Ellie Minton (Year 13) and Kylie McGahan (Year 12)
Co-Captains
During the second week of the school holidays, our Premier Netball team attended a netball tournament hosted by St Peters College in Cambridge that included twelve of the top teams from throughout the North Island. We were very excited by the invitation due to the unfortunate disruptions Covid-19 placed upon netball, along with many sporting codes this season.
We played a total of nine games including St Kent’s, Hamilton Girls, St Paul’s, MAGS, and Howick just to name a few. Many players were physically strong, fast and athletic with plenty of drive and determination to do well. With some success and some losses throughout the week, playing some really intense, physical games we finished up at 8th place, but in no way did this placing reflect the way we played. Being captain and also my last year playing school netball, I (Ellie) was very proud of the team and how we played.
The thing I enjoyed the most about the week was how our team got along so well and had heaps of fun together! Some of us Year 13s have been playing together for seven years, so for us to finish school netball at a tournament like this was wicked, especially with such an amazing team, coaches and management!