Lara Nielsen accepts her Senior Sports Star of the Year Award.		  
Matthew Denny accepts his Junior Sports Star of the Year Award from David Russell.		  


IT WAS a big night for the throws squad trained by Grahame Pitt at Saturday night's 2013 Sports Darling Downs awards presentation.

Australian Commonwealth Games squad contender Lara Nielsen was crowned Senior Sport Star of the Year for the region in front of nearly 500 members and supporters of the Darling Downs sporting community at Rumours International.

Training partner Matthew Denny also went back-to-back in the Junior Sport Star of the Year category, meaning the top two awards went to athletics throwing talents.

Making the night even more memorable for the squad of throwers, revered mentor Grahame Pitt also took out the Coach of the Year award.

(Report by The Chronicle)

   
Senior runner-up Skye Bogenhuger with Mayor Paul Antonio.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle		   Junior runner-up Emily Coggan with David Russell.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle		   Senior Rookie of the Year Aleisha Neumann with Clive Berghofer.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle
         
   
Junior Rookie of the Year Teketel Tyson with Mick Smith.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle		   Senior Chase Your Dream winner Braydon Smith.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle		   Junior Chase Your Dream winner Julie Algie.
Photo: Nev Madsen, The Chronicle