A BRONZE medallist at the Beijing Paralympics, Harcourt’s Shelley Chaplin is one of the leading contenders for September in
The Advertiser Southern Cross TEN Sports Star of the Year award.
The judging panel for the awards, proudly sponsored by RegionalOne Credit Union, will meet today at TEN Victoria.
Chaplin and her Rollers teammates were in great form in the wheelchair basketball action in Beijing.
The Aussies celebrated a 53-47 win against Japan in the play-off for the bronze medal.
The Douglas brothers marked a superb harness racing season.
Daryl Douglas won the Victorian drivers’ premiership in a season in which he set a new Australasian record of 388 victories.
Glenn Douglas won the trainers’ title for the first time.
On the football field, Geelong star Joel Selwood was fifth in the Brownlow Medal.
Hawthorn’s Rick Ladson and Brent Guerra, both draftees from the Bendigo Pioneers, celebrated a remarkable grand final victory against the Cats.
Talented on-baller Hayden Skipworth was the Metricon Bendigo Bombers’ club champion for 2008.
Skipworth starred in many of the Bombers’ matches in the VFL senior competition.
Kallen Geary won the Neville Strauch Memorial trophy as the Bendigo Pioneers’ club champion for 2008.
Geary starred from a wing, half-back flank and later on-ball role in the AFL Victoria TAC Cup under-18s action.
Pioneers’ coach Mark Ellis was named the TAC Cup Coach of the Year.
Women’s Golf Bendigo was unbeaten as it won division three at the Women’s Golf Victoria country teams challenge.
Spectacular Saint was the inaugural winner of the Bendigo Horse of the Year award.
The Peter Boynton-trained sprinter won three of five starts last season.
Eaglehawk and Epsom dominated the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League’s division one and women’s championship races respectively.
The Hawks and Scorpions capped their seasons by winning the Knockout Cup finals as well.
Spring Gully’s Tim Wastell won the James Anderson Medal for best and fairest in Bendigo Amateur Soccer League’s division one competition.
Colts United star Kellie Moller was the winner of the Loris Browning Medal for being the No.1 player in the women’s championship.
Rohan Muller was selected in Victoria Country’s team to contest the national under-15 soccer championships on the Coffs Harbour pitches.
On the baseball diamond, Falcons won the A grade premiership for a ninth consecutive year.
Falcons celebrated an 8-5 victory in the grand final showdown with Shepparton Colts.
Boxing ace Sony-Ray Austin was runner-up in the under-17 69kg division at the Victorian championships.
On the hockey pitch, Greg Anderson and Shae George were the best and fairest winners for the Central Victoria Blazers in the State League competition.
Eaglehawk’s Shannon Milward won the Michelsen Medal as best and fairest in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo Football-Netball League.
Milward and his Hawks’ team-mates won the battle for The Advertiser premiership cup with Golden Square by a goal.
On the netball court, Golden Square won the A grade grand final.
Maryborough’s Krystal Doherty and Kangaroo Flat’s Lauren Cowling were joint winners of the Betty Thompson Medal for the A grade netball best and fairest award.
The Daniel Schmidt-coached Rochester beat Seymour in the Goulburn Valley Football League’s grand final.
The Tigers won by three points.
Calivil United won the Bendigo Bank Loddon Valley Football League’s senior premiership for the sixth year in a row.
The Harding Medal for the league best and fairest was won by Marong’s Lee Franklin.
Colbinabbin’s Ben Johnston capped an outstanding football season by winning the Sam Cheatley Medal for best and fairest in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote District Football League.
Johnston and his Grasshoppers teammates won the grand final against Heathcote.
Heathcote’s Shellie Davies was the HDNA A grade netball best and fairest winner.
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