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An outstanding year was celebrated at the Guernsey Sports Commission's achievement awards.
Premier League footballer Alex Scott scooped the top prize of the evening held in the Beau Sejour theatre, but elsewhere the legacy of the Island Games was clear.
It was the 21st awards evening.
“I'm sure that this year will go down as one of the most outstanding in Guernsey sporting history,” said Guernsey Sports Commission operations director Graham Chester.
He praised the work of all of those involved in hosting the Island Games.
“It was a spectacle that will live long in the memory and the size of some of the crowds at a number of the venues are something to behold and to see so many islanders going about their business with huge smiles on their faces shows to me the power that sport has to bring a community together.”
He said just to get a nomination at the awards was victory in itself.
“The breadth of talent across a whole host of sports for such a small island is something we should all rightly be proud of. And I thank not only the nominees but all the support teams around them that have contributed to their success, be they parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, coaches, sponsors, school teachers, mentors, volunteers. All that support is key to anybody's success. We won't do anything on your own.”
1. Guernsey Sports Commission Trophy | The outstanding performer of the year.
Alex Scott
2. Richard Burton Salver | Awarded for the outstanding individual sporting achievement of the year by a sportsman resident in Guernsey.
Josh Lewis
3.Guernsey Brewery Salver | Awarded for the outstanding individual sporting achievement of the year by a sportswoman resident in Guernsey.
Orla Rabey
4.Sir John Loveridge Trophy | Awarded for the sportsperson making the greatest progress in the year. There is no age limit but the person will normally be resident in Guernsey and not having won an individual Commission Trophy for the year.
Conor McKenna
5. Guernsey Sports Commission Small Team Trophy (4 competitors and Under) | Awarded for the outstanding team performance of the year to a team containing four or less competitors comprised solely of Guernsey residents.
Women’s swimming 4x50m medley team
6.Guernsey Sports Commission Team Trophy (Over 4 competitors) | Awarded for the outstanding team performance of the year containing more than four competitors comprised solely of Guernsey residents.
Women’s athletics 4x100m relay squad
7. Lambourne Shield | Awarded for an outstanding individual sporting achievement of the year by a boy or girl aged not less than eleven years and not more than eighteen years of age and is a resident of Guernsey.
Thierry Le Cheminant
8. Beau Sejour Trophy | Awarded for the outstanding team performance of the year by a team comprised solely of Guernsey residents aged less than eighteen years of age.
Guernsey Golf
9. Dave Dorey Memorial Trophy | Awarded to the sport or the individual from that sport who has been involved in coaching and/or development and made an outstanding contribution to that sport.
Garry Collins
10. Sports and Nautical Events Shield | Awarded to the years outstanding event organiser. This can be an individual, an event team leader, club or association who organised a sporting or nautical event in Guernsey in 2023.
Island Games
11. The Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson Trophy |The Para-Sport Athlete with a Physical Impairment.
Sophie Veron
12. The Ferbrache & Farrell LLP Trophy | The Para-Sport Athlete with a Learning Disability.
Jolyon Morton
Pictured top: Guernsey Sports Commission's Nicky Will hosted the night, which was livestreamed and is available to view here.
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