A record-breaking Roll of Honour will line up in the chase for glory at the 2014 Angus Sports Awards.
From a year which saw the area takes its place in the global spotlight as the shooting venue for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Angus Sports Development Team has secured a 105-strong list of nominees across the competition’s eight categories.
Glasgow 2014 bowling gold medallist and former Angus Sports Personality Sports Personality of the Year Darren Burnett will be one of the front runners in the field and he said Angus had enjoyed another year with plenty to shout about.
Launching the Roll of Honour with Angus provost helen Oswald, the bowling bobby said: “The Angus Sports Awards are a special night which allow the local sporting community to come together to celebrate the achievements in the county.
“I have always enjoyed the ceremony evening and have been blown away with the range of local talent we have in Angus and the amount of people who give up their own time to help run sports clubs.”
This year’s honour roll takes in everything from fly-fishing to powerwheelchair football and includes sportpeople and coaches who have tasted success all the way to world level.
One of the most hotly-contested categories will be the school sports volunteer of the year award, where no fewer than 30 nominees will battle for the accolade recognising the contribution made to extra-curricular sport in 2014.
The awards ceremony, in association with Angus Ahead, will take place at Forfar’s Reid Hall on Thursday March 12.
The awards selection panel will now finalise short lists and winners for each award category.
Roll of honour:
Sports Personality of the Year (sponsored by Auchterhouse Country Sports): Charles Clark, cricket; Lynn Calder, boxing; Gillian Sangster, running; Andrew Woodroffe, triathlon; Darren Burnett, lawn bowls; Michael Downie, athletics; Drew Christie, clay target shooting; Ryan Burnett, lawn bowls; Robyn Hart-Winks, rowing; Kathleen Shepherd, fly-fishing; Katie Phillips, swimming.
Young Sports Personality of the Year (sponsored by Radio Tay Cash for Kids): Matthew Crighton, water polo; Rachel Broadfoot,athletics; Jessica Baillie, highland dancing; Heather Wilson, mountain biking; Olivia Waddell, highland dancing; Andrew Liddell, karate; Cara Black, basketball; Ellie Callon, basketball; Taylor Smith, basketball; Kelsey McFarlane, basketball; Sarah McKenzie, gymnastics; Rebecca Graham, darts; Curtis Hirst, archery; Joel McFarlane, athletics; Gregor Stevenson, archery; Hamish Brunton, sailing; James Wilson, mountain biking; Brennan Somers, air rifle shooting; Hannah Robb, basketball; Niamh Feighan, athletics; Anna Sturrock, sailing; Sophie Smith, swimming.
Coach of the Year sponsored by KLM partnership chartered surveyors: Colin Gillan, football; Lynsey Stewart, badminton; Garry Johnstone, powerwheelchair football; Colin Christie, athletics; Liz Martin, athletics; Scott Nicoll, football; Connor Blackmore, rugby; Iain Lyons, lawn bowls; Kim Dalgarno, ten pin bowling; Kevin Scott, karate; Gary Porter, powerlifting; Scott Haxton, swimming.
Team of the Year (sponsored by Angus Community Sports Hubs): Brechin Bruce Rugby Team, Tayside Dynamos Powerwheelchair Football Club, Tayside Musketeers Basketball Club – Junior Women Team, Monifieth High School – S2 Giant Heptathlon
School Sport Volunteer of the Year (sponsored by Angus Council Active Schools): Andrew McLaren, Ron MacDonald, both Monifieth / Carnoustie cluster; Caroline Kerr, Strathmore PS; James Paton-Carstairs, Woodlands PS; Lorraine Murray, Lochside PS; Brian Johnston, David Nicholson, both Arbroath primary cluster; Ashlea MacDonald, Muirfield PS; Jill Cassidy, Christopher Heenan, both Timmergreens PS; Bob Donnan, Scott Chalmers, both Warddykes PS; Stuart Donaldson, Jackie Barrack, botht St Thomas PS; Lisa Newlands, Warddykes PS; Kimberly Walker, Arbroath cluster; Lorna Small, Sarah Warden, Kerry Wilson, Val Wilson, all Arbroath High; Pauline Gibb, Paul Harrison, both Forfar Academy; Laura Sturrock, Monifieth High; Denise Buchan, Hayshead PS; Marian Morison, Lesley Geekie, David Robertson, Donnie Smith, all Friockheim PS; Bob Christie, Maisondieu and Andover primary schools; Derek Mitchell, Brechin schools.
Sports Personality of the Year Award for People with a Disability (sponsored by Angus Disability Sport in partnership with National Oilwell Varco): Kevin Trebilcock, badminton; Maria Orsi, swimming; Kerry Duncan, badminton; George Gibson, table tennis; Murran MacKay, wheelchair basketball; Stephanie Carnegie, athletics; Linda Glen, boccia.
Service to Sport Award sponsored by Dundee & Angus College: Roy Gill, football; Derek Nisbet, swimming; Laura Smith, disability sport; Andy Robbie, football; Jim Keillor, curling; Muriel Blake, athletics; Eddie Wilmott, swimming; Diane Reid, gymnastics.
Club Volunteer of the Year Award sponsored by Special Olympics Great Britain): Robert Cassidy, boccia; Helen Bean, disability sport; Dorothea Jackson, rugby; Martin Cassidy, boccia; Grant Hutchison, cricket; Colin Tinsley, rugby; Andrew McLaren, golf; Heather Reid, disability sport; Murray Duguid, rugby; Bob Bell, wheeled sports; Pierre Bernard, swimming.