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SENIOR SPORTSPERSONLEISA BURTON: Forbes Women’s Bowling Club’s major singles

winner and part of winning major pairs, major triples and major foursteams. Semi-finalist in Central West District singles.

LUKE ELLISON: Won Commonwealth Trap (shooting) Carnivalin Victoria, competing against many professional shooters.

JASON HOPKINS: Captain of Forbes Magpies first grade in 2012and winner of Mick Newson Memorial (best and fairest).

RUTH QUINN: Part of winning teams in Forbes Women’s Bowl-ing Club’s major pairs, major triples and major fours and runner-upto Leisa Burton in singles. Runner-up in Central West District sin-gles.

NEIL STEPHENS: An accredited ‘sweep’ with Forbes DragonBoat Club, a role akin to boat captain, ensuring safety of crew andboat direction.

JUNIOR SPORTSPERSON HAYDEN BOLAM: Part of Country Championships winning

Under 16s Group 11 rugby league team and also had individual ho-nours, including NSW Country level.

JACK CARTY: Jack won numerous medals and set records inswimming at club, district and regional level, and qualified for statecarnivals.

MADDISON COWAN: Maddison is an accredited Netball NSWNational C Umpire, the youngest Forbes person to ever reach thislevel.

ISABELLE COWHAN: Was part of the NSW Combined HighSchools squash team, which won the 15 years girls division at titles.Current Forbes Squash Club women’s A-grade champion.

MELANIE COWHAN: Melanie was selected for the second timein the Western Region Academy of Sport netball squad, for girls aged14-17. Also named in WRAS 15 years talent identification team.

SOPHI FUGE: Selected for state showjumping championshipswhere she was 4th in the grand prix event. Also selected for stateequestrian event but unable to attend.

NIC GREENHALGH: Part of Country Championships winningUnder 16s Group 11 rugby league team and also had individual ho-nours up to NSW Country level. Overall best and fairest (2012) withForbes JRL.

FYN HARRISON: Fyn is the youngest member of Forbes Swim-ming Club in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events and won the25m breastroke at the Forbes club carnival.

BRONTE HAYNES: Part of the Western Region Academy ofSport netball squad and 15 years talent identification team. Alsomember of the Forbes open reps team at State League carnivals.

JESSICA PASCOE: Competed at Little Athletics NSW champi-onships in under 15 girls 400m, 800m (bronze medallist) and triplejump. Won gold in the 15 years 1500m and silver in 800m at the NSWCHS State Championships.

LARISSA PEARSALL: Larissa was named best number two atlast year’s Orange Polocrosse Carnival and best number two girl atTumut carnival. Also named in top junior mixed side for the NSWZone Championships.

KAITLIN SIMPSON: Kaitlin is an accredited Netball NSW Na-tional C umpire, the second youngest Forbes club member to achievethis. Also part of Forbes Netball’s 15 years and open reps teams atregional and State League competitions.

NIC TOMLINSON: Nic was placed second in the enduro mo-tocross Australian Off Road Championships in the J3 (junior) class,despite missing the final two (of six) rounds.

WARRICK PEARSALL: Warrick was best and fairest junior boypolocrosse player for South West Slopes and also won best horse atNSW Zone Championships.

CENTRAL WEST CREDIT UNION ACHIEVERMONTHLY NOMINEES:

Jack Carty (swimming)Isabelle Cowhan (squash)James Earl (cricket)Claudia Green (swimming / all-rounder)Lee Grierson (golf)Jordan Hartwig (touch football)Brad Herbert (athletics – hammer throw, discus)Laura Herbert (athletics – hammer throw)Hamish McIntosh (rugby union)Matt Nicholson (rugby league)Alysha Pearsall (polocrosse)Callum Ward (distance running)

SCHOOL AWARDSRecipients were automatically nominated for junior sportsperson–MABEL BROCKMAN – Bedgerabong Public School – Mabel

represented her school in swimming, athletics, cross country and rep-resented Small Schools in netball and soccer.

JADA HARTWIG – St Laurence’s Parish Primary – Jada repre-sented her school in swimming, cross country, athletics, soccer andtouch and represented the cluster in swimming. Was in diocesan teamfor cross country, athletics, soccer and touch and a member of re-gional finalists team in cricket.

DARCY MERCHANT – Eugowra Public – Darcy qualified forthe PSSA Western Region athletics carnival for the 100m.

CHARLIE STAINES – Forbes North Public – Charlie representedhis school at the PSSA State Athletics Championships over 200m.Also made PSSA rugby league team.

LILY STEEL-PARK – Forbes Public School – Represented herschool in athletics, cross-country, tennis, netball, soccer, touch andswimming. Went on to district carnivals in cross country and athlet-ics and to Western Region in athletics.

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Former SOYA president John Schrader (right) interviewed 2011 Sportsperson of the Year, Shaun Read at last year’s presentation dinner.

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