23 Nov 2017
Hunter Sports High celebrated another outstanding year of sporting achievement with our Talented Sports Program athletes and their families at our TSP Presentation Night at Wests Leagues Club on Wednesday 15th November.
Erin Cleaver was announced as our Sportsperson of the Year for the second year in a row after her outstanding silver medal-winning performance at the World Para Athletics Championships in London earlier this year.
Special guest speaker and ex-student Sione Mata'utia spoke about his years at Hunter Sports High, his pathway to the NRL and becoming the youngest Australian rugby league representative in 2014 when he was just 18 years old. Sione's story is an inspiration for other students following in his footsteps.
Our Director of Sport, Mr Pascoe, outlined some of the impressive statistics from another successful year for the Talented Sports Program. "We are State Champions in two team sports this year, and on top of that we have also come second, third or fourth in nine other team competitions, making one third of our teams top four finishers in statewide knockout tournaments – an incredible effort and a true reflection of the outstanding work that goes on in our sports programs."
On an individual level Hunter Sports High's Talented Sports Program has assisted the development of 344 students across 13 sport programs, we've had 98 Hunter region representatives, 54 NSW representatives and 11 students reached the ultimate goal of being selected in national teams, including one in an Italian softball team.
Congratulations to the following students who received major awards last night:
Body Science Sportsperson of the Year:
Erin Cleaver (Athletics)
2HD Senior Sports Person of the Year:
Teah MacPherson (Athletics)
Joel Rauch (Basketball)
Newcastle Herald Junior Sportsperson of the Year:
Annalee Grove (Football)
Zachary Summers (Basketball)
NBN Team of the Year Award:
Open Girls Cricket Team
Richard Face Award: (for academic & sporting achievement) Nell Gibson (Cricket)
Logan Kubica (Basketball)
Hunter Sports Centre Sportsperson of the Future:
Lainee Harrison (Athletics)
Brandon Tangaroa (Baseball)
Fitness All Rounder Award:
Teah MacPherson (Athletics)
Phoenix Crossland (Rugby League)
Sportsperson of the Year Awards were also presented for each sports program and the winners were:
• AFL: Bailey Cullen
• Athletics: Teah MacPherson
• Baseball: Mitchell Ellison
• Basketball: Joel Rauch (Senior)/Zach Summers (Junior)
• Cricket: Nell Gibson
• Football: Jackson Frendo (Snr)/Annalee Grove (Jnr)
• Hockey: Brendon Crouch
• Netball: Murren Woods
• Rugby League: Luke Huth (Snr)/Tyrone Nean (Jnr)
• Rugby Union: Emma Bradford & Fossie Bradford
• Swimming: Zachery Renshaw
• Tennis: Farisha Khan
• Touch Football: Jessie Jenkins