Soccer, Rugby League, Cricket, Games and Camps

Newcastle women in Australian under 17 football squad / Newcastle Junior Rugby League semi results and draw / Newcastle junior cricket registrations now on / Registration extended for some sports in Sydney’s world games / NSW Sport and Recreation camps

Newcastle women in Australian under 17 football squad

Westfield Women’s under 17 coach Robert Hooker has announced a squad comprised of 34 of Australia's best young women players for a four day camp to be held at Valentine Park, Sydney. The squad includes six players from Newcastle - Tara Andrews, Hannah Brewer, Courtney Miller, Gemma Pearce, Madeline Searl, and Emily Van Egmond.

“The squad has some of the best technically gifted young players that Australia has produced,” said Head Coach Robert Hooker. “It is the start of the serious build up to the ASEAN Cup in November.”

With four players backing up following the Westfield Young Matildas campaign in China earlier this month, coach Hooker believes this experience will be vital to the training squad.

“Emily Van Egmond (Newcastle), Nicola Bolger, Tiegan Allan and Sam Kerr are all backing up after the Under 20 campaign. They will add a great deal of quality and experience to the upcoming camp as well as the ASEAN Cup in Myanmar (October) and Asian Cup in Thailand (November) tournaments,” Hooker continued. “The Asian Cup is also the qualifying tournament for the Under 17 World Cup so it is very important for the development of this group of players.”

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Australia Women’s Under 17 training squad:

Teigan Allen (Sydney), Tara Andrews (Newcastle), Nicole Bolger (Sydney), Hannah Brewer (Newcastle), Sharni Brown (Sydney), Ashley Brown (Melbourne), Catherine Brown (Canberra), Nicole Calder (Adelaide), Stephanie Catley (Melbourne), Brianna Davey (Melbourne), Erika Elze (Brisbane), Ashlee Faul (Adelaide), Grace Field (Canberra), Caitlin Foord (Sydney), Caitlin Friend (Melbourne), Michaela Hatzirodos (Brisbane), Amy Higgins (Brisbane), Kahlia Hogg (Canberra), Courtney Holmwood (Brisbane), Samantha Kerr (Perth), Lani Honecker (Huskisson, Alexandra Huynh (Sydney), Alanna Kennedy (Sydney), Heidi Makrillos (Sydney), Courtney Miller (Newcastle), Gemma Pearce (Newcastle), Candace Sciberras (Sydney), Madeline Searl (Newcastle), Rachael Soutar (Sydney), Rebekah Stott (Brisbane), Emily Van Egmond (Newcastle), Ruth Wallace (Adelaide), Jessie Wharepouri (Sydney), Brittany Whitfield (Brisbane).

The camp is to be held at Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, from 13 to 16 August

For more on this story go to: http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=28681

Northern NSW Football (soccer) news

To find out the latest news for Northern NSW Football including inter-district competitions go to: http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/default.aspx

Newcastle Football is one of six associations under the umbrella of Northern NSW Football. The other Associations are Football Far North Coast; Football Mid North Coast; Hunter Valley Football; Macquarie Football; North Coast Football; Northern Inland Football.

Newcastle Junior Rugby League semi results and Aug 15 draw

The results of the semi-finals in the Newcastle junior rugby league on August 8 were as follows:

10/1: South 20 Central 12; Valentine 24 South 22
10/2: Raymond Terrace 40 Valentine 0; Waratah 36 West 10
10/3: Raymond Terrace 18 Swansea 6; Stockton won on forfeit
10/4: Belmont North 26 Dudley 24; Windale 30 Cardiff 24
11/1: Central 36 Kotara 12; Valentine 28 South 0
11/2: Swansea 30 West 12; Nelson Bay 38 Cardiff 6
11/3: Dudley 30 West 6; South 12 Mallabula 10
11/4: Central 30 Nelson Bay 18; Kotara 28 South 16
12/1: Kotara 14 Dudley 6; Central 20 West 4
12/2: Valentine 18 Wallsend Maryland 12; South 6 Swansea 4
12/3: West 6 South 4; South Lakes 28 Wangi 8
12/4: Valentine 18 Kotara 14; Central 20 Belmont North 4

For draw and grounds for the minor and major semis on August 15th go to: http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=7-2358-0-0-0&sID=144559&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9712136&sectionID=144559

To find out more and other news for Schoolboys Rugby League in Newcastle go to:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2358-0-0-0

Newcastle junior cricket club registrations now on

To register for a Newcastle junior cricket club go to: http://www.newcric.org.au/files/2305/files/6njca%20club%20registration%20dates%20and%20venues.pdf

For more information on Newcastle junior cricket go to: http://www.newcric.org.au/

World Masters Games – registration deadline extended for some sports

Some sports, including basketball, are accepting late registrations for Sydney’s World Masters Games. To find out which sports are doing so, go to http://www.2009worldmasters.com/.

What's on around NSW with Sport and Recreation

NSW Sport and Recreation runs programs that will help you get active, improve your fitness or try a new sport. For more details of what’s on in the region go to: http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/active/whatson.asp