The winners of the LJ Hooker Reg Cowden Memorial Sports Star of the Year Awards for the month of March 2019 have been announced by Lithgow City Council.
Mayor of Lithgow, Councillor Ray Thompson announced Ryan Wells (Athletics) as the winner of the Junior Award for March 2019.
Ryan qualified for the State Little Athletics in four events being High Jump, Triple Jump, 800m and 1500m. During the event Ryan set new PB’s and has qualified to compete in the high jump at the Australian Athletic Championships in Sydney.
The Senior Award for March 2019 was won by Blake Sheppeard (MMA).
“Council extends its congratulations to Ryan and Blake on their achievements, and further encourages the community and local sporting organisations to submit nominations for these awards” concluded Mayor Cr Ray Thompson.
Nominations for outstanding sporting achievements in April 2019 will be accepted by Lithgow City Council until 14th May 2019. Nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Council’s Customer Service Department on (02) 6354 9999, or can be downloaded from council’s website http://council.lithgow.com/sports-star-awards/
Contact: Jonathon Edgecombe Director Infrastructure Services Tel: 02 6354 9999 Fax: 02 6351 4259