Following on from the recent success of Oundle’s 1st Netball team in the County rounds, the U14 team were runners-up in their County rounds on November 6, and will also go through to the Regionals taking place in January.
Throughout the day the girls played extremely well, losing only one match and winning three. Their first match was against Wellingborough which they won 17-3. The next three matches were played back to back, meaning the team had to be flexible with positions so that everyone had a chance to recover. The girls had comfortable victories against Moulton, winning 15-3 and Sponne, who they beat 22-0. Their toughest match was a close one against Northampton High School (NHS) which they lost 9-15.
Players of the tournament were Izzy Wilson (Sn), Matilda Somerville-Cotton (L) and Lucy Clayden (Sn).
Elsewhere in the tournament, the U16 team were unable to make it a hat-trick. Despite wins against Wellingborough and Bishop Stopford, they lost to a strong Quinton team. After this defeat, they beat Pitsford, but drew 11-11 with NHS, which meant that NHS and Quinton qualified.