Riverland Sportsperson of the Year Awards
HONOUR BOARDS

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

YEAR	AWARDEE	SPORT
2023	Rebekah Thomson	Gymnastics
2022	Madeline Spano	Hockey
2021	Josh Wallent	Water Ski Jumping
2019	Andrew Hume	Golf
2018	Sean Herbert	Hockey
2017	Sean Herbert	Hockey
2016	Matt Thur	Dinghy Derby
2015	Peter Dunk	Sailing
2014	Hannah Lehmann	Basketball & Netball
2013	Linton Price	Power Boats
2012	Brad Gallard	Off Road Racing
2011	Leigh Kruger	Football
2010	Craig Treloar Ramon Thorne	Bowls Golf
2009	Ryan Bennett	Football
2008	Matthew Benson	Cycling
2007	Kerry Treloar	Bowls
2006	Brett Stokes	Hockey
2005	Billie-Jo Hammerstein	Hockey
2004	Billie-Jo Hammerstein	Hockey
2003	Janelle Slattery Andrew Hill	Swimming Bowls
2002	Tracey Papandrea	Martial Arts
2001	Tracy Altschwager	Eightball
2000	Craig Griffiths	Football
1999	Simon Hill	Water Skiing
1998	Ken Prokopec	Baseball
1997	Peter Gwynne	Triathletics
1996	Russell Youlten	Eightball
1995	David Alpen	Power Lifting
1994	Emma Voigt	Hockey
1993	Paul Kassebaum	Sailing
1992	Anne-Marie Knight	Golf
1991	Joel Sheehan	Water Skiing
1990	Audrey Hefford	Bowls
1989	Paul Kassebaum	Sailing
1988	Charles Kovacs	Motor Racing
1987	Keith Lindsay	Golf/Bowls
1986	Audrey Hefford	Bowls
1985	Trevor Gill	Football
1984	John Gallard	Marathon Water Skiing
1983	Audrey Hefford	Bowls
1982	Neil Gibbins	Rifle Shooting
1981	Keith Lindner	Bowls
1980	Ross Lehmann	Bowls
1979	Audrey Hefford	Bowls
1978	Richard Swinstead	Golf
1977	Steve McFarlane	Tennis/Football
1976	Malcom Jinks	Gliding
1971	Sue Fieldhouse	Water Skiing
1970	Audrey Hefford	Bowls
1969	Gordon Fenwick	Bowls
1968	Monica Tschirpig	Netball
1967	Malcolm Jinks	Gliding
1966	Malcolm Hill Malcolm Jinks	Football/Cricket Gliding
1965	Peggy Flewellyn	Water Skiing
1964	Dick Lang	Golf
1963	Bob Rowe	Gliding
1962	Peggy Flewellyn	Water Skiing
1961	Kevin Harrington	Cricket/Golf

JUNIOR SPORTS STAR

YEAR	AWARDEE	SPORT
2023	Summer Smith	Netball
2022	Riley Burgess	Hockey
2021	Bailey White	Athletics, Triathlon & Football
2019	Tia Dahlitz	Athletics, Cross Country & Triathlon
2018	Aaron Nitschke	Running
2017	Abbey Siviour	Basketball & Netball
2016	Sabrina Lawrence	Volleyball
2015	Christopher Dicerbo	Shooting
2014	Tamzin Jenke	Bowls
2013	Ryan Goodes	Boxing
2012	Riley Stone	Volleyball
2011	Ellee Eleftheriadis	Basketball/Netball
2010	Hamish Moore Tara Learhinan	Volleyball Volleyball
2009	Karri McMahon	Hockey
2008	Matthew Benson	Cycling
2007	Sam Gallard	Rowing
2006	Ace Prokopec	Baseball
2005	Emily Arnold	In-Line Hockey
2004	James Gregory	Bowls
2003	Tony Scott	Volleyball
2002	Byron Schammer	Football
2001	Hayden Stoeckel	Swimming
2000	Shelly Scott	Volleyball
1999	Sophie Edington	Swimming
1998	Aaron Bland	In-Line Hockey
1997	Grant Schubert	Hockey
1996	Billie-Jo Hammerstein	Hockey
1995	Kim Smith	Netball
1994	Luke Prokopec	Baseball
1993	Emma Voigt	Hockey
1992	Mark Ricciuto	Football
1991	Kylie Good	Athletics
1990	Kylie Good	Athletics
1989	Troy Lehmann	Football
1988	Anne-Marie Knight	Golf
1987	Joel Sheehan	Water Skiing
1986	Jason Battams	Motocross
1985	Natalie Gregoric	Athletics
1984	Bronwyn Ackland	Athletics
1983	Robert Knight	Athletics
1982	Steven Baggs	Motor Cycling
1981	Lynette Weir	Netball
1980	Roger Zadow	Hockey
1979	Wendy Gates	Swimming
1978	Grantley Fielke	Cricket/Football
1977	Kevin Bennett	Cricket/Football

COACH OF THE YEAR

YEAR	AWARDEE
2023	Michael Kassebaum
2022	John Pick
2021	Dan Leuders
2019	Carolyn Martin
2018	Richard Coote
2017	Kerri Donaldson
2016	Kyle Wooldridge
2015	Kevin Barber
2014	Jane McFarlane
2013	Terry Miller
2012	Steve Atkinson
2011	Craig Wooldridge
2010	Brett Stokes
2009	Brenton Venables
2008	Sally Thiele
2007	Ann Noack
2006	Don Juers
2005	Phillip Goodes
2004	Beth Hueppauff

CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT

YEAR	AWARDEE	SPORT
2023	Alan Coulter	Fitness Trainer
2022	Margaret Warnecke	Netball
2021	Lynton Scott	Football
2019	Paul Otham	Rowing
2018	Mike Horsman	Tennis & Football
2017	Dorothy Dunk	Sailing
2016	Shane Nettle
2015	Jon Matthews
2014	Jocie Cooper
2013	Brian Hawley
2012	Rex Fielke
2011	Karen Baxter
2010	Jill Lange
2009	Steve Poutakidis
2008	Neville Lines
2007	Brian Martin
2006	Marriane Smith
2005	Graham Charlton
2004	Paul ‘Rocky’ Warren
2003	Mary Manual Bev Nitschke
2002	John Pick
2001	Barry Leathers	Service to Sport
2000	Helen Cenko	Service to Sport
1999	Neil Weinert	Service to Sport
1998	Reg Bahnisch	Service to Sport
1997	Leonie Whitehead	Service to Sport
1996	Jack Lidgerwood	Service to Sport
1995	Janice Scott	Service to Sport
1994	Peter Frankcom	Service to Sport
1993	Gwen Webber	Service to Sport
1992	John Doecke	Tennis/Badminton
1991	Raelene Trimper	Hockey
1990	Bill & Irene Murdoch	Football
1989	Ike Francis	Football
1988	Don Woon	Service to Sport
1987	Ken Nitschke	Service to Sport
1986	lan ‘Scotty’ Law	Service to Sport
1985	Warrenne Eakins	Equestrian
1984	William ‘Chook’ Henderson	Bowls
1983	Ruth Reichstein	Netball
1982	Wendy Gambling	Netball
1981	Trevor Anderson	Junior Sport
1980	Ken Smith	Tennis
1979	Margaret Lambert	Netball

LEGENDS OF SPORT

YEAR	AWARDEE	SPORT
2023	Vicki Jaensch	Swimming
2022	Karri McMahon	Hockey
2021	Michael Farrent	Wheelchair Athletics
2019	Joel Sheehan Robert Lang	Water Skiing Rowing
2018	Sam Fisher Shannon Nettle	Football Tennis
2017	Marilyn Blyth Mark Mickan Georgina Parker	Netball Football Hockey
2016	Jacqui Delaney Grant Fielke Malcolm Hill	Netball Football Football
2015	Rick Darling Leeanne Grantham Tony Modra	Cricket Basketball Football
2014	Peggy Flewellyn Paul Kassebaum Neil Kerley Anne-Marie Knight Hayden Stoeckel	Water Skiing Sailing Football Golf Swimming
2013	Russell Ebert Sophie Edington Malcolm Jinks Pat Mickan Hannah Nielsen	Football Swimming Gliding Basketball Lacrosse
2012	Sue Fieldhouse Posthumous Audrey Hefford Luke Prokopec Mark Ricciuto Grant Schubert	Water Skiing Lawn Bowls Baseball Football Hockey