A sell-out crowd will be on hand to celebrate the feats of Kaipara sportspeople at the annual Silver Fern Farms Kaipara Sports Awards to be held at the Lighthouse Function Centre in Dargaville tomorrow.
From the 83 nominations received by Sport Northland in 17 code categories, 72 finalists have been named for the upcoming Awards. Presentations on the night will include 28 ASB code awards, masters and youth achievement categories along with 13 volunteer or special awards.
The evening will culminate in the naming of the Kaipara District Council Sportsman and Sportswoman Awards with the Silver Fern Farms Supreme Award being the final presentation of the evening.
The calibre of nominees is once again very high with many finalists having either competed at the Paralympics in Rio, won national titles or competed at national and international level.
In fact, two Northland Paralympians will be acknowledged at this year's event.
The Silver Fern Farms Kaipara Sports Awards is a great opportunity to showcase the teams and individual adults and young people who have strived for excellence in their various sports as well as those who make sport happen in their volunteer capacities as coaches, officials, leaders and clubs.