SPORTS AWARDS - Top Northland sportspeople to be honoured

A stellar cast of the best Northland sportspeople will gather in Whangarei tomorrow night for the annual Genesis Energey Northland Sports Awards. There are more than 50 awards to be announced, including the major awards for teamn of th eyear, sportswoman and sportsman of the year and the overall Northland sportsperson of the year award. The event, co-ordinated by Sport Northland is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar and has a strong line-up of potential candidates vying for the major awards this year. The annual Silver Ferns cocktail hour precedes the main dinner, where as many of Northland's national representatives past and present gather, and three more Northland sportspeople will also be inducted into the Northland Legends of Sport during the awards function. The full list of award nominees is:
" ADMINISTRATOR Administrator of the Year, sponsored by Rowsell Collision Repairs: Eileen Parsons, Athletics Vincent Wildbore, Bowls Far North Graham Turner, Indoor Bowls Narina Larson, Northland Axemen's Robbie Ball, Rugby Heather Woolhouse, Swimming Lyn Ferguson, Tennis
" COACH Coach of the Year, sponsored by Courier Post: Ian Babe, Athletics Ann Muir, Bowls Angeline Waetford, Hockey Murray Healey, Triathlon
" MASTERS Masters Sportsperson of the Year: Clasina Van Der Veeken, Athletics Joe Te Wake, Axemen's Barry Thorne, Hockey Brian Froggat, Powerlifting Trish Muldrock, Powerlifting Fleming Alison, Table Tennis Mark Turner, Taekwon-Do Oringa Barach, Triathlon
" REFEREE/UMPIRE Referee/Umpire of the Year, sponsored by Mizone: Melanie Oakden, Hockey Tim Parlane, Cricket
" TEAM Team of the Year, sponsored by Dudley and Dennis: Northland Bowling Centre Champion Pairs, Bowls Northland NHL Womens, Hockey Team Inspiration, Yachting
" CODE AWARDS Code Awards, sponsored by ASB: Women Archery: Lisa Ferris Athletics: Simone Ackermann, Katherine Anton, Jolene Marks. Badminton: Kareen Hansard, Michelle Nuttall. Boccia: Michelle Batchelor, Kimberley McLean, Annie Wihongi. Bowls: Ellaine Albury, Janice McLean, Manu Timoti. Dressage: Casey Johnson, Kini Vass. Equestrian: Vicki Wilson, Juliet Wood. Golf: Caroline Bon. Hockey: Laura Douglas, Charlotte Harrison, Anna Thorpe. Indoor Bowls: Rae Bailey, Lyn Brittain, Lillian Christini Code. Netball: Elsa Brown, Jessica Moulds, Charmaine Smith. Parafed: Kelly Griffin, Fiona Southorn. Powerlifting: Trish Muldrock. Squash: Shelley Kitchen. Swimming: Ashley Masters. Taekwon-Do: Amy Reeder. Triathlon: Katherine Anton, Nicola Gray, Sam Warriner.
Men Archery: Terry Hand. Athletics: Lee Greer, Ryan Smith. Axemen: Gerard Albert, Jason Semenoff, Jack Torrington. Badminton: Craig Ogden, Aaron Spence. Boccia: Scott Burdett, Chris Keay, Andrew Phillips. Bowls: John Dunn, Stefan Hildreth, Sam Nelson. Cricket: Hamish Marshall, James Marshall, Tim Southee. Cycling: Shane Eady, Sam Weston. Dressage: Bob Jeffs. Golf: Gary-John Hill. Hockey: Carlo Aprea, John Child, Dion Watts. Indoor bowls: Noel Bailey, Jeff Cole, John Dufty. Karate: Matthew Baird, Aidan Carr. Parafed: Ming Ming Edgar, Cameron Leslie, Brent Lynn. Powerlifting: Shane Lowe. Rugby: Daniel Bowden, Justin Collins. Rugby league: Jarram Henare-Wihongi, Conrad King, Shane Pumipi. Swimming: Mark Cooper, Sean Henwood, Simon Parker. Taekwon-Do: Iain Abel. Tennis: Jackson Bodle, Mike Clapshaw, Bruce Mackintosh. Triathlon: Lee Greer. Yachting: Andrew Murdoch, Blair Tuke.