Last week Penola Netball Club’s 13C side had net set go girls come up and play to help field a side.

There were some lovely passages of play and it was great to hear lots of voices on the court.

Best player was Lola Tilby.

In the 13B competition it was great to see the girls using techniques from training in games.

Defensive pressure all over the court was good and the girls worked the ball well into attack.

Best players were Skye Wooding and Indi Devlin.

Penola’s Division 2 side had a tough day out but continued to contest the ball.

There were a few good passages of play and we will work hard at training and bounce back better next week.

Best players were Amber Morton and Macey O’Brien.

Having the brisk early morning 9am game the Penola Division 1 girls started off really well against Padthaway.

Movement through the mid court was good during the first quarter with Winnie Zadow and Tess Porter slowly working the ball through transition, however turnovers were still evident from both sides as they tried to figure out each other’s structures.

Penola stepped it up in the second quarter with some strong offence from Tess Porter, Shelly Crawford and shooters Tegan Lythgo and Ivy Wurst who helped extend Penola’s lead out even further.

In the third quarter Padthaway’s defence held strong and managed to slow Penola’s attack which was a credit to the Padthaway girls as Penola were really starting to press hard.

The fourth quarter saw Phoebe Manarangi switch into WA and Lily Hackwell take the court in WD, both had an immediate impact on the game.

But it was the consist defensive pressure that was applied by Heidi Berkin and Stella O’Brien not only in the fourth but throughout the whole game that helped Penola get across the line.

Best players were Heidi Berkin and Stella O’Brien.

It was a tough start for the C grade girls this week.

Padthaway definitely showed what they’re made of.

A few positional changes allowed for Penola’s game to become more settled.

Stella O’Brien had a cracker of a game in goals, with Lucy Catlin not making it easy for their goalies.

Best players were Stella O’Brien and Lucy Catlin.

The B grade girls proved just how versatile their team is with a few strange combinations and end changes for a few of their players.

The score saw Penola up by 34 goals at half time so they decided to have some fun.

With the goalies jumping into defence and the defence girls switching into goals it made for an interesting quarter.

Even with the changes and random combinations Penola managed to keep increasing their lead to have an impressive 53 goal win.

Best players were Jess Blackmore and Sarah Murphy.

It was an early start for the A Reserve girls against Padthaway.

Cold but good conditions saw Penola slowly settle into the game.

The Eagles led at all changes with Padthaway staging a strong third quarter that saw the lead slip a little.

Led by its defenders Penola regained control late in the third to push through for a comfortable win.

Best players were Tara Millard and Kim Wilson.