THE winners of Inverclyde’s annual sports personality awards have been announced.
Awards were presented by radio star Amber Zoe at Greenock Town Hall.
Photos by Bradley Shankster
Winners
Coach of the Year (Sponsored by sportscotland) — John Black – Martial Arts
Disabled Sports Personality of the Year (Sponsored by New Horizons Marketing) — Isaac Dunning – Swimming
School Team of the Year (Sponsored by Inverclyde Council) — All Saints Primary School – Football
Team of the Year (Sponsored by Riverside Inverclyde) — Greenock Wanderers 1st XV Men
Junior Sports Personality of the Year (Sponsored by Inverclyde Leisure) — Matthew Garrity – Swimming – Winner
Young Volunteer of the Year (Sponsored by Amazon) — Gemma Stewart — Football
Adult Volunteer of the Year (Sponsored by Specsavers, Greenock) — Bobby Thomson – Table Tennis
Club of the Year (Sponsored by Ogilvie Homes) — Greenock Glenpark Harriers – Athletics
Senior Sports Personality of the Year (Sponsored by West College Scotland) — Kyle Brotherton – Swimming and Wheelchair Athletics
Amber said: “I loved the evening – a night full of determination, passion, drive, success and most importantly, community! The people of Inverclyde helped to make me feel so welcome, and I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to host these special awards.”
For the organisers, Chris Jewell said: “Once again this was an inspirational occasion for local sports people of all ages, and there was a lot of excitement on the night. The achievements mentioned about so many Inverclyde athletes both locally and national reminded everyone of just how much real sporting talent there is in Inverclyde.
“Thanks are also due to ICE Catering for a lovely meal and to Parklea Branching Out for the beautiful flowers. It was also great to be able to present two grants on stage as part of the grant scheme which is funded from the proceeds of the awards event.
“We are grateful to our sponsors and colleagues which enable us to make this event possible and the proceeds from the evening will be used to provide grants to aspiring local athletes in their quests to get into national, Commonwealth and Olympic teams.”