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Pembrokeshire Sports awards - finalists announced
17 Nov 2011
The finalists in the 2011 Sport Pembrokeshire awards have been announced.
A seven-strong judging panel named the 36 finalists of the popular annual award scheme following a selection meeting last week.
Councillor Rob Lewis, Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet Member for Sport and a member of the panel, said it had been a very difficult task due to the exceptional standard of all the nominees.
"In some of the categories in particular it proved very difficult to choose just three finalists," he said.
"There are so many sports represented that to try and assess the level of achievement in one sport against another was very challenging.
"We have been amazed by the level and quality of the applications that have come in, and we are grateful to all those who suggested nominations, for taking the time to put the names of so many deserving winners forward."
This year's Sport Pembrokeshire Awards attracted a record 113 nominations - five more than the previous high in 2009.
All the 36 finalists will be invited to a grand presentation ceremony at Folly Farm on Friday, November 25th, where the winners will be announced.
The ceremony will also reveal the winners of two further categories - the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Chairman's Special Achievement Award.
The Awards are sponsored by Sport Pembrokeshire, Valero, The Western Telegraph, Folly Farm and Radio Pembrokeshire.
Now in its 5th year, the award scheme aims to recognise those people who have excelled in sport over the last 12 months, or who have given their time to coaching and organising grass roots sport.
Ben Field, Manager of Sport Pembrokeshire - the County Council's sports development arm, which organises the annual event - said the range and quality of nominations had been outstanding.
"We really struggled to select finalists and all panel members are agreed that the real winner is sport in Pembrokeshire," he said.
Nominations and finalists (finalists are in bold, in alphabetical order)
Coach of the Year
Andy Grey (gymnastics) FINALIST
Angela Miles (hockey) FINALIST
Nigel Rowland (athletics) FINALIST
Kelly Mayhew
Rhys Harry
Ian Poole
Stuart Coulson
Mark Powell
Paul Dowey
Tim Dyson
Graham Badham
Diane Davies
Melissa McPhee
Paul Hughes
Bernie Armstrong
Nikki Johnson
Ian Morris
Phillip Gwyther
Ross Taylor
Geraint Lewis
Female Sporting Achievement
Angharad James (football) FINALIST
Becky Harries (golf) FINALIST
Heather Lewis (athletics) FINALIST
Ceris Hewlings
Alexandra Ridge
Ffion Ashman
Hannah Lewis
Ellie Meopham
Male Sporting Achievement
Harry Owen (gymnastics) FINALIST
Oliver Simon (triathlon) FINALIST
Simon Holliday (cricket) FINALIST
Paul Thomas
Jason Cole
Sean Armstrong
Boys (U16) Sporting Achievement
David Omoregie (athletics) FINALIST
Josh Davies (athletics) FINALIST
Luke Harries (golf) FINALIST
Girls (U16) Sporting Achievement
Amy Leahy (athletics) FINALIST
Carys Thomas (swimming) FINALIST
Gabrielle Ridge (kayaking) FINALIST
Megan Withers
Ciara Macfarlane
Disability Sport Award
Ben Hopkin (bowling) FINALIST
Jacob Thomas (boccia) FINALIST
James Tyler (athletics) FINALIST
Rachel Bailey
Brian Fargin
Richard & Steve Young
Junior (U16) Disability Sport Award
Emma Cox (gymnastics) FINALIST
Harry Thomas (wheelchair basketball) FINALIST
Jemma Bowie-Hallam (gymnastics) FINALIST
Adele Bevan
James Pugh
Megan Donovan
Unsung Hero
Dave Miller (hockey) FINALIST
Helen & Willy Matthews (football) FINALIST
Jack Dudley (rugby) FINALIST
Aileen Saunders
John Williams
James Greenhalgh
Phillip Thomas
Colin Deller
Derek Hillier
Kevin Jenkins
Roger Pratt
Dave Edwards
Trevor Morgans
Club Organiser
Brian Morris (football) FINALIST
Ray Kane (cricket) FINALIST
Ros Phillips (cricket) FINALIST
Richard Lawrence
Alex Iliat
Fay Omnet
Team Achievement of the Year
Fishguard Sea Cadets Rowing Team FINALIST
Saundersfoot Bowling Club Ladies Triple FINALIST
Sir Thomas Picton School 1st XV Rugby Team FINALIST
Haverfordwest Golf Club Ladies Team
Clwb Rygbi Crymych
Pembrokeshire Puffins Disability Swim Club
Junior (U16) Team Achievement of the Year
Greenhill School U16 Boys Football Team FINALIST
Sir Thomas Picton School Athletics Team FINALIST
The Pembrokeshire Junior Triathlon Club FINALIST
Pembrokeshire County Swimming - Girls' Relay team
Pembroke Dock Harlequins Under 12s
Meghan Taylor & Findlay Coombes
Pembrokeshire Harriers Under 15 Team
Kilgetty Junior Cricket Team
Ghetto Soldiers Street Dance Team
Sir Thomas Picton School
Tenby United Sharks U11s Rugby Team
Whitland U8s TAG rugby team
Gymnastic & Movement for People with Disabilities Team (and coaches & Hwest Gym Club)
Contribution to School Sport Award
Liz Rowland (athletics) FINALIST
Paul Harries (Narberth school support) FINALIST
Year 10 GCSE pupils from Pembroke Secondary School FINALIST
Carrie Slack
Tai Durey
Julie Campbell
Finola Findlay
Matthew Rees
Eleri Williams
STP First Rugby XV
Tom Darcy
Ashley Newsham
Greenhill School U16s Football Squad
Angela Nichols
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