Season 2006-2007
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Reports round-up by league press secretary DEBBIE WINROW
The new winter season sees 15 teams in the league. A
change in format means a five-week fixture list providing teams with plenty of
opportunity to move up or down sections depending on points accumulated. This
format is designed to provide teams with more varied games and increase their
competitive edge on the excellent facilities provided at Kirton Middlecott
sports centre.
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April 26:
The winter netball season is now over and the last
results are in. So the various league positions have been decided and the
trophies won. All will be revealed on the presentation night Friday July 13
(hopefully lucky for some).
The Summer League starts next week May 3 at Boston High School 7pm. The format
is different to the winter with two leagues and a handicap system. There are two
new teams to the league from Pilgrim Hospital so we welcome them. Anyone
wishing to try their hand at netball (even if you have not played since school
— if you loved it then you still will now) is welcome to come along to watch
and/or partake. Individuals or teams always welcome.
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March 15:
D Birds 32 (players’ player award,
Nikki)
Endeavours B 11 (players’ player award, Vanessa Droy)
D Birds took the lead during the first half and dominated the game.
Endeavours found the match difficult as they have just been promoted into league
two and D Birds have just come down from league one.
Donington Ladies 30 (players’ player award, Tanya Holstead, C)
TAZ 18 (players’ player award, Lisa Goodley)
This was a fast-paced game to start with, but one that slowed down towards
the end of the second half. Donington dominated the whole game especially the
shooting and they led 10-1 at quarter-time, 16-3 at half-time and 22-11 at
three-quarter time. TAZ fought back in the third quarter nearly matching the
goals scored, but with such a sizeable deficit, they were unable to fully
catch up.
Boston B 18 (players’ player award, Chloe Loftus)
BHS Blacks 12 (players’ player award, Demi Topliss)
A scrappy game from both teams with not that many successful goal attempts.
Boston took the lead and continued to increase it. BHS fought hard and
matched their rivals’ goal scoring in the third quarter but could not
retrieve the deficit.
BHS Blue 16 (players’ player award, Emily Brader)
BHS Yellow 14 (players’ player award,
Natalie Ruck)
After the first quarter the score was 0-0 with mistakes from both sides.
Blues picked up in the second quarter to gain a good 7-3 lead. Yellows fought
hard and almost gained even goals after three quarters to lead 10-9. Yellows
continued to make the passes count but could not hold on.
Boston A 20 (players’ player award, Hayley Pycock)
BHS Reds 14 (players’ player award, Steph Rance)
Boston started players short giving Reds a quarter time lead 5-3. Boston
returned to full strength for the second quarter and turned the game around.
Boston continued to dominate despite BHS’s best efforts.
Endeavours A 15 (players’ player award, Laura Kitchen)
Gems A 7 (players’ player award, Ellen
McGarel)
At half time Endeavours had an 8-4 lead and were defending well. It was a
good, even game but Endeavours’ shooters were on top form, giving them a
convincing win.
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March 8:
It’s all systems go for the start of new round of action
in the netball league with some teams on the up-and-down move based on
positions attained in the latest round of competition (tables featured
immediately below). Going up are BHS Reds into Division One while Endeavours
B climb Division Two. D Birds drop down into Division Two while BHS Blues
descend into Division Three.
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Round four final standings
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League One
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Two
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Three
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 Gems A
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75
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21
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20
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1 BHS Reds
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87
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38
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18
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1 Endeavours B
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101
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42
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20
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2 Boston A
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82
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35
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15
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2 Taz
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89
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68
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16
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2 BHS Black
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59
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73
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11
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3 Shooting Stars
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64
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70
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11
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3 Donington
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62
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52
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14
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3 BHS Yellows
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48
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65
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7
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4 Endeavours A
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55
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83
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6
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4 Gems B
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57
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65
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8
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4 Boston B
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50
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78
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6
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5 D Birds
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35
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93
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0
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5 BHS Blues
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26
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98
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1
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March 1:
Next week is the last fixture in this round of fixtures,
so points are important at this stage. The weather has improved and the
league competition has had half-term off. So everyone is now raring to go.
Boston A 29 (players’ player award, Lynne
Evans)
D Birds 14 (players’ player award, Marie
Pratt)
Both teams played well and were evenly matched for the first quarter. Boston
A pulled away with strong play in the second quarter. The D Birds were
persistent and roughly matched goals in the third quarter and the fourth part
of the match but were unable to catch up their rivals’ second quarter lead.
Gems I 26 (players’ player award, Frankie)
Shooting Stars 12 (players’ player award, Vicky
Kemp)
Both teams played well with Gems taking a small lead in the first quarter.
Their strong play resulted in a sound lead in the second quarter despite
Shooting Stars making great efforts. Gems continued to go from strength to
strength, resulting in a comfortable lead. Shooting Stars battled in the last
quarter and caught a few goals up but could not win.
Donington 27 (players’ player award, Tanya)
BHS Blues 9 (players’ player award, GK)
Both teams started well but Donington went from strength to strength,
building on a comfortable lead gained by strong play in the second quarter.
TAZ 15 (players’ player award, Bridie Middleton)
Gems II 11 (players’ player award,
Hannah Coates)
No match report available.
BHS Black 25 (players’ player award, Cally
Rogers WD)
Boston B 5 (players’ player award, Nikki
Pratt WD)
The game got off to a quick start with BHS gaining an early lead. Both teams produced
accurate passing but the BHS shooting standard was high leaving them with a
half-time lead. BHS continued to pick up their game with Boston B always
trying in vain to catch up.
Endeavours B 24 (players’ player award, Karen Johnson)
BHS Yellows 13 (players’ player award, Amy
Harrison)
A very tight first quarter ended a tie at 5-5. Both teams working hard to
keep passing accurate and all shooters on form gave Endeavours a good lead at
the end of the second. The much-improved Yellow team gained goals back using
their speed and agility against the tiring Endeavours in the third but
couldn’t quite catch up. The fourth quarter saw Endeavours pull away with
renewed energy despite the Yellows putting up an excellent fight.
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February 15:
After several weeks of missed games due to weather the
league is back on track. After a break for half term it will be nearly time
to change around again and it is all to play for.
Endeavours B 22 (players’ player, Vanessa
Droy)
Boston B 18 (players’ player, Carli)
Quick passing and accurate shooting gave Endeavours a slight lead at half
time by a margin of 10-5. In the third quarter Boston B fought back well and
went close to drawing level. The tall Endeavours defence made life difficult
for the Boston
B shooters. In the final quarter Boston worked hard and nearly caught up.
Gems I 20 (players’ player, Fiona Nixon)
D Birds 2 (players’ player, Marie Pratt)
Despite only playing with six players until the last quarter when they
dropped to five, Gems still turned in an outstanding display. The D Birds
battled well, but simply just couldn’t keep up.
TAZ 19 (players’ player, Vicki Wallis)
BHS Blue 2 (players’ player, Jenni Booth)
In cold and blustery conditions TAZ gained a good half time lead of 7-0. BHS
Blue then made some great long shots ensuring they scored a couple of goals.
TAZ continued to take control of the game making it impossible for BHS to
come
back.
BHS Red 24 (players’ player, Sarah Clarke)
Gems II 16 (players’ player, Laura Grant)
Gems II worked incredibly hard especially in defence. But the fast passing
and superior athleticism of BHS was just too much for them on the night.
BHS Yellow 17
BHS Black 10
Yellows took the lead early in the game and held on to it all the way
through. Blacks fought back but the game was scrappy and they were unable to
make any real inroads on the Yellows’ lead.
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February 1:
February 1 matches
Boston A 25 (players’ player, Emily
Gurton)
Endeavours A 19 (players’ player, Sarah
Bierly)
Boston took the lead in the first quarter and although Endeavours worked
hard, they were unable to score. During the second and third quarters,
Endeavours made up for it with several goals. But they were still unable to
catch up fully.
Shooting Stars 25 (players’ player, Natalie Grimer)
D Birds 9 (players’ player, Marie
Pratt)
Shooting stars played well and took the lead in the first quarter. The D
Birds played competitively but Shooting Stars kept netting important goals to
end up convincing winners
TAZ 28 (players’ player, Laura Paton)
Donington 20 (players’ player, H Coats)
After the first quarter Donington led 6-4 by virtue of showing good attacking
skills.
Donington made good passes in the second quarter while all the time TAZ
proved good opposition .In the third quarter Donington still led but TAZ were
putting up a good fight. In the last quarter TAZ took the lead with Donington
still passing well but but they were unable to catch up.
BHS Reds 21 (players’ player, Jenny Booth)
BHS BlueS 2 (players’ player Sophie
Keogh)
Reds led decisively for virtually the whole match. The fixture proved tough
competition for the Blues who managed to net two goals against a Reds side
who proved too good to match.
Endeavours B 25 (players’ player, Jane
Hudson)
Boston B 15 (players’ player, GA)
BHS Blacks 14 (players’ player, Demi Topliss)
BHS Yellow 10 (players’ player, Kate
Baxter)
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January 11:
It is all change again for teams in the leagues. D Birds
and BHS Blues will both be moving up while Donington Ladies and TAZ have a
drop to lower status in prospect for the next five weeks. Match action is now
awaited in the revised three sections.
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Round three final standings
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League One
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Two
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Three
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 Gems A
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81
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43
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20
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1 D Birds
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69
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39
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16
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1 BHS Blues
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68
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41
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16
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2 Boston A
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112
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50
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16
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2 Gems II
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39
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37
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13
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2 BHS Yellows
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62
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60
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15
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3 Endeavours A
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73
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93
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6
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3 BHS Reds
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71
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65
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12
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3 Boston B
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46
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52
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9
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4 Shooting Stars
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45
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90
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5
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4 Endeavours B
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40
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80
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11
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4 BHS Blacks
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44
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76
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4
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5 Donington
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32
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88
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5
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5 TAZ
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61
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59
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10
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January 4:
League One
Gems 1 20 (players’ player award,
Helen)
Endeavours A 14 (players’ player award, Michelle)
League One
Boston A 26 (players’ player award, Sam Pell)
Shooting Stars 8 (players’ player award, Val Morey)
League Two
TAS 11 (players’ player award, V
Cooper)
Gems II (players’ player award, Jo Heckford)
Both teams started well but Gems II took the initial lead. It was not long
before TAS fought back in the second quarter to take the lead. Both shooters
had plenty of opportunities from centre court but not all attempts were
consistent. This led to a frequent change in the lead. The score was tight
with both teams fighting hard to hold the lead for spells. The scores finish
even 11-11 after a good game from all.
BHS Reds 17 (players’ player award, Steph Rance)
D Birds 13 (players’ player award, Laura Burton)
League Three
BHS Blue 16
BHS Yellow 9 (players’ player award, Katie
Baxter)
The younger Yellow team started well and took the lead.
But it wasn’t long before the Blues got it together and play improved.
Excellent shooting from Blue then gave them the advantage. The Yellows’
centre court players worked hard to give their shooters chances. But the
Blues’ defence was tight and tall, leaving the Yellow shooters with a tough
task to catch up. The Blues’ lead increased, giving them a 16-9 win. A well
played game on both sides.
BHS Blacks 15 (players’ player award, Katie
Fairweather)
Boston B 10 (players’ player award, Joyce
Scott)
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December 7:
League Two
Gems II 9 (players’ player award, Jo
Heckford)
Endeavours B 3 (players’ player award, Jenny
Briley)
This was a really tight game to start with as both sides found the scoring
touch elusive. All attempts to score were hampered by the windy
conditions. The second quarter was still quite tight but Gems carved out more
scoring chances. The second half led to Gems gradually pulling ahead to the
win.
League Three
Boston B 11 (players’ player award, J Scott)
BHS Blues 11 (players’ player award, Dani
Carter)
Excellent shooting from Emily Brader of BHS gave them a first quarter lead.
Boston responded with strong circle defensive work. Half-time arrived with
the scores even, but then BHS pulled into a four-goal lead going into the
last quarter. But Boston responded to end with a well-fought draw.
BHS Yellow 25 (players’ player award, Katie
Baxter)
BHS Black 10 (players’ player award, Cally
Rogers)
BHS Yellows showed good shooting skills and BHS Blacks improved their play to
try to counter attack. Yellows stayed consistent and in the third quarter the
Blacks really improved, but it was all too late to catch up.
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November 23:
League Two
Gems II 20 (players’ player award, Sadie
James)
BHS Reds 11 (players’ player award, Toni Pratt)
Both teams were very evenly matched for most of the game, but the Gems’
defence battled hard to keep ahead by fending off BHS Reds attacks. Half-time
saw the Gems just pulling away with a three-goal lead. And they kept up the
momentum to eventually win 20-11.
League Three
Endeavours B 21 (players’ player award, Jess Wilkinson)
BHS Blacks 11 (players’ player award, Lucy Bradley)
Both teams figured in a close-fought first half with Endeavours B leading 9-6
at half-time. The second half was well defended by BHS Blacks but the
superior passing skills of the Endeavours attack shone through, giving them
an exciting win
League One
Shooting Stars 13 (players’ player award, Jess Brader)
Endeavours A 10 (players’ player award, Becky
Barker)
Shooting Stars led early on thanks to some outstanding shooting from Jess
West to lead 5-2 in the first quarter. The second quarter saw accuracy
dropping for the Stars and Endeavours played well to pull back to 7-9. Both
teams played
well, leading to fewer goals in the second half. But Shooting Stars kept the
lead.
Gems I 21
TAS 15
Gems started a player short and TAS set off well with
the first goal. Gems caught up, but hard play and fantastic shooting from
Mandy Stocks left the score 4-4 at quarter time. Gems started the next
quarter well with more dominant play
but the shooters just couldn’t hit the net. However they did “get their eye
in” and started to cash in on their attacking work with some good goals.
Half-time was 9-6 to Gems. Gems continued to dominate play with TAS still
working hard.
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Round two final standings
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League One
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Two
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F
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A
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Pts
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League Three
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 Gems I
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83
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42
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18
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1 Donington
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97
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32
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20
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1 Endeavours B
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100
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36
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20
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2 Boston A
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81
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60
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18
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2 Gems II
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80
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45
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16
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2 BHS Blacks
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56
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57
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12
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3 Endeavours A
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63
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85
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7
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3 BHS Reds
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55
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67
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7
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