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NOT every footballer gets to make history but for a talented young full-back at Buckie Community High School that is exactly what has happened. For Caitlin Carnegie (13) the call most footballers can only ever dream of – to represent her country – has come true when she heard she has been selected for the BGC International Girls Team under-15s squad against Wales in early August. If that were not an honour enough, it has emerged that the BCHS under-15 and Deveronvale left-back is the first girl to be called up by Scotland from the school. Her selection comes hot on the heels of her inclusion in the North of Scotland under-15 squad along with fellow BCHS stars Lori Lappin and Catie Carter. It was a case of try and try again for the S3 student to get a shot at wearing the dark blue, having got through the first phase of trials for the national team last year but not making the cut at the second session. This time round, over two trials held at Dundee, she earned the right to be among the 16 players representing Scotland against the Welsh. She said: “I’m very excited to be in the squad. “I did think I was good enough to get through although the quality of the players at the trials was very high, there were a lot of good players from the Edinburgh and Glasgow area there so it’s great to make it. “We’ve got our first squad training day in July so I’m really looking froward to that. I’m hopeful of getting on at some stage in the game
against Wales, we’ll see.” In the meantime, Caitlin has been enjoying the Women’s World Cup where Scotland made their debut in the competition against England, a game ultimately decided by a controversial refereeing decision. “That was never a penalty,” she said, echoing the thoughts of a nation.
See full story in Banffshire Advertiser 18.06.2019