U12's at Oakham School Tournament

S. Anselm’s gained 2nd place overall in the cup final

Match results: 

v Wellow House WON 7 – 2 
v St John’s Cambridge WON 5 – 2 
v Witham Hall WON 4 – 2
v OBH WON 11 – 3

S. Anselm’s were placed 1st in their section and went through to the Semi finals of the Cup competition.

Semi final v Oakham WON 11 – 3

Final v Spratton Hall LOST 8 – 3

Player of the tournament – Chloe R- S
Motivator of the tournament – Emma H ( Thank you for coming along to support and motivate the U12A team for the whole day particularly with an injury!)

What a super day of netball, the weather was perfect and the dynamic team were ready for action after a successful game of netball on the previous day v Abbots Bromley. The team had a very hard section and it was going to be tight. It was lovely to see Georgina H and Jessica R-S supporting the team from the U11 side of which they were both extremely valuable players throughout the day. In the first game V Wellow House, it started off very close and at half time the score was only 2 – 1 this was not down to bad play just missed shots on goal from S. Anselm’s. However, Olivia C certainly turned this around in the 2nd half and the team whizzed onto winning 7 – 2. After a motivational team talk which included Mrs Northcott highlighting that she needed to see sparkle on court! The team looked like they were ready to win the next few games of which they did! Super play once again from G Turner and O Cridland as well as solid defensive play from Georgina H, Eleanor T and Fran F. The matches V St John’s and Witham Hall were very close and the opposition were good solid sides. All S. Anselm’s needed to do was to play there own game and cope under pressure. S. Anselm’s rose to the challenge. Lily S and Chloe R-S worked tirelessly in the centre court and fed the shooters with confidence and flare! It was super to see L Rusling, Emma H and Jessica R-S providing crucial encouragement at all times to their fellow players. It was also great to see the team winning their section and getting through to the semi finals as winners. The match was against Oakham. They were tall and skilful, however S. Anselm’s certainly stepped up a gear and won the semi final convincingly. Great play from the shooters particularly and once again the team worked hard off the ball to ensure constant pressure on the opposition. The final was against Spratton Hall, once again very very tall players! ( even Mrs Northcott looked small!). S. Anselm’s started off well and in defence, Georgina H and Fran F certainly defended hard in the shooting circle but the opposing shooters were just too tall! Chloe R-S as Centre went down with a hand injury of which Jessica R-S came to life on court immediately in the centre position and made her debut calmly and confidently ( Well done once again!). Overall S. Anselm’s put up a good fight but Spratton Hall went ahead late on in the first half and this was just enough to ensure their win in the final. Overall it was a super day of netball and it was lovely for us all to see a spectacular performance from all the players in the U12A side. Once again, it was a very proud moment and outstanding netball from a strong team at S. Anselm’s. MPN