THE Hunter Primary School Sports Association has ratified the recipients of this year’s sports awards.
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Three categories of awards are available to students and teams.
Sports awards are presented to students who have represented the association as a team member or as an individual in a competition conducted by the NSW PSSA and have shown excellence at a high level in their sport.
Achievement awards are presented to students who have continually performed with outstanding merit in more than one sport at NSW PSSA level, while recognition awards are presented to students who have previously been recognised by the association or teams who have won their state competition.
This year the association will present 16 students with sports awards and another 21 with achievement awards.
Sophie Hibberd, from Marks Point, will be presented with her sports award for her achievements in athletics.
Sophie was a member of the NSW PSSA team that competed at last year’s School Sport Australia Championships, where she won a silver medal in the relay.
Isaiah Olsen, from Elermore Vale, was the first Hunter player for many years to be selected in the NSW PSSA Australian football team after representing the region at the NSW PSSA Championships in Sydney in May.
Angus McTaggart, from The Junction, will be presented with his award for cricket. Angus was a star performer in last year’s Hunter team and went on to the School Sport Australia Championships during the January school vacation where he performed very well for his state.
Joel O’Callaghan, from Caves Beach, wins his award for cross-country running. Joel was 21st in his individual race at the Australian championships in Western Australia and returned with two bronze medals for teams races.
Three awards will be presented in diving.
Ben Shearer, from Elermore Vale, has evolved in the last two years from a beginner to a strong competitor performing well at the School Sport Australia Championships in Melbourne.
Sam Fricker, from Hunter School of Performing Arts, represented his state for the second year at the national diving titles in Melbourne.
He came back from that meet with a bronze medal for the platform event and missed a medal in the springboard, where he finished in fourth place.
Isla Barr, from Nulkaba, was second at the NSW PSSA event in springboard and competed at the School Sport Australia event in springboard and synchronised diving in her first year of diving.
Dylan Newbould, from Hillsborough, will receive his award for football.
Dylan helped the NSW PSSA team to second place at the School Sport Australia Championships.
Jacob Dundas, from Barnsley, receives his award for golf. After winning the Hunter championship, Jacob was sixth at the NSW PSSA event, gaining a place in the NSW team for the national championships being held next month.
Three hockey awards will be presented to Georgia Ferguson, from The Junction, Lachlan Jackson, from Eleebana, and Joshua Magann, from East Maitland.
Darcy Ryan, from King Street, will receive his award for swimming.
Darcy, a multi-class swimmer, was a member of the NSW PSSA team that competed at the national championships in Melbourne.
Two awards will be presented in tennis. Hunter No.1 and No.2 male players Lleyton Richards, from Gloucester, and Cooper Griffiths, from Morisset, will receive the awards, while Atticus Sinclair, from Muswellbrook, will round out the list of sports awards recipients when he is recognised for touch.
