Black Edges Martin, Duckworth For Sport Award

Two South Shore athletes fell short of winning a Ricoh Sport Award in Halifax this weekend. Bridgewater's Jenna Martin and Kingsburg's Alex Duckworth were runner-up to Halifax's Ellie Black for female individual athlete of the year. Black was the first female gymnast from Nova Scotia to go to the Olympics when she competed in last summer's London Games. Meanwhile, several other South Shore representatives received awards from their respective organizations. Chester's Jacob Chaplin-Saunders was part of the provincial yachting association's team of the year while Jordan Marczak of Chester Basin is Alpine Ski NS coach of the year. Mahone Bay's Tom Ward was given Cross Country Ski Nova Scotia's official of the year and Shelburne's Guy Tipton won the NS Yachting Association's volunteer of the year award. West LaHave's Gary Linthorne was also the recipient of volunteer of the year from Football Nova Scotia. The awards are presented by Sport Nova Scotia.