A final celebration for the 2025 Blacktown Storm Season
We closed out the incredible 2025 Blacktown Storm season in style this past Saturday with our annual Presentation Day and Night at West HQ. What a celebration it was! The energy was high as we came together to reflect on an unforgettable season, honouring the dedication, passion and hard work of our amazing coaches, managers, referees, players, parents and supporters. A huge thank you to everyone who made 2025 such a incredible success!
As part of our annual presentation day, we honoured this year’s Junior and Youth League Graduates and inducted players and coaches of long-standing Storm careers into the Storm Legacy. Congratulations to the 2025 Graduating Storm Class!
2025 Storm Legacy Inductees:
Coach Terrance Rone - Years active as a Head Coach for Storm - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Trasel Rone - Years active as a Blacktown Storm Player - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Jico Reyes - Years active as a Blacktown Storm Player - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
LeBron Dwayne Castanares - Years active as a Blacktown Storm Player - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
2025 Junior Graduates:
Pavle Paravinja - Years active - 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Charbel Khalil - Years active - 2023, 2024 and 2025
Lachlan Wearne - Years active - 2023, 2024 and 2025
Rilpuou Dut - Years active - 2023, 2024 and 2025
Avleen Waraich - Years active - 2024 and 2025
Giselle Fernando - Years active - 2024 and 2025
Abdull Rahman Fachikh - Years active - 2025
Jayden Othman - Years active - 2025
Marko Dopudj - Years active - 2025
Stella Puletua - Years active - 2025
2024 Youth League Graduates:
Daniel Paino - Years active - 2024 and 2025
Hayden Johnson - Years active - 2025
Abeny Manasseh - Years active - 2025
Dstani Foley - Years active - 2025
And of course, a massive congratulations to all our team and major award winners, your achievements are something truly special.
List of 2025 Blacktown Storm Special Award Winners:
Junior Coach of the Year - U14 Girls Purple - Augusto “Boogz” Delos Reyes
Senior Coach of the Year - Wheelchair - Josh Meoli
Junior Female Player of the Year - U14 Girls Purple - Kaya Kumar
Senior Female Player of the Year - Youth League Women - Alexandra Paino
Junior Male Player of the Year - U16 Boys Purple - Ceefah Lemiri
Senior Male Player of the Year - Youth League Men - Kuchtiel Dut
Junior Referee of the Year - Lucas Kuehne
Senior Referee of the Year - Dustin D’Souza
List of 2025 Blacktown Storm Team Award Winners:
U12 Boys Purple
Most Improved Player - Nathan Gasendo
Coaches Award - Ater Dut
Most Valuable Player - Lucas Cuento-Reynoso
U12 Boys Gold
Most Improved Player - Ziggy Metuangaro
Coaches Award - Isaac Au-Yeung
Most Valuable Player - Hadraniel Mendoza
U12 Girls
Most Improved Player - Megan Sutch
Coaches Award - Georgia Mataupu
Most Valuable Player - Arleen Manak
U14 Boys Purple
Most Improved Player - Louis Szittner
Coaches Award - Deron Sarsonas
Most Valuable Player - Onyx Reyes
U14 Boys Gold
Most Improved Player - Evan Pan
Coaches Award - Thon Mabior Thon
Most Valuable Player - Alexander La
U14 Girls Purple
Most Improved Player - Elyssa Valenton
Coaches Award - Liana Hemana
Most Valuable Player - Kaya Kumar
U14 Girls Gold
Most Improved Player - Ivy Metuangaro
Coaches Award - Abigail Kamara
Most Valuable Player - Harjap Jassal
U16 Boys Purple
Most Improved Player - Themcir Dit
Coaches Award - Ryan Lanau
Most Valuable Player - Ceefah Lemiri
U16 Boys Gold
Most Improved Player - Brendan Szittner
Coaches Award - Zachery Mateariki
Most Valuable Player - Caelan Green
U16 Girls Purple
Most Improved Player - Irene Taatiti
Coaches Award - Deeva Patel
Most Valuable Player - Grace Kamara
U16 Girls Gold
Most Improved Player - Olivia Bush
Coaches Award - Indiah Heffey
Most Valuable Player - Danielle Penarubia
U18 Boys
Most Improved Player - Lachlan Wearne
Coaches Award - Jico Reyes
Most Valuable Player - Elijah Rone
U18 Girls Purple
Most Improved Player - Celine Laroche-Coralie
Coaches Award - Stephanie McKay
Most Valuable Player - Chelsea Quimpo
U18 Girls Gold
Most Improved Player - Isabella Tugade
Coaches Award - Martha Mundackal
Most Valuable Player - Stella Puletua
Youth League Men
Most Improved Player - Adieng Makuei
Coaches Award - James Leo
Most Valuable Player - Kuchtiel Dut
Youth League Women
Most Improved Player - Alexandra Paino
Most Defensive Player - Nykoth Deyb
Most Valuable Player - Naiobe Reid
Waratah Men
Most Improved Player - Raphael Gundi
Coaches Award - Joshua Lillas
Players’ Player - Noman Massimino
Wheelchair
Most Improved Player - Brianna Palamara
Coaches Award - Ben Meoli
Most Valuable Player - Taitum Brown
