The Lithgow State League Netball team travelled to Orange on Sunday for the final day of the Bing Lee Regional State League Finals.
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The girls had the daunting task of taking on the ladder leaders in Bathurst in the first game.
They came out firing and kept Bathurst on an even keel for the first two quarters, but unfortunately the third quarter saw the game slip away.
The Lithgow side then came up against Dubbo who in the past have beaten them.
However it was Lithgow’s turn to prevail with an excellent performance by the girls, winning 52-39, which allowed them to claim third position.
Weekend results for Lithgow netball were as follows:
- Division 4: Piranhas 22 def Popcorn 0; Pocket Rockets 21 def Wang Lightning 5.
- Division 3: Mustangs 42 def Gems 11; Diamonds 37 def Sapphires 11; Tigers 18 drew with Swifts 18.
- Division 2: Flames 41 def Wonder Women 24; Amazons 33 def 13 Rep Team 22; Fireworks 58 def Vikings 23.
- Division 1: Mystics 38 def Allsorts 33; Hustlers 73 def Dynamite 27; Firebirds 38 def Phoenix 24.
In Division 5 Milla Collins played a great, fast game in centre for Wang Stars and Lorissa Collins played well in GA, shooting some fabulous goals.
In Division 4 Aleese Thompson played a great game in centre for Lightning, she made space across the court and fed the ball into the circle well. Felicity Cummins made some great moves in attack and defence for Lightning.
In Division 3 Jasmine Pyne and Dakota Morcam combined well to display great centre court play which led to Mustangs’ victory.
Swifts and Tigers undertook the first game of the inter-club matches, with both teams giving it their all to see who would come out on top.
The game was a bit of a see-sawing affair, with the lead changing hands frequently, however the final result of an 18-all draw was a good outcome for both teams
The Swifts Player of the Match was Jenna Sheather, whilst the Tigers Player of the Match was the dynamic Charlotte duo in Charlotte Dunn and Charlotte Jackson
In Division 2 Amelia Williams played a great defensive games for Flames, making it hard for Wonder Women to move the ball quickly. Callie Capamolla played a great all-round game for Flames, playing in different positions but always strong in both attack and defence.
Mandy Spargo played great defensive netball as WD and GD, then switching to scoring as GA for Amazons. Jasmine Johnstone continued to hone her skills as GS by finding good position to achieve accuracy in goals.
In Division 1 Klisa Noon played wonderfully in the centre court contributing to Mystics’ win, with countless turnovers for the team. Amanda Offner worked well in the circle, scoring many goals towards the win for Mystics.
Jessica Menchin shot well for Allsorts and Danielle Reynolds was an asset on the centre court.
Kristen, Bri and Chelsea all combined well in Hustlers’ shooting circle to contribute to their win. Dynamite had an exciting game against the experienced and skilled players of hustlers. Edwina Griffiths worked her magic scoring some sensational goals. We thank Amelia Ticehurst who played up for us and had a super game with many athletic intercepts.
Phoenix took on Firebirds, who came out firing and were eight goals up in a fast time. Phoenix then had to play catch up netball but unfortunately could not break the hold that Firebirds had on them.
Phoenix player of the match was Beth Thurlow and Firebirds player of the match was Ashleigh Embleton.
