Mon, Nov 8, 2021 3:25 PM

Junior Sportswoman of the Year nominees

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Peter Jones

Thirty-one nominees have been put forward, across five categories, for the 55th annual Marlborough Sports Awards.

Although the ever-popular awards dinner will not be held this year due to COVID restraints, judging will still take place and the category winners, plus overall Sportsperson of the Year trophy recipient, will be announced in the Marlborough Weekly and on the Marlborough App, on Tuesday, November 16.

The Marlborough App, along with Sport Tasman and Blenheim Round Table, are the main organisers of the awards.

Today we profile the four nominees in the Junior Sportswoman of the Year category, sponsored by Glenn Kirby, Bayleys Marlborough.

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Eleri James-Sitters

First up is Eleri James-Sitters, who has been nominated by the Tasman Rugby Union. Eleri, a speedy outside back who is still at Marlborough Girls’ College, represented Moutere on the local club scene and was chosen in the Tasman women’s squad for the nationwide Farah Palmer Cup competition. She showed such talent that she was chosen to take part in a NZ Rugby High Performance Development Camp.

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Leonie Marshall

Representing squash is Leonie Marshall, who capped another top year with selection for both the Canterbury Junior Team as top seed and the Canterbury Senior Team. She also won the women’s titles in the Marlborough Old Boys College Club Champs, the Marlborough Harvest Open, the Midlands Open, the Canterbury Junior Open and the Marlborough College Old Boys Open.
Other results include a ninth place at the NZ Junior Open and runner up at the South Island U19 Championships.

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Jade Otway

Jade Otway is again the tennis nominee. The national under-18 singles champion enjoyed another superb season, winning singles titles at both the Auckland and Wellington ITF 18 and under championships. She won the 2020 Auckland Open singles title and was a semi-finalist in the 2020 National Open championships singles and doubles. Jade was named New Zealand Tennis female Junior player of the year and is currently ranked New Zealand's top junior player and sixth overall.

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Isabella Tupouto'a 

Rising star Isabella Tupouto'a has been nominated by Marlborough Netball. At season’s end she was named most outstanding Year-9/10 player overall
and picked up the best under-16 representative player award as well. She was one of only two year-10 players in the u16 rep team this year. During the SISS junior event, Izzy played every game, only having one quarter off the whole tournament.

Tomorrow, we will profile the Redwood Trust Junior Sportsman of the Year category.

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