The Year 8 girls have been fantastic all term with their effort and application to Netball training and fixtures. We have had over 40 girls signed up for the after school club and over 30 girls regularly attending training.
Our first match was against Ballakermeen High School and with it being a home fixture and therefore no restrictions on numbers, all the girls were able to play - SNHS were able to field 4 teams and it was fantastic to see so many of our Year 8 girls taking part.
The A team have been playing in a league format this year, with the top two teams playing in a straight Final at the end of the season - there was all to play for! After beating Ballakermeen convincingly 14-3 in our first fixture, we knew that playing KWC was going to be a tougher game, but we were ready for it! Unfortunately, due to the weather we had to cut our 4 teams down to 2 and we played our A team and B team matches back-to-back. The B team played a great game winning 6-4 and the A team had a tight game, narrowly losing to a good KWC side 13-9.
The following week, we took 3 teams away to Ramsey and had a very successful afternoon taking 3 wins from 3 games. The A team won 12-1, B team 7-1 and C team 8-0.
The girls took on a strong QEII side before half term, with 3 teams playing outside on a sunny but cold day! The A team started nervously but by half time they got into their stride and took a comfortable lead. The final score was 14-8 to SNHS. The B team narrowly lost 9-5 and the C Team finished 5-5 after an exciting game.
Our final games against Castle Rushen High School were played after the half term break and our A team struggled against the strong CRHS side, losing 30-2 it was a big defeat for our girls and we were disappointed not to be able to show them our true potential. The B team lost 11-2 and the C team had a closer game losing 5-4.
Once all fixtures had been played, we were pleased to find out that, despite a couple of losses, we had finished 2nd in the league and had therefore made it to the IOM Schools' Year 8 Netball Final to be played at the Roundhouse the following week.
Well done girls, an outstanding season of netball with fantastic effort from all!