First junior tournament
The Junior netball representative season has already begun with the first tournament for the year eight team in Palmerston North on Sunday June 10.
Ready to go by 7.30am the year 8s were excited to be playing their first game for the season. With Netball New Zealand making changes this year and not including year 7s into the calendar it was just the year 8s allowed at this event.
The team turned u ready to play their first game by dominating in the defence and winning many turnovers. The attackers had straight line drives and easily got the ball to the shooters. With three wins and one loss the girls came second overall.
The team thanked Nic Smyth as umpire who gave up her day to help the team.
It was a great tournament following on a tradition from last year with a photo with Irene Van Dyke and pizza on the way home. This Saturday (June 17) the Netball Rep Teams will be holding their annual car wash at New World and selling the last of their raffles which has had great support with prizes from local businesses.
Thank you to the community and families who support Dannevirke Netball. Dannevirke Rep Netball Calander 2018
■ 10 June, Betty Steffensen tournament, Palmerston North, YEAR 8 ONLY
■ 17 June, Combined tournament, Whanganui, YEAR 8 ONLY
■ 24 June, Hawkes Bay Netball Challenge, Hastings 1of 2, Year 8
■ 1 July, New added festival, Whanganui, Year 7
■ 1 July, Hawkes Bay Netball Challenge, Hastings 2of2, Year 8
■ 22 July, Wellington Combined, Masterton, Year 7 and 8
■ 29 July, Viking tournament, Dannevirke, Year 7 & 8 The Two Rep teams are:
Year 8: Corree Sweetman (Coach), Tania Eunson (Manager), Paton Paewai (Captain), Ella Hogan (Vice Captain), Rayshire Pene, Jessie Potts, Jayla Alexander, Paige Eunson, Nadia Brunton, Jacinta Neho, Shanti Paewai, Eva Smyth.
Year 6/7s: Brad Johnson (Coach), Kelly Gillard (Manager), Bayly Castles, Ella Graham, Hinepurotu Hauiti, Breia Moses, Kaya PaewaiStoney, Sally Peffers, Jah-Taea Rautu-Brisrowe, Te Maia Sweetman, Manaia TeHuki, Letitia Taylor. Although the field of shooters was a little down, the return of shooters from Australia shooting at both the Australian Nationals and the World DTL championships spiced up the competition. The weather played its part with good scores and tight competition.
25 Skeet was the first for the day. Dave Smith led the field with 24/25.
A Grade: 1st Shane Ashworth 23/25; 2nd Tug O’Brien 22/25
B Grade: Dave Smith 24/25; 2nd = on 22/25 Vance Butcher, Doug Smith, John Harkness and Brian Smith
C Grade: 1st Jim Morton 22/25; 2nd Bryn Thompson 15/25; 3rd = with 13/25 John Greenwood and Mikayla Ashfroth.
50 Single Rise: two possibles shot and three other shooters rueing the one that got away.
A Grade: 1st = 50/50 Dave Smith and Mark Johnston; 3rd= 49/50 Tug O’Brien and Dave Peck
B Grade: 1st 49/50 Michael Davidson; 2nd 48/50 Bryn Thompson; 3rd= 47/50 Jim Morton and John McKinstry
C Grade: 1st 45/50 John Greenwood; 2nd 42/50 Peter Gibson; 3rd 40/50 Regan Shaw
50 Point Score: Mark Johnson almost shot these clean with only two second barrels used. With three points for shooting the target with the first barrel, two points for getting it with the second shot and no points for missing, missed targets are expensive in this competition.
A Grade: 1st Mark Johnson 148/150; 2nd Dave Smith 145/150; 3rd John Harkness 144/150.
B Grade: 1st Michael Davidson 139/150; 2nd Jim Morton 138/150; 3rd John McKinstry 136/150
C Grade: 1st John Greenwood 130/150; 2nd Regan Shaw 121/150; 3rd Peter Gibson 118/150
25 Continental had Tug O’Brien as the only shooter to get the lot with some good competition for the other places as well.
A Grade: 1st Tug O’Brien 25/25; 2nd= on 23/25 Shane Ashworth, Doug Smith and Brian Smith
B Grade: 1st Jim Morton 23/25; 2nd Bryn Thompson 22/25; 3rd John McKinstry 21/25
C Grade; 1st John Greenwood 21/25; 2nd = on 20/25 Regan Shaw and Peter Gibson.