Campaspe News

Thrilling finish against old rivals

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IN ROUND 13 Goulburn Valley Netball League action, the Tigerettes played town rivals Echuca on a perfect day at Vic Park.

A grade

Final score: Echuca 40 d Rochester 36. Goals: Morgan Dingwall (22), Britt Hercus (8) and Kailey Chapman (6) Best: Morgan Dingwall, Ellie Cuttriss and Tess Ringin.

In an exhilarati­ng hour of netball, it was an unfortunat­e loss by four goals against the fourth-placed Echuca.

The Tigerettes got off to a great start with decisive changes of direction and accurate passes through the mid court, Echuca had to work overtime to keep up.

Maddie Egglestone, unable to train Thursday night due to illness, left enough in the tank, combining with Bridgette Holt in defence, both were magnificen­t, placing extreme pressure on the Echuca shooters and produced countless turnovers which were lapped up by Maddy Holt.

Tess Ringin constantly applied pressure all over the court and stopped her opponents drive.

Rach Whipp came on at half time in centre and instantly made a difference, creating space and dictating the ball down the court.

Ellie Cuttriss was dynamic off the line, receiving most of the centre passes in the game.

Vivacious Morgan Dingwall was great in goals alongside Britt Hercus until injury in the third, Kailey Chapman after a full game in B Grade as a defender replaced Hercus and soon found the centre of the goal ring.

B grade

Results: Echuca 44 d Rochester 36. Goals: Lucy Ward (25), Rylea Cuttriss (10) and Alyse Nalder (1). Best: Kailey Chapman, Shannen Keath and Lil Ward.

B grade came out with consistent and beautifull­y driving of the ball down the court.

Coach Colleen Egglestone and team manager Linda Riding couldn't have been more excited with the girls’ first quarter, vocally praising the girls individual­ly and giving the thumbs up during game time.

Lucy Ward and Rylea Cuttriss teamed up well under the goals and caused a headache for the Echuca defenders by making a screen and creating prime position under the ring.

Unfortunat­ely for Cuttriss, in fine form, a niggly calf muscle made her call injury time midway in the final quarter.

The defensive end had their work cut out against very accurate shooters but Kailey Chapman's graceful holds over the ball and Shannen Keath’s agility made their opponents earn every pass.

The mid court of Lil Ward, Jenna Herring and Shaeden Riding worked tirelessly.

Rochester led by five goals in the first quarter, three in the second but Echuca edged its way back into the game after a strong third quarter, outscoring Rochy by nine goals.

In the end it was a gallant effort all round by the B grade team suffering an eight goal loss.

B reserve

Results: Echuca 50 d Rochester 29. Goals: Phebe Baines (10), Sahra Brooks (7), Maddie Frawley (6) and Nicola Lehmann (6). Best: Phebe Baines, Maddie Frawley and Rach Beames.

Coach Sahra Brooks made her debut return for the season, playing the first and last quarters of the game.

Unlike the years of Matty Lloyd throwing up some grass to judge the breeze it was only a quick three seconds to take the shot, Sahra had found her mojo, swishing through some fantastic goals alongside captain Maddie Frawley and Nicola Lehmann.

Rach Beams used her fast pace to create many options with Naomi Riordan feeding into the goalers.

Romy Bowen, Grace Wachter, Kelly Shotton and Kristie Hedington had their work cut out against physical players and accurate shooters but still produced some great turnovers.

Phebe Baines once again dominated the play showing her versatilit­y both ends of the court, with her strong body standing her ground against tough opponents.

Although, winning the third quarter it wasn't enough to regain the deficit, going down by 22 goals, the loss pushing the team to eighth and the chance to play finals into jeopardy.

Under 17s

Results: Echuca 70 d Rochester 22. Goals: Dimity Pearson (16), Hayley Coghill (4) and Sarah Ingram (2) Best: Emma Palmer, Dimity Pearson and Macy McCaig

Echuca sitting second on the ladder certainly controlled most of the game but it wasn't without a fight from the under 17s.

With team targets in place the girls created some great passages of play and display of team work down the court.

Dimity Pearson played another solid game in goals then turned defence in the last quarter.

The team welcomed back Hayley Coghill who eased nicely back into goals.

Maddie Adams retuned from her ankle injury to help put much needed pressure on the Echuca shooters alongside Zali Hocking.

Both Emma Palmer and Macy McCaig ran hard and provided strong passes into the goal ring.

Sarah Ingram showed great perseveran­ce and determinat­ion in multiple positions.

Gabby McCaig and Kate Else shared WD position aided the defenders and were always an option in a turn over.

Under 15

Results: Rochester 36 d EDNA team 14.

After the school holiday break the Rochy Tiger Cubs were lucky enough to resume their winning streak on Saturday afternoon and remain undefeated in the EDNA competitio­n.

The Cubs had a great first quarter with Teal Hocking and Elle Palmer shooting accurately and the team was rewarded with a whopping 15-4 lead.

The second quarter had some outstandin­g intercepts from Regan Sparkes with Jeje Mirasol feeding well timed passes into the hands of the goaler, extending the lead 26-10.

The third quarter had some tight defensive play from Dom Palmer and Tahlia Pain. Steph Crouch played well, and kept her opponent scoreless. The Cubs still leading 31-13.

In the last quarter Gracyn George swapped her usual position for a run out in . Gracyn had a great quarter using Taylor Ferrinda to feed her the ball. The team winning by a substantia­l 22 goals.

Best on was Elle Palmer for playing a fantastic game in goals.

Encouragem­ent award Gracyn George who gave it her best.

 ?? Photo: Bruce Povey ?? Rochester’s Shannen Keath took no prisoners, grabbing the ball from an Echuca opponent.
Photo: Bruce Povey Rochester’s Shannen Keath took no prisoners, grabbing the ball from an Echuca opponent.
 ??  ?? Phebe Baines.
Phebe Baines.
 ??  ?? Morgan Dingwall.
Morgan Dingwall.
 ??  ?? Maddie Egglestone.
Maddie Egglestone.

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