NETBALL Notre Dame's netballers steal show

Mar 11 2009 Staines News

Notre dame's U16 netball girls were clear winners of the annual Elmbridge Tournament.

Despite wet and windy conditions, they got a good start by thrashing Rydens 11-1.

They continued with a 9-3 win over Heathside and a closer 6-2 win over Claremont. In the final game ND raced into a 5-0 lead, and ran out comfortable 9-1 winners over St George's College.

The players were: Lucy Boiling (joint captain), Hannah Stainton (joint captain), Alex Yue, Elizabeth Wood, Jenny Rose, Maddie Brown, Georgia Kent-Braham, Daniella Johnson and Chloe Caddie.

The U14s had some tough matches. They had a close first game beating Heathside 2-1. They then played very well against Rydens with excellent shooting by Francesca Edwards and Jessica Chandler featuring in a 12-0 win.

In the final game, ND played steadily against Claremont with good centre court play by Bessie Hadley, Suzie Rose and Imogen Mahon.

They ended up winning 7-2 to claim first place overall.

The other players were Emma Robeson, Charlotte Larkin, Gabi Adach and Claudia Buffinin.

Elsewhere, the U13As had a tough start in their tournament, losing to the eventual winners St George's College 9-3.

But they bounced back to record good wins in their other three games, beating Claremont 7-2, Notre Dame B 9-2 and Rydens 19-0.

These results saw them finish runners-up in their age group. Their team was Joanna Simpson, Kirsty Marsh, Bronwen Lee, Alex Adams, Catherine Stainton, Felicity Green and Olivia Barrett.

The U13Bs, playing in the A tournament, had some tough games but displayed a good spirit and determination and secured a win against Rydens 2-0 and were placed fourth.

The U15s played three games and won one, losing two, and were placed third in the group.

They beat Claremont B 8-3, lost to St George's 7-3 and lost to Claremont A 15-1.