THREE Bendigo Blaze in-line hockey players hope to set the North American Roller Hockey Championships on fire this weekend.
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Caleb Smith, Callum Janssen and Lockie Reilly are among a 120-player strong contingent who will represent Australia at NARCh in Hawaii.
Forty-three teams from around the world will converge on the Pacific Island for the championships.
Australia has seven “Southern Stars” teams entered in the competition.
Smith will compete in the under-12s, Janssen is the 14s captain and Reilly will play for the 16s squad from April 12 to 14.
Teams will play round matches on Friday and Saturday, before finals on Sunday.
The trio have been travelling to Melbourne to train with their team-mates for the past three months to prepare for the titles.
Smith, Janssen and Lockie Reilly have all impressed after playing for the Bendigo Blaze Inline Hockey Club, which is based at The Zone in East Bendigo.
They were among 18 players from Bendigo who represented either Victoria or Tasmania at last year’s Australian Championships, where they were selected for Australia.