Last Saturday was a very foggy morning with the smallest members of Parkes Netball, the NET division, having their presentation.

The committee hopes you have had a fun year of Netball and can’t wait for you to come back next year.

Saturday also saw the last general rounds of divisions 1 and Go. With some games ending in a draw or forfeit, this has made the points tally mix up a little with some surprising results.

Semi-finals start this weekend with a reminder to respect all players and officials while on and off the courts. Umpires decisions are final.

Results Division 1:
• Tigers 28 v Pumas 28 – MVP Ella Harbidge and Matayah Guy
• Wildcats forfeit to Panthers

Results Go Division:
• Pumas 10 v Wildcats 5 – MVP Mhairi Wyllie and Grace Dunford
• Tigers 18 v Panthers 16 – MVP Jose Jennings and Sienna Barber

Divisions 1 and 2 put on a great show last Saturday using all the skills they have learnt over the season to deliver some great scoring games. The final general round will be played this weekend, while the NET girls will have their final session and presentation this week. They had an absolute blast learning new skills, having fun and meeting new friends. Thank you to Natasha Barber for her time every week show these girls how fun netball can be. This competition would not be possible without parent helpers. It is great to see the amount of volunteers who help with coaching/managing, canteen duties, set up and pack up.

Mother Nature certainly gave us a chilly morning this week with girls having to resort to dancing on the court to keep warm. It was very entertaining to watch such original dance moves from some of our division 2 girls. This week also saw for the first time this competition a couple of forfeits with numbers being low in both divisions. With this in mind, could players please let coaches know if you will be away as this will make it easier to organise teams each Saturday.

We would like to thank all of our beautiful girls who sub up every week to help out other divisions run smoothly. Not only do you give up your time you show great sportsmanship towards the teams your involved with.

This weekend will be the last round before our 3-week break for school holidays. Netball will be back on Saturday 27th July. To all families who are travelling, stay safe on our roads and have a great holiday.

Good luck to the Parkes Representative girls heading off to Sydney next weekend for the NSW Junior State Titles.

Results – Round 9

• Division 1: Wildcats forfeited Panthers, Tigers 17 def Pumas 13
• Go Division: Panthers forfeited Pumas, Pumas 20 def Wildcats 7

Saturday 29th June – Round 10

• Division 1: 9:30am: Court 1: Panthers v Tigers, Court 3: Wildcats v Pumas
• Go Division: 10:30am: Court 1: Pumas v Panthers, Court 3: Wildcats v Tigers
• Set Division: 09:30am: Court 4
• Net Division: 09:30am: Court 8

By Lisa Nutley

Parkes Junior Netball will be promoting the importance of positivity this week as part of the annual Shoosh for Kids campaign to encourage teams, officials and family members to show each other respect and encouragement on and off the court.

There’s nothing worse than the negative behaviour of someone watching and ruining it for everyone. Get involved in the state-wide campaign to keep comments positive at junior sport – remember, sport should be fun! #shooshforkids.

Mother Nature dished up a glorious day for netball last Saturday. With more close scores in division 2, it’s shaping up to be a tight race come finals time.

This week will be the launch of encouragement awards for the net and set divisions giving the lucky winners a canteen voucher to spend.

Results: Round 5 Division 1
• Pumas 49 def Panthers 17 (MVP: Edi Seaman and Marley Takian)
• Tigers 28 def Wildcats 18 (MVP: Mhairi Wyllie and Matayah Guy)

Go Division
• Pumas 9 def Tigers 6 (MVP:Savannah
Latu and Grace Dunford) • Panthers 14 def Wildcats 13 (MVP: Jessica Morgan and Mhairi Wyllie)

What a great round of netball with a lot of close matches played.

The newly added division 2 shirts look bright and colourful giving the girls a sense of team unity. Division 1 shirts are on the way. As it is getting colder, teams are reminded to warm up before matches to limit injuries.

Parkes Netball Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the Parkes Services club on Monday, 20th May at 7pm. Results – Round 3

Division 1

• Pumas 22 drew Tigers 22 (MVP: Katie Dunford and Lucy MacGregor)

• Panthers 24 defeat Wildcats 23

Go Division

• Panthers 7 defeat Tigers 6 (MVP: Jessica Morgan and Lara Brown)

• Pumas 10 defeat Wildcats 9 (MVP: Charlotte Moon and Emmeline Wyllie) Round 4, Saturday, 11th May

Division 1 – 9:30am

• Court 1: Panthers v Tigers (Umpires: Mel Evans and Jack McGrath)

• Court 3: Wildcats v Pumas (Umpires: Katie Mac and Teagan Smede)

Go Division – 10:30am

• Court 1:Pumas v Panthers (Umpires: Paris Neville and Julia Dunn)

• Court 3: Wildcats v Tigers (Umpires: Mel Evans and Ally Bush)

Set Division – 09:30am Court 4

Net Division – 09:30am Court 8