Packwood retains county netball title

16th February, 2011

Packwood’s talented Under 13 girls had more to celebrate last week when, just four days after winning the prestigious Midlands Lacrosse tournament, they were crowned Shropshire county netball champions.

The girls faced opposition from Moor Park, Prestfelde, Thomas Telford, Shrewsbury High School, Ludlow C of E School and Newport Girls’ High School in the highly competitive Trophy section of the tournament.

A truly nail-biting, thriller of a semi-final against Prestfelde was won in the final seconds of play thanks to the fine shooting combination of Charlotte Edwards and Antonia Brine and secured their place in the final. Here they took on Shrewsbury High School. A tremendous, competitive and evenly contested game saw Packwood 1st VII play netball at their very best. The standard set by both teams was of the very highest quality but the passion and determination that Packwood displayed steered them to a justly deserved victory.

Holly Shaw captained this exceptional squad which includes Maddie Hall, Charlotte Edwards, Antonia Brine, Antonia Wordie, Camilla Harvey-Scholes, Saskia Humphreys and Fran Hughes.