Leechpool Looking Good as Netball League Gets Underway

Competitive netball got back on the local primary school scene this week with the first of two assessment events that will inform the allocation of teams to two divisions when the league starts proper. The Bridge was the new venue for the eight teams to convene with coach Natalie Jagota supported superbly by young umpires and helpers from Collyers and Millais.

Leechpool A won the event and will inevitably be one of the favourites for the Division A title when the league proper starts. Two of their three wins came against St Andrew’s Nuthurst. Village school Nuthurst may be but the carry a strong netball reputation and indeed were league champions in the not too distant past. In the first place play-off Leechpool prevailed 3-0 against Nuthurst A.

The two Kingslea teams battled through to the third place play-off despite the B team getting mauled en route by the Leechpool mean machine. Kingslea A showed no mercy in the derby match either, scoring a 4-0 win.

Another Nurst v Leechpool encounter settled the fifth and sixth debate. This time a 2-2 statemate ensued between their B and C teams respectively. The result ultimately favoured the Leechies in the placings as their goal difference finished superior.

Bringing up the rear Leechpool B secured seventh spot with a comprehensive defeat of North Heath 5-0. North Heath will take consolation from their prior matches against Kingslea B and Nuthurst B resulting in narrow 1-0 losses.

NETBALL LEAGUE ASSESSMENT EVENT 1 RESULTS

TIME

COURT 1

COURT 2

4.05-4.17

MATCH 1

Leechpool A v Nuthurst B

3                         1

MATCH 2

Kingslea B v North Heath

1                            0

4.19-4.31

MATCH 3

Kingslea A v Leechpool C

2                        1

MATCH 4

Nuthurst A v Leechpool B

3                            1

4.33-4.45

MATCH 5

Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2

Leechpool A v Kingslea B

9                            0

MATCH 6

Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4

Kingslea A v Nuthurst A

0                            2

4.47-4.59

MATCH 7

Loser Match 1 v Loser Match 2

Nuthurst B v North Heath

1                              0

MATCH 8

Loser Match 3 v Loser Match 4

Leechpool C v Leechpool B

1                               0

5.01-5.13

1st / 2nd MATCH

Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6

Leechpool A v Nuthurst A

3                           0

3rd / 4th MATCH

Loser Match 5 v Loser Match 6

Kingslea B v Kingslea A

0                              4

5.15-5.27

5th / 6th MATCH

Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8

Nuthurst B v Leechpool C

2                       2

7th / 8th MATCH

Loser Match 7 v Loser Match 8

North Heath v Leechpool B

0                            5

Placings:

  1. Leechpool A
  2. Nuthurst A
  3. Kingslea A
  4. Kingslea B
  5. Leechpool C (GD 0)
  6. Nuthurst (GD -1)
  7. Leechpool B
  8. North Heath