Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly
  

WIMMERA SPORTS STAR AWARD - JANUARY 2010

Jake Lloyd wins the Dags Quality Screen Printing and Hip Pocket Workwear Sports Star Of The Month Award for January 2010

Jake Lloyd
Jake Lloyd pictured playing football for Horsham Football Club

Jake Lloyd had a stellar 2009 culminating in his selection in the under 18 Vic Country men’s basketball team to compete at National Titles this year. Lloyd was a member of the Horsham Hornets grand final team, as well as Horsham’s senior premiership team in Wimmera Football league. Lloyd also represented Vic Country at the Albury Country Cup where his team finished runners up. Where does he go next remains to be seen, as Lloyd is also training with the North Ballarat Rebels hoping to secure a place on their 2010 roster.

 

Jake Lloyd Lloyd now joins other previous monthly winners Mark O'Brien (Cycling), Oscar McDonald (tennis), Thomas Paterson (Shooting), Shaun Bruce and Jannik Blair (basketball), Alethea Sedgman (Shooting), James White (Athletics), Rupert Christie (Swimming), Rory Taggert (Football) and Sherridyn Coleman (Hockey) to complete the field, and are now 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 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.

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]