A NUMBER of Beerwah Oztag players have been selected to compete in the Queensland and national representative teams.
Sophie Kerridge, Ruby Morgan and Annika Little have been selected from Beerwah for U14s girls national team.
Beerwah Oztag players Kai Carter and Charlie Barons have been picked for the U12s boys Australian squad.
As for the state of origin Queensland teams, Sophie Kerridge was selected for the U14 girls squad, and Kai Carter was picked for the U12 boys side.
Venue manager, Steve Barons, said he was extremely proud of the kids who were selected for states and nationals in the venue’s second year of existence.
“Wow!!!! So I’ve just seen that Kai Carter from U12s boys and Sophie Kerridge U14 Girls have been selected for Queensland state of origin teams this year,” he said.
“Such a fantastic achievement and I’m so incredibly proud of them.
“Kai and Sophie were also selected along with Annika Little, Ruby Morgan and Charlie Barons to compete at this year’s nationals, with Elliott Rowlands as first sub.”
He added that he is looking forward to seeing all the kids selected improve as the years go on.
“So much local talent and I expect next year may even emerge some fringe players that are knocking on the door,” Steve said.
“Can’t wait to see them perform down at Coffs Harbour later in the year.”
Steve only started the venue last year, after identifying a gap in the market for Hinterland kids wanting to play Oztag.
Before the Beerwah Oztag venue was opened by Steve, the closest venues kids could play at were Caboolture, Caloundra or Maroochydore.
Congratulations to everyone selected!
