North Canterbury News: November 07, 2019

2019 NORTH CANTERBURY SPORTS AWARDS
&YOUTH SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS
NorthCanterburybusinesses,sportsclubs,athletes andsportsofficialscelebrated
the regions best sporting talentatthe 18th annual MainPower NorthCanterbury
Sports Awards lastFridaynight. Winnerswereannounced
in 12 categories covering allaspects of sport from playersto
administrators to long-term serviceawards, andatall levels
from grassroots to success at internationallevel.
The10MainPowerYouth SportScholarship finalists were
also presentedwiththeirscholarships on thenight.
Theteam from RangioraCroquet Clubaccepted the Injury
Prevention WaimakaririPeter Allen Safe SportsAward forSports
Club from Kirsten Barnett(right).
Left:Ben
Davidsonof
RangioraVet
Centre with
SaraSchist,
Masters
Sportsprson
winner.
Above:Nigel Lavender from
TheSportShop with Ben
Anderson from Glenmark
Cheviot Rugbywhich won
Team of the Year Award.
Above: ServicetoSportAward recipients:
1. Mike Smartwith Lisa TippenfromHarcouts Four Seasons Realty;
2. JohnHamilton with Hurunui MayorMarie Black;
3. George Robinson (R) accepted the awardfor Gordon Wong from
Nick Tomkins of the BNZ.
2019 MainPower Youth SportScholarship recipients: (back row) John
Roche (ActiveHealth), Andrew Currie (for BlairCurrie), Gabi Rennie,
George Prain, Rebecca Jones,Helen Matthews, Pennie Kibblewhite
(MainPower); (frontrow)Olivia Sloan, Angus Kelliher,Sue McFarlane
(for Kazuma Kobori), MaceyFraser,Jacob Turner.
Coach awardwinner Liam
Connelly (L) with James Devlin
from Pegasus Golf &Sports Club.
Left:Inaugural Athletes with aDisabilityAward finalists
CarlyRobb,KylaHarpur (winner) &Haven Drennan.
More pictures at: www.sportstrust.org.nz
Above: AnnRodgersfromR.Grant
Electrical with Sportswoman
winner GraceBrooker.
Left:NCBasketball’s nightincludedawardsfor Junior Sportswoman
(EsraMcGoldrick),Event (South Island Primary School Tournament),
Coach (Liam Connelly)and ServicetoSport(Gordon Wong).
Theteam from CaveFitness in Kaiapoi were there
to supportSaraSchist (frontcentre),winner of the
RangioraVet Centre Masters Sportsperson Award, and
Luke Hopkinson (frontleft) Junior Sportsman finalist.
Robin BrownfromRangiora
New Worldwith Junior
Sportsman Fletcher Newell.
Kazuma Koboriwas awarded the
Supreme Sports Award, accepted by
Sue McFarlane (RangioraGolf Club)
from Tony VoiceofMainPower.
PeterWillams accepts the
Sports Official awardfor
KimCotton from Shona
Pope of AllInsure.
Photos by: RichardConnelly of Gamefacenz
SPORTSAWARDS WINNERS
Congratulations to allwinners of the2019
MainPowerNorth CanterburySports
Awards...
ActiveHealthJunior Sportswoman:
EsraMcGoldrick –Basketball
Rangiora NewWorldJunior Sportsman:
Fletcher Newell –Rugby
Pegasus Golf &SportsClub Sports Coach:
Liam Connelly –Basketball
McAlpinesMitre10 Athletewith a
Disability:
Kyle Harpur–Athletics
TheSportsShop Sports Team:
GlenmarkCheviot Division 1RugbyTeam
RangioraVet Centre Masters Sportsperson:
Sara Schist –Crossfit
AllInsure Sports Official:
KimCotton–Cricket Umpire
R. GrantElectricalSportswoman:
GraceBrooker –Rugby
N.F.Preen Contracting Sportsman:
Kazuma Kobori –Golf
BNZ, HarcourtsFourSeasons Realty
&Hurunui DistrictCouncil
ServicetoSport:
Gordon Wong –Basketball
Mike Smart–BMX
John Hamilton –Cricket
InjuryPrevention Waimak Club of the Year:
(Peter Allen SafeSport Award)
RangioraCroquet Club
Waimakariri DistrictCouncil Sports Event:
NCBA SouthIsland Primary School
Basketball Tournament
Supreme Sports Awardwinner:
Kazuma Kobori
MainPower Youth SportScholarship
Finalists:
Helen Jones -Basketball
Rebecca Jones –Archery
Gabrielle Rennie –Football
Jacob Turner –Mountainbiking
Olivia Sloan –Archery
George Prain –Rugby
BlairCurrie–Football
Runners up:
Angus Kelliher –Swimming
MaceyFraser –Football &Futsal
Winner:
KazumaKobori –Golf