Brean double joy for Oldham girls

TROPHY TIME . . . the under-11s show off their medals

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OLDHAM Netball Club enjoyed a double success in the Pontins Tournament at Brean Sands, winning both the under-11s and under-12s competitions.

It was almost a treble triumph, too - but despite scoring 158 points to 21 across 13 matches in two days, the under-13s missed out after losing 5-2 to Turnford in their final.

The under-12s enjoyed day one success over Barr Beacon (18-0), Hertford (13-2), Finchampstead (10-2), Swan 'B' (14-0), Worcester (13-0), Abbey Flyers 'B' (7-1), Woodley (12-2) and started day two with wins against Yendys (11-0), Saracens (12-2) and Jellies (11-2). They went on to see off Abbey Flyers 'A' 8-0 in the last eight and after beating Tameside 8-1 in the semi-finals, took top honours thanks to a 9-3 success against Eagles.

Ruby Parker starred with an 82-per-cent success rate with 102 goals from 125 attempts and Charlotte Wilkinson was the player of the tournament with 11 turnovers.

The under-13s kicked off on the first day with seven straight wins: Rochdale (7-4), Magnet (17-2), Saracens (16-1), Flames (14-1), Conquerors (18-2), Abbey Flyers (19-0) and Barr Beacon (15-2).

On day two, there were wins over Yendys (11-1), B's (10-0) and Rylands (12-1), before quarter-final and semi-final victories over Hatfield and Breakaways (9-0 and 18-2 respectively) before the final loss.

Squad: Stacey Tankoua, Yomi Eza Wilson, Alice McGeachy, Nikita Narnor, Ella Dibden, Ella Graham, Hollie Simpson, Molly Stevenson, Helena Robinson, Naina Krishna, Kodey Davies, Hannah Diamond, Emma Fletcher, Beth Adamson, Mayah Hopkinson.

In the under-11s competition, Oldham enjoyed a comprehensive run of 13 straight wins to take the title. Hertford Hornets 'B' (12-0), Woodley (7-1), Turnford 'B' (12-0), Parkside Newall (8-1), Dreams (21-0), AP Saints (10-1), Flames (18-0), Matrix (9-0), Abbey Flyers 'A' (12-2) and Oldham Eagles (13-4) were seen off initially.

Tameside suffered a 6-3 loss in the last eight and Turnford 'A' were turned over 9-1 in the semi-finals, before Hertford Hornets 'A' were defeated 11-0 in the final.

Lily Lockhead scored 92 of 95 shots (96-per-cent) to finish top shooter.

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