Lee and Ross take a bow (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Lee and Ross take a bow

Sportswoman of the year Lee Steggles and Sportsman of the year Ross Curnow with their awards. DA7321P53THE big winners on Journal Sports Awards night were Lee Steggles and Ross Curnow.

World champion powerlifter Lee was named Sportswoman of the year for the second time and also retained the Powerlifter of the year crown she won for the first time last year.

Meanwhile 17-year-old motor-racing prodigy Ross Curnow became the youngest ever winner of the Sportsman of the year accolade.

The teenager, who won the 2004 Formula BMW rookie championship at the first time of asking also picked up the senior Motor racer of the year award for the first time.

It was also a great night for league and cup winners South Wilts Cricket Club.

As well as winning the prestigious Team of the year trophy, the club produced the Cricketer and Young cricketer of the year - Rob Wade and Eddie Abel - and the club's groundsman Brian White was honoured with the Groundsman of the year trophy.

Elsewhere, there were special awards honouring the achievements of clay pigeon shooting champion AJ Smith and 15-time world powerlifting champion Bill West.