Wimmera Junior Golf Classic Under 18 Champion Levi Burns has taken out the September monthly Award in the Horsham Sports and Community Club Sports Star of the Year Award.  Levi will receive an embroidered Sports Star of the Year jacket courtesy of DAGS Quality Screen Printing and voucher from Hip Pocket Workwear for having been the successful September winner. 

In 2006 and 2007 Levi was captain of the Wimmera Junior Golf Team and last year he also won the Wimmera Junior Championship.  Earlier this year he was selected to be part of the inaugural UB WestVic Academy Golf Program where he has undergone diagnostic testing and quality coaching to improve his already impressive array of on course skills.  A member of the Horsham Golf Club, Levi cites Geoff Ogilvy as his sporting hero and has already met many of his golfing aims for 2008.  These included representing the Wimmera at Country Week and winning the Regional Junior Tournament.  Levi is a mature sixteen year old and his dedication and leadership qualities are showing out.

Also nominated in the award was Monique Schwedes, the current Wimmera League Junior Best and Fairest winner.  Monique also won the Horsham Hockey Club Junior Best and Fairest and umpires at both junior and senior levels.

Levi joins Lachlan King and Joel Ladlow as previous winners of the monthly awards who are eligible to win the $1,000 Sports Star Scholarship and trophy at the 2009 February presentations.  If you know of someone who is doing well at their sport and deserves some recognition, why not nominate them in the DAGS Screen Printing and Hip Pocket Workwear Sports Star of the Month. 

All nominees in the monthly award will be presented with certificates signed by the Minister for Sport and Recreation, James Merlino, and each monthly winner receives (aside from the jacket and voucher), a free ticket to the annual presentation and a specially struck medallion from Wimmera Trophies and Gifts.

Nominations are welcome at any time and nomination forms are available from the Sports Assembly 5382 4599 or click here to download individual nomination form   
A reminder that the Special Category awards (teams, coaches, veterans etc)  are welcome at any time and will be presented alongside the Horsham Sports and Community Club Sports Star of the Year to be held on Monday February 16, 2009.  [download Specific Category Nomination Form]