Ashley Aitken and Ryan Swan and Gabriel Wilkinson and Megan Spurling of the senior schools were the six recipients at the 14th annual Denton Hurdle Memorial Awards at Hamilton Princess yesterday. The awards are in memory of the late Warwick Academy PE teacher and rugby player. Students are nominated by their respective schools based on several qualities which include participation, leadership, sportsmanship, self discipline and dedication.

Palmer of Somerset Primary represents her school in several sports, including netball, swimming, softball and track and field, with her running exploits the most notable. She won the KPMG junior series in her age group and was selected to represent Bermuda at last year's CUT Games.

Robinson, of Prospect, captains PHC's under-11 soccer team as well as Western Stars' junior cricket team. He also placed third in this year's Heritage Day Junior Classic road race.

Aitken's list of sports include basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, cross country and track, but it is in swimming where the Saltus student has made her mark. She holds two age group records and is a current member of the national team.

Ryan Swan is head boy at Warwick Academy where he represents the school in cross country, softball, soccer, tennis, badminton, cricket, basketball and golf. He is currently Bermuda's number one tennis player in the under-14 age group and is also Bermuda's number one badminton player in his age group.

Spurling also plays a long list of sports, including volleyball, swimming, softball, football, track, badminton and hockey. She captains the Swifts hockey team and was their MVP and top scorer, and is Bermuda's vice-captain.

Spurling represented Bermuda at the Junior Pan-American Games in Chile in 1997 and the senior team in the CAC Games in Venezuela. She has been offered a place on the Kent University hockey team for the upcoming school year.

Wilkinson also represents his school in many sports, including football, cricket, softball and track and field. His biggest achievements have come in the area of track and field where he is noted for his strength in the discus and shot putt. He broke the high school discus record this year and was co-senior school champion.

TEEN VISITOR STUNS SEEDS TEN Teen visitor stuns seeds Seventeen-year-old visitor Kamla Palmer has caused a few upsets at this week's Colonial Open tennis tournament at Pomander Gate.

Palmer, from Venezuela, first surprised third seed Lavern Stowe in the ladies open singles, 6-1, 6-3, and then eliminated top seed Julie Lunn from the ladies B singles yesterday.

Palmer met Zara DeSilva -- also playing in this tournament -- while attending the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida and received the trip to Bermuda as a graduation gift from her family. She is staying with DeSilva's family.

DeSilva, seeded fourth in the ladies B, has advanced to the quarter-finals in that event. She has also advanced to the quarters in the ladies open singles and will meet her friend in the next round today at 11.15.

Both players reached the finals in last week's junior tournament at Port Royal which was won by DeSilva. The two youngsters have also teamed up in the ladies doubles and advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Ellen Booke and Clare Warburton 7-6, 6-4.

In other tournament upsets, unseeded Donya Gilbert eliminated the third seed and 1998 finalist Valda Peniston-Charles 6-3, 6-4, and in men's B, David Geraghty, unseeded, defeated eighth seed Bruce Robinson.