The last round of games for the Super 8s and NetSetGo divisions were played recently. The Committee would like to thank Kel Logan, Kerrie Evans, Melissa Evans, Tanya Macgregor, Angus Wyllie, Carmel Laing and Ben Smith for their contributions to their teams and the support of netball in Parkes over the past season. The improvement in skills has been fantastic.
Results Round 12
Division 1
Saphires def Diamonds 27-16 (Most Consistent: Amanda Lowe, Isabel Aveyard) Emeralds def 12 Reps (forfeit) (Most Consistent: Tianna Simpson, Kendra Dunn)
Division 2
Glitters def 11 Development (forfeit) Super 8s
Magics def Twinkles 17-16 (Most Consistent: Emmeline Wylie, Sophie Laing)
Rockettes def Hot Shots 5-2

By Lisa Nutley

The Saturday junior competition of the Parkes & District Netball Association will start on the first Saturday after the school holidays for netballers in year 2 and above. The Net-Set-Go will start a few weeks later. Registration dates for players ages 5 to 17 years will be at the Parkes Netball Clubhouse in Baker Street on Saturday, 1st April from 10am to 12pm; Tuesday, 4th April from 6:30 to 8pm and Saturday, 8th April from 10am to 12pm. Individual players will need
to register online and bring their resigration forms with a receipt of payment to one of the registration days. See costs online. The link is www.parkesna.nsw.netball.com.au

The uniform is a navy skirt/shorts and white shirts. Contact Lisa Nutley on parkes_ netball@bigpond.com or 0439 863 162 after 5:30pm on weekdays. Also join the Parkes Netball Association group on Facebook to receive updates about weather cancellations and forfeits.

Congratulations to all the Division 1 and Division 2 junior netball players who played the grand finals. It was great to see everyone improve throughout the season and displaying outstanding sportsmanship. Thank you to all the coaches, parents and helpers for your time and assistance. Thanks also goes to all our umpires, and a special thanks to Alana Ryan, Mikeely Bermingham, Jordyn Chapple and Jack McGrath who umpired the grand final
matches. Special thanks to Jenny Ryan and Samantha Riley, the Saturday junior netball co-ordinators, for all their time and effort.

The final results are:
Division 1: Dynamites 40 def Aveyers 23
Division 2: U11s Rep Team 31 def Diamontes 10

Congratulations to all the junior players who were nominated for the Kelly Swetland Award. This award is a memorial award to recognise the junior player who has made a significant contribution to the Parkes Netball
association. Jordyn Chapple, Mikeely Bermingham, Brooke Norman, Jollie Norman, Katie Macdonald and Samantha Riley were nominated with Jordyn the winner.

By Lisa Nutley

Alana Ryan was officially presented with her National C Badge, which she was tested for in May 2016. Alana has worked very hard and shown great commitment to her umpiring over the last few years, and was given very positive comments by State umpire coaches at the NSW State Age Championships in July. Since receiving her badge, Alana has continued to improve her umpiring and has started to help coach the younger aspiring umpires.

Parkes and District Netball Association would like to congratulate Alana on this wonderful achievement, and wishes her all the best in her umpiring in years to come.