Wairarapa Sports Awards 2018

PROGRAMME 2018

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AWARDS EVENING, WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 2018 AT COPTHORNE HOTEL & RESORT SOLWAY PARK WAIRARAPA

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Welcome I am delighted to welcome readers to the Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards. As a locally owned newspaper we take our role of reporting sport seriously. We know how important it is to you that we serve up a healthy dose of sport in every issue.

Our sports editor spends as much time crafting stories for the back of the newspaper as the time spent on the front.

Sport is incredibly important to us.

Six days a week, we recognise and celebrate local sport - the wins, the close calls, and the disappointment of losing.

These Awards are about celebrating the successes of our region’s top sports people over the past year.

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

We’ve run these Awards continuously for close to 40 years. Together with the tremendous support of local businesses, we are incredibly proud to celebrate local success on and off the field again this year.

Good luck to all the finalists.

A.Denholm Andrew Denholm Publisher Wairarapa Times-Age

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Welcome Guest Speaker - Kate Horan Sports Awards Primary School of the Year College of the Year Junior Sports Team of the Year Youth Sports Team of the Year Senior Sports Team of the Year Sports Club of the Year Volunteer of the Year Administrator of the Year Junior Official of the Year Official of the Year Coach of the Year Wairarapa Sports Education Trust Scholarships Junior Sports Personality of the Year Youth Sports Personality of the Year Disabled Sports Personality of the Year Senior Sports Personality of the Year People’s Choice Award Lifetime Achievement Award Supreme Award

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Multi-talented Para athlete shares her story impact sport of Para cycling. Kate agreed, although she had low expectations.

Kate Horan is known for her multiple sporting talents, across both Para athletics and Para cycling.

“I didn’t have much confidence riding a bike,” she said.

Just a year after taking up sprinting, the Wellington-based mum-of-three made her Paralympic debut at the Athens 2004 Paralympics but despite setting a world record in the T44 400m she missed out on a medal due to the competition format.

“I spend months training indoors and I would only train outside when there was no wind in perfect weather.”

However, she discovered when thrust into heat of competition “all her fears left her” and she thrived. After just a year on the bike she won her first national title at the 2013 NZ Club Road National Championships and has since excelled internationally winning back-to-back medals in the C4 500m Time Trial at the past four editions of the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships, three silver and one bronze.

Four years later in front of 92,000 spectators at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, Horan – a below the knee amputee – finally mounted the Paralympic podium taking silver in the T44 200m an achievement she describes as “mindblowing”.

Unfortunately, a combination of factors, including giving birth to her third child in late 2011 and a serious tendon tear in her hamstring, ruled her out of the reckoning for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The 2018 edition of the World Championships had special significance as she returned to the velodrome in Rio to win a medal after coming so close at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where she achieved three top 10 placings.

Struggling to cope with the demands of athletics training after years of wear and tear on the body Paralympics New Zealand chiefs advised her to switch to the lower

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A night to celebrate sporting excellence in Wairarapa The Wairarapa Times-Age 2018 Sports Awards is about celebrating the successes of our region’s top sports people from 1 March 2017 – 31 March 2018.

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.

2017 Supreme Award winner Rebecca Mahoney and Wairarapa Times-Age editor Seamus Boyer

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Primary School of the Year An award recognising primary/intermediate schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

Fernridge School Fernridge School only has about 200 pupils but more than 150 of them competed in sports teams through the school.

The small Masterton School has high participation rates across a wide range of sports, with students achieving at high

levels in team and individual events.

Swimming, cross-country and athletics are the three major events the school runs each year, and it also has teams playing teeball, netball, hockey, touch, mod ball and softball.

Greytown School Greytown School holds sports sign-ups twice a year and as a result nearly 90 per cent of pupils are involved in a winter sport.

The school has enjoyed success in individual and team events in the past year.

Xavier Cook and Mia Hewison won events at

the Wairarapa Swim Championships, while Will Cole won vortex and placed second in high jump at the Wellington Regional Athletics.

It has won tournaments in rugby, basketball, miniball and hockey, among other sports.

Lakeview School Lakeview School had a very successful year across a wide range of sports, including some sports that have not traditionally been played at the school, like hockey.

The school achieved impressive results in the Super 10 Competition, finishing first in

netball and basketball, third in touch and fourth in rugby.

It enjoyed further success in other sports including volleyball, hockey, miniball and athletics, football and swimming.

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College of the Year An award recognising secondary schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

Solway College Solway College now have an on-site Equestrian Academy, with access to Solway Showgrounds. Solway had 20 individual regional sporting representatives, covering 10 different sports, over the past year.

The school sent three teams to New Zealand Secondary Schools tournament week, and two crews to NZSS waka ama.

The school had an improved medal haul at the Wairarapa Secondary School Championships for athletics and swimming, with records also broken.

Wairarapa College Wairarapa College had continued ongoing success in high level numbers competing at national, international and regional levels. Students have represented the school at a range of different sports, with many going on to represent Wairarapa and Wellington.

Students have also represented New Zealand at athletics, canoe polo and rugby, while student Katia Mackenzie won the school’s PTA Trophy for her powerlifting feats.

St Matthew’s Collegiate The St Matthew’s Collegiate First XI hockey team placed 10th in New Zealand, and first in the Wellington premier 1 girls’ competition. More than half of the First XI cricket team represent Wairarapa at various levels and a few have gone on to represent Central Districts.

The senior netball team have made their way into the premier one netball division, and they have enjoyed success in other sports including football, volleyball, swimming, athletics and cross-country.

Rathkeale College Rathkeale College has enjoyed large participation in traditional sports, including cricket, tennis, rugby, football and hockey.

It has also excelled at other sports, including croquet, canoe polo, mountain

biking, golf, cycling and futsal.

Rathkeale finished ninth in New Zealand at the National Secondary Schools football tournament, with players and coaches going on to represent New Zealand.

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Junior Sports Team of the Year Open to any team of primary school students that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Gladstone/Wainuioru First XI hockey This team consisted of players from both Gladstone and Wainuioru primary schools and started off with a very mixed skill level.

and came together as a team to eventually take out the primary B-grade 11-a-side competition held by Hockey Wairarapa.

Some had never played before and some had several years’ experience. They trained hard under the coaching of Andrew Freeman

They did not win every game but showed great sportsmanship, whatever the outcome.

Hatch Cup under-13 boys’ hockey The Hatch Cup under-13 boys’ hockey team came fourth out of 23 teams in New Zealand at the national tournament – an amazing achievement for a small province.

podium place as Auckland took third place.

The team only lost 2-1 to last year’s winners, Canterbury, and had a memorable 4-3 win over Tauranga in the quarterfinals.

The team fought hard in their medal match, but they just missed out on a

The team also won the Hockey Wairarapa Team of the Year Award.

Mstn Swimming Club NZ junior team The Masterton Swimming Club NZ junior team enjoyed excellent results at the New Zealand Junior Festival and Swim Wellington Championships.

medals, six individual silver medals, and three individual bronze medals.

At the Wellington event, they finished as the eighth ranked team, with six individual gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals.

At the New Zealand Festival, they finished as the ninth ranked team by final points, and came away with three individual gold

St Mary’s girls’ cricket The St Mary’s girls’ cricket team went to the National Primary School Shield competition in Christchurch after winning the Central Districts regional competition. At the national tournament they finished third, and they had two Hadlow School players in their squad.

The team had a tough start when they lost to

Heaton Intermediate from Christchurch, who eventually went on to win the competition.

St Mary’s claimed big wins against Balmacewen Intermediate, Raroa Normal Intermediate School and Morrinsville Intermediate.

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Youth Sports Team of the Year Open to any team of secondary school students that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Rathkeale College first XI football The Rathkeale College first XI football team finished ninth at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships last year. At the tournament they beat St Andrews, Auckland Grammar, Wellington College and Mt Albert Grammar.

They were also undefeated in traditional fixtures for the first time since 1999.

Players Scott Morris and Tom Wagner were selected in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Under-19 team, while former Rathkeale coach Steve Coleman was coach of that team.

Solway College senior girls’ waka ama The Solway College senior girls’ waka ama team competed at the Auckland Championships and had the second fastest boat over 250m, fifth fastest over 500m, and won gold and silver medals in plate finals.

They were finalists in the 250m and 500m events at the Wellington Championships, and at this year’s New Zealand Secondary School Championships they were championship semi-finalists in the 250m, reached the plate finals of the 250m sprint and plate semifinals of the 500m sprint.

St Matthew’s Collegiate first XI hockey The St Matthew’s Collegiate first XI hockey team had a fantastic season in 2017, in which they took out the Wellington premier 1 competition.

They also performed well at the national Fed Cup competition, finishing in 10th place.

They won all inter-school fixtures throughout the season, including quad and collegiate exchanges.

Half of this year’s team are coaching various teams, including junior and primary teams across Wairarapa.

Wairarapa under-18 girls’ cricket team The Wairarapa under-18 girls’ cricket team won the Central Districts regional tournament, going through unbeaten in completely dominant fashion.

The team scooped the individual awards at the tournament, with Georgia Atkinson

topping the batting statistics, Kate Sims leading the bowlers, and Gemma Sims dominating in the field. Wairarapa beat Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Nelson and Taranaki.

Four players were named in the CD under-18 side after the tournament, with Atkinson continuing with the Central Hinds.

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Senior Sports Team of the Year Open to any senior team that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Dalefield premier men’s hockey The Dalefield men’s team were searching for a third consecutive Wellington premier 1 title last year and went within a whisker of getting it.

They only lost one match in the campaign, which just so happened to be the final.

They scored 85 goals and conceded only 24.

They also played in the newly established Conference Cup, and only lost one match on their way to winning the title.

Four of the team went on to represent Capital in the NHL.

Dalefield premier women’s hockey The Dalefield women’s team made it backto-back titles in the Wellington premier 1 competition when they beat Eastern Hutt 2-0 in last year’s final.

This year, the team have acquired the services of a number of secondary school players who bring strength and energy to the team.

They scored 68 goals in their campaign and conceded only 12.

They were also represented in the Capital women’s team that contested the NHL.

Tui Wairarapa women’s masters hockey The Wairarapa women’s masters hockey team won gold at the World Masters Games in 2017 and have entered the masters over 45 category for an event in Australia this year. Last year’s gold medal win was said to “show age is not a barrier to taking part in sport” and was “good for

older people”.

The team played six games in eight days in the B-grade competition, winning five of those including a 1-0 win in the final. Tui Wairarapa scored 13 goals and conceded only 3 throughout the tournament.

Wairarapa United men’s football The Wairarapa United men’s team were runners-up in the 2017 Central League, falling just short of their quest to win the title for the first time.

They also made the quarterfinals of the 2017 Chatham Cup, eventually beaten

by Central United, who went on to finish second.

Their campaign included memorable wins over Napier City Rovers (5-4 in Napier) and Miramar Rangers (2-1 in Masterton).

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Sports Club of the Year This award recognises the progress made by clubs in promoting their sports both on and off the field.

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Dalefield Hockey Club The Dalefield Hockey club excelled once again on a local and regional stage.

The Dalefield women won the local Wairarapa senior competition, while the premier women won the Wellington premier 1 competition for the second

consecutive year. The premier men made the final of the Wellington premier 1 competition for the third consecutive year, and their only loss came in that final.

They also won the inaugural Conference Cup.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club The Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club was on the brink of closure, but a dedicated team of volunteers have helped the club’s numbers go from zero to nearly 80 children.

The club reintroduced an annual exchange

with both Waikanae and Tawa wrestling clubs, and added Taranaki this year.

The club will send a team to Club Championships, North Island Championships and National Championships this year.

Southern Netball Club Pirinoa, Martinborough and Kahutara were struggling to field teams in 2015, so combined to form the Southern Netball Club.

They now have six year 3-8 teams and a strong year 1 and 2 programme that had

30 participants in 2017.

They have actively fundraised and sought sponsorship to grow the club and maintain low fees, supporting coach development and players who are striving for higher honours.

Wairarapa United Football Club Wairarapa United had both men’s and women’s teams in the highest levels of the game in this region – the Central League and W-League. The club’s second women’s team were promoted to Capital 1 in 2017, and the second men’s team were promoted to Capital 2 in Wellington leagues.

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The club also hosted free skills and development sessions for schools in Wairarapa, and players were often out in the community helping the younger players in the region.

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Volunteer of the Year An award acknowledging people who have volunteered their time, labour and talents to improving Wairarapa sport. Recognises the volunteer’s entire career span.

Richard Fairbrother

Mark Harris

Tania Lindop

Gary McLean

Richard took over as JAB delegate at East Coast Rugby Club in 2015, and the junior programme is going from strength to strength.

Mark travelled to the world champs at his own expense to support local athletes, as he does for all events he attends in New Zealand.

Tania has been a tireless volunteer in the swimming world for a number of years.

Gary singlehandedly runs Masterton Association Football Club.

In 2016, Richard was selected as vice-president of the East Coast club, and has been heavily involved in fundraising and sponsorship activities.

He recently organised the Wairarapa-Bush pre-season camp, which was held at East Coast.

He volunteered his time to help the Wellington interprovincial team in Inglewood over Easter weekend. On top of coaching, Mark spends hours making sure systems are ready to go at events, and in the past year alone he has attended track and field events, cross-countries, club days and meetings.

She presides over most local competitions, as well as Wellington events, even though she no longer has a child competing.

He prepares the facility for six teams.

Richard ensured all coaches had completed the required small blacks coaching course, and organised the JAB playing strip when they were short of playing jerseys.

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Mark also trained six people to run the results system for the Wellington Primary Schools Track and Field Championships.

She co-ordinates the Wairarapa Primary Swimming Champs and the Wairarapa Inter-Collegiate Champs, organising volunteers and helping behind the scenes, as well as officiating.

Last year, Tania was made a life member of the Masterton Swimming Club for her contribution.

That involves painting the clubrooms, lining the field, regular maintenance and cutting the grass.

He also attends meetings on behalf of the club members, runs the bar, cleans the kitchen and pays the bills.

Administrator of the Year An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the administration of sport.

Recognises the administrator’s entire career span.

Jill Day

Dave Murray

Jason Osborne

Kiri Playle

Jill has made her mark with her volunteer for both Gladstone and Wairarapa sporting organisations.

Dave has been a member of the Greytown Bowling Club for 50 years.

Jason was in his early 20s when he first became involved in cricket administration in Wairarapa.

Kiri is a teacher at Fernridge School, and in addition to her many teaching responsibilities she singlehandedly coordinates all the sports and health activities at the school.

She has done exceptional volunteering work for the Gladstone’s junior and senior club tennis, and also helps with Wairarapa Tennis Club, Wairarapa representative tennis, Gladstone Hockey Club and Gladstone Rugby Club.

He was elected as a life member in 2002, and is still an active bowler and member of the club’s committee.

Dave also wrote the history of the club.

In 16 years of fundraising he has helped raise $49,000 and is showing no sign of stopping.

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Two decades later he still gives up hundreds of hours serving both Greytown Cricket Club and Wairarapa Cricket.

Two of his more recent achievements were organising the Greytown club’s 150th anniversary celebrations, and the logistics and fundraising for the senior men’s team to participate in the National Club Championships in 2014.

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Junior Official of the Year An award acknowledging any person under the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

Caitlin Elliott

Charlotte Hamill-Harris

Danielle Rose

Caitlin Elliott umpires premier netball every Saturday, as well as primary school netball in the morning and at least one Wairarapa College game.

Charlotte Hamill-Harris has made significant contributions in both netball and swimming in the past year.

Danielle Rose umpires and coaches netball for Masterton Intermediate and has travelled with them to tournaments.

She is a member of the Wairarapa College Umpiring Academy, and also co-ordinates the umpires for Masterton Intermediate School. She often umpires three full games on Saturday mornings, and has been selected to umpire college exchanges and at tournaments. Last year she also coached the Wairarapa College Intermediate Blue team.

She was selected by Ann Hay (2017 New Zealand National Umpire Squad) to umpire the final of the Intermediate Schools Tournament in Wellington in August.

In swimming, Charlotte coaches three different squads at the Masterton Swimming Club. She coaches at entry level and the next two levels up, preparing and supporting swimmers as they race in local and regional competitions.

She is a member of the Wairarapa College Umpiring Academy and is always willing to umpire as many games as she can on a Saturday.

She has also umpired at prem reserve level.

Caitlin umpired numerous school exchanges at Wairarapa College and for other local schools.

She umpired the Year 7 rep team at their tournament in Wellington, and umpired for the Year 7, Year 8 and under-15 rep trials.

Caitlin has been a leader and mentor in the Wairarapa College Umpiring Academy, and works positively with less experienced umpires and willingly listens and gives advice.

This year she stepped up to coach the National Team at the NZ Junior Festival.

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Danielle umpired for numerous school exchanges at Wairarapa College and for other local schools.

Official of the Year An award acknowledging any person over the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

Alistair Payne

Peter Sigvertsen

Brent Sowry

Lindsay Wright

Alistair Payne continues to set the standard for WairarapaBush rugby refereeing.

Peter Sigvertsen is an outstanding hockey umpire who not only umpires in the Wairarapa region but also in the premier men’s grade in Wellington.

Brent Sowry is club captain for Athletics and Cycling Masterton and runs Tuesday night sessions.

Lindsay Wright is a football assessor who reviews referees from one of the premier competitions in New Zealand, the National Youth League.

He also mentors local umpires to improve and grow to become better umpires locally and at national tournaments.

Brent is race manager, handicapper, committee member and commissaire for events and also handles sign on and safety briefings.

Payne has been a regular in the middle in Wairarapa-Bush premier division matches and brought up a significant milestone this season when he refereed his 100th premier match between Gladstone and Greytown.

Payne is a calm and assured presence on the field and continues to improve his officiating skills.

Peter is very dedicated to hockey umpiring and continues to grow every season.

He has helped to drive the growth of members to a new record level.

He also analyses complaints and is on the discipline committee.

Brent supplied and drove his own car while commissaire and also did the same job for the North Island Series.

He also does the same for Central League referees and local referees.

Lindsay still referees matches himself when he can.

He is also an active member on the Capital Football referees committee that encompasses the Wairarapa region.

Lindsay serves on the disciplinary committee for players and actively participates in all local referee coaching sessions as well.

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Coach of the Year An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the coaching of sport.

Recognises the coach’s successes of the past twelve months.

Vanessa Dale

Simon Willie Roseingrave Schaefer

Tania Scott

Vanessa Dale set up her own swim squad last year – the Almighty Outcasts Masterton – and was able to affiliate with the Dannevirke Swim Club.

Simon Roseingrave coached the Wairarapa under-15 cricket girls to victory in the Central Districts regional tournament over summer.

Willie Schaefer completed his third and final season with the successfully rejuvenated Dalefield premier men’s hockey side in 2017.

She now has more than 50 children in the squad ranging from those wanting to perfect their technique, to those swimming for fitness, to competitive swimmers at the top level of the sport.

He then backed that up by coaching the Wairarapa under-18 girls to victory in their Central Districts tournament as well.

The team won the competition in 2015 and 2016 and reached the final once again last year, finishing runners-up.

Tania Scott coached the Masterton Intermediate School A-grade hockey team to a local title and also coached the 2017 Wairarapa boys’ under-13 Hatch Cup team.

The squad has enjoyed success at competitions including the NZ Junior Festival, NZ Age Group Champs and Wellington Long Course Champs.

The under-18s went through unbeaten in a dominant campaign, beating Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Nelson and Taranaki.

Four players were then named in the Central Districts under-18 side, with Georgia Atkinson continuing to play for the Central Hinds.

Willie also coached the team to the inaugural Conference Cup title.

He has now taken on a mentoring role within Wairarapa College and also runs academies in conjunction with Hockey Wairarapa.

At the Hatch Cup her team placed fourth in New Zealand out of 23 teams.

Tania brings out the best in her players and helps them to improve their individual performances.

She won the Hockey Wairarapa Coach of the Year award for her efforts with MIS and the Hatch Cup group, and also won Maori Coach of the Year.

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Sporting grants available The purpose of the Wairarapa Sports Education Trust is to boost sporting potential and participation in Wairarapa to enable people to achieve their full potential and better themselves and the community they live in.

To do this, it provides thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships, and is always looking for individuals and groups who might benefit from financial support - they can apply for grants via the Trust’s website or private message via their Facebook page.

Their major fundraiser is the annual Wairarapa Sports Education Trust Golf Tournament, this year being held on Friday 22 June at the Masterton Golf Club. Other income comes from donations and grants from groups and organisations.

The Trust is also looking for businesses and organisations who would like to support sporting activity in Wairarapa via the Trust, Co-Chair Blair Stevens says.

“We are looking for more grant income. If a business or group would like to support talented Wairarapa Sportspeople then it’s as simple as going to our website http://www.waisportsedtrust.co.nz/gallery and clicking on the ‘donation button’.

“Or contact us if they would like to chat about becoming a larger ‘gold’ or ‘silver’ sponsor. The Trust has a range of options to suit everyone’s budget.

The registered charitable trust is managed by a team of volunteers and was established in 2004. The Trust has donated just under $150,000 to various athletes, squads, coaches and officials in more than 20 different sports over the past nine years. It has also brought a number of top sportspeople to Wairarapa to coach and address many athletes and squads.

This year the Wairarapa Sports Education Trust will award Scholarships of $500 at the Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards, to go towards specific coaching, training, or competition expenses.

“Contributions can be made anonymously, or be publicly acknowledged as a sponsor on our website and Facebook pages - all funds go to local emerging sporting talent!”

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Junior Sports Personality of the Year Open to any primary/intermediate school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

Breadcraft Wairarapa Ltd – proud to sponsor Junior Sports Personality of the Year Breadcraft is proud to support Wairarapa sport through sponsoring the Youth Sports Personality of the Year Award.

We support Wairarapa’s young sportspeople throughout the year with sponsorship of sports teams and organisations, as well as contributing to many fundraising activities.

Breadcraft has been been part of the Wairarapa community since 1942. The business has grown over the years and

bakes many of New Zealand’s most popular brands from traditional sliced white sandwich loaves through to artisan products.

We employ nearly 100 staff, producing everything from traditional-shaped loaves and flat breads through to our premium artisan range of breads under the “Cottage Lane” brand

the company becoming one of the most innovative and diversified bakeries in the country.

Since the 1990s, Breadcraft has focused on adding new products, resulting in

We are thrilled to be able to support the future of Wairarapa sport.

William Day

Jamie Frew

Emma McLeod

Louis Oliver

William Day attended the under-12 tennis nationals in January and won four of his six singles matches.

Jamie Frew won the most promising junior award at the Masterton Golf Club men’s prizegiving.

Louis Oliver made his mark across several sports in the last year.

He is currently 21st in New Zealand for his age.

Last year he was best gross winner at the Riversdale Junior Open and best stableford winner at the Martinborough Junior Open.

Emma, 11, was the youngest member of the Wairarapa under-15 girls’ team and received the batting award for her efforts with the Wairarapa under-13 girls’ cricket team over the season.

He is the top-ranked junior (primary/intermediate) player in Wairarapa and is the third -ranked under-16 player despite only being 12.

William also played for the Wairarapa-Bush under-12 rugby team and Wairarapa Curtis Hockey team.

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He was also selected to be a part of the Wellington Development Golf Academy.

In 2018 he continued that form, winning a host of tournaments and being selected to represent Wellington at various events.

She often opened the batting and the bowling and received the MVP award as the top run scorer at the under-13 Central Region tournament in January.

Emma was also the top run scorer for the Hadlow-St Mary’s first XI team that finished third at the National Primary School Shield competition and was the team’s MVP for the tournament.

In swimming, he collected several medals at the NZ Junior Festival, and plenty more at the Wellington Junior Championships and Wellington Short Course Championships.

He also broke seven Wairarapa records in backstroke, individual medley and freestyle.

Louis was captain of the under-12 Wairarapa-Bush team and represented the region in athletics, cross-country and cricket.

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Youth Sports Personality of the Year Open to any secondary school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

Jennian Homes Wairarapa

We were also a Finalist in the Jennian Homes Franchise of the Year category.

In 2017 we won the Jennian Group Supreme Award for a second time.

– proud to sponsor Youth Sports Personality of the Year Jennian Homes Wairarapa is proud to be sponsor of Youth Sports Personality of the Year. We believe that sport is a great place to learn the basics of business and social skills, providing an excellent platform for the future and enjoying life today.

in the building industry. We see this as being important for the future of New Zealand.

We believe in supporting young people as well, through our association with the apprentices training schemes we have

Last year we won two Golds and a Silver in the Wellington/Wairarapa Master Builder House of the Year.

Jennian Homes Wairarapa is proud of the awards it too has won over many years in the Master Builder of the Year Awards.

To win an award is an achievement but to win awards every year, as we do, is especially significant as it shows we maintain the same award-winning standard for every home we build.

And like the sports people being recognised at Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards, we come from Wairarapa, being 100 percent locally owned and operated.

Gerard Hickey

Katia Mackenzie

Kate Sims

Mikael Starzynski

In 2017 Gerard Hickey went to the Oceania Games in Fiji to compete in the high jump and jumped the fourth highest, just missing out on the medals.

Katia Mackenzie broke all the powerlifting records in New Zealand for her category and was invited to compete at the World Championships in Canada.

In cricket, Kate Sims earned selection in the Central Hinds as well as playing key roles for both CD age group teams and Wairarapa teams.

Mikael Starzynski won a gold medal in the 400m at the National Track and Field Championships this year and as a result of his No 1 ranking, he was selected to compete at the Youth Olympics Trial.

He also anchored the NZ team in the 4x400m relay and they finished third to claim the bronze medal.

This year Gerard took out the gold medal and NZ National Under-20 High Jump Title at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships.

He also won the Wairarapa Secondary Schools senior high jump title and finished the 2018 season as the No 2 under-20 high jumper in NZ.

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Among her long list of achievements Katia was named best overall sub junior lifter at the New Zealand Nationals.

She was ranked 42nd overall in New Zealand’s strongest women across all weight and age classes.

She has set New Zealand records in bench press, squat and deadlift in her category, as well as the total overall record.

She also excelled in swimming where she won a bronze medal at the NZ Age Group Championships and was a finalist in all five of her individual events.

She broke two Wairarapa open women’s short course records.

At the Wellington Regional Athletics Championships she was first in the 400m and 200m and also won all five of her events at the Wairarapa Intercollegiate Championships.

Mikael also won gold in the under-20 4x400m relay and bronze in the 4x100m relay.

He broke the intercollegiate 400m record and also won the 200m and triple jump.

Mikael won the Youth Sports Cup and Male Sprinter Trophy from Athletics Wairarapa.

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Disabled Sports Personality of the Year Open to any disabled person who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Stanley Dickson

Jack Lewington

Ben Taylor

Josh Taylor

Stanley Dickson’s disability means he is wheelchair bound, but that has not stopped him participating in volleyball, athletics, cross-country and cricket.

Jack Lewington was identified

by Paralympics New Zealand for his swimming ability and was named a member of the PNZ Paralympic Prospects Swimming Squad.

Ben Taylor only recently started learning javelin but won the event at both the CSW Regional Athletics and North Island Secondary Schools Athletics.

Josh Taylor competed at the North Island Secondary Schools Championships last year and broke three junior para records in discus, 200m and 400m.

He was a starring member of the Makoura College first XI cricket team and was an assistant manager for the school’s junior rugby team.

This squad is the entry to the Paralympic performance pathway.

At the North Island championships, Ben broke the record for the event.

In December he moved into the senior category where he got gold in the 200m, silver in the 400m and bronze in discus.

Batting may be difficult, but Stanley played a huge role with the ball, taking four wickets on one occasion.

Jack also competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships in six different events.

He swam personal best times in every event and won silver medals in the 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke.

Ben’s dedication and enthusiasm ensured he also excelled at shot put and discus, and he has made quite an impression in a short amount of time.

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Josh’s dedication and attitude have seen him continue to excel at the highest levels of para athletics.

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Senior Sports Personality of the Year Open to anyone who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport. High standard is defined for Senior Sports as participating in sport at national and/or international events.

Dane Lett

Brock Price

Seth Rance

Faavae Sefo

Dane Lett was recalled into the Black Sticks men’s hockey squad last year for the first time since 2014.

Brock Price dominated the club cricket scene in remarkable fashion with the bat last season.

Fafavae Sefo is a two-time sawing world champion.

His form for Dalefield and Capital had proven too much for the selectors to ignore.

His exploits for both Lansdowne and Wairarapa were quite incredible, and the way he was able to score runs consistently against every team was something you rarely see in the game.

Seth Rance made his debut for the Black Caps in Dublin last year, and has played two oneday internationals and four T20 internationals.

This year, Dane was selected to play at the Commonwealth Games, the first time he had represented his country at a major global tournament.

The team eventually went on to claim silver at the Games, losing to Australia in the final.

Lett is also player-coach for Dalefield premier men this season.

His 241 propelled Lansdowne to the Bidwill Cup title and scooped him the man of the match award.

He was also able to transfer that form on to the representative scene, scoring his maiden century for Wairarapa.

He took three wickets in his second ODI against Bangladesh, and three wickets in one T20 against the West Indies and one T20 against Pakistan.

He also continued to show he is one of New Zealand’s premier bowlers with his form for Central Districts, helping them to the Plunket Shield title.

He was a finalist and runner-up in two events in the Sawing World Championships at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show this year.

He made the finals in the single-handed saw event – finishing fifth overall – and was runner-up in the doublehanded event.

Athletes came from around the world to compete in what Sefo called “the Wimbledon of woodchopping”.

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PEOPLES CHOICE People’s Choice Award the public’s chance to have their say

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The People’s Choice Award was introduced last year to give Wairarapa residents the chance to have a direct say as to who they believe should be recognised for their contribution to local sport as a player, official, coach or administrator. Members

of the public were invited to vote for any of the nominees in the other categories to be the People’s Choice. The Award goes to the nominee with the highest number of votes who hasn’t won any other category on the Awards night.

Janice Leighton - Last year’s winner

The inaugural People’s Choice award went to the finalist receiving the most public votes outside the category winners and a very popular winner there was Janice Leighton, a well-known indoor bowls identity who spends considerable time teaching disabled people the fundamentals of that sport.

Janice won the award for giving up her time every Wednesday afternoon to teach special needs college children and adults the art of playing indoor bowls.

Her patience and dedication in the role was seen as remarkable and very beneficial to those who were participating.

She had up to 28 people involved in her sessions.

Her willingness to devote her time to those who needed it was well recognised across the Wairarapa community, and that was reflected in the number of votes she received for last year’s awards.

Leighton was nominated in last year’s Volunteer of the Year category, and this year’s winner will once again be someone who receives the largest amount of votes, outside the category winners.

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Bob Wilton - Last year’s winner

Bob Wilton has had almost two decades at the helm of Masterton Motorplex Drag Racing Club and he’s as mad keen on the sport as he ever was.

These days Bob Wilton’s involvement in drag racing is strictly administrative but back in the early 1980s he was a competitor himself, holding a number of national records.

Wilton can recall when drag racing events were held on Dixon Street in Masterton with its popularity growing to the point where it became patently obvious that a better venue was required and when a site at Hood Aerodrome became available it was quickly snapped up.

For almost a decade Masterton Motorplex successfully held meetings there but in early 2008 came the news that Eagle Air was about to provide an air service from Hood and that the drag strip, and the club, could be destined for the scrap heap.

As it happened, however, this cloud certainly had a silver lining for it prompted Wilton and his committee to start looking seriously at what they could do to save the situation and from there came the dream of constructing a track of international specifications which would be the envy of all other drag racing clubs throughout the country.

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SUPREME AWARD

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Recognises the Supreme Sportsperson of the Year chosen from the 15 category winners.

Rebecca Mahoney Her rugby refereeing exploits led to Rebecca Mahoney being a popular winner of the supreme champion trophy at last year’s 2017 Wairarapa Times-Age sports awards held at Copthorne Solway Park. The former two-times winner of the Women’s Rugby World Cup only made the transition from playing to refereeing in 2015 and her rise up the ranks has been spectacular.

Already Mahoney has controlled two grand finals of the national women’s interprovincial championship, became the first female referee to control a domestic first-class men’s fixture in New Zealand, refereed her first 15-a-side international,

- Last year’s winner a match between Japan and Hong Kong in Hong Kong, and officiated on the women’s world sevens tour.

She was also a finalist for the Referee of the Year trophy at the New Zealand rugby awards held in Auckland in December 2016. Mahoney was one of 15 category winners in the reckoning for the supreme champion award, having taken away the Senior Official of the Year trophy earlier in the night.

Mahoney was only the second first-class referee from Wairarapa in the last 20 years.

TRUST HOUSE Proud to Support Wairarapa’s sporting community

Trust House

- proud to support Wairarapa’s sporting community Trust House Community Enterprise is contributing sponsorship across multiple categories at this year’s TA 2018 Sports Awards. This reflects its support of a wide range of sporting codes across Wairarapa.

Among Trust House’s more high profile regional sponsorships is the Farriers Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union Heartland team.

But it also proudly supports a surprisingly diverse range of other sporting codes, amongst them bowls, football, squash, tennis, petanque, golf, equestrian, motor sports and Iron Maori.

“Sport is an integral part of the Wairarapa

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community and that’s exactly what we are - a community-owned company who are in a privileged position to help,” says Trust House Chief Executive Allan Pollard.

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

Each of the businesses that Trust House owns also has its own niche sponsorship, a great example being the support from Kuripuni Sports Bar & TAB and Pukemanu Bar & Eatery for the Wairarapa Pig Hunting Club.

We would like to wish all the sports people, administrators and clubs good luck at the Awards!

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all finalists Congratulations to

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