Shepparton Youth Club’s Emily Forte in action for North West Lightning’s under-12 girls during the opening day of the 2024 Hockey Victoria Junior State Championships.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
The 2024 Junior State Championships are up and roaring, with Victoria’s best young prospects battling out for state supremacy at the Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex.
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Wednesday’s opening day began with a bang as the skilful, short-format spectacle of Hockey5s kicked off the championships in style.
In one of the final games of the day, a North West Lightning under-12 girls side speckled with Goulburn Valley talents took on North West Metro Tigers in Pool A.
However, the cityslickers emerged victorious with a 6-1 win, the Lightning’s sole goal arriving via an Ava Dalley strike.
News photographer Megan Fisher was in attendance at the smurf turf to snap the action.
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