Penola made the trek to Goroke in great playing conditions.

The 13C side was buzzing with excitement, using strong passes and great movement down the court all game.

The girls in defence worked tirelessly creating many turn overs.

Best player sponsored by Dergholm Pub went to Ruby Gartner for her positive talk on the ring and driving down the court.

The 13C girls were excited and up and about from the get go.

They continue to improve each week and are always willing to listen and learn.

Tilly Gibs was awarded the Dergholm voucher for doing all the things set out at the start of the game.

The 13B team had a bit of a slow start allowing Borders to get the jump.

The girls changed their mindsets and adjusted their play after quarter time and finished the last three quarters strongly and consistently.

Best players were Indi Devlin and Leah Wilson.

The 13A girls were eager to get back on the court.

Defenders Makenna, Harper and Poppy stepped up, adapted well and applied strong pressure throughout the game.

Emma and Winnie created great spvace in the mid court which led to impressive flow into goalies Lily and Lani.

Overall the Eagles worked well together as a team and every player put 100% in for the full four quarters.

Best players were Makenna Williams and Lani Manarangi.

The Division 3 team notched up its first win for the season, applying defensive pressure across the court and then worked the ball well in attack.

The team’s talk across the court improved and backed each other up well.

Best players were Haylee Moulton and Kira Pitt.

The Division 2 side came up against a strong Borders team.

Despite the score the girls gave it their all.

Dergholm best player awards went to Macey O’Brien and Nellie Lear for their continuous run and drive to ball.

Penola held off Borders in Division 1, with plenty of good ball movement throughout the first quarter lead by Tess Porter and Holly Flint.

Strong defence by Heidi Berkin, Phoebe Manarangi and Stella O’Brien held up in the second quarter and some equally good movement and shooting in the circle by Ivy Wurst and Tegan Lythgo down the other end of the court helped Penola extend the lead.

The second half was a lot harder for Penola as Border Districts made a few changes to the line up and managed to reduce Penola’s ability to score with some good defensive pressure.

But it was not all doom and gloom with some great decision making and passing by Ella Skeer and a couple of really good intercepts by Holly Flint.

This helped Penola maintain composure and close the game out.

Best players were Ella Skeer and Ivy Wurst.

In C grade the girls came out firing with a strong lead in the first quarter, having a few goals to achieve and new things to put in practice.

Movement in the circle was clean, allowing some excellent passes.

Defensively Stella had a massive impact on the game shutting down one of their key drivers.

Squish and Lucy worked tirelessly to be up by 34 at half time.

The goals coasted for the remainder of the game which was good to work on small individual skills.

Best players were Eva Manarangi and Leticia Gosse.

B grade knew that Border Districts would be a tough game and the Eagles would need to play strong netball in order to win.

Penola started a little rocky with a game more physical than anticipated and allowed Borders to take a a first quarter lead by one goal.

We came back in the second quarter determined to play our own netball and settled well.

With a few turnovers and success in the goal ring we managed to take back the lead and win the second quarter.

The girls fought hard all game to extend the lead and came away with a much deserved win.

Best players were Jess Blackmore and Caitlin Eason.

It was a slow start by A Reserve this week with scores even at quarter time.

The second half of the second quarter the girls found their mojo and started to get on a bit of a roll.

Penola played a controlled, free flowing game after a small change at half time, which opened things up and allowed easier scoring.

The last quarter was a more even affair but the girls finished with a solid 20 goal win.

Best players were Hannah Klemm and Sally Skeer.

The Eagles got off to a soaring start in A grade with some slick ball movement and great defensive pressure to win the first quarter by four goals.

With player unavailability from Jordyn Adams and Brooke Klemm, sister Hannah Klemm stepped up to play GK and had an impressive game.

Although Hannah was definitely a lot shorter than her 6ft+ opponent, that did not stop her as she gained multiple deflections.

At the beginning of the second quarter Borders managed to get the jump and capitalise on turnovers scoring the first five goals unanswered winning the quarter 16-7.

The third quarter was a more even affair with some great defensive stops from Chelsea Galpin and Hannah followed by some great work by young gun Tegan Lythgo. while Indi Veneables stopped her WA opponent from having much impact on the game.

A disappointing last quarter saw a strong fight back from the Eagles but Borders were too strong with some of their defensive pressure to stretch their lead to eight by the final whistle.

Best players were Indi Venables and Hannah Klemm.

The club has its first function, a Lawn Bowls Op Shop attire night at the Nest, on Saturday.