Top honours for Henry and Elly at WRAS award night

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Jul 11 2025 Updated 4 hours ago

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Henry Kross was named Future Stars Athlete of the Year and 2025 WRAS Athlete of the Year runner-up. PHOTOS: Supplied

Parkes athletes have received some of the top honous at the Western Region Academy of Sport's (WRAS) annual presentation evening in Bathurst.

Our squash superstar Henry Kross who was part of the Future Stars program was announced as the Future Stars Athlete of the Year and 2025 WRAS Athlete of the Year runner-up.

"Receiving the WRAS award was exciting and really surprising," he said.

"It was my...

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