South Shore athletes Alex Duckworth and Thorne Sutherland have received recognition as major amateur athletes. Duckworth of Kingsburg in Lunenburg County has been awarded “Female Athlete of The Year” by Sport Nova Scotia. She participated in this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi and came close to being in the semi-finals of the women’s half-pipe snowboarding competition. She earlier won the Nationals. Sutherland, who is from Lunenburg, has been hailed “Official of The Year” for his judging talents at the World Trampoline Championships. The awards were handed out Saturday night during a special ceremony in Halifax.
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