cricket tour of India, representing all indigenous female cricket team. Player of tournament for NSW in Alice Springs.
Bunny Abbott Volunteer of the Year Award: Heidi Inwood for her work with touch football, playing, refereeing and organising.
Laurie Muir Official of the Year: Cheryl Rutherford for Hockey. Umpire, coach for NSW state champs and umpired women’s western premier league, junior and women’s competitions and coaching umpires.
Reg Cowden encouragement award to:
Eli Morris for his work in rugby league with Lithgow Storm, breastroke swimming, Lazers basketball team and referee work.
Junior Team Award:
Under 14 boys Lithgow Lasers basketball for, among other things, their NSW Country Champs, division 1 championships.
Senior Team Award:
Lithgow Panthers Hockey including their 2016 grand final, their 10th premiership.
Kirsty Horton
A journalist with 15 years of experience, Kirsty Horton has been the editor of the Lithgow Mercury newspaper and a journalist for mastheads including the Great Lakes Advocate, Nambucca Guardian News and Moree Champion. She is now a member of ACM's features and special publications team.
A journalist with 15 years of experience, Kirsty Horton has been the editor of the Lithgow Mercury newspaper and a journalist for mastheads including the Great Lakes Advocate, Nambucca Guardian News and Moree Champion. She is now a member of ACM's features and special publications team.
