Southland secondary school sports awards finalists

The finalists for the 2019 Southland secondary school sports awards have been confirmed. 

The awards will be announced at the Ascot Park Hotel on October 31, at 7.30pm, with Foveaux Strait swimmer and mental wellbeing advocate Hannah Morgan as the guest speaker. 

Finalists in seven categories have been selected. 

The finalists are: 

Contribution to Sport: 

Dayna Materoa-Paaka (AURA) 
Brianna Hartley (JHAR) 
Maia Cavanagh (JHAR) 
Georgia Mullaly (FIOR) 
Harry Taylor (SBHS) 

McLeay Jewellers Team of the Year: 

JHAR track cycling team 
JHAR girls squash team 
WAKA senior ice hockey  
APAR 2 skeet team 
SBHS U20 track cycling team 

ILT Participation Award: 

Archie Bryan (CSLC) 
Bernice Cullen (NTHS) 
Maddison Tinnock (JHAR) 
Scott Thurlow (VERD) 
Kennedy Taylor (SGHS) 
Sophie Shallard (STPG) 
Lucy Holmes Crombie (FIOR) 
Jake Tither (FIOR) 

Southland Secondary Schools Sportsperson of the Year Awards finalsits: 

Junior girls: 

Kennedy Taylor (SGHS) 
Maddison Tinnock (JHAR) 
Xiara Patino (JHAR) 
Abby Flutey (JHAR) 
Amie Pratt (CSLC) 
Alyssa Harding (WAIA) 

Junior boys: 

Jack Symon (SBHS) 
Jack Taplin (SBHS) 
Archie Bryan (CSLC) 
Jack Light (FIOR) 
Marshall Erwood (JHAR) 
Mitchell Weir (SBHS) 

Senior girls: 

Ali Robertson (SGHS) 
Shakira Mirfin (SGHS) 
Emily Paterson (JHAR) 
Taylah Friend (STPG) 
Alice Robinson (WAKA) 
Della-May McDermott (CSLC) 
Karlee Cruickshank (CSLC) 
Maia Cavanagh (JHAR) 
Arielle Wilkes (JHAR) 

Senior boys: 

Sam Colyer (SBHS) 
Mitchell Fitzsimons (SBHS) 
Conor Shearing (JHAR) 
Quinn Hartley (JHAR) 
Jaxon Taylor (SBHS) 
Ryan Jones (JHAR) 
Sam Hodges (CSLC) 
Josh Murrell (SBHS)