The winners of our Young Sports Person of the Year Award, and our Highly Commended Award have spoken about what their wins mean to them.
The winner of our Young Sports Person of the Year Award is Sophia Timms, whose coach Andy Armstrong nominated her for her dedication to the sport Judo.
The 13-year-old said: “I thank my coach Andy Armstrong for the nomination, I’m very honoured to accept the award for Young Sports Person of the year Award.”
Her dad, Richard Timms, said: “Thank you for giving her the award, Andy is such a good coach, really appreciate him putting Sophia up for the award.
She recently won two gold medals at the Welsh National Championships 2021 held in Wrexham on November 27.”
The winner of our Young Sports person of the Year Award Highly Commended Went to Morgan Churchill.
She was nominated for her work with FC United of Wrexham by the chairman, Andrew Ruscoe.
She said: “I am so grateful and honoured to have won this fantastic award for the work I do with FC United of Wrexham.
“In October 2020 I had an idea of creating a sporting club in the local community with Andrew and Tom. We came together and we thought let’s take a leap and go for it, so we set the club up. The club started with a badge that I created which a year later has now led to the creation of five operating teams.
“Being such a young chairwoman, in a male dominated environment, has opened my eyes up and I’ve come to realise the hard work that goes on in running a club. It’s been a fantastic year since we had the vision of setting up a futsal and football club. I hope this award will inspire more girls and women to get involved in the sport of Futsal and actually believe that they have a place in football and futsal club politics.
“To make this project happen I quit my own football to make sure we can have a club within the community that will make people proud and hopefully engage more younger women to self-develop within sport. Once again thank you so much this means the world to me.”
Mr Ruscoe said: “Morgan’s worked tremendously hard this last year on developing herself, developing the club that she’s been working on.
“It’ll inspire Morgan to continue working hard and hopefully inspire more young girls and women to continue in the sport Futsal.”
Young Sports Person of the Year Award is sponsored by Hanratty & Co Solicitors
Hanratty & Co Solicitors have been providing legal services in the Mid Wales area for more than 35 years and offers legal services for both businesses and individuals.
A spokesman said: “Our solicitors are capable of handling a vast range of legal services from the buying and selling of your home or business, to helping you plan your family’s future, as well as family deaths and wills/probates, and a plethora of legal aid.
“At Hanratty & Co we are committed to making sure that all aspects of our services should be of the highest quality - many of our Solicitors are accredited by the Law Society in their various areas of expertise.
“To find out more about our dedicated services, please explore our website. Alternatively, contact us on 01686 626 239 to arrange an appointment.
“We are proud to sponsor The Leader Community Heroes awards, the category we have chosen is Young Sportsperson of the Year.
“Huge congratulations on the winner of this prestigious award.”
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