WA 18s off to a flyer!

The West Australian teams at the Under 18 National Championships are off to a great start, with both teams having huge wins on the first day of their campaign.

The men’s side had a strong 3-nil win against Queensland with goals scored through Chaz Davies, Thomas Keating and Hamish Adamson.

Shortly after, the women matched up against Victoria’s development team, coming out with a whopping 8-0 win, and goals scored through six individual goal scorers in Nicole Enslin, Mikayla Blackham, Saysha Pillay, Beatriz Monger-Molowny, Maddison Fenwick and Elyssa Melville.

Tomorrow the men will line up against South Australia and the women against Australian Capital Territory, as well as day one of the Under 15 Competition getting underway.

Follow the Under-15s National Championships here.

Follow the Under-18s National Championships here.

Today's The West Australian newspaper has extensive coverage of the Hockey WA Under-15 and Under-18 sides, as part of its new "Hockey Central" column. Also featured in today's column (Thursday 8 April) are the men's and women's All Flags Premier League, Kalgoorlie hockey, the South West Hockey League and the Fuel to Go and Play J11/12 Championships. Get The West each Thursday for your weekly hockey fix in Hockey Central.