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U16s finish strong at the Kent County Junior League

U16s finish strong at the Kent County Junior League

Elizabeth Roche2 Apr 2011 - 23:25
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After finishing 3rd in the league, the U16s were runners up in the end of season tournament at the KCJL.

The top 10 U16 club sides in Kent play in the Kent County Junior League, from September to March, with the season culminating in the end of season tournament.

Club started the season strongly, with their first 3 matches against Sabina, Telstars and Wealden being a "mini-qualifier" for the regional league. 48-29 and 45-36 wins against Sabina and Wealden respectively were enough to qualify for the London & SE Regional U16 League, depsite a 27-32 loss to Telstars.

The squad then recorded some convincing wins against the remainder of the clubs in the League during the first half of the season. Beth, Alannah, Imi, Liv and Megan M all shot well, and played in centre court when needed. Mel and Katie were bringing the ball through the court strongly and Olivia and Tara were starting to form a formidable pairing in defence.

The second half of the season saw another win over Sabina, but a loss to Wealden 37-29 (who were also too hot for Telstars to handle that day), which meant that the league was thrown wide open. Club duly won the rest of their fixtures with a showdown against Telstars set up as a potential league decider on the last day. Unfortunately, Club suffered a heavy defeat, losing 53-36 which meant that our final league positioning was 3rd.

At the end of season tournament, Club were looking to exact some revenge which they duly did beating both Telstars and Wealden. With Mel at England trials, Tess and Megan H joined the team, and slotted in well. However Sabina were proving to be the team of the day and despite a spirited fight back led by Megan M, Club just lost and were runners up overall.

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