Sport
13 July, 2026
Cleo attracts eye of state selectors
YOUNG Boort hockey star Cleo Velleley has been asked to try out for the state team after her performances at the State Junior Championships on the weekend.
YOUNG Boort hockey star Cleo Velleley has been asked to try out for the state team after her performances at the State Junior Championships on the weekend.
Chloe was a member of the North West Lightning Under 14 Girls team at the titles along with Magpies teammate Hayley Stringer.
The Lightning representative side brings together players from the Goulburn Valley, Hockey Central Victoria, Sunraysia and Wimmers districts as well as North Central.
The team finished fifth of nine sides, winning the fifth place play off against the Western Wildcats.
Another Boort player, Emily Henderson, played in the U16 Girls representative team, which finished eighth in its age group with just one win for the tournament.
Wedderburn’s Sullivan Steel played for the U14 Boys team, which also finished eighth in its competition.
Sullivan scored an outfield goal against the Gippsland Bulls in Lightning’s only win, which was a 6-0 thumping.
The best performance by a Lightning team was the U12 Girls, who finished third.
Millie Pink, who transferred from Boort to Sea Lake this season, was the side’s goalkeeper.
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