Brendan McCreesh of McBride & McCreesh Opticians presenting Mark Stafford, captain of the Ballinamallard team which won the Senior team of the year award.
THE WINNERS of the 16th Fermanagh Herald Sports awards, run in association with Belleek Living, were announced on Friday evening (February 15) at the Manor House Hotel.
The compere for the black tie affair was the BBC’s Denise Watson.
For full coverage of the night’s events, see tomorrow’s paper (Wednesday February 20).
The recipients of the awards were as follows:
Sports Personality of the Year:
Gavin Noble, Olympic Triathlete
Young Sports Personality of the Year:
Eddie Courtney, Gaelic Football
Senior Team of the Year:
Ballinamallard United, Football
School Team of the Year:
Portora Royal, Rowing
Coach/Manager of the Year:
David Black/Glen Kyle, Clogher Valley Rugby
Special Achievement Award:
Sinead O’ Hara, Special Olympics
Youth Sport team of the Year:
Ballinamallard Under 18s, Football
Excellence in an International Field:
Sian Hurst, Wakeboarding
Contribution to Sport:
Francis Shaw, Athletics, Cross-country, Football, GAA
Hall of Fame:
Ann Cairns, Olympic Rowing