North Otago Sports Bodies Assn – recognising our local sports volunteers! Do you know someone who is dedicated, passionate, committed to their sport? NOSB is seeking out those volunteers who ‘go above and beyond’, it might be someone who works diligently behind the scenes, someone who is always there on the sidelines, someone who coaches, trains, supports and inspires others….. NOSB wants to acknowledge our amazing sports volunteers. Do you know someone who deserves to be acknowledged? Let us know! Contact nosb1950@gmail.com

North Otago Sports Bodies Assn is proud to be able to acknowledge some of our wonderful local sports volunteers

Volunteer Acknowledgements 2025

AJ Paton & Daniel Leopold - Omarama School Hockey

Murray Rawcliffe - North Otago Golf 

Peter Newberry - Karate

Els Jordens - Oamaru Riding for the Disabled

Abbey Mckenzie - Netball 

Richard Mordeno - Filipino Waitaki Sports Committee

Volunteers Acknowledgements 2024

Matt Haywood - Football 

John Hamilton - Apline Climbing and Rock Climing 

Lyn Cartwright - Netball 

Christine and Paul Bowman - Omarama Golf Club

​​​​​​​Ken Wilson - Darts

John Tito - Rugby 

Volunteers Acknowledgements 2023

Murray Reeves – Smallbore rifle

Elizabeth Prentice - sports photographer

Lynda Wilson – Rowing president and Yacht club secretary

David Gardiner Petanque

Tim Hitchcock – Basketball

Bruce Dunn - Rugby Referee

Vanessa & Richie Wilson

Adair Craik - multisport & cycling

Matt Haywood - Indoor Football & Football

Volunteer Acknowledgements 2021-2022 

Mike Goldingham - President Oamaru Squash (August 2021)

Ian Sutherland - Mountain Biking North Otago (September 2021)

John Lavender - Equestrian (October 2021)

Heather Smyth - Pathfinders Gymnastics (November 2021)

Shannon Poulson - North Otago Touch (December 2021)

Robin Jamison - North Otago Tennis (January 2021)

Ethel Johnston - Croquet

Murray Linwood - Triathlon

Vanessa Gough – Rock n roll + Taekwondo

Jared Ovens - Hockey

Sam Growcott - Netball, Basketball

Sonya MacDonald - swimming

Brent Maw 

Deborah

Ricky Whyte

Judith Wallace

Volunteer Acknowledgements 2019

Donna Hurst

Aynsley Martin

Ricky Whyte

Adair Craik

Glynn Cameron

Jeff Spillane

Twyla Kingan

James Robertson

Mark Robertson