STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

NORTHERN MALLEE SPORTS STAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS

At the Annual Awards Night, which was held on 17 February, the following past and current students were recognised.

JUNIOR ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Zac De Rosa (Year 10)

Football (AFL)

Winner – U16 Sunraysia Football Netball League Best and Fairest

Winner – U16 Mildura Football Netball Club Best and Fairest

Representative – Bendigo Pioneers

A strong leader and extremely dedicated to his sport.

Lewis Dichiera (Year 11)

Cricket

Player – U16 Premier League State Championships

Represented Sunraysia in the Northern Rivers and Mallee Murray Junior Country Week

Player – Sunraysia Circket Association 1st Division

A great role model on and off the pitch, readily helps develop the skills of young players.

Emmerson Lihou (Year 9)

Football (AFL)

Best Player – South Australian State AFL Carnival

Best Player – New South Wales Multicultural Carnival

Ranked 4th – Richmond Next Generation Academy

Described as an 'absolute jet', her humble attitude, dedication and great work ethic have guided her to where she is.

ATHLETE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY OF THE YEAR

Rohan Reimers (Alumni)

Table Tennis

• Dual Singles Winner – Summer Pennant singles aggregate and won the Summer Super 8's Singles Tournament
• Third – Singles Aggregate Winter Competition
• Due to his excellent form and positive nature Rohan was elected as Captain for the 2022 Pennant and led his team to a Premiership
• He is an excellent role model with an even temperament and always stays calm whether winning or losing.

2022 SPORTS STAR MONTHLY PROFILE – JANUARY

Nathan Argiro (Alumni) – Clay Target Shooting

Nathan Argiro was selected as the 2022 Community Bank Merbein and District 97.9 Triple M Northern Mallee Sports Star of the Year for the month of January. Nathan was nominated by the Mildura Clay Target Club.

In January, Nathan took part in the Commonwealth and National ISSF championships in Echuca, where he emerged victorious in the Men's Open National Trap event to become Mildura's first ISSF Trap National Champion. He advanced to the semi-final stage of the Commonwealth event, and two days later, Nathan secured the National title against a field of world-class competitors. Nathan performed well in the qualifiers. In the final, he scored 34/40 which led to a sudden death shoot-off which he won after five targets.

In April, Nathan captained the State DTL team to a victory at the ACTA DTL Nationals, one of only a handful of Victorian victories. Nathan spent eight weeks in 2022 competing at the ISSF World Cup in Italy, South Korea, and the ISSF World Champhionship in Croatia. Nathan placed in the top 20 three times at International events, cementing himself in the top five of Australia's best ISSF trap shooters and is now in the High Performance Squad at Shooting Australia.