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Trinidad and Tobago too good for Scotland
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: Scotland just couldn’t get a break when they faced the energetic Trinidad and Tobago girls who bolted to a 50-35 win on Saturday. Trinidad and Tobago were charged and ready for anything when they took to the court against a calm Scotland side. But Scotland found they were one step behind the Caribbean […]
It's down to business!
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: Now the World Youth Netball Championships get down to the business end of the tournament, with the quarter finals being played today. The tournament’s top seeds – New Zealand, Australia, Jamaica and England – will be expected to go through to tomorrow’s semi-finals, although their opponents might see things differently. Malawi posted a […]
Australia into final
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: Australian coach Simone McKinnis said that last night’s game against England was the type of match they wanted before tomorrow’s final against New Zealand. “It was a good game. It was very tight and tough out there and really what we needed leading up to the grand final.” McKinnis said the English really […]
Malaysia kept at bay
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: The WELSH under 21 netball team were able to keep Malaysia at bay in what was a very fast and tough match. While Wales won the match 48-40, Malaysia were never out of the game, going head to head with Wales and goal for goal in the first quarter. Malaysia was lurking behind […]
Fiji takes out Samoa in 'final'
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Fiji and Trinidad & Tobago will square off for 9th and 10th position on the penultimate day of the World Youth Netball Championships. Yesterday Fiji beat its Pacific neighbours Samoa for the second time in a week for the chance to better its current 13th ranking. “This was our final today,” said Fijian coach Melissa […]
Caribbean clash goes to wire
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: The MATCH between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados was a Caribbean showdown packed with plenty of action and attitude. Trinidad and Tobago were only able to breathe a sigh of relief in the last 10 minutes of the game as they managed to edge out Barbados who were right on their tails. Tobago […]
Cooks excel over South Africa
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: The COOK Islands under 21 netballers unveiled their true skills when they stunned the South Africa team last night to win the thrilling match 55-48. National pride flooded the Telecom Sports Arena as the Cook Islands ended the match as they started – strong and convincingly. For head coach Teresa Tairi, this was […]
Playoffs wind up today
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: International rankings will be up for grabs as play in the lower half of the World Youth Netball Championships winds up today. Scotland is almost assured of 17th place ahead of Botswana, USA and Vanuatu. The Scots play USA, and Vanuatu take on Botswana – both games will be at 11am. At 1.45pm, […]
Trinidad-Tobago too strong
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Trinidad and Tobago was just too strong for Papua New Guinea yesterday when the girls from the Caribbean beat the Pacific nation 57-17. Tobago had the game in the bag early in the match and by the end of the third quarter they were comfortably ahead on 41-14 and were not looking back. […]
Jamaica book semi with NZ
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Jamaica beat Northern Ireland 78-39 at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday to book a semi-final clash with New Zealand tonight. The Jamaicans had a distinct height advantage throughout the court especially with Romelda Aiken under the goal, where she received good service from Sateva Taylor and Patricia McCalla. But Northern Ireland mixed […]
Barbados win Singapore tussle
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: The Singapore-Barbados play off game at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday was truly a game of four quarters, with the lead see-sawing throughout. Barbados came out firing at 12-8 at quarter time but Singapore wrestled the lead back (22-20) at half time – thanks to accurate shooting by Charmaine Soh Shi Hui […]
Fiji pull out the stops
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Malaysia found out the hard way that team Fiji were not messing around as they look to salvage their youth netball campaign and secure at least a 9th place ranking. Fiji and Malaysia are currently playing in the 9-16 section competition with Fiji coming out on court with all guns blazing. Fiji ripped […]
How to beat Romelda?
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: New Zealand take on Jamaica in a crunch semi-final match tonight. And it begs the question, how do the Kiwis counter the towering Romelda Aiken in the shooting circle? Cook Islands News asked former New Zealand coach Lois Muir who has been a keen observer throughout the under 21 tournament. Muir was in […]
Australia overwhelms Botswana
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: The Australia goal keepers had an easy day at the office when the team faced Botswana last night as the ball was a rare sight in the Botswana shooting circle. It was an easy 97-11 win with the match only really increasing in intensity in the last quarter as Australia attempted to score […]
Barbados gunning for top 10
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: Despite losing their first two matches at the World Youth Netball Championships, team Barbados are gunning for a top 10 ranking. Head coach Sandra Bruce-Small says that while her team played okay against New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago, she wants her team to get that extra edge to play better and win […]
Caribbean cousins clash
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: While the Caribbean flair was evident in the Trinidad and Tobago versus Barbados match, Trinidad and Tobago were more physical than their cousins to win the match 59-33. Trinidad and Tobago went straight to business in the first quarter of the match where they notched up 20 goals to Barbados’s 6. Barbados goal […]
Kiwis make it 3 in a row
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: New Zealand might have easily accounted for Scotland (78-24) during play at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday. But coach Yvette McCausland–Durie believes New Zealand’s performances in its first two games against the Caribbean sides – Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago – were better than against Scotland. “There was a lot of discipline […]
Americans unfazed by big loss
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: The young members of the team USA under 21 netball team are trailblazers for netball in America – where the sport is barely known. And what the girls lack in experience, they make up for in enthusiasm, heart and determination which was seen during their first match against Jamaica on Tuesday. While the […]
Malaysia just want to do their best
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Team Malaysia, ranked 14th, know that it will be a miracle if they achieved a number 8 or better ranking at these World Youth Championships, but they are willing to work hard no matter what. The squad made up of young players from across the 15 states of Malaysia is here to show […]
Wales push England at WYNC
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: England overcame a slow start to pull away from arch-rivals Wales and win its second match 57-32 at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday. “We were expecting a close start especially after their [Wales] close loss to the Cook Islands on Monday” said England’s co-coach Jess Garland. Garland said they would have wanted […]
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