The waiting is over as the nominations for the 2024 Sport Pembrokeshire Awards have been revealed!
A total of 252 nominations have been received, with the three finalists in each category to be announced on the Sport Pembrokeshire Facebook page on November 15 and overall winners will be unveiled at a gala ceremony at Folly Farm on November 29.
Nominations are as follows:
Girls U16s: Ffion Bowen (Football); Grace Nichols (Swimming); Cerys Griffiths (Swimming); Chloe John-Driscoll (Air Rifle Shooting); Seren Morris (Football); Ada Woodman (Football); Tegan Hilton (Netball); Mary Falconer (Climbing); Elissa Tyrrell (Gymnastics); Olivia Harries (Gymnastics); Daisy James (Football); Poppy Canton Davies (Equestrian); Josie Hawke (Surfing); Keira Edwards (Sailing); Phoenix Phillipa (Cricket); Mari Cole (Cricket); Mali Green (Netball); Ava Tyrie (MMA); Lily Morgan (Swimming & Cross Country); Nansi Griffiths (Athletics).
Boys U16s: Kyle Gammer (Parkour); Kieran Bevans (Golf); Hugo Boyce (Cycling); Billydean Llewellyn (Football); Harrison Elcock (Hockey); Rupert Hannon (Tennis); Kieran George (Swimming); Ned Rees Wigmore (Hockey & Tennis); Sean Bolger (Boxing); Billy Lawrence (Golf); Carter Heywood (Football).
Club of the Year: Camrose AFC Girls & Women; Haverfordwest Gymnastics Club; Pembrokeshire Triathlon Club; Pembroke & Pembroke Dock ABC; Pembrokeshire Parkour Club; Burton Cricket Club; Haverfordwest Badminton Club; Neyland RFC; Celtic Sea Watersports; Solva AFC; Pembroke Company of Archers; Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club; Fishguard Thunderbolts; Hundleton AFC; Milford Tigers Swimming Club; Pembroke & District Amateur Swimming Club; FF Dancers; Windswept Watersports;Hook Short Mat Bowls Club; Strength Academy Wales (SAW Cymru); Vibe School of Dance.
Junior Disability Award: Finnley Walters (Pembroke & Pembroke Dock Boxing Club); Lewis Crawford (Boccia); Jac Johnson (Gymnastics).
Young Volunteer of the Year: George Richards (Cresselly Cricket Club); Carys Ribbon; Keira Edwards (Neyland Yacht Club); Anna May (Haverfordwest Tennis Club); Caitlin Chapman (Pembroke Netball Club); Caitlin Vaughan (HHVCS); Cara Williams (Ysgol Harri Tudur); Alice Gottwaltz (Tenby Sapphires Netball).
Junior Team: Hakin United U16s 2023/24; Milford Haven Golf Club Junior Section; Chaos Thunder U12s; Neyland AFC U14s; Neyland Yacht Club Junior Sailing Team; Solva AFC U9s; Ysgol Caer Elen Year 7 Cricket Team; Fishguard & Goodwick Junior Hockey Team; Haverfordwest Golf Club Junior Team; Cresselly Cricket Club Juniors; Neyland Pink Pirates U13s & U14s; Haverfordwest High School Year 10 rugby team 2023/24; Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi VA Equestrian Team.
Unsung Hero: Leanne Jones (Camrose FC); Sue Christopher (Broadhaven Buccaneers Surf Lifesaving Club); Matthew Harries (Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club); Luke Hinson (Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club); Christopher Dullagan (Milford Athletic FC); Brian Hearne (Haverfordwest Tennis Club); Sharron Hardwick (Kilgetty AFC); Owen Shanklin (Pool); Monika Davies and Emma Meacham (Exercise Buddies); Angela Miles; Sarah & Miyah (Windswept Watersports); Brian Millard (Fishguard Thunderbolts); Emma Nevatte (Hundleton Junior Football Club); Peter Kingdom (Pembroke Dock Cricket Club); Daisy Griffiths (Haverfordwest Gymnastic Club); Clive Law (Short Mat Bowls); Richard Jones (Bowls); Joseph Lewis (Monkton Swifts FC).
Senior Team:The Bluetits Chill Swimmers; Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club; Maeve Mcgee and Oliver King (Golf); John Roberts & Michael Jackson (Bowls); Pembrokeshire County Bowling Association; Haverfordwest Ladies Rugby Team; Fishguard & Goodwick Ladies Hockey Team; Haverfordwest Gymnastics Club; Alan Evans, Andrew Evans and Mikey John.
Male Achievement: Lewis Davies (Weightlifting); Morgan Williams (Rugby); Oliver King (Golf); Matt Jones (Triathlon); David Booth (Football); Jeremy Cross (Tennis); Ieuan Hood (Powerlifting); Rhys Llewellyn (Athletics); Sam Coleman (E-Powerboat Racing); Dan Jenkins (Badminton); Macs Page (Rugby).
Female Achievement: Seren Thorne (Target Shooting); Ffion Barnikel (Octopush); Tracey Thomas (Running); Stephanie Waring (Triathlon); Gracie Griffiths (Athletics); Helen Carrington (Powerlifting); Lotty Whalley (Weightlifting); Ava Midgley (Cricket); Lee Gibbons (Athletics); Ffion Evans (Boxing); Marie Tilley (Football); Alice Gottwaltz (Netball).
Disability Sport Award: Jack Collings (Clarby Warriors); Brett Piggott & Leon Davies (Clarby Warriors); Jules King (Crossfit); Ross Price (Pembrokeshire Vikings Rugby); Matt Bush (Taekwondo); Brian Millard (Fishguard Thunderbolts); Lizzie Booth (Football); Evelyn Thomas (Para-powerlifting); Marc Evans (Fishguard Thunderbolts); Jodie Grinham (Archery).
Club Organiser: Matthew Harries (Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club); Tom Waters (Haverfordwest Badminton Club); Richard Rees (Basketball); Rob Codd (Fishguard & Goodwick Hockey Club); Emma Nevatte (Hundleton Junior Football Club); Caroline Summons (Milford United AFC); Nadine Tyrrell (Haverfordwest Gymnastics Club); Huw Jones (Haverfordwest Golf Club); Nick Shelmerdine (Lamphey Cricket Club); Finola Findlay (FF Dancers); Paul Hudson (Short Mat Bowls); Sean Hannon (Neyland CC & AFC); Emma Williams (Pembrokeshire Freedivers).
Coach of the Year: Tyler James (Parkour); Anthony Mayhew (Hakin AFC); Lewis Davies (Weightlifting); Phillippa Gale (Netball); Nick Russel (Swimming); Mikey Newman (Parkour); Daisy Griffiths (Gymnastics); Phil Sadler (Surfing); Dean Llewellyn (Monkton Swifts FC U11s); Dale Humphrey (Pembroke Panthers Ladies Rugby); Tom Richards (Haverfordwest Tennis Club); Andrew Phillips (Solva AFC); Brian Millard (Fishguard Thunderbolts); Bruce Evans (Tennis); Francesca Morgan (Swimming); Conor Ratcliff (Skateboarding); Jo Price (Football).
The awards are sponsored by Valero, Folly Farm, and Pure West Radio.
Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “The awards are a great opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and achievements of our local sportspeople, coaches and volunteers, as well as celebrating the wide variety of sports being enjoyed across Pembrokeshire.”