AFTER training together since November the Cardiff & Vale Netball Squad were confident going into the Wales Open Netball Championships in Cwmbran recently but knew how strong the other regions were.
The A squad had two of their toughest matches straight off but played superbly from the start to place their mark on the competition with two strong wins. The A squad performances grew stronger as the tournament progressed and won all the rest of their matches convincingly to be crowned Welsh Inter Area Champions for the fourth successive season.
The B squad however had a tougher competition with strong performances in defence and centre court but shooters struggling to find form. The squad worked hard and supported each other but failed to reach the runner up spot achieved the previous season.
This season was the strongest squad with girls being selected from clubs all over the region to train and then two squads of nine selected from the main squad to represent Cardiff & Vale in the Welsh Championships. The girls selected are:
A Squad
Natasha Charles - Leckwith Netball Club
Emma Lloyd - Dinas Netball Club
Vikki Healan - Leckwith Netball Club
Colette Johnson - Heath Angels Netball Club
Carys Griffin - Leckwith Netball Club
Rhian Grifffin - Leckwith Netball Club
Stephanie Cramp - Dinas Netball Club
Jamilla Abbott - Central Netball Club
Becky Oatley - Leckwith Netball Club
B Squad
Georgina Charles - Heath Angels Netball Club
Hannah Evans - Harriers Netball Club
Jemma Paynter - Dinas Netball Club
Sian Seaward - Central Netball Club
Lowri Norkett - Cardiff Met Netball
Kerry Jones - Spear Netball Club
Megan Cooper - Spear Netball Club
Hazel McAndrew - Heath Angels Netball Club
Hannah Gunning - Llandaff Netball Club
Coach: Melanie Hellerman - Dinas Netball Club
Manager: Heather Lewis - Spear Netball Club
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