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WIMMERA SPORTS STAR AWARD - SEPTEMBER 2009

Shaun Bruce wins the Dags Quality Screen Printing and Hip Pocket Workwear Sports Star Of The Month Award for September 2009

Jannik Blair
Jannik Blair and Shaun Bruce pictured outside
Dags Quality Screenprinting and Hip Pocket Workwear

Young Basketball stars Jannik Blair and Shaun Bruce are August and Septembers finalists in the 2009 Horsham Sports and Community Club Sports Star of the Year Award. Seventeen year old Jannik and nineteen year old Shaun will receive an embroidered Sports Star of the Year jacket courtesy of DAGS Quality Screen Printing and a voucher from Hip Pocket Work wear for being the successful monthly winner.

 

Shaun Bruce

Shaun Bruce

Shaun has had a breakout year for the Horsham Hornets winning a host of awards and leading the team to the grand final series. Shaun has being playing basketball for 13 years and has a very successful career so far. His most outstanding performance this year was winning the BIG V Division 2 Most Valuable Player Award, voted by opposition captains and coaches. Shaun averaged a league high 29.3 points per game which also earned him the awards of Rising Star and being named in the All Star Five. He capped off the season by taking out the Horsham Hornets MVP as well.

Shaun has not only had a successful year on the court in 2009 but has achieved success in previous years as well. In 2007 he was a part of Vic Country U/18 team who competed in the Nationals; they finished fourth in that season. In 2008 he represented Vic Country again, this time he was captain of the team averaging 19 points per game and 6 assists.  He also enjoyed Horsham Hornets success by winning the Division 3 Big V competition.Shaun's future goals are to gain a place in a division 1 NCAA college basketball team in America next year to take his basketball career to the next level. Shaun’s future looks bright and is definitely a player to watch in the future.

Monthly winners are eligible to win the $1,000 Sports Star Scholarship and trophy at the 2010 Horsham Sports and Community Club’s Sports Star 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 the 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 in February 2010.  [download Specific Category Nomination Form]

 

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