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AWARD winners and nominees at the 2009 Banbridge District Senior Sports Awards:
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Mar 2010, 13:36 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2010, 11:37 BST

Special Olympic Athletes of the Year: Robert Crory (aquatics, 25m freestyle), Paul Ewbanks (gymnastics), Denise Fegan (bocce), Niki Graham (bocce), Nicholas Grant (bocce), Emma Higgins (bocce and athletics), Tony Lunny (gymnastics), Darren McClatchey (bocce), Philip Patton (athletics, bocce, table tennis).

Sportswoman of the Year: WINNER: Clare Henry (netball); RUNNER UP: Fiona O’Neill (karate); NOMINATED: Emma McKinstry (motorsport), Marion Patterson (archery).

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Sportsman of the Year: WINNER: Matthew Rolston (wheelchair basketball); RUNNER UP: Aaron Smith (shooting); NOMINATED: Alan Convery (archery), Conor Doran (golf), Sean Downey (cycling), Lawrence Gibson (motorsport), Myles Greenfield (bowls), Bruce McCandless (hockey).

Senior Team of the Year: WINNER: Dunbarton Bowling Club; RUNNER UP: Banbridge Golf Club Barton Shield team; NOMINATED: Ballyvalley Archery Club’s ‘A’ team; Ballyvarley Hurling Club’s senior team; Banbridge Ladies Football Club senior team; Banbridge Hockey Club Firsts; Dromore Ladies Hockey Club firsts; Millpark Cricket Club’s senior team; Tullylish Gaelic Football Club, Senior Football Team.

Club of the Year: Aghaderg Gaelic Football and Ballyvarley Hurling Club.

Coach of the Year: WINNER: Simon Jess (hockey). NOMINATED: Jacques Benade (Dromore High School rugby coach); Kevin Broderick (Banbridge Karate Club); Heather Martin (athletics); Frank Mulligan (archery); Jonathan Walker (hockey).

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Service to Sport: WINNER: Martin Lennon (Special Olympics/Community Games). NOMINATED: Dennis Livingstone (Banbridge Hockey Club); Dennis McNeill (Banbridge Aeromodelling Club); Gerald O’Neill (Ballyvarley Hurling Club).

Chairman’s Award: Connor Doran (golf).