Sport
20 July, 2026
Latest four to take honours
A TRIO of lawn bowlers are among the latest monthly winners in the Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year award for 2026.
A TRIO of lawn bowlers are among the latest monthly winners in the Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year award for 2026.
Robert Tonkin, Andrew Caserta and Damien Mason made the state semi-finals in the triples championship after earlier taking out the North Central playing area trophy. They have been selected the sports stars for April from nominations drawn from articles in the Loddon Herald for that month.
In May, Bridgewater’s Madelyn Lawson capped up a stunning few months in the swimming pool that saw her collect a state championship, record improvement in times and representing the region at Victorian events.
There has been no monthly award for June.
The four latest monthly winners will be considered for the 2026 award that will be presented at a function early next year.
The Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year award for 2026 will also include monthly winners from November and December last year in a change to the selection period that had previously been set around sporting seasons.
Other monthly winners saw far - November: Wedderburn hockey star Shelby Giorlando who was selected in the Australian country under 21 side; December: Boort Yando junior cricketer Cooper Gooding went to the Christmas break in super form, hitting 53 off just 39 balls, January: Wedderburn’s Ben and Ollie Huismann who coached the Maryborough Blazers under 16 basketball side to victory at the 2026 Portland Aluminium Southwest Classic Division 1 Championship. February Rally car driver Brendan Reeves, junior water skier Harry Kilby and lawn bowler Geoff Wilson. March: Athlete Finlay Arnold
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