Results of matches played on June 19:

BHS Staff 6, Donington 7

BHS Staff 4, Boston Juniors 8

BHS U16s 6, D Birds 9

Gems I 5, Gems II 9 

Black Bullettes 12, Spalding Sparks A12

Spalding Sparks A 16, TAZ 5

Boston A 22, Black Bullettes 17

Boston B 17, BHS U18s 9

Boston B  12, Spalding Sparks B 14

D Birds 19, BHS U17s 17

BHS U15s 8, Bridge View Flyers B 3

BHS U17s 16, Spalding Sparks Juniors 7

Charity event drawing near

Boston Netball League in association with the Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Charity are hosting a charity competition at Boston High School on Sunday June 29 from 10am to 4pm. And organisers are on the lookout for team entries. The tournament will be in one league but with all the teams having four league players and three non-league players playing at any one time with a maximum of nine players per team. Refreshments will be available via a barbecue and drinks. A raffle will be held on the day. Any prize donations will be gratefully received. There will also be a stall operated by the day’s chosen charity, SANDS. Money for the charity will be raised by each person entering the competition paying £5 to enter. But higher enrolment donations will also be welcome. Courts are available for practice and netball players around for advice on Thursday evenings at Boston High School from 7pm to 9pm. Boston Netball League also has a junior club for 8 to 14-year-olds. For more information, contact Lynne Evans on (01205) 352728. Last year’s event was enjoyed by all the family in excess of £ 1,500 was raised for the charity.

For week ending June 13

BHS U16s 17

Boston Juniors 6

Boston Juniors consists of mainly the 14-year-old BHS girls and they held out well with an evenly matched first half score of 5-5. The second half saw some good shooting from U16s, meaning that although the Juniors had ball possession, the scoring gap widened to give U16s the win.

Gems I 9

Black Bullettes 4

Gems started with a strong game with the defence and attack doing well. Gems’ shooting, though, was a little off target compared to usual, meaning their centre court worked hard for opportunities. Bullettes struggled to get through Gems’ tight defence and managed just one goal by half-time to Gems’ five. Bullettes pilled together in the second half to score three more goals to Gems’ four but the damage had been done. A good game.

Bridge View Flyers A 16

Bridge View Flyers B 8

The A team played the whole game with six players to the B’s seven. The B team started badly with problems due to long nails. They came back, though, and the scores were nearly level at half-time. The A team had to lift their game and concentrate while the B side came kept battling. Good shooting from the B team shooter Penny and Jo who both seem to be finding the net more often. The B team managed to hang on to a point, though, by scoring half the A team’s score. Flyers A are still playing well.

Other results:

Sparks Junior 8, BHS U15s 4

Donington 12, BHS U15s 5

Bridge View Flyers A 18, BHS Staff 1

D Birds 11, Sparks Junior 6

Gems I 11, Boston B 7

Boston A 12, TAZ 10

BHS U18s 7, Sparks B 4

For week ending June 6

Spalding Sparks Junior 10

BHS U16 6

A close game with good play from both sides. U16s took an early 2-0 lead, which seemed to move Sparks up a gear. Half-time saw Sparks leading 4-2. Some inaccurate passing from Sparks gave the U16s interception opportunities, which they unfortunately hit instead of catching, meaning loose balls. Sparks had a team change at half-time and came back to win 10-6. The U16s fought hard but were unable to match Sparks this time.

Bridge View Flyers B 7

Donington 5

A good close game. The new Dons showing excellent form for a newly re-formed team. A mixture of the old Dons and some new players showing good potential. Dons’ shooter Donna on form scoring well from the circle edge. Flyers lead 5-2 at half time and made some team changes. Donington defence meaning Flyers finding it hard to convert centre court play into the circle. Flyers showed good form and took the win.

Bridge View Flyers A 12

BHS U15s 8

Both teams set off well with the U15s showing their usual enjoyment of the game. Flyers A played well despite a few team changes. Half-time saw Flyers leading by only one goal and the U15s’ shooters seemingly unable to miss and on really excellent form. The second half saw Flyers use short passing, meaning the U15s struggled to intercept the usual lobs. School managed one goal in the second half with the more experienced Flyers settling and taking the win. A good game from the youngsters who continue to remind the older teams they can’t relax! BHS U15s went on to beat Boston Juniors 30-4 despite having two games in a row.

Gems I 10

TAZ 8

An even and steady start with both teams trying to keep the score up and the pace getting faster. Both teams were evenly matched although Gems picked up towards the end of the first half when they led 6-4. Gems started well scoring the first goal but TAZ retaliated with a few of their own. The gap was too big and both scored 4 goals each in the second half.

Other scores:

Bridge View Flyers B 12, Boston Junior 6

Bridge View Flyers B 7, Donington 5

Bridge View Flyers A 12, BHS U15s 8

BHS U17s 21, BHS Staff 4

BHS U15s 30, Boston Junior 3

Boston A 13, Spalding Sparks B 12

Gems I 10, TAZ 8

Black Bullettes 17, BHS U18s 13

BHS U16 6, Spalding Sparks Juniors 10

Boston B 20, TAZ 8

Spalding Sparks I 11, Gems II 5

For week ending May 16

Spalding Sparks A 17

Boston A 4

Boston have mixed teams this summer, meaning the team is not the usual Boston line-up. But the youngsters are learning fast from their experience. Spalding Sparks put out their usual team. A very consistent game with excellent defence from Sparks meant the Boston shooters struggled to convert chances. Jane Walsh, shooting for Boston, worked hard for positions but the inexperience of the mixed team unfortunately showed through. Some excellent play from Boston with the experience and height of Jo in defence certainly kept Sparks from scoring more goals. Sparks were on good form and worked well, Emma Jane (GA) shooting on target as was the GS. A good game to watch with good play from both sides.

Spalding Sparks Juniors 15

Bridge View Flyers B 8

Sparks’ youngsters are beginning to show some polish to their game. Flyers B were just not able to get off to a good start and struggled to make accurate passes. Sparks took every interception available. Flyers started to fight back and gave the Shooters some opportunities with Abbi Tilley scoring well. Flyers’ centre court struggled to get free with Sparks forcing errors. A good game to watch with both teams working well.

TAZ 13

BHS U17s 4

Previously the U17s had won both their matches but the clash with TAZ was to change that. Possession was very much equal in the first half. BHS working their way through the TAZ defence to score one in the half but TAZ scored four. The second half saw TAZ’s attack coming on strongly with BHS applying their defensive skills well. TAZ showed how to convert passes into goals and sadly the U17s missing out because of minor errors.

Other scores:

BHS U16s 15, BHS Staff 0

Gems II 6, Boston B 10

TAZ 14, D Birds 9

Gems I 12, Gems II 6

Boston Jnrs 5, BHS Staff 8

BHS U18s 8, Sparks B 6

Bullettes 29, Boston A 2

BHS U15 10, Sparks Jnrs 6

BHS U17s 12, D Birds 6

For week ending May 9

Bridge View Flyers A 17

Spalding Sparks B 8

Flyers set the standard for the evening with victories for their A and B teams. Despite starting one player short, Flyers had the first centre, catching Sparks unaware with a cracking goal from Jane Hudson. Flyers were consistent in the first half with good defending from Debbie Winrow at GD. Sparks had some good shots when they were able to create openings. Half-time score was 9-2 to Bridge View Flyers. The second half saw Sparks swapping players and Louise Bryan moving from keeper to goal shooter. Flyers still worked well against excellent defending from Selina Mansfield. Sparks scored more goals second half but could not catch up.

Bridge View Flyers B 8

Boston Juniors 1

Flyers B will hope this win will set them up with some more successes. New player Abbi Tilly took part in her first match with the team. The first half saw few goals from either team with close and competitive play by both sides. Juniors had good defence but silly mistakes hindered their progress. The potential for such a young team, however, is showing. Half-time score was 2-0 in Flyers’ favour. A team change for Flyers in the second half due to injury brought on an experienced centre court player. Flyers worked well in the second half, resulting in more goals scored. Boston Juniors fought well with the GD playing well and making some cracking interceptions. Both teams look to be on the up.

Boston Ladies 14

Gems I 7

The first half saw Boston A take an 8-2 lead in a closely fought contest. Both teams showed the fast passing and accurate footwork expected from two of the top sides in the league. Boston were able to make some excellent interceptions. The second half saw Gems upping the pace and making good use of loose balls. But they were unable to claw the score back by converting more goals. An enjoyable game to watch.

Other scores:

TAZ 13, U17s 4

BHS U16s 9, BHS U15s 4

Spalding Sparks Juniors 25, Boston Juniors 5

Spalding Sparks A 13, Black Bullettes 8

BHS Shooting Stars 8, D Birds 7

For week ending May 2

BHS U17s 17

BHSU18s 6

A great result for the gutsy U17s who showed terrific character on court. The U18s were late on court, giving the U17s a lucky break and the lead in the first half. The U18s returned and upped the pace but the U17s worked hard to leave the half-time score 10-1. The second half saw the U17s’ Danni Frankish almost unable to miss a shot. With Toni Talbot and Steph Rance in defence the U18s were struggling to catch up giving the U17s the win.

BHS U16s 19

Bridge View Flyers B 7

A fast start saw the U16s settle into an established routine early on, creating goal opportunities that were converted giving them a substantial lead. Bridge View Flyers tried desperately to find their feet and gel together as a team fought well. They gained possession and made some good interceptions but the U16s were too strong.

Spalding Sparks B 15

D Birds 15

The D Birds dominated possession in the first half by showing good teamwork. Sparks made good interceptions giving a close first half with the score 7-8 to D Birds. More of the same in the second half creating a close score all half and ending in a draw.

Other results:

Boston B 21, Boston A 3

BHS U15s 22, Boston Juniors 1

TAZ 21, Bridge View Flyers A 16

Gems 2 14, Spalding Sparks A 14

For week ending April 25

Boston Netball League’s summer season has started with 18 teams in three divisions. The summer charity tournament is on Sunday June 29. It is slightly different this year with the league teams splitting up. People will enter as individuals and teams will be made of four league players and three non-league players. Opportunities to play with friends are still available simply by staring on the entry form. We hope this method will encourage those who cannot get 7 together or who do not have the confidence to enter a whole team to still have a go. Details are available from Deb Wing on the dbird13@tiscaly.co.uk email address or by telephoning 07903 390427

BHS U16s 24

Boston Juniors 6

The under-16s took an early lead with some good moves and passing. Boston Juniors were working hard to score a goal at 0-3. The game was fast paced and the Juniors managed to score three but the U16s zoomed ahead to finish the first half 11-3 up. Juniors’ defence worked really hard with their GD making a difference. The second half saw the Juniors still trying hard and scoring another three. The U16s, however, showed experience and beat the Juniors. A good game between the teams for the beginning of the season.

Spalding Sparks B 15

TAZ 12

Spalding took an early lead with TAZ trying hard to pull back. TAZ finished the first half 6-5 up. A good evenly matched game between the two teams. Good defence from TAZ, but Sparks’ attack in the circle showed good form. Another good game to start the season.

Results:

Boston B 13, Black Bullettes 10

BHS U18s 10, Bridge View Flyers A 6

Spalding Sparks Junior 14, BHS Staff 5

Spalding Sparks A 16, Gems 1 11

BHS U15s 17, Bridge View Flyers B 5

Gems 2 12, Boston A 8