Under-16 netballers kept busy
Alice Watene fires off a pass during the Marlborough Gold side’s match against Selwyn. Photos Peter Jones.
Marlborough teams enjoyed plenty of success at the recent Betty Woodham Top of the South Tournament played at Lansdowne Park.
The annual development tournament, for under-16 netballers, attracted teams from Selwyn, Golden Bay, Kaikoura, Nelson and Buller.
Marlborough fielded three teams - Gold, Blue and Red – the first two sides winning two out of their three matches. The Gold side lost by two to the top Nelson combination, then defeated a strong Selwyn side by two goals.
Results: Marl Gold beat Nelson Heat Pumps Gold 27-10; Marl Red beat Kaikoura U16 22-17; Buller beat Golden Bay 39-9; Nelson Heat Pumps Blue beat Selwyn 25-21; Marl Blue beat Kaikoura Dev 19-13; Nelson Heat Pumps Blue beat Marl Gold 25-23; Nelson Heat Pumps Gold beat Kaikoura Dev 36-20; Buller beat Kaikoura 28-18; Selwyn beat Marlborough Red 25-18; Marlborough Blue beat Golden Bay 20-19; Marlborough Gold beat Selwyn 22-20; Kaikoura Development beat Golden Bay 34-21; Buller beat Marlborough Red 31-21; Nelson Heat Pumps Blue beat Kaikoura 40-18; Nelson Heat Pumps Gold beat Marl Blue 38-21.
The under-16 girls have been busy, the previous weekend two sides, Gold and a Development team, journeyed to the Tupuranga Championships in Ashburton, a trip designed to let the girls test their skills against other Mainland sides.
Results were:
Under-16 Gold
beat West Coast 27-14; lost to Christchurch White 36-33; beat Selwyn B 27-8; beat North Canterbury 27-19; drew with Christchurch Mixed 25-25; beat Marlborough Red 25-15.
Under-16 Red (Development)
beat South Canterbury 29-23; lost to Nelson Gold 26-25; lost to North Canterbury 21-22; lost to Christchurch White 41-21; lost to Central Lakes Blue 29-16; lost to Marlborough Gold 25-15.
Marlborough Gold: Isabella Vickery, Jaye Wiapo, Maddie Thomas, Bree Flynn, Olivia Brown, Alice Watene Sophie Moore, JahBree MacDonald, Sarai Puna, Georgie Fissenden. Coach Tash Flynn, manager Anna Thomas.
Marlborough Red: Fade MacDonald, Leia Shaw, Elle Gray-van der Geest, Luca McMillan, Brooke Goodsir, Tyler O’Donnell, Poppy Clark, Izzy McLauchlan, Amelia Campbell, Denyse Pousima. Coach Brenda Chilvers.