TaylahTsitsikronis from Silverdale has been in the news again with her award for her softball talent at the Awards Night held by the Western Sydney Academy of Sport at Castle Hill RSL on Saturday 26th November.
Taylah was presented with the 2011 Woolworths Limited Scholarship for a Female Athlete. She received $5,000 a cash grant to assist with sports participation and education costs.
The special guest was three time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist, Melinda Gainsford Taylor who offered words of wisdom and inspiration to the upcoming stars of the future at Awards night. The young athletes were captivated by the words of sporting legend Melinda, as she talked them through the good and bad experiences of her career, particularly at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. She left them with the message “if you believe in yourself, anything is possible” and said how she was excited to be sitting amongst the sporting stars of the future.
Taylah is now in South Africa with the under 19 Australian softball team contesting the International Softball Junior Championships.
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