Young athletes an ace at both cricket and golf

A WHIZ on both the cricket pitch and the golf course, St Clair’s Blake Hodges is a young athlete to watch.

Blake Hodges, who is in Year 4, who won the Sydney West Golf Tournament beating all children up to Year 6.

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A WHIZ on both the cricket pitch and the golf course, St Clair’s Blake Hodges is a young athlete to watch.

In his first golf competition, the 10 year old took out the top spot and became the youngest ever member of the Dunheved Golf Club to get a handicap.

On top of this, Blake recently won the Sydney West PSSA Golf Championships with a personal best score, beating teens up to three years older than him.

If this isn’t enough, Blake is also one of St Clair’s best young cricketers having been selected for Penrith Junior Cricket’s under-11 representative side when he was just nine.

Talented young golfer Blake Hodges.

Blake has been nominated as this week’s Junior Sports Star and St Clair Hawks president Natalie Bradbury said he was one of the best up and coming athletes in the club.

“What I love about Blake is his enthusiasm and passion towards all of his sporting endeavours,” Mrs Bradbury said. “Whatever he tries, he gives it 100 per cent.

“He is also incredibly respectful and polite and shows great sportsmanship; I have a feeling we’ll see great things from this young man in the future.”

Newslocals Junior Sports Star awards are sponsors by Rebel.

There are four categories in the Junior Sports Star. They are:

Young Sporting Spirit (demonstrates fairness)

Junior Sports Star

Service to Sport

Team Spirit

Visit: juniorsportsstar.com.au