Tamworth's representative teams have returned from the Netball NSW Senior State Titles with some brilliant results.
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The 17s side finished equal 10th in division three while the 15s, also in division three, and the opens side, in division two, scored podium finishes.
The 2021 under 15s side, who have been playing together since under 12s, had their best result at state by finishing third and it was a similar story for the open side.
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The open team claimed third spot as well after overcoming some setbacks prior to the carnival.
"They had a really rocky road leading in with injury and illness and had quite a change of players," Tamworth Netball Association president Bec McKenzie said.
"There was lots of injuries and some were at their first opens state titles. It's a real eye opener and a completely different level of play. After all that, a top three result was fantastic."
McKenzie said it was a sensational effort by all three teams.
She also noted how proud the committee was by "how they all played and conducted themselves through the whole season".
There's still more representative netball to come with the Northern Inland Regional League being played on August 1 and August 15.
Players 16 and over are eligible to play in the state league while players aged 16-25 are eligible to be selected for the regional team.
"We're going to have two teams in the regional league - a division one side and a division two side. From that they pick a regional team to play in the Regional State Cup in Sydney," McKenzie said.
She added: "It's really good. It gives some of those 17s the opportunity to mix in with the opens."
One Tamworth Netball Association member already knows she'll be involved with Tamworth opens coach Alex Brownsmith being selected as an assistant coach for the regional team.
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
