Ella Wallington.  Photos supplied by Nicole Wallington

TEN-year-old twins Ella and Evie Wallington are both in Year 5 at Emu Plains PS and have been actively involved in sport for several years.

Ella began her representative career in Year 2 and has represented both her school and the Penrith Zone at the Sydney West Athletics Carnival. Last year, Evie also represented the Penrith Zone at Sydney West in athletics and cross country.

This year, both girls were selected to represent Penrith Zone – which includes students from 23 local primary schools – at the Sydney West PSSA Touch Football Gala Day, which was held in Parramatta in June.

Following this event, both Ella and Evie were chosen to play for the Sydney West Regional team at the NSW PSSA Touch Football State Championships in Dubbo, finishing in 5th position from 13 teams.

Following her performance at that event, Ella was selected for the NSW PSSA Touch Football team, a representative side made up of 14 girls from NSW Public Schools, Catholic Schools and Independent Schools. She will travel with the NSW team to Ballarat in October to compete in the National tournament, where NSW will face QLD, VIC, SA, WA, TAS and the ACT.

In addition to touch football, Ella was selected earlier this term from over 100 girls to represent Sydney West in the PSSA Girls Rugby League team and she will compete against other regions in Wyong this September.

Ella’s achievements extend beyond school sport. She was selected for the Sydney Mets U12 Touch Football team and earned a NSW Merit Selection, following her performance at a tournament in Mudgee earlier this year. This came after the success of both Ella and Evie with the Lower Blue Mountains U12 Girls Touch Football team, winning the Junior State Cup tournament in Wagga Wagga back in February.