May 2008 - Littleover Community School

In Devon they excelled again, winning 7 out of 8 first round games, qualifying for the semis
to play the team they lost to on the previous day. Digging deep the girls raised their game
and won convincingly to make it to the tournament final. Unfortunately, a repeat of the City
final, the girls didn’t play as well as they had been and lost, but what a fantastically close
game! We obviously need to work on those nerves ready for the big occasions.
Well done to Elisha Cooper, Alex Wilson, Millie Hudson, Susie Pass, Bryony Williams, Louisa
Cordon, Ziama Basit, Megan Jack, Shauna Buckley, Zoe Brown and Imogen Atkinson.
YEAR 10
This is always the quiet year in School netball, with no City League and the City tournament
very early in the year; we rely on friendly matches to keep the girls improving. The team has
gone through a major amount of change this season and recruited new members; as the year
has progressed the team has begun to work well together and results are reflecting this.
In Devon this hard work was very evident as they played well as a squad and made it
through to the semi finals of the combined Year 10 and 11 tournament. They even had to
play our Year 11 team in the first round and raised their game to draw 4 all, in a very keenly
contested match! Unfortunately, they were drawn against the eventual winners in their semi
and despite putting up a huge fight they were beaten.
Well done to Holly Connelly, Lucy Nahal, Jenny Elks, Julia Hilton, Ellie Hurt, Sophie Lacey,
Nicole Smith, Asha Savage, Bec Elliott, Alex Patrick, and Ruth Titterton.
YEAR 11
Their final season has seen a mixed response with regard to commitment of certain players
who unfortunately no longer play and this has affected the overall competitiveness of the
team. However, despite this, the remaining girls battled hard to keep the team functioning
and have been rewarded with another fantastic season. Winning all but one game against
Derby High in the City League, they went through to the semi finals as runners up and won
that convincingly to reach the final. Derby High had also won their semi final and we met
them again in the final held at their school. We didn’t have many spectators, but they missed
an excellent match where our girls fought back in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter to
almost draw the game. Another loss. but a much closer game and the girls were justly
pleased with how well they had played.
In Devon, the girls playing in what could be their last set of matches as a team. played
exceptionally well. With no reserves to swap with, their endurance was severely tested in this
tournament, but they persevered and made it through to the semi finals. This was one of the
most thrilling games of the whole weekend and went into 4 minutes of extra time after a
draw at full time. The team they were playing had beaten them the day before, but our girls
wouldn’t be put down and with the whole of the rest of Littleover girls shouting them on, they
went onto win: tremendous! In the final they met the team on form, who had just put our
Year 10 team out in the semi final. The game was very keenly contested and in the second
half our girls made it extremely difficult for the private school from the South, but they
managed to pull through in the end and our girls lost out.
Well done to Bess Blakemore, Hannah Huntingdon, Clare Cordon, Gina Bhogal, Hannah Stafford,
Rose Panton and Emilie Von Fragstein.