THE field is set for the 2024-2025 Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year Award.
Monthly award winners for July, August and September have been announced this week in what has been domination for the quarter for Boort sports achievers.
The July monthly award went to Boort  golfer Di Johnston who won Kara Kara Golf Association’s top women’s section championship.
Andrew Kane secured the August award by winning his fifth Victorian Sand Greens Championship at Charlton Golf Club.
And September, for a second year, has gone to Carly Isaac in achieving a triple in tackling Mount Wycheproof where among her successes last weekend was a third Queen of the Mountan,
Also in contention for the yearly award to be announced at a special dinner later this year will be:.
October – Haley Smith: Wedderburn’s Haley Smith has mastered an “opinionated horse” to claim a Ranch Horse Association of Australia national title.
November – Luke Boyd: 
Boort basketballer Luke Boyd, a member of the winning team in the Boort Basketball Association’s summer mixed competition, the Kings. Luke led the team to the grand final with his spectacular goals and earned them the win. 
December – Rachel Flood: Bridgewater junior netballer Rachael Flood was chosen for the elite Netball Victoria Talent Academy. She usually plays as goalkeeper or goal defence.
January – Cooper Gooding: Boort cricketer Cooper Gooding put in a stunning month with bat and ball in January. The Boort Yando junior star compiled 415 runs across the season by the end of January at an average of 207.5. 
February – Ruth Hall: Wedderburn’s Ruth Hall won the North Central bowls Champion of Champions – at the young age of 83.
March – Shelby Giorlando and Jayden Leach: March honours for the Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year award have been shared by Wedderburn hockey player Shelby Giolando and Kingower cricket captain Jayden Leach. Shelby, 19, toured Malaysia and Thailand with the Wattles, the Australian Country Under 21s hockey team.  Leach dominated Upper Loddon cricket with bat and ball last season. He returned 7-26 from 16.3 overs, an impressive feat which also included nine maidens. Kingower went on to win the two-day match by three wickets the following week with Leach hitting 85 runs, leading his team to victory.
April – John Coffey Jnr: Collected trophies instead of eggs at the Sydney Easter Royal Show, to be selected for the April award. With his father John Coffey senior, the Inglewood youngster took out first place at in the parent and child relay event. 
May – Mitchell Pickering: Mitchell Pickering’s first year with Inglewood Football Club juniors is off to a cracking start. At the halfway mark of the season Mitchell had kicked 35 goals including a smashing 12-goal haul in round six. 
June - No Award.