EASTWOOD RYDE NETBALL ASSOCIATION

EASTWOOD RYDE another successful State Age Championships…………

Eastwood Ryde Netball Association had another successful year at the recent State Age Championships held in Maitland. Congratulations to all the coaches, assistant coaches, managers, primary carers and the enormous support team of our mentor coaches, Representative Coordinator, Eastwood Ryde Executive, Umpires, the physios from Macquarie Sports Physiotherapists and of course the parents and the players………….what a fantastic team!!!!

Eastwood Ryde finished in third place overall from the 30 plus Associations that competed at the major Championships in Maitland.
15yrs = 2nd place
14yrs 5th place
13yrs =12th place (the big improvers from 2007!!)
12yrs =3rd place

15yrs Rep Team: Coach: Deb Hanson Assistant Coach: Kate Hanson Manager: Charlene Sommerville Primary Carer: Kate Sommerville
Team Amy Sommerville, Aimee Calderera, Phoebe Cracknell, Emma Moses, Hannah Jones, Demi Black, Kate Germolus, Erin Looby, Chelsea Ross, Kelly Dalziel and Louise Flint.
The 15yrs team preparation was strong and committed leading up to the Championships only losing 2 games from 32, going down after they were hit by injury at their last carnival with the “in form” Louise Flint suffering major knee damage which ruled her out of the State Championships. The team finished in equal 2nd place losing to Sutherland on Day 1 when another player, Kate Germolus went down with an ankle injury and then being defeated by Manly on Day 3. A number of the girls were in contention for selection into the NSW Talent Identification Program but will have to wait until September for the announcement of the squad!! Good luck to Amy Sommerville and Emma Moses who will be travelling to Adelaide in August to compete at the Australian Schools Netball Championships where they will be representing the NSWCHS All Schools Team.

14yrs Rep Team: Coaches: Marilyn Latham, Leonie Stewart Weeks Manager: Judy Watt Primary Carer: Leigh Kildey
Team: Emily Bills, Stephanie Bosher, Tara Chilcott, Brianna Burkett, Sheralyn Smith, Lainie Okeil, Jessica Miller, Mia Page, Jordan Kain and Beth Chilcott.
Congratulations to the ERNA 14yrs team whose hard work and commitment has given them a top 5 finish for the third year in a row, at the State Age Championships 2008. They once again displayed fantastic team spirit, great sportsmanship and displayed some of the best games of netball over three days of very strong competition. Well done to all of the girls!!

13yrs Rep Team: Coach: Stephanie Lower Assistant Coach: Claire Lower Manager: Leanne Bates Primary Carer: Jenny Rodgers & Neil MacKinnon
Team: Elizabeth Barron, Jessica Cavaletto, Breanna Frendo, Sophie Gilbert, Laura Mackinnon, Katrina Phillip, Brigid Quinlan, Samantha Rodgers, Lauren Semken, Abbey Wightley and Kate Young
The ERNA 13’s had some minor injuries the weeks leading into State Age, but we were lucky enough to complete the 3 days with all the girls standing proudly at the end. They were on fire from the first game, with all the training and hard work paying off. A strong three days of hard competition kept the girls on their toes for every game. With great teamwork and extraordinary court work the girls proved themselves as tough competition for any team they came up against. A great 3 days from all the girls

12yrs Rep Team: Coaches: Lisa Filby, Shellie Doyle Manager: Nicole Barrett Primary Carer:Jacqui Page
Team: Laura Barrett, Maddy Bergfield, Anastasia Boutsikakis, Georgia Campbell, Natasha Flint, Emily Lawson, Zara Nicholas, Olivia Page, Lauren Pethybridge, Jessica Smith and Gemma Weller.
The ERNA 12s had a great first State Age. Like the other ERNA teams, they have been training hard since February. Hit with 3 injuries on the first day, the girls showed great team spirit and commitment being down to 8 players on day 1. Able to get 2 of their injured back on court on day 2, the girls maintained their good form winning all but 1 of their games. After winning all of their games on day 3, the team ended up equal 3rd on the points ladder, but were relegated to 4th due to goal average. This was a fantastic effort for the girls, who earlier in the year had set a goal to make the top 10! Good luck to Lauren Pethybridge and Olivia Page who will be representing Sydney North and CIS at the NSW PSSA Championships in Dubbo in 2 weeks time.