MEDOWIE Football Club continues to be a powerbase at junior and senior level in the northern NSW region.
The Bumblebees can boast 21 promising Newcastle junior representative players in this year’s Northern NSW Community State Youth Championships.
They are part of a strong Port Stephens contingent aged 11-16, who will showcase their skills at the prestigious annual tournament to be staged from 7-11 July at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility.
The best community junior footballers from across northern NSW will represent their respective member zones and battle it out against each other to be crowned State Cup champions.
Teams will compete in the Under 12, Under 13, Under 14, Under 15 and Under 16 boys and girls divisions.
Last year, Newcastle proved the dominant region – capturing the Under 12 Girls, Under 12 Boys, Under 13 Boys, Under 14 Girls and Under 16 Boys championship titles.
Medowie FC committee member Matt Morris, who will coach this year’s Newcastle Under 13 Boys squad with club mate Brad Hunt, told News Of The Area that the “cream of Port Stephens’ emerging junior football talent will be on show.”
“While I’m proud to see Medowie FC juniors selected in the various squads, it is encouraging to have the best young prospects in the region on board,” said Morris.
“It is a great opportunity for the Port Stephens juniors to show their wares at a representative level.”
Medowie FC’s outstanding crop of junior representatives include:
– (Under 12 Boys) Jack Blue, Sam Lynch and Brax Thompson
– (Under 12 Girls) Olivia Pacevski, Asher McDonald and Alice Pegg
– (Under 13 Boys) Lachlan Wright, Jacob Bonham, Toby Cox, Byron Hunt, Jordan O’Dwyer, Zac Poole, Taylor Walker and Chace White
– (Under 13 Girls) Kaliyah Butler and Mia Curnow
– (Under 14 Boys) Tyler Lavender, Leo Marland, Lincoln Prout, Flynn Tolhurst and Quincey Wilson
Other talented Port Stephens juniors to earn Newcastle caps include:
– (Under 12 Boys) Armie Neaves (Tilligerry FC) and Jonah Punshon (Nelson Bay FC)
– (Under 12 Girls) Indianna Eccles (Tilligerry FC)
– (Under 13 Boys) Nick Campbell (Nelson Bay FC), Finn Dellow and Luka Vuletic (Tilligerry FC)
– (Under 13 Girls) Zoe Adams, Madeline Duckett, Aaliyah Kemp, Jesse O’Tool and Sofia Stilo (Tilligerry FC), Macenzy Chapman and Indyanna Chapman (Nelson Bay FC)
– (Under 14 Boys) Oliver Boyers, Xavier Grill, Harry Kowaliw, Rhys Stratilas and Zac Wood (Nelson Bay FC), Liam Munro and Ethan Nunn (Raymond Terrace FC)
– (Under 14 Girls) Ava Chamberlain and Mylie Johnson (Tilligerry FC) and Zara Wilson (Nelson Bay FC)
Leading Medowie FC coaches Morris and Hunt will guide the Newcastle Under 13 Boys along with Sam Ross and Felicity Pacevski (Under 12 Girls) and Jaye Walker (Under 14 Girls).
Tilligerry FC’s State Youth Cup championship-winning mentor Spencer Doyle takes the coaching reins of the Newcastle Under 12 Boys squad with Nadine Dellow in charge of the Under 13 Girls.
By Chris KARAS
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