S. Anselm’s Under 11 Netball Tournament, Saturday 20th March
Under 11B Squad: Alice S, Sky U, Ella R, Arabella S, Imogine H, Ella T, Francesca B, Isobel H, Mariella G, Erin S, Keeley R.
U11B Results: Initial rounds – v Packwood A, won 4 – 1; v St Peter & St Paul A, lost 0 – 3; v Great Longstone B, won 1 – 0; v Ashdell B, won 4 – 1; v Sheffield High, lost 0 – 10.
U11B were 3rd in their group and 5th place overall in the tournament.
Under 11A Squad: Arabella H, Annie GP, Beth D, Jessica RS, Arabella A, Ella N, Georgy H, Oonagh S.
U11A Results: Initial rounds – V Packwood B, won 13 – 0; v St Peter & St Paul B, won 6 – 0; V Great Longstone A, won 4 – 1; v Ashdell A, won 11 – 0; v Terra Nova, won 14 – 1.
U11A were 1st overall in their group. Semi-final: v St Peter & St Paul A, won 9 – 2. Final v Sheffield High, won 6 – 4. U11A were 1st overall.
The weather was not favourable for our tournament this year, with continual drizzle ensuring everyone was damp to the core. However, it did not stop the x12 teams who had entered from enjoying playing in it, or the huge amount of supporters attending. The atmosphere was super, thank you to all the girls who played so impressively; the groundsmen for helping to prepare the courts; Julie and her fabulous team for the ongoing refreshments throughout the afternoon; the staff from other schools who entered and brought their teams; our marvellous 5th years and gappies Clare and Holly for helping the tournament to run so smoothly; Mrs Mason for all her help with admin; and Mrs Whawell and Mrs Northcott for umpiring the finals – we could not have done it without you all!
The under 11Bs had a super afternoon and I was particularly pleased with their performance. They all played brilliantly and did very well in their group, often playing against other schools’ A teams. They were 3rd in their group and 5th overall, narrowly missing out on the semi-finals, well done girls! What a difference from the Foremarke Tournament they played in at the start of term and real indicator of how far you have come in this season!
This was definitely the day for the A squad. In a couple of tournaments this team have been unlucky, with the draw going against them, or order of play, or even goal difference; not so this time! They made light work of the initial rounds, as the results above show. Our shooters Annie and Heapie were on fire, defence Oonagh and Georgy were solid, timing their interceptions well and distributing their passes effectively. Mid court players Ella N, Arabella A and Beth D, were super at bringing the ball down the court; whilst centre Jess RS worked tirelessly, making super interceptions and feeding some blistering passes into the D.
As winners of the group we faced St. Peter & St Paul A team, runners up of the other group in the semi-finals. Our girls were equally matched by them for the first couple of minutes, but then pulled ahead, building on their lead in the second half to win comfortably 9 – 2.
We faced Sheffield High in the finals, a team we had narrowly beaten by one goal in a friendly game two weeks earlier. A few minutes into the first half 2- 1 up, our awesome GD Georgy went over on her ankle, fracturing it, so had to be helped from the court. After quick team swap, the girls dug in, playing out of their skins, with players in positions that were not their usual. We had kept the one goal lead at half time, then pulled ahead, finishing 6 – 4 ahead at the end of the game, in this nail biting final.
We had done it – the third under 11 squad in a row to win our own tournament! Well played all and thanks very much to our marvellous parental supporters for all you cheering on this afternoon and in all the other matches this season. Well done to all the under 11s, I have really enjoyed coaching you all this term and watching your play develop, there is a lot of talent amongst you, keep working hard!
DLB
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Fri, March 26, 2010
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