KS2 Netball Fixtures

Junior 5 and 6:

Having not played a sports fixture for over a year, you can only imagine the excitement for all of the girls in KS2 as all year groups looked forward to their first fixture of the year (and for some, their first ever fixture!).

Junior 5 and 6 girls were due to play Crescent on Wednesday 5 May but the weather was against us. Freak hail storms made the courts at Crescent unplayable, meaning a cancellation of the matches and a group of extremely disappointed girls!

However, our courts remained playable, so the teams set a challenge between them and we played our matches internally at home. The J5A and B teams took on the J6A and B teams respectively!

What closely fought games they were! Both teams are out of match practice but soon got into the swing of it. The J6 teams managed to hold out for a win in a tightly fought contest.

The standard of play bodes well for both year groups and we look forward to challenging Crescent on our rearranged date of Wednesday 19 May!

Players of the match:

U11A – Alyx Bakewell-Beards

U11B – Isabella Card

U10A – Olivia Burley

U10B – Merryn Cleary

Thank you to the captains for their leadership and good sportsmanship on the day:

U11A - Rosa Davis ©, Maria Howe (VC)

U11B - Isabella Card ©, Helayna Collins (VC)

U10A - Isabella Downes-Black ©

U10B - Elle Weir ©

Junior 3 and 4:

The matches this week were the first opportunity for most of Junior 3 and Junior 4 to play a netball match, but didn’t they rise to the challenge!

The weather held on Thursday and the group of extremely excited (and somewhat nervous) children got onto the mini-bus for their first competitive challenge in their netballing careers.

Having had little opportunity to prepare, plus no other games to compare, we didn’t know what to expect from the girls but in true Crackley style, they really rose to the challenge.

The U8 team gelled so well as a team, showing great energy and enthusiasm, resulting in a 9-0 win.

The U9A and B teams were closely matched with the Crescent girls and had to hold their nerve. The U9A team were eventual victors with a 2-1 score-line. The U9B team result was a very fair 2-2.

Players of the match:

U9A – Georgie Rae

U9B – Chloe Tomkinson

U8 – Grace Farmer

Thank you to the captains for their leadership and good sportsmanship on the day:

U9A – Georgie Rae ©, Julia Kohzan (VC)

U9B - Chloe Tomkinson ©, Jia Mehta (VC)

U8 - Phoebe Ward ©, Amy Carroll (VC)