Sports awards galore in Belper area
BELPER Ladies Hockey Club U16 Indoor team has been named Derbyshire 2012 Junior Team of the Year at last Friday's Derbyshire Sports Awards.
The team, which retained its Indoor National Cup Champions title earlier this year, received the prestigious award during a ceremony at Derby's Pride Park Stadium, attended by more than 250 people.
Representatives from the U16 Indoor team, which scored a total of 37 goals and conceded only three in their quest for the title, were presented with the Derbyshire 2012 Junior Team of the Year trophy by David Lowe, a member of The Derbyshire Management Group for the 2012 Games.
The cream of Derbyshire's athletes, sporting volunteers and veterans, gathered with other invited guests at the University of Derby-sponsored event to celebrate the successes of the past year and recognise all the behind the scenes work that takes place to make sport in Derbyshire great.
Guests of honour were Derbyshire's Olympic and Paralympic athletes – swimmers Ross Davenport and David Ellis, badminton player Donna Kellogg, footballer Leon Taylor, wheelchair tennis player Alex Jewitt and wheelchair basketball player Jon Hall, as well as athletics official Chris Cohen, badminton coach Andy Wood and British Cycling Performance Director David Brailsford, who all played key roles in Beijing.
Special award
David Brailsford was also presented with a Special Award for Outstanding Achievements in 2008, in recognition of the role he played in the British Cycling team's success in Beijing, which saw them bring home 14 medals in all, including eight gold medals.
The team had previously topped the medal table at the World Track Cycling Championships in Manchester, taking nine of 18 gold medals available.
The evening also saw Heanor's Wayne Griffiths named Derbyshire County Cricket Club Community Coach of the Year.
Wayne is involved with Codnor Boys Football Club and Girls Football Club Codnor and runs weekly disability football sessions.
Belper Ladies Hockey Club U18 Girls team was also recognised, taking the runner-up spot in the Derbyshire County Council Team of the Year category. The team were U18 National Cup Champions for a second year.
Belper Hockey Club’s Alice Sharp was a runner-up in the University of Derby Junior Sportswoman of the Year category, along with fellow Amber Valley athlete Emma Smithurst.
Alice, from Duffield, won a silver medal at the European Youth Nations Championships as part of the England U16 hockey team, while Ripley swimmer Emma won a gold medal in the 400m IM at the Tri-Nations Cup and a silver in the 200m IM.
Marehay Cricket Club’s Mick Buckley, a volunteer for more than 25 years, was runner-up in the Service to Sport category, and cyclist Gillian Henshaw, who won the Veterans National 30-mile Time Trial Championship, was a runner-up in the Derbyshire Sport Veteran Sportsperson of the Year category.
Meanwhile swimmers David Ellis and Ross Davenport had to settle for the runner-up spot in their respective categories.
Ross, who swam three events at the 2008 Olympics and broke the British record twice as part of the GB men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team, missed out on the University of Derby Sportsperson of the Year award, which went to fellow Olympian Donna Kellogg for the second year running.
David was a runner-up in the University of Derby Disabled Sportsperson of the Year category, which saw Chesterfield wheelchair basketball player and Olympic bronze medallist Jon Hall take the top prize.
A full list of winners and runners-up is below.
Further details can be seen at www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/sportsawards
The awards are organised by Derbyshire Sport, a county sports partnership which provides the strategic lead for sport in Derbyshire.
Clive Moesby, Chair of Derbyshire Sport, said: “It was great to see so many people join us at Pride Park for a fantastic evening looking back at some of the sporting success stories of the past year.
“We have a great number of talented sports people in the county, from community coaches to elite athletes, and it is great to be able to recognise the dedication these people show.”
The awards were sponsored by the University of Derby, Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby County Football Club, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Origination, Derbyshire Sport, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Derbyshire 2012, Connexions Derbyshire Limited and Derbyshire County Council.
Winners
The winners of the 2008 Derbyshire Sports Awards are:
University of Derby Sportsperson of the Year
Winner: Donna Kellogg, Spondon (badminton)
Runner-up: Ross Davenport, Belper (swimming)
University of Derby Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
Winner: Jon Hall, Chesterfield (wheelchair basketball)
Runner-up: David Ellis, Heanor (swimming)
University of Derby Junior Sportsman of the Year
Winner: Liam Pitchford, Chesterfield (table tennis)
Runner-up: Tom Bishop, Allestree (triathlon)
University of Derby Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Winner: Ellie Koyander, Tideswell (mogul skiing)
Runner-up: Alice Sharp, Duffield (hockey) and Emma Smithurst, Ripley (swimming)
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
Winner: Ricky Blampied, Allenton (gymnastics)
Runner-up: Madeleine Thompson, Hope Valley (wheelchair basketball)
Derbyshire Sport Veteran Sportsperson of the Year
Winner: Liz Godfree, Ashbourne (orienteering)
Runner-up: Gillian Henshaw, Nether Heage (cycling)
Derbyshire County Council Team of the Year
Winner: Derventio eXcel Swim Squad, Derby
Runner-up: Belper Ladies Hockey Club U18 Girls Team
Derbyshire 2012 Junior Team of the Year
Winner: Belper Ladies Hockey Club U16 Indoor Team
Runner-up: Derventio eXcel Swim Squad, DerbyDerby County FC Club of the Year
Winner: Dronfield Town Football Club
Runner-up: Hooked, Derby (skateboarding)
Derbyshire 2012 Performance Coach of the Year
Winner: Andy Wood, Shardlow (badminton)
Runner-up: Mark Rose, Anston (swimming, Derventio eXcel coach)
Derbyshire County Cricket Club Community Coach of the Year
Winner: Wayne Griffiths, Heanor (football)
Runner-up: Neil Langrick, Langwith (football)
Origination Contribution to School Sport
Winner: Julia Booth, Rosliston (various)
Runner-up: Jayne Allen, Matlock (various)Derby Evening Telegraph Service to Sport Award
Winner: Liz Broomhead, Buxton (netball) and Dr David Hunt, Morton (swimming)
Runner-up: Mick Buckley, Ripley (cricket)Connexions Derbyshire Limited Young Sports Leader/Young Coach of the Year
Winner: Sammi Moujahid, Chaddesden
Runner-up: Oliver Hooper, Chesterfield and Lindsey Pearson, Matlock.
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