Local Netball

Kapunda collect Senior 1 and Senior 2 scalps

KAPUNDA advanced through to the Senior 1 preliminary final after kicking off their postseason campaign on Saturday with a 51-42 triumph over Nuriootpa. Nuriootpa (11-5) had actually defeated Kapunda (10-6) in both of their home-and-away season...

Liam Phillips

04 Sep 2024

Sport

Magpies and Rams clean up in APNA

MALLALA and Virginia accounted for five of the six winning senior teams in Saturday’s Adelaide Plains Netball Association qualifying finals, headlined by the Magpies’ 55-32 A1 win over Hamley Bridge. Mallala (15-1) and Hamley Bridge (13-3)...

Liam Phillips

04 Sep 2024

Sport

Lions and Tigers end Senior 1 season at 15-1

SOUTH Gawler secured the Senior 1 minor premiership in style on Saturday, hammering Tanunda 84-25 to remove any chance of fellow 15-1 side Gawler Central catching up in the percentage column. After splitting her time between the Senior 1s and Senior...

Liam Phillips

28 Aug 2024

Sport

Lange leads Lions

SOUTH Gawler’s mission to go one better than last year’s runner-up finish in the Senior 1 competition is still yet to hit a speed bump, improving to 14-0 on Saturday with a 71-31 blowout against Barossa District. On a day where the Lions were...

Liam Phillips

14 Aug 2024

Sport

Kapunda and Nuriootpa set for finals return

ROUND 13 of the Senior 1 netball season on Saturday was a dagger for both fifth-placed Angaston and sixth-placed Willaston, blowing golden opportunities to inject real life into the postseason push with just four rounds remaining. Instead, Angaston...

Liam Phillips

31 Jul 2024

Sport

Gawler Central edges out rivals

GAWLER Central produced a strong performance in the only top-four clash in Round 9 of the Senior 1 competition, running over Kapunda 56-36 to strengthen the Tigers’ grip on second spot. The Tigers flew out of the gates, taking a 15-6 quarter-time...

Liam Phillips

19 Jun 2024

Sport

Lions and Tigers cruise to another victory

GAWLER’S two Senior 1 representatives are now a combined 7-0 after Gawler Central defeated Barossa District 54-33 and South Gawler hammered Freeling 89-37. It was always going to be a tall task – literally – for a Freeling side down multiple...

Liam Phillips

08 May 2024

Sport

Tigers defence shows its claws

GAWLER Central were the big winners from Round 2 of the BLG Senior 1 season, knocking off reigning premiers Angaston 38-28 to join local rivals South Gawler and Willaston as the only remaining unbeaten teams. In their two meetings in 2023, Gawler...

Liam Phillips

25 Apr 2024

Local Netball

Lifelong Gazelles return to the court

AFTER both being diagnosed with cancer in recent years, Renee Malbut-McHale and her auntie Diane Malbut made the decision to not let illnesses stand in their way. Renee was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 21, and right as she was finishing...

Liam Phillips

15 Jun 2023

Local Netball

Waddington, Tigers ready to attack 2023

AFTER narrowly missing premiership success last season, Gawler Central has turned to veteran head coach Scott Waddington as their new Senior One coach for the 2023 netball season. Returning to coaching after a brief hiatus due to health and personal...

Luke Marchioro

04 Apr 2023

Local Netball

Lions topple Tigers to claim A1 premiership

By Lachlan Dand SOUTH Gawler have officially been crowned Barossa, Light & Gawler Senior 1 netball premiers, defeating local rivals Gawler Central by five goals in a thrilling contest at Angaston on Saturday afternoon. Having defeated the Tigers...

Staff Contributors

21 Sep 2022

Local Netball

Virginia heading for grand final

By Jo Connolly XAVIER Saints has lost its chance to make the grand final after succumbing to Virginia in Gawler & District senior one netball on Saturday. Both teams made strong starts to the game; defensive pressure across the entire court was...

Staff Contributors

02 Sep 2022

Local Netball

Lions prove too good for Tigers

THE new queens of the BLG netball jungle, the South Gawler Lions, mauled the reigning champion Gawler Central on their home court in the Anzac Day clash on Monday. The final score of 68-33 would have been a concern for Gawler Central, which is just...

Jason Regan

27 Apr 2022

Local Netball

Mallala edges Balaklava in APNA boilover

ADELAIDE Plains Netball Association served up some action-packed grand finals last weekend for its biggest day of the year, with none more exciting than Mallala’s unlikely run to a 42-41 A-grade win against Balaklava. The Magpies finished the...

Vanessa Rose

22 Sep 2021

Local Netball

Meaney takes home Senior 1 best-and-fairest

MONDAY night’s Barossa, Light & Gawler Netball Association awards night at the Vine Inn, Nuriootpa, saw Kapunda’s Tayla Meaney claim the coveted Senior 1 best-and-fairest on a great night for the Bombers. Meaney cleaned up in the last few...

Vanessa Rose

16 Sep 2021