TORBAY sportsmen and women were rewarded for their achievements with a host of wins at the Devon Sports Awards last week.

South Devon athletes, clubs, coaches and volunteers won five of the nine awards on offer at Exeter Chiefs' Sandy Park ground last Thursday, while others were shortlisted in eight of the categories.

Julieanne Fewings scooped two honours, winning both the Volunteer of the Year (Senior) award and also the Outstanding Contribution to Sport honour.

Fewings, from Newton Abbot, was stunned into silence as she collected her award from Britain's Number One Lady Pistol Shooter Georgina Geikie.

Fewings started Buckland and Milber Football Club in 2003 and was coach and manager to the U8s. She continued to manage and coach, taking on the U9s, U10s, U11s, U12s and U13s. During this time she has been secretary of the club until been voted on as chairperson in 2006. She has continued to expand the football club into a sports club, creating a dance group for three to 14 year olds which now boast up to 25 girls in weekly attendance. She has also established a cricket club offering training to children and adults in addition to a women's netball team with 14 members. She also managed to find the time to implement running after school sports clubs for local primary schools and running a local community fete.

Troy Culley was also a winner on the night, picking up the Coach of the Year (Youth) award, while Laura Tucker was Volunteer of the Year (Youth).

The Team of the Year award was won by Stoodley Knowle girls' cricket team, with Torbay Tigers U14s pipped into third place.

Jon and Becky Lees of TYGA Martial Arts were third in both the Coach of the Year (Senior) category and the Club of the Year section, while Holly Willing was runner-up in the Volunteer of the Year (Youth) category.

Rower Elliot Barton was runner-up in the Sports Performer of the Year category.

Active Devon Chief Executive Matt Evans said: "I know that London 2012 will provide many inspirational moments but what is just as important to me is the inspiration that we should all draw from the dedication and achievements of the nominees and finalists in this year's awards.

"It tells me that the sporting community in Devon is continuing to punch above its weight and it reassures me that by working together we can achieve our aim of everyone in Devon active for life."

OVERALL RESULTS: Official of the Year: 1st Jayne Reed, Athletics (Kenton), 2nd Brett Huxtable, Football (North Devon).

Coach of the Year - Senior: 1st Sonya Ellis, Athletics (Exeter), 2nd Jon Rudd, Swimming (Plymouth), 3rd Jon and Becky Lees, Martial Arts (Paignton)

Coach of the Year - Youth, 1st Troy Culley, Basketball (Paignton), 2nd Alexander Carr, Cricket (Plymouth), 3rd Wayne Downham, Football (Tavistock)

Club of the Year, Joint 1st Croyde Surf Club (North Devon) &, Okehampton Hockey Club (Okehampton), 2nd TYGA Martial Arts Club (Paignton)

Volunteer of the Year – Senior: 1st Julieanne Fewings, Football (Newton Abbot), 2nd Mike Carpenter, Football (Princetown), 3rd Sheila Thomas, Tennis (Torquay)

Volunteer of the Year: Youth, 1st Laura Tucker, Rowing (Brixham), 2nd Holly Willing, Swimming (Newton Abbot), 3rd Emily Chilcott, Gymnastics (Tiverton)

Team of the Year: 1st Stoodley Knowle School Girls Cricket Team (Torquay), 2nd Park Community School U14s Rugby Team (Barnstaple), 3rd Torbay Tigers Basketball Team (Paignton).

Sports Performer of the Year: 1st Tracey Roberts, Dragon Boat Racing (Kenton), Joint 2nd Ruta Meilutyte, Swimming (Plymouth) &, Elliot Barton, Rowing (Torquay).

Outstanding Contribution to Sport, Julieanne Fewings, Football (Newton Abbot).