Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly
  

WIMMERA SPORTS STAR AWARD - NOVEMBER 2009

Oscar McDonald and Thomas Paterson win the Dags Quality Screen Printing and Hip Pocket Workwear Sports Star Of The Month Award for November 2009

Tennis ace Oscar McDonald and shooter Thomas Paterson are the Dags Quality Screenprinting and Hip Picket Workwear joint sports stars for the month of November.

Oscar McDonald

Oscar McDonald pictured with Geoff Mitchell from
Dags Quality Screenprinting and Hip Pocket Workwear

McDonald has been to the forefront of junior tennis in the Wimmera for the past 3 years, and has represented the region at the Ambassadors Cup and Fitzgerald Cup. It was at this latter event that McDonald was selected to represent Victorian Country at the upcoming Sydney International in January, after recording some strong wins in both singles and doubles.  McDonald was also a member of the Edenhope College team that won through to the VSSSA state tennis finals. McDonald is highly regarded in state tennis circles, and is a member of the Tennis Victoria Advantage Program the past 12 months.

 

Thomas Paterson

Thomas Paterson pictured with Wendy Mitchell from
Dags Quality Screenprinting and Hip Pocket Workwear

Paterson had an outstanding Field and Game Australia National Carnival where he won the under 18 division, with a score of 121 out of a possible 150 and finished 19th overall in a big field of 450 shooters. Paterson has his sights set on competing at the FITASC Championship of Oceania, and continue to learn the finer points of the art from high quality coach Lauryn Mark.

McDonald and Paterson now join other previous monthly winners Shaun Bruce and Jannik Blair (basketball), Alethea Sedgman (Shooting), James White (Athletics), Rupert Christie (Swimming), Rory Taggert (Football) and Sheridan Coleman (Hockey) in line to win the overall title of Sports Star of the Year and collect the Horsham Sports and Community Club Title of Wimmera Sports Star of the Year as well as the $1,000 Sports Star scholarship.

This award continues to develop as a prestigious award that seeks to recognise and applaud specific individuals who make a significant sporting contribution to the Wimmera community. 

Nominations for the Horsham Sports and Community Club Sports Star of the Year Award close the last day of each month up to January 2010 and all monthly winners will receive an embroidered Sports Star of the Year jacket courtesy of DAGS Quality Screen Printing and voucher from Hip Pocket Workwear. 

If you know of someone who is doing well at their sport and deserves some recognition, why not nominate them in the 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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