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The Grammar School at Leeds under 16 team are national netball champions

Wednesday 21 March 2012

The only way was success for the Essex–bound U16 netball team from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) as they headed to Basildon for the finals of a prestigious national netball competition.

After a full day of matches last Saturday the team emerged as national champions taking the U16 title in the England Netball National Schools Championships, after a 12-9 victory over defending champions Oldham Hulme.

The team has not lost a competitive match during the whole season, and they maintained this unbeaten record on the way to the final, winning seven and drawing one of their eight matches. They also earned the Defensive Trophy on the day, for conceding just 41 points on their way to the title.

The team is coached by former England player Alex Kirk, who said, “This competition is the highlight of the schools netball calendar. The girls were absolutely focused and improved throughout the day – having drawn the second match they regrouped and tried even harder. They have trained with complete dedication all season and it really showed.”

Team captain Hattie Grant said, “Although we’ve played other national competitions, it was nerve-racking getting to the final, especially when we were behind by a point at halftime. However Miss Kirk’s team talk got us going, we kept calm and came back to score three goals on the trot.”

GSAL’s Head of Netball, Cath Johnson, said, “The girls showed great character to pull off their victory. Their success has been a massive team effort thanks to the girls, their parents and coaches.”

GSAL’s U16 netball team are pictured:

Front group l-r Annie Marshall, Hattie Grant (captain), Lauren Fraser, Shivani Patel

Back row l-r Lucy Harris, Rachel Foster, Aneesah Kabba Kamara, Ellie Ward, Harriet Wafer, Anna Poskitt

Read a full report of the schools finals action

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