On 30th November the U16 Netball Squad went back to Rainham School for Girls to compete in the County Championship finals which they qualified for in October. As soon as the girls arrived they knew that the opposition were going to be tough as although we had won all our games in the qualifiers, so had they! The group consisted of teams; Benenden, Bromley, Hillview, Invicta, Rainham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge Grammar, Tunbridge Wells Grammar and us. The team were unfortunately beaten in their first match against Tonbridge Grammar by one goal in the final minute of the game. However, the girls were not defeated as they then went on to win all of their other games, with scores such as 10-4 against Invicta and 12-5 against Rainham. The team even beat Tunbridge Wells Grammar who are the reigning champions of this tournament. Even though the girls had lost to TOGS at the start of the day, it did not affect their chances of winning. As the rest of the games were played, TOGS and TWIGGS were tied at 2nd place in the table as they had the same number of points whereas we were top as the number of goals scored in the game we lost meant we still had one extra point than the other two teams. This meant that MGGS had won the U16 County Championships and the girls enjoyed having the title of the No.1 ranked U16 school team in Kent for the first time in nearly 10 years of the school’s history. Throughout the day, the team performed to the highest standard that has been seen from the teachers there and received some excellent feedback from other coaches, players and umpires and played admirably. Their win meant that they will then go on, along with the 2nd placed school, to represent Kent in the Regional Championship. The team have all agreed that they hope they have set a target for the netball players in the lower years to try to improve their play and represent the school in County, Regional and possibly even National competitions.
Maddie (Captain),
The Squad
Maddi (c), Laura, Holly, Rebecca, Katie, Rosie, Danni, Erin, Rebecca
