Western News: September 21, 2023

Thursday September 21 2023 13
back wins
“Everything I had done had
come down to that moment.”
At the Classic, Tyro finished
third in his heat, scoring 7.10
from his third and fifth waves.
Although he was knocked out
in the elimination round, Tyro
scored an improved 10.00 while
surfing against American Tony
Silvagni to finish 17th.
Tyro was the only New
Zealander to compete at the
event.
His goal for next year is
to qualify on the permanent
roster of the World Surf League
Longboard tour.
Tyro would like to thank
everyone who supported him,
and particularly the Canterbury
Sports Foundation which funded
his flights and accommodation in
Melbourne.
He applied to access the
scholarship fund before the event,
with the goal of qualifying for the
World Surf League.
Tyro is now preparing to head
to the New Zealand national
scholastic surfing championships
in Gisborne next week.
He will be one of 12
Cantabrians at the event where
they will compete for individual
and team honours.
• For more on the scholastic
surfing championships visit
www.surfingnz.co.nz/scholasticchampionships
SUCCESS: Tyro
was all smiles
competing at his
first World Surf
League event.
PHOTO: WSL
Geayley, Davis take
top netball awards
• By Jaime Cunningham
DENISE Geayley’s “invaluable”
dedication to netball was
recognised by the Selwyn
Netball Centre during Sunday’s
end of year prizegiving, where
she claimed the award for
outstanding service.
A stalwart in Selwyn netball,
this year Geayley was a premier
umpire, the centre’s player
development coordinator, the
under-18 representative head
coach and Halswell Rugby
League senior A’s coach.
As well as umpiring Selwyn’s
top grades twice a week, Geayley
is an umpire coach at the centre.
She is also the coach and junior
coordinator at Selwyn.
Centre manager Tash Dillon
said there are no words to
describe the level of admiration
she has for Geayley.
“The mahi Denise puts
into this centre is absolutely
invaluable and I truly believe
without her dedication, we
wouldn’t be delivering the
quality netball experiences that
we are today,” she said.
This year alone, Dillon said
Geayley had contributed to
Selwyn netball in more than six
different roles.
“I don’t think there’s a single
PROUD: Denise Geayley and Rebecca Davis (inset) receiving
awards from Selwyn Netball Centre manager Tash Dillon.
person in this room, possibly
even our wider community,
that hasn’t been blessed in
some way by Denise’s wealth
of knowledge, kind and caring
heart, experience and dedication,
warm and compassionate
words . . . the list could go on,”
she said.
The awards afternoon at the
Tai Tapu Hotel also recognised
premier umpire Rebecca Davis
as she consistently demonstrates
Selwyn’s values of community,
enjoyment, respect and integrity.
“Rebecca is an absolute ray of
sunshine and brings with her so
much joy and energy wherever
she goes,” said Dillon.
She is one of Selwyn’s newest
umpire coaches who recently
achieved her Zone practical
umpiring qualification and is a
Templeton committee member.
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