A group of Illawarra juniors are getting ready to compete on the national stage.
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Nine talents from Illawarra South Coast have received the call-up to represent NSW at the 2020 Australian Hockey Championships, which will be held at two venues across the country.
Five locals were picked across the under-18s women's and men's teams, while there were four players elevated in the under-15s divisions.
Lucinda Preoo will represent the NSW under-18s women's team while Mackenzie Ford, Imogen Fowles and Libby Hall have been picked in the U/18s women's Blues (B) team.
Sam Wright-Smith has been selected in the state's under-18s men's side.
In the under-15s grade, Illawarra South Coast duo Lucinda Nash and Lily Twigg were picked in the state's girls squad.
Taz Nyrhinen will compete for the NSW under-15s boys team while Brendan Clinch was selected in the state's under-15s boys B side.
The Australian U/18s Hockey Championships will be held in Launceston while the under-15s tournament will be held in Bathurst, both in mid-April.
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