Katie Duffy, Jasmine Hyde, Cian Leahy, Nakirra O'Brien, Cassidy Perrin and Ella Smith have been training with the North Coast Academy of Sport for the last few months, developing their netball skills alongside other talented players on the North Coast.

NCAS entered two teams into the your local club Academy Games, hosted by the Hunter Academy of Sport, in and around Newcastle.

Cian and Ella played in the high-paced division one competition, with Jasmine, Nakirra, Cassidy and Katie were selected into the division two team.

Jasmine was named in the division two merit team, after opposition coaches deemed her as an MVP throughout the tournament.

The girls will now wait patiently to see if they have done enough to be selected into the NCAS squads to compete in Orange at the NNSW Academy Challenge in September.

This is an important competition where NSW state selectors attend, with the NSW under-17 trials set to follow not long after.

Closer to home, Hastings Valley Netball Association will host their representative carnival on May 5.

Junior and senior representative teams from all over our region will come together to continue their preparations for the 2019 state titles.

Thursday Night Mixed Social Comp commences on May 2.

Get your workmates, uni buddies, school friends (14 and over) together and enter a team now.

Great way for business teams to prepare for the Business House Cup, later in the year.

If you are keen to play but can't form your own team, contact social competition coordinator Lucy Brown and she will find a team for you.

Please email lucybrown8@hotmail.com for more information.

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