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A strong group of all-round achievers took out the four prizes up for grabs at the 34th Kaiwaka Sports Awards evening on April 18.
Alex Manuell won the Greg McRae Memorial Trophy for sporting excellence and contribution to sport.
Manuell competed at nationals in both tag rugby and rippa rugby and played for Northland teams in both codes.
He has school achievements in swimming, athletics and rugby sevens, and is Wellsford Squash Club junior boys champion. His contributions to sport include officiating matches for the Tomarata Tag Module, junior rippa rugby and squash.
Senior sportsperson of the year went to Danyon Tana, who has represented New Zealand Hoopnation against Malaysia and trains with the Supercity Rangers in Auckland.
Tana also has achievements in tackle, tag and touch rugby, and is considered a strong all-round athlete.
Junior sportsperson of the year went to 16-year-old Ocean Shadbolt, who had an unforgettable swimming season, resulting in a Commonwealth Games trial.
She has broken a number of records throughout school and age group national competitions.
Her success extends into other sports after representing Northland in tag rugby and squash.
She also broke Otamatea High School athletics and triathlon records and competed in netball.
The final award for services to sport went to Fiona Kemp for contributions to Otamatea High School Netball Club.
Kemp was club president over the last year, coached multiple teams and ran development programmes.
She was also selected as a coach for the Northern Zone Elite Performance programme.
