Paterson, Paterson, Paterson, Duggan
Annabelle, Connor and
Liam Paterson all received individual awards for Most Valuable Player and Most
Outstanding Player at the conclusion of the NZ U15 Trans Tasman Test Series yesterday.
Selena Duggan, a
member of Harbour City Club, Wellington, not only stands out because she was
the only award winner without the Paterson surname, but also because she was
awarded the Most Valuable Player award for her outstanding goalie skills, the
other three are field players.
Connor and Liam Paterson
are twin brothers, but Annabelle is unrelated, apart from the fact that all
three swim for the same swim club (Parnell Swim Club) and joke about being
siblings.
These are Annabelle
and Connor’s second awards for their respective NZ U15’s Teams; they also both received
the Most Outstanding Player Awards for the Test Matches played last week versus
Queensland.
Connor is the Captain
of the U15 Boys’ Team and also played for the Marist U16 Boys’ Team in the
Panasonic Pan Pacific Water Polo Tournament.
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| U15 Girls Co-Captains Sarah Doyle & Grace Egglington, Selena Duggan (MVP Award), Annabelle Paterson (MOP Award) |
For any player to
receive an award for their outstanding performance is an incredible honour, let
alone for Annabelle (pictured left), who is the youngest in the girls’ team at only 13 years of
age! Annabelle attends Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland and is a member of
Marist Water Polo Club. Annabelle is now playing in the U14 section of the
Panasonic Pan Pacific Water Polo Tournament.
Good luck Annabelle!
