Gulmarrad triathlete Zoe Snape is the Grafton Shoppingworld Junior Sportsperson of the Month for June.

Earlier this year, Zoe won the 16-17 Girls NSW Sprint Championship while competing for the Clarence Valley Stingrays at the NX Sports Byron Bay Triathlon on May 13.

She also swam at the NSW CHS Swimming Championships in the 4x50m relay for Maclean High where they placed 12th, and in the 100m breaststroke, placing 23rd.

Zoe is in the running to be named 2022 Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year two years in a row after she won the accolade at the 2022 Clarence Valley Sports Awards.

The 2023 Clarence Valley Sports Awards will be held at Bowlo Sports and Leisure in Yamba on Saturday, February 10, 2024.

To nominate a Clarence Valley resident who has achieved outstanding results in 2023, simply download the form featured on the Clarence Valley Sports Awards Facebook page and email cvsportsawards@gmail.com

Nominations are also open for the annual awards including Clarence Valley Independent – ‘Club of the Year’; Anytime Fitness – ‘Senior and Junior Team of the Year’; The Athlete’s Foot – ‘Coach of the Year’ and the Holly Butcher Memorial Award for – ‘Volunteer of the Year’.

The Clarence Valley Sports Awards is an initiative of the Clarence Valley Sports Councils supported by the Clarence Valley Independent, and Grafton Shoppingworld.

Other sponsors include Clarence Valley Council, Clarence Canegrowers Association, Anytime Fitness, Loving Life FM 103.1, Clarence Media, Bowlo Sports & Leisure Yamba, Grafton District Services Club, The Athlete’s Foot, Maclean Show Society, Cansdell Signs, Troy Designs, and Tooheys.