Zander Carlson spent last week playing in the 12 Boys State Hockey Championships held in Toowoomba. Zander was an integral part of the Sunshine Coast team playing as a right midfielder. From that position he could direct play and set up dangerous attacks as well as defend against attacks on his team’s goal. Zander scored two goals himself and set up many others for his team.

The Sunshine Coast Team played against teams from all over the state losing just a few games. They finished in third place overall which is a fantastic result. Darling Downs won the State title with Capricornia finishing runners up. 

The highlight of the championships for Zander was being selected in the Queensland team. This is a great achievement as the level of players was very high and Zander is right up there with them. Unfortunately, there are no National Championships this year due to the travel risks so this is a Merit Team only.

Wendy Stott