Nitschke won at junior level across the state in the Victorian Queen’s and Syme junior shoots, “C” grade shoots at Warracknabeal, Karramonus and Goulburn Valley and again at Castlemaine on Australia Day, and enjoyed training with the state senior team prior to Nationals in Darwin last year.
Nitschke will try his luck at the Tasmanian state titles later this month, in preparation for the final National team selection trial.
Nitschke joins men’s netballer Riley Richardson, lawn bowlers Grant Seeary and Josh Barry, fellow Warracknabeal athlete Chloe Bibby, golfer Nick Thomson, footballer Steve Schultz, volleyballer Alysha Liston, state calisthenics member Grace O’Donnell-Clancy, Masters swimmer Helen Kelly and Natimuk shooter Alethea Sedgman as the eleven nominated sport stars for 2010, and are all 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, at a gala dinner on Monday February 14, with Olympian Russell Mark as this year’s special guest speaker.
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.
f 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 Hugh Delahunty 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.
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