Cairns hockey juniors line up for Queensland squads

Cairns hockey juniors line up for Queensland squads

YOUNG GUNS: Shaylee Atkinson, Jesse Folpp, Sophie Glover, Kyle Overlack, Shana Coyle, Brayden Naess, Sophie Gilligan, Cade Coghlan, Renee Barber and Faith Tippet have been selected in Queensland U15 and U16 squads. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

CAIRNS’ reputation as a hockey nursery received a boost this weekend when 20 juniors were picked for Queensland squads.

Eight were picked for the Queensland under-15s squad, while 12 were named in the under-16 squad.

The under-15s were chosen following the state championships last month.

The squad will meet in February for a weekend of trials where two boys’ and two girls’ teams will be named to compete at the Australian championships.

The Queensland team will compete in Narellan, NSW, in April.

The under-16s will attend a development camp in Townsville in November.

Queensland Hockey split the state in two for the camps.

Another will be held in Brisbane. Cairns Hockey officials were rapt with the results as the Cairns region produced more Queensland squad members than any other outside of Brisbane.

CAIRNS HOPEFULS

Under-15s: Cade Coghlan, Jesse Folpp, Brayden Naess, Kyle Overlack, Renee Barber, Sophie Gilligan, Mia Hodge, Ashleigh Seivers.

Under-16s: Aden Conlan, Connor Gordon, Luke Howard, Deejay Mann, Joshua Sutton, Shaylee Atkinson, Sarah Cochran, Shana Coyle, Sophie Glover, Liv McArthur, Faith Tippet, Abby Toshach.

Originally published as Cairns hockey juniors line up for Queensland squads