Winners galore in big juniors night
Multiple award winners are celebrating after a busy Horsham District Football Netball League junior vote count and presentation night.
A three-way tie for an under-17 football best-andfairest award was a major highlight of the event, while Kiana Marshman from Southern Mallee Giants was the toast of the league’s 17 and under netball competition.
Joshua Davis from Swifts, Dylan Bates, Pimpinio, and Hamish Mccrae, Harrowbalmoral, tied on 25 votes after the under-17 football count.
They were two ahead of runner-up Matthew Mcculloch of Taylors Lake, while Sebastian Relouw, Noradjuha-quantong, and Riley Jervis, Natimuk United, polled 20.
Marshman won her award by five votes from runnerup Tessa Marra of Jeparitrainbow and Jordie Mcauliffe of Laharum was third with 23.
A 15 and under netball count also produced a tie with Denita Reid from Southern Mallee Giants and Mikayla Treacy, Noradjuha-quantong, both polling 27 votes.
Treacy’s Bombers teammate Abby Hallam, Ella Slorach, Taylors Lake, and Olivia Revell, Jeparit Rainbow, were runners-up one vote behind.
An under-14 football best and fairest vote capped off a double for Pimpinio with Cody Helyar sharing joint honours with Laharum’s Harry Miller.
Both polled 32 votes to win from Tyler Hateley, Harrow-balmoral, 29, and Riley Hall, Taylors Lake, 27.
Taylors Lake is also celebrating Kayla Kelm’s win for a 13 and under netball best-and-fairest award.
Kelm polled 31 votes to be a clear winner from Tahlia Carnell, Edenhopeapsley, Mia Mcgrath, Kalkee, and Millie Kuhne, Jeparit-rainbow, all on 25.
Next in line were Mackenzie Bellinger, Southern Mallee Giants, and Bethany Sudholz, Natimuk United, on 22.