Bowls WA Award winner announced

by admin on May 27, 2016

Glittering occasion to celebrate the bowls year Once again a capacity crowd of 300 attended a fantastic evening at Crown Perth tonight as the season’s high achievers on and off the green were recognized and celebrated.
Hosted by the ABCs Clint Wheeldon, the evening was officially opened by Bowls WA President Graham Leeks and the MLA Minister for Sport and Recreation Mia Davies.
The highlight of the night was the induction of two WA champion bowlers Lee Poletti and Graeme Wishart into the Bowls WA Hall of Fame.
During the evening major award winners were also announced including Robert Gibbons of the Gosnells Bowling Club (Volunteer of the Year), Ken Perks from the Morley Bowling Club (Coach of the Year), Tammin and Albany (Small Country Club and Country Club of the Year) and their Metropolitan counterparts in Mundaring and Sorrento.
The finale to the evening was the awarding of the prestigious Bowler of the Year Awards with the Minister Mia Davies back on stage to announce the winners of the Connie Hicks Brooch and  Rosenthal Medal with  Noelene Abe (Corrigin) and Tom Mitchell (Manning) were recognized for their outstanding seasons. Both are regulars winning these major awards with Noelene taking her home fifth Connie Hicks Brooch and Tom his fourth Rosenthal Medal.
The full list of Award winners was as follows:
Rosenthal Medallists Medal Under 18 Boy Bowler of the Year – Nathaniel Fuge (Gnowangerup)
McKenzie/Barns Award Over 60’s Male Bowler of the Interstate Series – Glyn Vaughan (Thornlie)
Trevor Barron Medal Over 60’s Male Bowler of the Year – Steve O’Neill (Osborne Park)
Beryl Brennan Award Over 60’s Female Bowler of the Interstate Series – Linda Warburton (Mosman Park)
Norma Samuel Medal Over 60’s Female Bowler of the Year – Rinske Butcher (North Beach)
Bowls WA Volunteer of the Year – Robert Gibbons (Gosnells)
Bowls WA Club Coach of the Year – Ken Perks (Morley)
Bowls WA Small Country Club of the Year – Tammin Bowling Club
Bowls WA Country Club of the Year “The Jim Murray Award” – Albany Bowling Club
Bowls WA Small Metropolitan Club of the Year – Mundaring Bowling Club
Bowls WA Metropolitan Club of the Year – Sorrento Bowling Club
Allan Eddy/Rod Wishart Award Best Male Player Australian Side Series – Lewis Grigg (Osborne Park)
Jim Sullivan Medal 200 State Games – Pieter Harris (Cambridge)
Beryl Godfrey Award Best Female Player Australian Side Series – Kristina Krstic (Manning) and Shenayde Heldt (Manning)
President’s Brooch Women’s State Singles Winner – Kristina Krstic (Manning)
President’s Medal Men’s State Singles Winner – John Slavich (Doubleview)
Vice Patron’s Medal Men’s Country Bowler of the Year – Michael Ford (Geraldton)
Penny Needham Brooch Women’s Country Bowler of the Year – Karen Dye (Gnowangerup) & Norma Follington (Geraldton)
Connie Hicks Brooch Women’s Bowler of the Year – Noelene Abe (Corrigin)
Rosenthal Medal Men’s Bowler of the Year – Tom Mitchell (Manning)
 
Photos from the Awards Night will be on the Bowls WA Facebook page very soon.