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Wednesday 3rd October
Netball

County U14 Plate Tournament, Shrewsbury HS, 1.30pm

The squad was re-arranged due to pupils' absence but everyone was charged up and well-motivated for the tournament.

It was great to meet schools we do not usually play against and the Oswestry girls' skills were stretched at many points during the tournament but their commitment was excellent throughout.

The standard of the tournament was high.  During the afternoon I did wonder if we would reach the end as our players were going down like dominos, with three players sustaining injuries and, unfortunately, Victoria Whittingham was unable to play for the last two matches.

I cannot speak highly enough of the way the girls played; sometimes they made errors with their passing but battled back to contest and win the ball. Sophie Yates and Lucy Williams worked well together in the shooting circle with Natalie Renwick playing her heart out to link the play in the central zone.  They richly deserved to emerge CHAMPIONS OF THE COUNTY PLATE TOURNAMENT.

RESULTS

 

FIRST ROUND

 

v Mary Webb  

won 7-4

v Wakeman

won 6-5

v Corbet

won 11-8

v Charlton

won 10-6

SEMI-FINALS

 

v Priory

won 8-1

FINAL

 

v Idsall

won 10-9 after extra time

Well done to all the players - a tremendous squad performance.  

PK