British Colleges select ten local youngsters

Fareham pair Sophie Raymond [left] and Tara Lemon, right.

Christmas has come early for ten Hampshire students who are celebrating selection for the British Colleges representative hockey teams.
Four of them are from Peter Symonds’ - Toby Dudson, Isaac Hocking and Sam White, along with Holly Downs – while Brockenhurst provide three more selections, among them goalkeeping duo Jez Baker and Ben Rigby.
The boys and girls squads will spend a new year weekend at a Lincoln-based training camp before playing England Under-16s on March 4.
The local youngsters selected are -
Boys: Toby Dudson, Isaac Hocking and Sam White (Peter Symonds), Jez Baker and Ben Rigby (Brockenhurst).
Girls: Lauren MacKenzie (Barton Peveril), Holly Downs (Peter Symonds), Jean Metcalfe (Brockenhurst), Sophie Raymond and Tara Lemon (Portsmouth).