The Northern Inland Academy of Sport’s 2018 programs are shaping up to be one of the strongest years to date after receiving record numbers at the first trials for netball and hockey. 

The Glen Innes & District Services Club and Carlo’s IGA Netball squad received record numbers in their trials in Tamworth. Head coach Sophie Sincock was extremely impressed with the mix of talent across the two age groups.

“The level of talent was pleasing and this shows the potential that we can reach throughout the year as an academy,” Sincock said. 

The 2018 NIAS Netball squad is M Collier (Manilla), M Tindale (Armidale), I Folpp, E Chard (Glen Innes), B Donaldson (Tamworth), L Joyce (Armidale), B Gallagher (Gunnedah), I Dominick (Tamworth), C Perkins (Gunnedah), M Dooner (Armidale), M Barnden-Hyde (Uralla), S Thomas (Armidale), S Williams (Gunnedah), B Beatty (Glen Innes), S Mcilveen (Tamworth), J Widders-Lockwood (Armidale), C Eastburn (Baradine), HRodstrom (Curlewis), A Cameron (Glen Innes), A Coxon (Dubbo), C Wright (Glencoe), E Cotter (Armidale), G Burton (Glen Innes), B Elliot (Calala), L Johns (Armidale), S Grant (Armidale), A Barnden-Hyde (Uralla), F Palmer (Tamworth), M Cooke (Glen Innes), S McCormick (Glen Innes), J Partridge (Inverell), L Hamlin (Tamworth), T Ison (Manilla), G Baratt (Inverell), A Ellis and C Ellis

The Wests Entertainment Group Tamworth Hockey program also received a boost in numbers. 

The 2018 girls NIAS Hockey squad is A Green (Walcha), A Horniman (Tamworth), C Eichorn (Armidale), E Startin (Garoo), F  Davidson (Tamworth), H Lennon (Armidale), J Clarke (Niangala), L  Neilson (Armidale), L Frame (Tamworth), M Chalnmers (Armidale), M Sherwood (Tamworth), S Gale (Armidale), T Hillard (Armidale). 

The NIAS boys hockey squad is S Etheridge (Barraba),T Smith (Duri), M Stewart (Delungra), A Wicks (Armidale), L Smith (Armidale), K Wicks (Armidale), S Behrend (Armidale), A Doyle (Bective), B Lambert (Moore Creek), A Taggart, C Carr, D Wilson, G Nash, H McAdam, H Reynolds, J Highlands, L Butler, L Maher, N Farmer, R Constable, S McAdam (all Tamworth).