The finalists in the 2015 Sport Pembrokeshire awards have been announced.
Following a selection meeting, a seven-strong judging panel has named 39 finalists.
Ben Field, Sport Pembrokeshire Manager, said it had once again been a very difficult task.
“Yet again, the standard of the nominees has been exceptionally high reflecting the strength of sport in our county,” he said.
“It was a real struggle to narrow it down to just three finalists in many of the categories.”
This year’s Sport Pembrokeshire Awards attracted a record 146 nominations.
The awards are organised by Sport Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire County Council’s sport development team.
Ben Field said the range and quality of nominations had once again been outstanding, and across a wide variety of different sports.
“We are delighted that so many people took the time to put the names of so many deserving winners forward,” he said.
All 39 finalists will be invited to a grand presentation ceremony at Folly Farm on Friday, November 27th, 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 ninth 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.
Sport Pembrokeshire Awards 2015 – Finalists
(In alphabetical order)
Coach of the Year
Kevin John
Oliver Duckett
Simon Williams
Female Sporting Achievement
Bethan Morris
Gabrielle Ridge
Naomi Pearce
Male Sporting Achievement
Ben Sutton
David Omoregie
Mathew Williams
Boys (U16) Sporting Achievement
James Probert
James Tomlinson
Tom Murphy
Girls (U16) Sporting Achievement
Ashleigh Barnikel
Ellie Codd
Esme Greer
Disability Sport Award
Jemma Bowie-Hallam
Lloyd Crawley
Pembrokeshire Special Needs Gymnastics Club
Junior (U16) Disability Sport Award
Anthony Triebel
Harry Thomas
Libi Phillips
Unsung Hero
Lukas Gamble
Margaret Powell
Nick Evans
Club Organiser of the Year
Jonny Sutton
Matthew Lamb
Simon Nicholas
Team Achievement of the Year
MLC (A) Squash Team
Team SAW
Tenby Aces
Junior (U16) Team Achievement of the Year
Hakin United AFC U14s
MLC (A) Squash Team
Pembrokeshire Schools U15 Rugby Squad
Student Contribution to School Sport award
Ben Leahy & Zac Davies
Craig Butland, Theo Salem & Callum McGartland
Rhian Homer
Contribution to School Sport award
Corinne Codd, Ann Freeman & Ann Rabaiotti
Katherine Pounder
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