Top of the lot

Excelling in no fewer than seven sports has seen Libby Noema named as the Masterton Intermediate School Sportsperson of the Year for 2005.
She made her mark in athletics, hockey, soccer, rugby, tennis, touch rugby and volleyball.
Other finalists for the premier trophy at the annual MIS sports awards were Esther Crispin (athletics and rugby), Lydia Haira (basketball, netball and tennis), Daniel Ingham (cricket and soccer) and Ben Poole (hockey and tennis).
In total 30 pupils were recipients of awards and the full list is:
Jarrad Brooks (rugby), Danny Brown (softball), Samantha Corbett (tennis), Esther Crispin (athletics and rugby), Andrew Daley (basketball), Courtnay Faifeta (athletics), Sacha Flynn (soccer), Campbell Gaunt (softball and volleyball), Nic Groves (badminton), Lydia Haira (basketball, netball and tennis), Lisa Hansen (swimming and triathlon), Daniel Haxton (table tennis), Wi-Heketa Kendal (touch rugby), Sarah Kerr (soccer), Libby Noema (athletics, hockey, soccer, rugby, tennis, touch rugby and volleyball), Aaron Oakly (hockey), Damian O'Leary (soccer), Jason O'Regan (chess), Corrina Paine (cross country, harriers and triathlon), Adelaide Percy (rugby), Jerry Peseta (athletics), Ben Poole (hockey and tennis), Shannon Rimene-Albrett (athletics), Reon Roseman (athletics and rugby), Ben Savidge (cross country and harriers), Ashton Shannahan (softball), Callum Smith (badminton), Chloe Stevens (hockey) and Amanda Thornton (badminton).