Glen Innes Public School is reigning in the achievements, with a number of students selected to represent the Northern New England region for Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) soccer and football.
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Following school selection both a boys and girls junior soccer team were selected to contest the Northern New England selections with aspirations to reach the State Carnival later this year.
GIPS students Brooke Burgis, Lily Sharman, Charlotte Love, Bailey de Jong and Roy Duddy were successful in gaining selection for Northern New England team in Tenterfield on February 7 to compete against fellow students from across the New England area.
Following a washout for the boys’ competitions, Brooke Burgis, Bailey de Jong and Roy Duddy progressed to selection for the Northern West trials, held at the Armidale UNE Sports Union on Friday, April 4.
After achieving selection for Northern New England, primary soccer players Nick Farnham, Jayden Farrugia, and Owen Walmsley elected to transition into the rugby league branch of trial competitions achieving Northern selection on April 1.
Jesse and Connor O’Brien, Jamie Doney, Mitchell Varcoe, Mackenzie Moffitt, Dylan Easterbrook, William Archibald, Hayden Doyle and Luke Mepham were selected as part of the Northern New England team, traveling to contest the Northern Trials on April 1.
In a tough competition, students Connor O’Brien and Jesse O’Brien were successful in Northern selection, progressing to finals held on April 7 at the Armidale UNE Sports Union.
GIPS spokesperson Jane Lawrence said the competition offered students an excellent opportunity to test their skills against the pinnacle of primary school sporting competition.
“It was a great experience,” Ms Lawrence said.
With schools travelling from across the region to compete, GIPS students went up against fellow athletes from Tenterfield, Moree, Armidale, Tamworth, Inverell and more in tough trials calling for the highest level of performance.
“Armidale and Tamworth were the most challenging,” Ms Lawrence said, commending the region’s schools for providing tough competition throughout each event.
While local students did not reach state selection level, Ms Lawrence said the school is proud to produce high achieving students contending at the higher levels of regional competition, with aspirations to take up the challenge again next year.
