Recent winners at the Central Hawke’s Bay Sport and Recreation Awards, Nichola Heremaia (squash, Volunteer of the Year), Lachie Kirk (Emerging Sportsperson), Wayne Marsh (Coach), Waipukurau Lawn Tennis and Squash Club (Grassroots Club) and Flemington Mud run (Community Initiative) continue to have cause to celebrate as being announced as finalists in the regional awards.
Porangahau Sports Club (rugby and netball) is also a finalist for Grassroots Club of the Year.
Sport Hawke’s Bay general manager Ryan Hambleton said: “With the impact Covid-19 and more recently Cyclone Gabrielle has had on our sport and active recreation landscape, we have again produced some outstanding finalists for this year’s awards.”
“On behalf of Sport Hawke’s Bay and all supporters of physical activity, thank you to all of those who took the time to nominate a wide range of worthy volunteers, community initiatives, coaches, officials and sportspeople.”
The winners of the Disabled, Master, Junior and Senior Sportsperson and Junior and Senior Team of the Year all go forward as finalists for the supreme award, the Forsyth Barr Hawke’s Bay Sportsperson of the Year.
The awards recognise both excellence in sport and active recreation from across the region and also recognise those who are creating quality physical activity opportunities for all. The Activating Te Matau a Māui and Community Initiative of the Year categories have seven finalists, in recognition of the work they have done and continue to do to support the Hawke’s Bay region to get more active, more often.
“It’s great to see so many from the Hawke’s Bay community taking this opportunity to recognise and celebrate successes in their sport and acknowledge those who work so hard to make sport happen. We also say thanks to the amazing sponsors who continue to support the sport sector to help make this night happen” Hambleton says.
