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2020 Junior Sports Stars
September Junior Star
The DSRC Junior Sports Star for September is Judd Downie-Lemon. An avid sportsperson, being very proficient in many sports from athletics to swimming and other water sports, Judd is obsessed with AFL. At 6 years of age Judd started Auskick at Dingley following in the footsteps of his elder brother Michael.
August Junior Star
The Dingley Sports and Recreation Club's Junior Sports Star for August is Hunter Richardson.
Hunter has played baseball and softball since the age of 7 years old. He has been a vital part of the Dingley Baseball Club's U12s team for the past 4 years. He performs as a pitcher, as a utility player in the field and is a strong batter.
Hunter's continued commitment, dedication and skill has made him a worthy Dingley Junior Sports Star for August. He will now be considered for the Bendigo Bank Dingley Junior Sports Star of the Year.
July Junior Star
The Dingley Sports and Recreation Club's Junior Sports Star for July is Ben Campbell.
Ben was chosen because of his achievements in cricket and baseball. A local Dingley Village lad excelled at both sports over the past summer.
Now 16 years old, Ben played up to U12 cricket with the Dingley Cricket Club before focusing on baseball. He made a return to cricket this past summer with the Heathmont Cricket club. There he played in the seniors only and was instrumental in helping his team with their premiership. Ben was their opening bowler and came 2nd in the teams bowling statistics as well as taking out the clubs fielding award.
During the 2019/20 season, Ben also played junior and senior baseball, helping the Moorabbin Panthers 2nds claim the premiership title. Ben was also selected in the Southern Mariners All Star team which was due to compete at the State titles in March for a spot in the National championships but unfortunately COVID-19 saw an end to the National championships with the state titles still pending.
June Junior Star
Our June Junior Sports Star is Dingley Cricket Club's Joell McGaw
Earlier this year, Joell won the inaugural Waring-Bruce Award as the Dingley Cricket Club's Junior Club Champion.
For the 2019/2020 season Joell scored the most runs and won the batting average with 249 runs @ 62.25 in the Under 16A competition. His side finished top of the ladder and made the semi-finals.
Joell also scored 216 runs in senior cricket last season with a high score of 48 in the 2nd XI and played 4 matches for the South East Cricket Association (SECA) in their representative side.
A deserving winner Joell receives a Sports Store Voucher, certificate recognising his achievement and joins the other monthly winners being considered for the Bendigo Bank Dingley Junior Sports Star of the Year.
April Junior Star
The DSRC Dingley Junior Sports Star for April is Lachie Benton.
Lachie started his football at theDingley Junior football club. During his time at the club he has featured every year in the best and fairest player awards winning on four occasions and runner up three times.
He has represented the local league from under 13 to under 15 winning the coaches award on two of those three years.
Lachie represented Victoria in the AFL under 16 carnival last September.
He is currently a member of the U17 Sandringham dragons.
Lachie also excels in basketball and athletics.A diligent trainer and team player we look forward to seeing Lachie as launches his sporting career.
March Junior Star
We are delighted to announce Genevieve Beacom as the DSRC DingleyJunior Sports Star for March.
Geevieve has been honing her skills at the Dingley Baseball Club over the past four years. She has become one of the most promising up-and-coming baseball players in Victoria,
At only 15 years of age, Genevieve has already made her way to state, national and even international competitions.
She became the first ever female representative selected to attend the Australian MLB Invitational, a coveted invitation and a testament to her undeniable pitching prowess.
Genevieve represented Victoria at the U16 National Youth Championships in January 2020 and will also represent the Victoria Diamonds ( Women's Senior State team due to play in April) postponed to later in the year.
Genevieve made her Division 1 Summer League debut last month. Gen became the first female to pitch in a Div 1 game - highest Senior Victorian Baseball League.
We admire her enthusiasm, work ethic and drive and we know she will continue to pursue excellence in this field.
Genevieve will receive the Dingley Sports and Recreation Club's Junior Sports Star Certificate ,a voucher from Decathlon Sports and be considered for the Bendigo Bank Sport Star of the Year award.
February Junior Star
The DSRC Dingley Junior Spots Star for February is Alex Boeve.
10 year old Alex is has not lost a single set in competition so far this Season and is currently ranked number one player in his Competition Grade.
Alex started playing tennis at the age of 6 at the Dingley Tennis Club.
He soon represented the Dingley Tennis Club in the Hot Shots League and has moved on to playing in the Sunday Waverley Tennis Junior Competition.
He represented Waverley tennis in the Associations Junior League (AJL) in 2019.
Last year the Alex and his Dingley C2 team won the Championship.
This season, Alex has been playing B6 where he and teammate Trent are on track to make the Championship finals. The team is undefeated.
In January, Alex won the Frankston 11&Under Junior Summer Classic.
His success comes from dedication and hard work. Alex loves his tennis. When he gets home from school (Kingswood Primary), he trains three times a week and spends most of his other days either on the court or watching his favorite player Roger Federer.
We look forward to following Alex as his tennis career develops. A deserving February Dingley Junior Sports Star winner, Alex will receive a Decathlon Sports Warehouse voucher and be eligible for the 2020 Bendigo Bank Dingley Junior Sports Star award.
January Junior Star
The Dingley Spoorts and Recreation Club Junior Sports Star for January is Jeremiah Jeanes.
Jeremiah was the Victorian Schools State Triple Jump Bronze medalist.
This was an outstanding achievement considering Jeremiahs background.
A trampolining accident three years ago left Jeremiah with stress fractures of the back. He missed all sport that year and attempted a return to athletics 2018. Unfortunately whilst competing in Little Aths, he again was hospitalised due to his back injury. That meant no sport for the year and plenty of treatment. Devastating for the sports loving Jeremiah.
2019 saw Jeremiah running again. As the year progressed he went through the levels of athletic competition. He won 6 events at his school sports from which he chose Discus and Triple Jump to take to the Division Competition.
Given his injury setbacks Jeremiahs results were outstanding.
In the Divisional he placed 1st in both events, 1st for Triple Jump and 2nd for Discus at the Regional's and Bronze medal for the Triple Jump at the State Championships.
Jeremiah, now competing in Athletics Victoria events, is an athlete to watch as he progresses through the grades.