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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen and SV&HV Schiedam)

Berry van Driel & Schiedam-baseball nominated for Award
Nederlands
THE HAGUE / SCHIEDAM (Neth.) - Pitcher Berry van Driel and the baseball-team of Schiedam are respectively nominated for Male Athlete of the Year in The Hague and Sports Team of the Year in Schiedam.

The winners will be announced in January.
The Haags Sportgala (Sports Gala The Hague) will be held on January 25 at the Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus in Scheveningen.
The Sportverkiezing Schiedam (Sports Election Schiedam) takes place on January 9 at the Hagazaal of the Stadskantoor in Schiedam.



Haags Sportgala

...Berry van Driel...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen)
At the upcoming Haags Sportgala (Sports Gala The Hague), Berry van Driel is one of three nominees for Male Athlete of the Year. During the event, the best athletes and teams are honored as well as the local champions. There are also awards for Female Athlete of the Year, Sports Team of the Year, Talent of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Playing for Curaçao Neptunus, Van Driel this season again won the Dutch championship-title with the Rotterdam-based club. Earlier in the year, Neptunus also captured the European Champions Cup, winning vs. Fortitudo Bologna (Italy). Last year, Van Driel was named MVP of the Holland Series when Neptunus also won the championship.

Also nominated for Male Athlete of the Year are Fabian Florant and Rutger van Schaardenburg. Florant won the Dutch title in triple jump this year, while Van Schaardenburg won the European title in sailing.

The decision who will win is been done by a jury, as well as sports fans, who can vote online.

Go here for more information of the nominees and to vote




...The successful team of Schiedam...
(© Photo courtesy of SV&HV Schiedam)
Sportverkiezing Schiedam
The baseball-team of Schiedam is one of three nominees for Sports Team of the Year at the Sportverkiezing Schiedam. During the event, the Male or Female Athlete of the Year will also be announced, as well as the Talent of the Year. The awards will be handed out by Nathalie Gouweleeuw, Alderman of the Municipality of Schiedam.

This year, the baseball-team of Schiedam played in its first season in the First Division after having promoted a year ago. Schiedam can look back to a very successful season, as the team finished in second place of the B-Pool in the First Division with a 14-4 record.

Also nominated for Sports Team of the Year are Kethel Spaland and SVDPW (both soccer).

All candidates for the awards were suggested by people living in Schiedam, then a jury made a choice and announced the nominations. They can be voted upon online. The online-votes are combined with the judgment of the jury to come to the winners.

Go here to vote (final date to vote is December 22)

(December 14)




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