COFFS Harbour Netball Association will have five players represent the North Coast at the Netball NSW Regional State Cup in Sydney in October.

Diaz Voglsinger, Marene Greyvenstein, Yasmine Hains, Mia Blackett, and Maya Loader were selected to the North Coast team.

The five Coffs Harbour players were selected to the North Coast team after standout performances at the two-day Regional League tournament that was played at Port Macquarie in April.

A team of ten players and two shadow players were selected from eligible players from Woolgoolga to Great Lakes to represent the North Coast at the Netball NSW Regional State Cup.

The Netball NSW Regional State Cup is a competition that sees the best of the best athletes from around NSW playing off to see who is crowned the state champion region.

Coffs Harbour Netball Association president Tanya Slaviero said it was fantastic to see the five players earn selection for the North Coast team.

“We are extremely proud of all our players from grass roots players on a Saturday and our seniors on a Wednesday night, but to see the effort and dedication that our representative players put into their netball to then get these amazing opportunities to continue their development is fantastic,” she said.

“For Coffs Harbour to be represented with half of this amazing team that will represent in Sydney is fantastic news for our association.”

The proud president also congratulated the other players from the region to make the North Coast team.

“The growth of netball on the Mid North Coast is increasing each year, and I’d also like to congratulate and make mention that two players from Bellingen Netball, Holly Brocker and Arrin Sirrit- Black, together with Nambucca Valley Netball Association players Jemma Wilson and Miia Angel also secured a position in the team,” she said.

“To have nine of the twelve players selected who all play netball on the Coffs Coast shows that we have some talented players in our sport.

“I’d also like to congratulate Stacey Mawby from Nambucca Valley Netball Association who was selected as the Regional Umpire, and Bellingen Netball’s Helen Black and Nicole Grant who were selected as team officials.

“The future of netball is looking good for the Coffs Coast.”

By Aiden BURGESS