MARYBOROUGH'S Billy Mahony and Kangaroo Flat's Chelsea Sartori have capped superb seasons by winning the Bendigo Football Netball League's Rising Star awards.
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The announcement was among many highlights at Friday night's pre-Michelsen Medal function at Bendigo Club in Strathdale.
There were close calls in the best and fairest awards for the reserves and under-18 football, and the A-reserve, B-grade, B-reserve and 17-under netball.
Both Rising Star awards were sponsored by Bart 'n' Print.
There were 15 nominees for football's Rising Star award.
Finalists were Strathfieldsaye's Luke Marchesi; Gisborne's Shannon Greetham; Golden Square's Liam Jacques; Castlemaine's Kalan Huntly; Sandhurst's Seb Greene; and Maryborough's Billy Mahony.
A first-year player at Maryborough, Mahony played all 18 games,
There were 10 nominees for netball's Rising Star award.
The other finalists were Sandhurst's Imogen Sexton and Meg Williams; Strathfieldsaye Storm's Zoe Davies; Gisborne's Sammi Cooke; Golden Square's Abbey and Ashley Ryan.
A key mid-court player for the Roos, Sartori will be on court for Sunday afternoon's A-grade second semi-final against Gisborne.
It was a dramatic finish to the counting of votes for the Alan McDonald medal for reserves football best and fairest.
Gisborne's Jason Duff-Tyler and Eaglehawk's Luke Rundell-Gordon were joint winners.
In the under-18s competition, Sandhurst's Tom Broadbent was the George Symons medallist.
The Holborn medal for A-reserve netball was won by Sandhurst's Erica Dalrymple-Monro.
Runner-up was Kangaroo Flat's Simone Butler.
Golden Square's Maddison Kelly was B-reserve best and fairest. Runner-up was Kangaroo Flat's Camille Johnstone.
The B-grade netball award was won by Izzy Paholek from Strathfieldsaye Storm.
Runners-up were Kangaroo Flat's Leah Cannon and Sandhurst's Stacey Rothacker.
Eaglehawk's Toni Burns earned the Carol Sing medal in the under-17s.
Joint runners-up were Gisborne's Rylee Connell and Kangaroo Flat's Milly Wicks.