It was perfect conditions on the final day of the Newcastle series which was held from 29 September to 2 October. Darragh's title was never in doubt following her impressive showing.

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The win will give Darragh confidence going into the national final in Melbourne early next year, where she will be hoping to go one better from her second placed finish in this year's nationals.

The win marks a successful end to the year for Darragh, who took out the U-14 state titles in July in Maroubra.

The win marks a successful week for Darragh, who was recently selected in the IAS' 'Lonestar' program.

This year the IAS has named their biggest ever 'Lonestar' squad, with athletes representing 22 different sports.

The Gromsearch Series runs in more than 10 countries and sees over 3 000 competitors compete globally.

The competition attempts to unearth the next big surfing superstars and features U-12, U-14 and U-16 divisions in both male and female divisions.

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