Sport / Nominees revealed for 2025 Shetland Sports Awards
Grant Ferguson, Rhea Nicolson and Maggie Adamson in running for top prize
CYCLIST Grant Ferguson, sailor Maggie Adamson and footballer Rhea Nicolson are in the running to be named sportsperson of the year at the 2025 Shetland Sports Awards.
Ferguson was Shetland’s only gold medallist at this summer’s Island Games in Orkney, where he also picked up a silver medal, while Nicolson is nominated for her contributions to both football and hockey.
She not only helped Shetland to win the Highlands and Islands League Cup on the football pitch, but the Scottish District Cup on the hockey field.
Adamson, on the other hand, was crowned world champion alongside team-mate Cal Finlayson in the Offshore Double Handed World Championships last year.
Young swimmer Julian Okroj – who has had a sensational year in the pool – is in the running for the young sportsperson of the year gong.
He is joined by Kian Redman and Layla Todd from the world of athletics, with all three impressing for Shetland at the Orkney Island Games.
Team of the year will be one of the Burra rowing team, for their achievements in the Great River Race in London, Shetland women’s football team or Shetland’s learning disability games team.
The women’s footballers have not only lifted the League Cup and routed Orkney in the inter-county this year, but also won their first ever fixture at an Island Games.
Meanwhile the learning disability team earned a remarkable 15 medals at their first ever games in Stirling this July.
Athletics and women’s football are also represented in the coach of the year category, with David Wagstaff, Louise and Tom Jamieson in the running for Shetland’s success at the athletics track in Orkney and further south.
Adam Priest, Carrie Morrison, Kevin Main and Niall Bristow could share the prize for their work with the women’s footballers, while Emma Jamieson and Natalie Constable are also in the running for their work with the junior-inter county netballers – who won the fixture for the first time since 2016.
Aith rowers, the junior inter-county athletics and netball teams are up for young team of the year.
Priest is also up for volunteer of the year for his work with Shetland girls and women’s football, vying against Claire Priest from netball and Beverly Leslie and Laura Mathewson from the learning disability games team.
Bressay parkrun, Shetland Canoe Club and Charis Scott will contend the inclusivity award, which goes to clubs or individuals who promote inclusivity and accessibility.
The winner of the lifetime endeavour award will be announced on the night.
The 2025 Shetland Sport Awards will take place on Friday 14 November at the Clickimin Centre in Lerwick.
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