Aberdeenshire Sports Council -Awards Group

Sports Talent Rewarded

From left to right- Duncan Massie, Michael Ritchie, Angela Shearer, Keith
Ruddick, Jackie Lockhart, Tracey McBain (seated), Murray Dingwall, Wendy Kelman,
Three reps from Newmachar Golf Club Junior Section, Dinkar
Sabnis, Nigel Montgomery (representing Deveronvale F.C.)

Over 200 people packed the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff on Friday 17 May for the Aberdeenshire Sports Council 2002 Sports Awards Evening.

‘We had received over 75 nominations and the selection panel had an incredibly difficult time shortlisting the nominees for each of the 11 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 2001 or the 2001/2002 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 eleven categories were as follows -

Please Click on a winners name to view their presentation photograph

1. Junior Sportsman of the Year	Martin Leel (Boddam/Aberdeen)	Swimming
2. Junior Sportswoman of the Year	Angela Shearer (Huntly)	Athletics
3. Sportsman of the Year	Murray Dingwall (Stonehaven)	Swimming
4. Sportswoman of the Year	Jackie Lockhart (Stonehaven)	Curling
5. Junior Team/Club of the Year	Newmachar Golf Club	Golf
6. Senior Team/Club of the Year	Deveronvale FC	Football
7. Male Coach of the Year	Duncan Massie (Inverurie)	Football
8. Female Coach of the Year	Wendy Kelman (Newmachar)	Netball
9. Service to Sport	Keith Ruddick (Alford)	Services to Judo
10. Male Outstanding Achievement	Michael Ritchie (Banff)	Referee(Football)
11. Female Outstanding Achievement	Tracey McBain (New Pitsligo)	Swimming for Disabilities

In addition a special award – The Activ-8 Grampian award was presented to Dinkar Sabnis for his services to athletics.

The Sports Council are most grateful to the following sponsors of award categories or other aspects of the evening – Banff Springs Hotel, Limehillock Development Ltd, Sangs (Banff) Ltd, Turriff Printing Services, Scott The Chemist (Banff), Macduff Shipyards, Masson & Glennie (Peterhead), Garioch Indoor Bowling Club, Banff Network Development Group, Sean Jones and Partners (Peterhead), Exhibition & Event Strategy & 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.