Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards 2015

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WELCOME I am delighted to welcome readers to the first ever Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards Souvenir programme.

we are incredibly proud to celebrate local success, both on and off the field, with an Awards evening every year.

Sport is an important pillar of any newspaper. We take our role of reporting sport seriously. Six days a week, we recognise and celebrate local sport; the wins, the close calls and the disappointment of losing.

We are privileged to have football supremo Paul Ifill as guest speaker for this year’s Awards night. Previous guest speakers have included Olympic gold medallists and rugby legends. Just like an acorn becoming an oak tree, these champions all started out in a local community, probably not too dissimilar to the Wairarapa, and who knows, maybe one of our

We’ve run these sports awards continuously for 34 years and together with the tremendous support of local businesses

finalists this year will be destined for greatness.

There are 13 categories spanning youth through to senior sports personalities as well as those people behind the scenes like administrators and volunteers. The winner of each category automatically become finalists for the supreme award, won last year

by World Champion kickboxer Zane Hopman.

Good luck to all of the finalists.

I look forward to celebrating our local sports people at tonight’s event

A.Denholm Andrew Denholm

General Manager Wairarapa Times-Age

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EVENT ITINERARY DOORS OPEN

5.15PM

MC Keiran McAnulty opens event 6.00pm WELCOME Andrew Denholm, General Manager, Wairarapa Times-Age PROPERTY BROKERS Primary School of the Year WESTPAC College of the Year CLM HEALTH & FITNESS Junior Sports Team of the Year TREV’S SPORTS Youth Sports Team of the Year CROSS COUNTRY RENTALS Senior Sports Team of the Year TUMU ITM Sports Club of the Year Intermission for Buffet Dinner GUEST SPEAKER Paul Ifill

COPTHORNE HOTEL & RESORT SOLWAY PARK WAIRARAPA Administrator of the Year SOUTHEY NISSAN Volunteer of the Year CHALLENGE GREYTOWN Coach of the Year WAIRARAPA SPORTS EDUCATION TRUST Scholarships Intermission MITRE 10 MEGA Disabled Sports Personality of the Year BREADCRAFT Junior Sports Personality of the Year ANZ BANK Youth Sports Personality of the Year BACK IN ACTION Senior Sports Personality of the Year TRC TOYOTA Lifetime Achievement Award WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE Supreme Award

CONTENTS 04 About the Awards 05 Introducing Paul Ifill

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of the year

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06 Primary School of the year

07 College

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of the year

Wairarapa Sports Education Trust Scholarships Disabled Sports Personality of the year

08 Junior Sports

23 Junior Sports

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Personality of the year

Team of the year

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Youth Sports Team of the year Senior Sports Team of the year Sports Club of the year Administrator of the year Volunteer of the year

Youth Sports Personality of the year

26 Senior Sports Personality of the year

28 Lifetime

Achievement Award

29 Supreme Award 30 Trust House

THANKS TO: Event organisers: Bevan Wills and Liz McCracken Event Photographer: Chris Kilford Event Host: Andrew Denholm, General Manager, Wairarapa Times-Age Guest Speaker: Paul Ifill

MC: Keiran McAnulty Category Sponsors: Property Brokers Westpac CLM Health & Fitness Trev’s Sports Cross Country Rentals Tumu ITM Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park Wairarapa

Southey Nissan Challenge Greytown Mitre 10 MEGA Breadcraft ANZ Bank Back in Action TRC Toyota Special contributers: Trust House Fresh Choice

Design and audio visual presentation: Bevan Wills Official Souvenir Programme: Bevan Wills and David Famularo A big thank you to all Wairarapa Times-Age staff who donated their time to help with the event.

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SPORTS PEOPLE, ADMINISTRATORS, VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS MAKE AWARDS NIGHT THE SUCCESS IT IS The Wairarapa Times-Age 2015 Sports Awards is about celebrating the successes of our region’s top sports people over the past year.

It also recognises the huge contributions made by sports administrators, clubs, and the hundreds of volunteers who give their time for free to make all this possible.

The Awards also acknowledge the lifetime achievements of one particular sports person on the night. They don’t know in advance that they will receive the award.

Last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to champion shooter John McLaren.

Members of the public sent in hundreds of nominations for the 13 categories, which was narrowed down to three or four in each category which the public then voted on.

The winners of each category automatically become finalists for the Supreme Award of the Year which was won last year by kickboxer Zane Hopman.

Last year the Awards Night was sold out with

300 guests attending.

According to the Wairarapa Times-Age, the general opinion was that “This is what a sports awards should be about."

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INTRODUCING GUEST SPEAKER; PAUL IFILL Detailing Ifill’s professional playing career would virtually take a book and even then you would struggle. His English league appearances included 238 games for Millwall from 1998 to 2005, during which time he scored 40 goals and was a member of the team that reached the 2004 FA Cup final where they lost 3-0 to Manchester United.

From Millwall Ifill transferred to Sheffield United, playing 42 games for them from 2005 to 2007 and scoring nine goals in the process, and then from 2007 to 2009 he was with Crystal Palace. He also scored nine goals for them in 61 matches. It was on July 21, 2009, that Paul Ifill

signed a two-year contract with the Wellington Phoenix. It didn’t take him long to make an impact, scoring his first goal for them at only his second appearance. He quickly became a crowd favourite through his uncanny ability to outsmart opposition defences through a mix of nifty footwork, superb ball control and rapid acceleration. He had the “X Factor” in bucketloads and there was never any doubt his contract would be extended.

Phoenix management couldn’t get pen to paper quickly enough. Wairarapa United boss Phil Keinzley freely admits he went after Ifill as coach of their

Central League side - a role Keinzley has held for several seasons - as soon as news broke his achilles injury threatened to end his stint with the Phoenix.

Richie McCaw being signed to play for Wairarapa Bush in rugby. “He’s got that reputation, he’s a true icon in the footballing community.”

“ I suppose you could say I harassed him majorly about coming to Wairarapa, he had everything we were looking for ... profile, personality, character, ethics, he was pretty much the complete package.

Even if he couldn’t play he had all the credentials to be an excellent coach, it was a no-brainer really.”

Keinzley said acquiring Ifill’s services was akin to All Blacks captain

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PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

FERNRIDGE SCHOOL

MASTERTON MASTERTON INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL

Fernridge School is a strong promoter of healthy lifestyles and physical education and sport is a big focus with 90% of our students participating in a sport of some kind.

Fernridge had teams in miniball, T-ball, mod softball and softball, hockey, netball, rippa, national ski champs, equestrian, and all the inter school events.

It provides opportunities for all students to develop their skills in football, tennis, hockey and swimming.

Masterton Intermediate provides a vast range of opportunities for its students in sport. In 2014 it entered teams in regular local competitions for football, girls cricket, hockey, netball, softball as well as competing in tournaments throughout the year against Intermediate Schools from Horowhenua, Manawatu and Whanganui.

Masterton Primary competed in all activities provided through the Masterton sports cluster – athletics, harriers, miniball, touch rugby as well as sports provided by outside agencies including hockey, Rippa rugby, netball. It also used outside providers to promote sports within the school including volleyball, hockey, rugby, cricket and tennis programmes for the whole school. The school has an activities teacher and student sports co-ordinators providing organised sport activities for lunch.

OPAKI SCHOOL Opaki School places a high emphasis on physical education and EOTC programmes. Over 90% of children participate in sports organised by the school with many involved in two or more sports.

Opaki had outstanding results in all sports including top 3 placings in netball, hockey and soccer, top 5 placings at cross country and interschool swimming, top 3 placings in Masterton cluster and regional athletics and second place in Ki-O-Rahi.

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COLLEGE OF THE YEAR KURANUI COLLEGE Kuranui College increased its swimming from 18 last year to 27 this year.

Over all Kuranui toppled the Wairarapa Swimming Participation (by School) for 2015. The college also increased its athletics participation from 43 last year to 69 this year, topping

the Wairarapa Athletics participation (by school) for 2015. The college won the 2014 Wairarapa Secondary school Division One Football title.

MAKOURA COLLEGE Makoura College's sporting focus over the last 12 months has been to address the obstacles that inhibit a student's ability to participate. Their aim of providing an environment that supports and encourages overall development has seen

Makoura become a successful provider of sporting opportunities catering to both social and competitive natures of students throughout Wairarapa.

WAIRARAPA COLLEGE Wairarapa College had a very successful year in sport. Some fantastic results included the 1st XI Girls Hockey, winners of Federation Cup, 1st XI Girls Football Winner of Maurice Hulme Cup and 1st XI Boys Hockey Runner Up at Rankin Cup and 1st XV

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JUNIOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR: GREYTOWN UNDER-9 RUGBY SQUAD Greytown Under-9 Rugby Team won their grade in the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union's JAB competitions. They were unbeaten the whole season against nine other teams from throughout the Wairarapa.

They played together as a team and were strong in both attack and defence, with coaching from Chaz Matthews who did a fantastic job.

MASTERTON INTERMEDIATE YEAR 7 GIRLS TRIATHLON SQUAD Masterton Intermediate's Year 7 Girls Triathlon Team won their Super Sport tournament held in Palmerston North against strong opposition, competing against intermediate school teams from Wanganui, Manawatu

and Horowhenua. An excellent result in a sport the school continues to be strong in, in 2015.

WAIRARAPA COLLIER TROPHY GIRLS HOCKEY SQUAD Wairarapa Collier Trophy Girls Under-13 Hockey Team were seeded 23rd out of 24 teams at their national tournament and ended up with a seeding of 11th equal. Wairarapa's significant improvement was the talking point

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YOUTH SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Quentin and Alice Henderson and their children Hugh, left, and Isla.

Trev’s Sports is pleased to sponsor the Youth Sports Team of the Year Award and wishes all the nominees good luck. Trev’s Sports is a keen supporter of youth sports in the Wairarapa and has sponsored the Youth Team of the Year Award for many years. It has seen many hundreds of kids pass through the store and grow up in the sports community, some such as Ross Taylor in cricket,

Joseph Robinson in hockey, and last year’s Supreme Award Winner of the Year, kick boxer Zane Hopman, going on to represent their region and New Zealand.

Trev’s Sports caters for all children’s sport including rugby, football, hockey, netball, cricket, softball, tennis and squash. Quentin, Nik and the rest of the team can help parents and their children choose the best options to suit them.

MASTERTON SWIMMING CLUB NATIONAL DIVISION TWO SQUAD Masterton Swimming Club’s 13 to 18 years team returned home from the New Zealand Division Two competition at Dunedin in March with five gold medals, five silver and four bronze, a host of personal best times and

two Wairarapa records.

Overall, the seven-strong Masterton Swimming Club team finished 13th out of 86 clubs, ahead of some of the largest clubs in the country.

WAIRARAPA COLLEGE FIRST XI GIRLS HOCKEY Wairarapa College First Xi Girls Hockey Team were last year’s national, Wellington and Wairarapa champions.

At the beginning of September they won the Federation Cup, the No 1-ranked secondary school girls tournament in New

Zealand. Coach Catherine Smith used the Cup as the build up to Wellington secondary schools premier division competition which saw them beat St Matthew’s Collegiate in a thrilling 1-0 final.

WAIRARAPA COLLEGE FIRST XI GIRLS FOOTBALL Wairarapa College First Xi Girls Football Team won the Maurice Hulme Trophy section at football section Winter Tournament Week last September. They bet Western Heights in the final 1-0 after Ellie McWilliams put the Dave Wright

coached side 1-0 up in only the second minute of the match. Stacey Cottle’s stoic defence through the tournament was a highlight as was nine goals of Annie Jones.

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Owners Quentin & Alice Henderson have both been keen sports people both currently playing hockey.

Sales Assistant Nik Ordish plays squash and has three sports crazy young boys.

The four other members of the team are Hannah Candy, Petra Hall, Dylan Price, and Alison Andrews-Paul.

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EKETAHUNA SENIOR MEN’S RUGBY Eketahuna Senior Men’s Rugby Team capped off the club’s 125th anniversary year in great style with their 33-16 victory over Gladstone to win the Tui Cup. Not only did they win the major trophy but they scored the most

points (461) and the most tries (66) over all premier division games, leading individual point-scorer Tom Meuli (139) and the leading individual try-scorer Sam Monaghan (14).

RICHARD AND SARA MASON Richard and Sara Mason won the New Zealand Rally Championship for a record fifth time. They won five of the six rallys, only losing the second to last in Coromandel with a broken suspension when well in front. The final race, the

GoPro Daybreaker Rally of Manawatu, saw Sara the most successful co-driver in the history of that event.

WAIRARAPA UNITED WOMEN’S FOOTBALL Wairarapa United Women’s Soccer Team were set four goals by coach Phil Keinzley at the start of the 2014 season. Their last game of the season, a thumping of Wainuiomata 12-0 in Carterton, meant they had achieved them all

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SPORTS CLUB OF THE YEAR

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PIONEER SPORTS CLUB

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Masterton Bowling Club starred in interclub competitions in the Wairarapa in January. They took out the McKenzie Motors Premier Men’s and Women’s Sevens competitions along with the second-tier HannamKnowles men’s series and the women’s division two event. Masterton duo Warren Fisher and Sue Penfold combined to win the Professionals Patrick and Scott Wairarapa elimination of the national mixed 2-4-2 competition in January.

Masterton Swimming Club enjoyed 11 gold, 12 silver, 7 bronze, 2 Wellington records, and 4 Wairarapa records at the Wellington long course championship in January. In March it won 5 golds, 5 silver, 4 bronze, and two Wairarapa records from the New Zealand division two competition in Dunedin. Last September it won 42 medals and set new Wellington and Wairarapa records at the Wellington Short Course Championships.

Pioneer Sports Club is represented by teams in rugby, netball and darts. Pioneer is a family based club with many of its current players being descendants of its founding members. It fields both Senior A and Senior Reserve rugby teams, while last year its White and Red Prem 1 netball teams made it to the finals and semifinals respectively. It also has a strong JAB presence.

Wairarapa Paddlers Club produced two national representatives over the past season. Lara Pritchard claimed bronze with the New Zealand under-21 team at the world championships in France last year. This year she was a member of the women’s Under-21 team at the Oceania canoe polo championships in Australia which won gold while Abbie Sawkins was a member of the women’s Under-18 team which also won gold.

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ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

SYDNEY CUNNINGHAM

CAROL MACDONALD

SIMON ROSEINGRAVE

SAM ROSSITER-STEAD

Sydney has worked tirelessly to increase sporting participation at Makoura College. She has managed and coached groups that have not had adult support such as touch, basketball, netball, volleyball, Ki O Rahi and more. Sydney has developed links with community groups that have allowed students to take part in golf, snooker, table tennis, cricket and other sports.

Carol has served as secretary of Athletics and Cycling Masterton for four years and has also been chairwoman of their harriers section.

She is the “go to” person if anything needs doing, often organising post event functions at her home.

Carol has been time keeper at the club for many years during summer and winter – always standing out in the cold.

Simon is development and operations manager of Wairarapa Cricket, has played a key role in the impressive growth of junior cricket in the Wairarapa.

In April Simon won New Zealand Cricket’s Initiative for Women’s Cricket Award for his work in developing the women’s game in Wairarapa.

Sam is a highly dedicated administrator. He is Chair of the Wairarapa Cricket Association, has overseen the positive transformation of the National Basketball League, is Chair of the Wairarapa Swimming Presidents Committee and on the board of Swimming Wellington. He was founding CEO of football’s Heartland Wairarapa, was the manager of the Wairarapa-Bush Under 11 rep team and member of Wairarapa Sports Improvement Group.

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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Tom Porter, sales person and a keen sportsperson.

Southey’s Auto World – Honda & Nissan is pleased to support the Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards and the Volunteer of the Year Award in particular.

No club could operate without the time and energy its volunteers put into all facets of its activities from coaching to administration.

Over the years Southey’s Auto World has supported almost all codes in the Wairarapa. Our staff are keen sports people themselves involved in

rugby, netball, cycling, running, motor racing and other sports.

We believe sport is a healthy part of any workplace. We’ve enjoyed being involved with the Awards and can really see the value and pride that people get from being presented with these Awards. We would like to thank all the volunteers for their efforts, and wish the nominees for this year’s Volunteer of the Year Award the best of luck.

RUTH BUCKNELL

ANDREA LAMBERT

GEORGINA LOLOGA

BRENT SOWRY

Ruth Bucknell has been active as a volunteer in Wairarapa swimming for over 20 years, being involved in nearly all of its clubs at one time or another. She officiates at local meetings as well as national ones. She often devotes whole weekends to volunteering for meetings and often it is a family affair with husband Cliff operating the starter’s gun.

Andrea Lambert is the main person running the Athletics Wairarapa Masterton section of club night. She has continued towards her national A Grade Officials grading for running, jumping and throwing. Events she has helped include the Winter Track & Field Services, NZ Secondary Schools Track & Field Champs, Wellington Centre Meets Potts Classic, Cooks Classic and Capital Classic.

Georgina Lologa has had a busy past 12 months. She has been Makoura College Senior B netball coach, Chanel College Senior A netball assistant coach, and Wairarapa Under 17 netball coach. This year she is in charge of all netball at Makoura College as well as being a major driver of volleyball there which has gone from one team in 2011 to nine this year.

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COACH OF THE YEAR MARK HARRIS Mark started coaching in Masterton eight years ago, working with a small group of young sportspeople.

He now coaches well over 100, winning medals at events such as the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships, and New Zealand and World Track

and Field Championships.

They include Australian steeplechase gold medalist Andrea Williams and cross country runner Tony Price, bronze medallist at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Brazil.

SIMON OGDEN Simon established the Masterton Judo and Jiu Jitsu Academy five years ago and has coached several of his students to major honours.

He is a New Zealand Jiu Jitsu Foundation and Judo New Zealand accredited second-level coach,

Jitsu New Zealand chief instructor and director of sport for NZJJF. He holds a third dan black belt in Olivecrona jiu jitsu, a 4th dan black belt in judo and a 4th dan black belt in Shorinji Khan jiu jitsu.

IAN MONAGHAN Ian earlier this year secured 55th Bowls Wairarapa title when he become Wairarapa’s Champion of Champions in the men’s singles. But it could be as a coach where Monaghan makes his biggest stamp on the sport, co-coaching the New Zealand development

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Co-chairs Blair Stevens (L) and Brett Gould

WANTED - APPLICATIONS FOR SPORTS GRANTS The purpose of the Wairarapa Sports Education Trust is to boost sporting excellence and participation in the Wairarapa.

was established in 2004.

The Trust has donated over $83,000 to various athletes and coaches in more than 16 different sports over the last five financial years.

To do this, it provides thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships, and is always looking for individuals and groups who might benefit from these.

It has also brought a number of top sportspeople to the Wairarapa to coach and address many local children/athletes.

It is also looking for businesses and organisations who would like to support sporting activity in the Wairarapa via the Trust.

The registered charitable trust is managed by a team of volunteers and

The major fundraiser for the year is the Wairarapa Sports Education Trust Golf Tournament held over winter at the Masterton Golf Club.

Fundraising in the past has included things like book launches and dinners with high profile sporting stars.

Other income comes from donations and grants from groups and organisations, Co-Chair Blair Stevens says.

“We are looking for more income. If a business or group would like to support sport in the Wairarapa then we would like to hear from them.

“They can contribute anonymously or we can publicly acknowledge them as a sponsor on our website and Facebook pages.”

Likewise, anyone who thinks they might fit the criteria or know someone else who might, they are welcome to apply, Blair says.

The Wairarapa Sports Education Trust will award up to three Scholarships of $500 at the Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards, to go towards specific coaching or training.

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DISABLED SPORTS PERSONALTY OF THE YEAR VANESSA CONNELL Vanessa Connell, after just three months of training 18 year-old former thoroughbred racing horse Miss Elto which had never competed in dressage in its life, took it to the Nationals in Feilding, and Horse of the Year in Hawkes Bay where they came fifth

in the disabled section.

They also compete in local competitions against able bodied riders, attaining scores that any rider would be proud of.

ASHLEY EXETER Ashley Exeter won two gold medals at the New Zealand track and field championships. Ashley, who was part of the Manawatu-Wanganui squad, had to battle some atrocious weather at the Wellington event with her coach John Quinn delighted

with her winning efforts in the shot put (8.50m) and discus (27.86m). “The weather made it tough going at times but she didn’t let it get to her, the attitude was spot on.”

KEELAN WARD Keelan Ward competed well at the New Zealand Secondary Schools and North Island Secondary Schools championships but had to forgo the NZ Track and Feield Champs due to being in Brisbane to attain his International Classification. In all, Keelan

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JUNIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR TAMA BARTLETT Tama attended the Wellington Junior Track & Field Championship in March. This event showcases the top athletes from 7 to 17. Tama competed in the long jump, 100 metre ďŹ nal and shot put. In shot put he threw 10.77m to win gold.

Tama was selected for the Wellington team that competed in the national even in Hamilton over Easter.

SIENA COCKBURN Siena’s achievements in athletics included winning the Wellington age group high jump and long jump silver, winning the Year 7 Inter-school Triathalon for MIS. She was in the Wairarapa Under 11 hockey team. Siena was Wairarapa Swimming Club Junior

champ with 12 records, won freestyle bronze at the NZ champs as well as gold with the Wellington relay team.

TUI DUGAN Tui Dugan received the Sportsperson of the Year Award at Masterton Intermediate School after making her mark in several sports. Her top performing were Distance Athletics, winning the cross country competition, and football for which she is a ball

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YOUTH SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR ALISON ANDREWS-PAUL Alison Andrews-Paul, from Wairarapa College, won the women’s open 400m at the North Island track and field champs, won the 400m at North Island secondary schools champs and was fifth in under-20 400m when representing New Zealand at the Australian

junior nationals. She has since been named in Athletic New Zealand’s high-performance Pathway to Podium squad for 201516.

LIAM BURLING Liam Burling enjoyed a record-breaking 965 runs for Rathkeale last summer, including scoring exactly 200 runs when he was caught at mid-wicket. He also played for Wairarapa’s Under 17 team in a Central Districts tournament, scoring a fine 88 not out

against Taranaki, and was a member of the Central Districts Under 17 team at their national tournament.

MELISSA HANSEN Melissa Hansen, who has just completed her education at Wairarapa College, has represented her region and country.

Melissa was a member of the Central Districts Hinds as well as playing for New Zealand in the Under 20 team which won a silver

medal at the World Cup indoor cricket tournament in Lower Hutt last October.

JONTY MORISON Jonty Morison, from Rathkeale College, won silver in the 200m final at the National Athletics Championships in Wellington in March. He also won silver in the 100 metre relay and bronze in the 400 metre relay.

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dominance on the track in February, winning the 200m title at the Wellington Championships, and smashing three school sprint records that had stood for decades.

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SENIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR BACK IN ACTION At Back In Action we work with people from a wide variety of sporting codes - from amateur to elite competitors. As we work with individuals, their parents and coaches, there are core values which underpin all that we do and ultimately why we are here this evening. We’re passionate about taking action which gets results. We believe that clinical excellence on

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He took out all three sections in his division pistol, shotgun and rifle - to win the tournament outright with a perfect score of 300.

Brett was in sensational form at the Pacific International invitational event in Melbourne in May. Competing in the open grade of the 83kg division for the very first time at a major competition Brett, 24, set world records for the squat, bench press and overall total and was very close to a personal best in the deadlift as well.

Sarah was one of the star performers in the New Zealand barefoot waterskiing squad at the Asia and Oceania Waterski Wakeboard and Barefoot Championships in Perth last October.

Sarah collected bronze medals in the women’s open section, slalom, tricks and jump, and also took out the bronze medal in the women’s overall prize.

Lara, a Wairarapa College student, was a member of the New Zealand Under-21 Junior Paddle Ferns which won bronze at the World Championships in France last September. She also won gold as a member of the women’s Under-21 team at the Oceania canoe polo championships at Lake Nagambie in Victoria, Australia in April of this year.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD It doesn’t matter how much the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award has done for sport in the Wairarapa – the announcement of the Award always comes as a surprise to at least one person in the room.

And that person is the recipient. They never have any knowledge that they are about to win the award.

Instead a group of accomplices inveigle them to come along to the night with a variety of excuses.

Last year champion shooter John McLaren was nearly overcome when he was announced as the recipient of the Award, presented

by Times-Age sports editor Gary Caffell.

McLaren has won the Wairarapa championship trophy more than 15 times.

He has competed at the national championships every year since 1967 and has come fourth in a Ballinger Belt.

McLaren has shot at the UK

champs at Bisley on nine occasions and represented New Zealand at the world championships - the Palma Trophy - eight times.

In 2013 the award went to Phil Keinzley who was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2012 for his services to football.

Keinzley has been the driving force behind Wairarapa United’s emergence as one of the strongest clubs in the country, highlighted by their winning the national knockout competition, the Chatham Cup, in 2011.

it because “kids are our future”.

Baden had been a rugby referee since 1961, retiring last year.

Two men who have given long service to a number of sports within the Wairarapa region, Bryant Booth and Norm Wilton, were the recipients of the Award in 2011.

Bryant has been a particularly strong supporter of the Gladstone sports complex.

Norm is a household name in the Masterton district for his fostering of sport, especially at junior and youth levels.

2012 saw two winners of the award - Judy Brown and Baden Whale.

Judy, event organiser for the longrunning Wairarapa Kids Triathlon series, said she did

ABOVE: Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Editor Gary Caffell (left) with last years Lifetime Achievement Award winner John McLaren

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SUPREME AWARD A highlight of the Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards each year is the announcement of the winner of the Supreme Award – not an easy decision considering the quality of the winners of the 13 categories the winner is chosen from.

Last year’s Supreme winner was kickboxer Zane Hopman, amateur heavyweight Muay Thai world champion, who had already received Senior Sports Personality of the Year.

Zane was visibly moved as he took the podium.

Holding up the supreme trophy, he said, “I’m not allowed to swear, but ... “ He said a lot of people had come together to “make dreams, ideas, a reality”.

Hopman thanked Fortitude Muay Thai Boxing Club, as well as his table, for being in their company.

“It’s really humbling to be around other people who put the dedication and time into their sports, big or small.”

2013 saw the judges elect to share the Supreme Award jointly between champion sawyer Faavae Sefo and shearing guru Willie Buick.

Buick had previously been announced as Administrator of the Year, while Sefo had already received Senior Sports Personality of the Year.

Football’s Wairarapa United were crowned Supreme winners in 2012 in recognition of their outstanding season of

football which culminated in the capture of the coveted Chatham Cup, the pinnacle of football competitions in New Zealand, a first for the Wairarapa.

In 2011 it was the turn of athletics coach John Quinn who was part of the New Zealand field events coaching team at the 2010 Oceania junior track and field championships.

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Trust House Ltd is contributing sponsorship across multiple categories at this year’s TA 2015 Sports Awards.

“Rather than supporting just one category as we have done in previous years, we wanted to recognise them all and hopefully have a greater impact on the wider sporting community,” Trust House chief executive Allan Pollard says.

“Sport is an integral part of the Wairarapa community and that’s exactly what we are a community owned

Trust House also supports the Wairarapa Secondary School Sports Awards each year.

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union’s Heartland team.

Each of the businesses Trust House owns also have their own local sponsorships, a great example being the support from Kuripuni Sports Bar & TAB and Pukemanu Tavern for the Wairarapa Pig Hunting Club.

But it also proudly supports a surprisingly diverse range of other sporting codes, among

We would like to wish all the volunteers, players, supports and clubs good luck at the Awards!

ABOVE: Last year Trust House supplied four Pioneer Rugby Club JAB teams with their jerseys.

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