The finalists in the 2013 Sport Pembrokeshire awards have been announced.

A seven-strong judging panel named the 36 finalists of the popular annual award scheme following a selection meeting last week.

Clr. Elwyn Morse, Pembrokeshire County Council cabinet member for sport, and panel member, said it had been a very difficult task due to the extremely high standard of all the nominees.

"In several of the categories, it proved very difficult to choose just three finalists," he said.

"There are so many sports represented that to try and assess the level of achievement in one sport against another was very challenging.

"We have been amazed by the level and quality of the applications that have come in and we are grateful to all those who suggested nominations and for taking the time to put the names of so many deserving winners forward."

This year's Sport Pembrokeshire Awards attracted a record 133 nominations - 10 more than the previous high in 2012.

All the 36 finalists will be invited to a grand presentation ceremony at Folly Farm on Friday, November 29, where the winners will be announced.

The ceremony will also reveal the winners of two further categories - the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Chairman's Special Achievement Award.

The awards are sponsored by Sport Pembrokeshire, Valero, The Western Telegraph, Folly Farm and Radio Pembrokeshire.

Now in its seventh year, the award scheme aims to recognise those people who have excelled in sport over the last 12 months, or who have given their time to coaching and organising grass roots sport.

Ben Field, manager of Sport Pembrokeshire, the county council's sports development service, which organises the annual event, said the range and quality of nominations had been outstanding.

"We really struggled to select finalists and all panel members are agreed that the real winner is sport in Pembrokeshire," he said.

Sport Pembrokeshire Awards 2013 - Finalists

Coach of the Year: Amy Yelland, Andy Edmundson and Nathan Probert, Pete Freeman.

Female sporting achievement: Amy James, Becky Harries, Ella Richardson.

Male sporting achievement: Andrew Salter, James Coney, Pat Currie.

Boys (U16) sporting achievement: Kieran Griffiths, Liam Cullen, Matthew Williams.

Girls (U16) sporting achievement: Bethan Morris, Gabrielle Ridge, Kelsey Williams.

Disability sport award: Emma Martin, Laurence Brown, Victoria Walters.

Junior (U16) disability sport award: Harry Thomas, Jemma Bowie-Hallam, Morgan Bugler.

Unsung hero: John Williams, Micky Phillips, Nigel Roberts.

Club organiser of the year: Clodagh Llewellin, Dave Howarth, Ron Hovell.

Team achievement of the year: Fishguard and Goodwick RFC 1st Team, Johnston AFC 1st Team, Neyland Cricket Club 1st Team.

Junior (U16) team achievement of the year: Camrose U13s Football Team, Haverfordwest County Football Academy U12s, Pembrokeshire U15 County Cricket Team.

Contribution to school sport award: Ben Sutton, Stephanie Harris, and Rhian Perry, Hayden Grove and Molly Lewis, Rachel Thomas.