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Sports Talent
Rewarded
 Over 180 people packed the Macdonald Thainstone House Hotel, Inverurie on Friday 11 May for the Aberdeenshire Sports Council 2001 Sports Awards Evening.
'We had received over 100 nominations and the selection panel had an incredibly difficult time shortlisting the nominees for each of the 12 categories due to the exceptionally high quality of nominees' said Mike Seed, Administrator to Aberdeenshire Sports Council.
The evening proved to be a great success and is a way of rewarding and acknowledging Aberdeenshire sports people for their commitment to and/or achievement in sport during 2000 or the 2000/2001 season (or in the case of the Service to Sport category over many years). The achievements and success of the nominees underlines the wealth of talented sportspeople in Aberdeenshire and the commitment given to sport by so many people.
Winners in the twelve categories were as follows -
• Junior Sportsman of the Year
Michael Skakles -Judo
• Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Emily Skitmore - Nordic Skiing/Various
• Sportsman of the Year
Murray Dingwall - Swimming
• Sportswoman of the Year
Bella Comerford - Duathlon/Triathlon
• Junior Team/Club of the Year
Inverurie Academy Girls - Football
• Senior Team/Club of the Year
Deveronvale FC - Football
• Male Coach of the Year
Pat Nicol - Squash
• Female Coach of the Year
Carol McLaren - Triathlon
• Male Service to Sport
Dougan Duncan - Services to Football
• Female Service to Sport
Jenny Banks - Services to Special Olympics
• Male Outstanding Achievement
Bryan Ritchie - Swimming
• Female Outstanding Achievement
Pamela Millar - Swimming
The Sports Council are most grateful to the following sponsors of award categories or other aspects of the evening - Macdonald Thainstone House Hotel, Limehillock Development Ltd, Sangs (Banff) Ltd, A.D. Walker, Scott The Chemist, Garioch Indoor Bowling Club, Banff Network Development Group, Sean Jones & Partners, Exhibition & Event Strategy and sportscotland in association with SALSC.
Attractive Edinburgh Crystal Awards were presented to the winners of each of the categories, with all shortlisted nominees receiving a framed certificate and other nominees a laminated certificate.
Group and individual category winners photographs are available from:
Ellice Milton, Photographer, 33 Aquithie Lane, Kemnay AB51 5GB. Tel: 01467 642760.
Shortlisted Nominees
• Junior Sportsman of the Year
Oleg Chepelin; Jan-Michael Kochalski; Martin Leel; Bryan Ritchie; Michael Skakles; Steven Watt.
• Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Claire Bolger; Louise Kochalski; Lisa McNeil; Pamela Millar; Emily Skitmore; Claire Turnbull; Carol Wisley.
• Sportsman of the Year
Neil Brown; Murray Dingwall; Steve Dolan; Jon Duncan; Stuart Tait.
• Sportswoman of the Year
Bella Comerford; Emma Stephen; Kirsty Stewart; Anne Woffinden.
• Junior Team/Club of the Year
Banff Academy - Senior Squad; Findon Junior Dressage Team; Garioch Gymnastics Club, Inverurie Academy Junior Girls Football Team.
• Senior Team/Club of the Year
Scott Walker + Paul Richardson; Deveronvale Football Club; Garioch ASC Specials; Three Peaks Triathletes.
• Male Coach of the Year
Mike Grant; Ian Halliday; Pat Nicol.
• Female Coach of the Year
Janine Lloyd; Carol McLaren; Pauline Stirling.
• Male Service to Sport
Jim Cattanach; Dougan Duncan; Jim Stark.
• Female Service to Sport
Jenny Banks; Jill Wade; Doris Weaver.
• Male Outstanding Achievement
Ian Lawie; Bryan Ritchie; Stuart Tait.
• Female Outstanding Achievement
Holly Fromholc; Pamela Millar; Sarah Pattinson; Kirsty Stewart; Carol Wisley.
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