The Year 5 netballers played a friendly match away to Alban City this week in preparation for their tournament which takes place in March.

 

It was great to see the progress the Year 5s have been making and it was an evenly matched contest against Alban City.  It also gave Mrs Paine the opportunity to see what areas we need to work on to be ready for the tournament.

 

The final score was 4-3 to Prae Wood with Esme chosen as Most Valuable Player for her efforts in the centre position.  Well done to all of the team!

The B team finished their league campaign on a high, a very muddy one, this week. 

Monday's game was played at home to Alban City. The Bs played the second fixture in our double header, following the A team's 1-0 win, which meant the surface was even muddier hampering players' movement and slowing down the ball. A penalty, scored by Harry, for hand ball saw the game finish in a 1-1 draw. Well done to Caden who was chosen as Player of the Match by our opponents. 

 

Wheatfields' pitch on Tuesday wasn't a lot better, with large puddles in the goal mouth and penalty box. Nevertheless, the team made a determined start, barely allowing Wheatfields out of their own half. Harry converted one of our many chances and the team went into the break 1-0 up. Wheatfields created more chances in the second half, with goalie Caden proving why he has been chosen as Player of the Match in most of our games. Alfie converted one of several chances he had to get the ball over the wet and muddy goal mouth to give Prae Wood a 2-0 lead. Wheatfields did get a goal back late in the second half, but the team held on for a well-deserved 2-1 win. It was a valiant team effort and a fitting way to end the season. 

A big thank you to the parents who managed to get the white shirts and socks clean and dry for games on consecutive games. Your support throughout the season has been invaluable. 

The netball team played two league matches last week, backing up their win from the previous week against Cunningham Hill.

 

Against Killigrew, Prae Wood found themselves behind to start, but once they settled into their rhythm they were able to close down the scoring opportunities for Killigrew and take advantage of their own chances as they brought the ball through court with great control.  The final score was 7-2 to Prae Wood with Harry a well-deserved Player of the Match.

 

The following day, Prae Wood also played away, this time to Aboyne Lodge.  It was a confident start for Prae Wood.  Aboyne had two good shooters, but once our defence marked tighter, they were able to prevent them from creating scoring chances.  It was tight until the final quarter when Prae Wood pulled away to finish 7-4 winners.  This time, Freya, playing at centre, was chosen as Player of the Match by our opponents.

 

The team will play their final league game at home to Skyswood on Tuesday 11^th March.