Match Summary

Alcester Queens 👸🏼 v Reddich Rubies
We secured a brilliant 37–35 win in a fast-paced and hard-fought game 💙🏐 From the first centre pass, the match was end to end, with Queens showing amazing teamwork, patience in attack, and relentless pressure in defence to keep pushing ahead 💪✨
Tia and Amy worked brilliantly together in the shooting circle, calmly slotting away crucial goals and keeping the scoreboard ticking over 🔥👏
Lou H was named Player of the Match after a strong performance in GK, making key interceptions and applying great pressure throughout 🌟🙌
Overall, a fantastic team performance full of energy, determination, and great netball all round 💎🎉

Written by Louise Haycock – Player

Alcester Queens 35- 35 Jaguars
Way to start the season! 🌟
Despite some early goals, the first quarter saw us slip behind Jaguars as we found our feet and reigned in our movement down court. Jaguars siezed the opportunities and before we knew it, the scorecard read 7-13… But a few changes and tactical conversations at the changeover gave us renewed energy and determination to continue attacking in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Slow and steady wins the race, and patience rotating around the D, stellar intercepts through mid court, and consistent pressure in defence helped to turn the tables. Little by little we clawed the scorecard back into our favour. The final quarter saw us settle into a groove even further, and up until the very last second we were 1 goal up on Jaguars! It was a very tight game, and enjoyed by all. (We’ll have them next time!)
Also a huge welcome back to the courts for Izzy!! Who, also happened to be awarded the Player of the Match! 🥇 absolutely amazing work girls. Bring on the rest of summer!!

Written by Lucinda – Co-captain

Jokers 42 – 53 Redditch
A disappointing result as we felt we were the better team, but plenty of positives to take away and we’ll have them next time with some tighter passing and moving onto the ball 💪
⭐️ A well deserved player of the match for Lauren Goymer in the circle and centre court and a special mention to Gemma Ward stepping into the team last minute ⭐️

Written by Kate- Player

Alcester diamonds 29 – Warwickshire warriors 51
For Diamonds third game of the season, we were up against the well established warriors team.
Attack worked the ball endlessly into the circle and didn’t let the Warriors defenders pressure us into forcing the ball in!
It was great to see some new combinations in attack with Chloe E, Lucy J and Grace T all shooting together, Chloe H being our stability in centre with her gorgeous leaps, alongside Holly in her first official game who was a great addition🥳!
In the defensive end, Grace C had some great interceptions and supported the attack through court, allowing the rest to happen. Leanne had tips here there and everywhere while putting their shooters off with our giggles. Leanne and I worked well in reading the passes in the circle, whilst gaining some intercepts too!!

Overall, it’s great to see some new combinations being built and I look forward to working on these in training♦️!!

Written by Olivia – Player

First match for Alcester Jokers 🤡

It was a cold start to what should have been our first summer match – not quite the weather we were expecting! We faced Pink Panthers so it was going to be a tough first match.

We came out strong in the first quarter, taking an early lead and finishing three goals ahead. This gave the team a real boost and set a positive tone. With a squad of nine, our two subs rotated well throughout the match, keeping fresh legs on court.

A few longer passes were intercepted, allowing Pink Panthers to claw their way back into the game. Our defence put in a solid performance, securing important rebounds and applying consistent pressure.

At times, we found it challenging to transition the ball smoothly back up the court as their centre zone works well, which is something we can focus on improving in future matches.

Despite the final score of 44–32, there were plenty of positives to take from the game. A strong team effort all round and a promising start to the season. Well played everyone!

Written by POTM – Shannon Hall

Lots of positives! Some great game play and definitely feeling and playing more like a team now! Some brilliant play through court and around the shooting circle
Liv and Leanne our unlikely duo in defence did a fantastic job against 2 strong shooters
Chlo H Lucy and Grace C supported well through centre court bringing the ball into attack
Grace T had some cracking feeds in today
And Lucy and I rotated well round the D, little pops and reading each other well to make space for one another was great too!
Already felt like such an improvement from last week and way more cohesive – yay!!
Score : Diamonds 41-Raiders Bolts 48
Written by POTM: Olivia Hunt GD

Match Report: Diamonds Show Promise in Season Opener against Jaguars

As the newly formed Diamonds we certainly kicked off the season in style. Overall I thought it was an energetic and determined performance and at times we showed plenty of promise against a more established opposition.

As a team we grew in confidence as the match progressed, linking up well through the court and showing flashes of real quality in both attack and defence.

Considering this was our first outing as a unit, I think we did incredibly well to stay within just six goals by the final whistle.

Thank you to Lucy John for stepping in as GK first quarter and some excellent shooting in the D.

Connor’s was exceptional in defence bounding around the court with some sensational interceptions.

I think as different combinations start to develop and confidence builds, this team will certainly make an impact in this division.

Special mention too to our trusted supporters and cheerleaders who continued to help push us on in the last quarter.

A fantastic start and plenty to build on—well done, Diamonds!

Score: Diamonds 39-46 Jaguars
Written by POTM: Leanne Hudson GD

We ended the season on a high with Hearts winning against the undefeated Panthers! It has been a great season with four teams: Hearts and Aces in division 1, Clubs in division 2 and Queens division 4. We have seen some fantastic netball and I am proud to say that Alcester are coached to play a tidy and fair game with fun & fitness being our objective. Huge thanks to Sarah Marson and Elaine Squirrell for their commitment to coaching, and umpiring! We end the season saying goodbye to Team Clubs as the majority of the original back to netballers take a step back from their netball journey. It has been a blast achieving division 2 status.

We go into summer league 2026 with three teams: Division 1 – Jokers, Division 2 – Diamonds, Division 3 – Queens

Panthers hadn’t lost a match all season until today!!! What a game to end on FANTASTIC!!! Happy Chair

Written by Alison Clarke – Chair/umpire

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