Here’s the latest Junior Sportsperson of the Month winner as the countdown to the Clarence Valley Sports Awards begins.

An unbelievable string of achievements including Player of the Carnival in North Coast’s 26-year drought ending triumph sees Ashleigh Ensbey awarded Junior Sportsperson of the Month.

Ashleigh Ensbey in action for NSW State at the 2020 Australian Under-18 Girls Hockey Championships at Launceston on Friday, 16th April, 2021.

An unbelievable string of achievements on the hockey field has catapulted Ashleigh Ensbey into contention to be named the Clarence Valley Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year.

The 17-year-old from Lawrence represented the NSW State side which finished 8th at the National Under-18 Girls Hockey Championships at Launceston in April.

Ashleigh Ensbey (NSW State U18 Girls), Tyler Gaddes (NSW State U18 Boys), Rhys Cropper (NSW State U18 Boys) and Mackenna Ensbey (NSW Blues U18 Girls) at the 2020 Australian Under-18 Hockey Championships at Launceston on Friday, 16th April, 2021, after NSW State secured the Under-18 Boys title with a 2-1 win over Western Australia Gold.

In May she captained the Grafton side to victory at the NSW Under-18 Girls Division Two titles.

The following week she captained the North Coast team which won its first NSW CHS Open Girls title in 26 years after beating Hunter, who had won the past five years. Ash was also named Player of the Carnival, and selected in the NSW Combined High Schools team to play a Tri-Series against Combined Catholic Colleges and Combined Independent Schools in July.

Ashleigh Ensbey searches for a player upfield during the Grafton Hockey Association Under-16 grand final at Brent Livermore Field in 2018.

In June she was also selected for the NSW Under-21 squad after playing at the NSW Open Championships for Coffs Harbour.

As a result of her outstanding achievements, Ashleigh has been voted the GSW Junior Sportsperson of the Month, and becomes a finalist for GSW Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year to be named at the 2021 Clarence Valley Sports Awards at Bowlo Sport and Leisure Yamba in November.

Clarence Valley Sports Awards logo.

The Clarence Valley Sports Awards are organised by the Clarence Valley Sports Councils and supported by The Daily Examiner and Grafton Shoppingworld.

To nominate for next month please provide brief details of the outstanding recent achievements of a Clarence Valley athlete who deserves recognition in the community via email to [e-mail] or message to the Clarence Valley Sports Awards Facebook page.