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Tuesday 28.2.12
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This year’s winners are:
Junior Sports personality of the Year - Sponsored by the Wee County News Brian Harper - Wrestling
Junior wrestling champion, Brian Harper is 1st in the Scottish, Welsh and English rankings and 1st in the Great Britain school boys and cadets categories. He won silver medals in the Latvia and France International events. The Tullibody wrestler is a member of the Scottish development squad, is a Scottish elite athlete and is in the Great Britain National development squad. Brian is on track to compete in the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
Senior Sports Personality of the Year - Sponsored by Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser Adam Ashe - Rugby
Adam Ashe is a Scottish Rugby Elite Development player. He was part of the Scotland 7s squad in season 2011/12 who played in Australia, Dubai and South Africa, and has signed a contract to play for Glasgow Warriors. Equally comfortable in any of the back-row positions, Adam attended Alva Academy and has played club rugby for Hillfoots and Stirling County. He has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-18 level.
Triumph Over Adversity - Sponsored by Machin Associates Meggan Dawson-Farrell - Athletics
Megan has broken every Scottish record from 100m to the half marathon. She is a member of Scottish Athletics disability sport national squad. She was selected to be the face of disability sport for the Scottish Government’s Active nation Campaign. Over the last year she has won 18 gold and 6 silver medals at various events and is on course to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
Enid Barton Coach of the Year Award Liane Rooney -Tae Kwon - Do
A 6th Dan with Alloa School of Taekwon-D,o Liane is coach to European and World medalists from Clackmannanshire. She is assistant coach for the ITF European and World Championships in Estonia and The Netherlands. At the World Championships the team won 2 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze. And at the 2011 Martial Arts Games the team won 5 silver and 7 bronze medals.
School Team of the Year - The Judy Collier Trophy Alva Primary Athletics Team
Alva Primary has won the Clackmannanshire Schools Athletic Championships for the last eight years. During this time they have gained 62 gold, 42 silver and 25 bronze medals. The team holds 12 championship records. The team fosters positive beliefs, increases self esteem and the work they do is a major part of the ethos of culture and achievement of the school.
Team of the Year - Sponsored by Russel + Aitken Hillfoots Rugby Under 18’s
Over the last 18 months this team has been formed from a disbanded under 16s team. Through the efforts of a number of key players they doubled the numbers of players in the squad. They entered their 1st league at the start of 2011/12 and have had incredible success, currently topping their league against much more experienced sides.
Young Leader/Volunteer - Sponsored Stephen Campbell in association with Braveheart Alison MacFarlane - Alloa Academy
Alison is a Youth Sports Trust platinum Ambassador and volunteers at events such as cross country, after school clubs and interschool badminton events. She assists the PE department by getting fellow pupils to take part in interschool events and keeps them informed of exercise and sports events. She is an enthusiastic, dedicated volunteer who motivates and encourages others to get involved in volunteering and participation in activities and sport.
Service to Sport - Sponsored by SALSC Mary Greaves - Swimming
Mary has contributed over 20 years’ service to swimming. She was a highly respected member of the swimming team and was a great asset. Swimmers who worked with Mary always greatly improved their swimming skills. Mary was a committed, reliable and hard working coach who had a fantastic way of motivating and inspiring children and other coaches in sport. Clackmannanshire council were next up to present their round of awards, aimed primarily at the individuals and teams that go above and beyond. The presentation of the Growing in Excellence awards, sponsored by Diageo, given to Council staff which celebrated our culture of providing outstanding customer service and leadership. The awards were given to: Excellent Customer Service: Revenue Team Partnership Project: Young Parents Project Leadership: Maryann Deas Team of the Year: Fraud Team Overall Award (sponsored by Councillor Womersley) : Development Quality Team Provost Murphy said: “It is important that we recognise and applaud the hard work that is done by all those who have been nominated for awards. “Everyone at this event is a winner, because you are all highly thought of in your community. It is amazing to look around the hall and see how many different clubs and activities are represented. “It has been fantastic to hear about all the caring people, the talented sports people and those who have worked hard to raise the bar in what they do.”