New England talent was prominent in a gold rush for the NSW under-18s at the Australian Indoor Hockey Festival in Wollongong.
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The men's and women's State sides were both crowned champions.
The men's side featuring Nathan Czinner and Jake McCann, and Goulburn-native but HNE player Brad Smith, defeated Victoria 3-nil in the final while the women's side containing Lily Neilson, Meg Lye and Chelsea Thornton were 6-2 victors over Queensland.
They had breezed into the gold medal game with six successive wins in the pool games, and came out firing in the decider with Eva Reith-Snare scoring two goals in the first three minutes.
Neilson further pressed NSW's advantage with her second goal of the tournament, before Queensland responded through Talicia Canty to make it 3-1 at the first break.
Queensland's Gemma Nguyen scored early in the second quarter to close within a goal but that was as close as they would come. NSW quickly hit back through Heidi Townsend to take a 4-2 lead into half-time.
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Reith-Snare all-but put the result beyond doubt when she found the back of the net midway through the third quarter.
Czinner was outstanding for the men's side.
He was his sides top goalscorer, and the overall second highest for the tournament, with 16 goals, his tally including two four-goal hauls.
McCann captained the side and contributed three goals.
They were also undefeated for the tournament putting some big scores on along the way.
Several New England players also suited up for the respective Blues' sides.
Liam Smith, Rohan Lawrence and Tyler McCann played for the men's side, the latter being called-up from the under-15s, while Maible Chalmers just missed out on a medal with her women's side edged out by Victoria 2-1 in the bronze medal game.
The New England involvement wasn't consigned to the court with Darby Chalmers, backing up from playing in the under-21s competition, stepping up to coach the men's Blues side after they lost their coach just before the tournament, and Hayley Lennon selected to umpire at the championships.
NSW's double delight means the home state has won five of the six titles decided.
