Sport
28 February, 2023
Groves honoured
Timboon student Kyla Groves with her netball award. TALENTED Timboon netballer Kyla Groves has been recognised and honoured by the South West Academy of Sport (SWAS). Groves, a student at Timboon P-12 College, was last week presented with a sports...
TALENTED Timboon netballer Kyla Groves has been recognised and honoured by the South West Academy of Sport (SWAS).
Groves, a student at Timboon P-12 College, was last week presented with a sports award in recognition of her achievements on the netball court, including being selected for Netball Victoria’s under 17 South West Talent Academy.
Groves received her award during last Friday night’s presentation evening at Deakin’s Warrnambool campus.
In 2022 SWAS athletes were able to get back into routines of regular training and competitions.
With regular competition, those athletes received a range of accolades, including representative team selections at national, state and regional levels.
Of the 96 athletes in SWAS across 15 sports, just under 40 per cent of athletes saw competition representing Victoria and 15 per cent of athletes competed for Australia in international competitions.
More than 80 guests attended last Friday night’s ceremony, including athletes, sponsors, board members, coaches, shire councilors and mayors of the region.
Olympian and dual world record holder Penny Smith presented the awards and announced she would take a more in-depth role for 2023 in the development of young, emerging clay target shooters in the region.
Ms Smith will take a hands-on approach assisting in coaching and overseeing a handful of training sessions at the range and virtually.