Day 5 Results
In the top of the table clash between Bellahouston and Edinburgh Onyx, it was the Glasgow side Bella that came out victorious in a hard fought match. Bella highlighted the defensive unit of Lee Rankine and Stephanie Docherty as key to their success and with only East Kilbride standing in their way, Bella will be out to win the league in teh re-arranged fixture.
The Edinburgh Uni victory over Newman NC see's them take the third spot in the league, but with EK still to play their position is not yet confirmed. Edinburgh Uni were pleased with their win after a close fought match mid week against Liverpool Uni which saw them lose out by 1 goal. Final score was was Uni 45, Newman NC 34.
Day 4 Results
With league leaders Onyx taking the court against local rivals, Edinburgh Uni, it was Onyx that showed their domination in Scottish netball by winning the game 78-40.
Newman NC secured their first win of the KNNL season against Hazlehead in the other match at the Kelvinhall today. The final score was 51-44, congratulations to Newman NC.
Day 3 Results
Results from play day 3 at Gorbals Leisure Centre are; Onyx 72-40 East Kilbride, Bellahouston 63-22 Newman NC.
Special mention goes to Shiv for Bella for texting at half time because she had forgotten she had a game... lets hope she was getting the xmas shopping in for the whole team!
Match reports to follow!
Merry Christmas to everyone who plays, volunteers and officiates the league!
Change to Play Day 3
Play day 3 will now be held at Gorbals Leisure Centre.
Game 1 12.20pm Onyx vs East Kilbride
Game 2 1.40pm Edinburgh Uni vs Hazlehead
Game 3 3.00pm Newman NC vs Bellahouston
Day 2 Results
Some convincing wins in KNNL this week, with Onyx beating Newman Netball Club 71 - 39 and Bellahouston winning 65 - 26 over Hazlehead.
The closest match of the day saw Edinburgh Uni go down to East Kilbride, losing 34 - 55 to the strong Lanarkshire side.
Apologies but there were no players of the matches names this time, if anyone would like to put in a vote, it will be considered, just e-mail sarah@knnl.co.uk.
We would also like to announce the KNNL Hoody sale! Get yourself a limited edition KNNL hoody for just £25! The sky blue Kukri Hoody is a great item for the cold winter days that are drawing in! If you would like one, please e-mail sarah@knnl.co.uk with your order!
Day 1 Results
Edinburgh Onyx won the first game of the 2009-10 KNNL season 80-23 over Hazlehead. Though the score line looks large, the hazlehead girls played a great game and fought throughout. The players of the match were Kate McMillan and Alison Todd.
Bellahouston won a close fought battle with Edinburgh uni to win 46 - 33 with player of the match being awarded to Edinburgh Uni's Charlotte Newall.
In the Lanarkshire derby, it was the East Kilbride team that came out on top of a close battle with Newman NC. The final score of the day was 54 - 48 and player of the match was Lauren McLeod.
Change of first Venue
With just 10 days til the start of the National League season excitement is rising. We have our first fixtures at Hutchiesons Grammer School and with top Scottish sides taking the court after the summer break, it will be interesting to see who will be top of the pile after the first match day.
First Fixtures announced with new team to be added!
The first KNNL fixtures of season 2009-10 will be held at Westwoods Health Club on the 13th October.
Season 2009-10
This year KNNL will run again with teams and fitures to be confirmed within the next couple of weeks. Please keep checking the website for updates!
FINALS DAY - Hosted by Edinburgh Uni's Centre of Sport and Exercise
The Winners of the Kukri National Netball League 2008/09 are BELLAHOUSTON NETBALL CLUB, who walk away with £300 worth of Kukri vouchers.
Bellahouston had a hard fought match against Glasgow rivals, Strathclyde Uni. Losing at half time, the team were spurred on by player of the match, Kaz (insert new surname as newly married!?!) of Bellahouston went on to win 47-31.
The league's strong east coast teams played off for the 3rd place as Onyx played Edinburgh Uni. The game got close during the 3rd quarter, but it was the Onyx side who showed their dominance by the end of the match, winning 53-37. Newly recruited, Licci (insert surname as I don't know it!) won player of the match for Edinburgh Onyx.
The 5th and 6th positions were decided between Hazlehead and East Kilbride, but EK's Scottish under 21 players, along with comeback queen Lyndsey Cummings were too strong for the Aberdeen side on this occasion winning 53-29. Player of the match was Scotland under 21 player "wee" Steph (insert surname as again I don't know it!).
All player of the match winners won a Kukri National Netball League t-shirt, which we look forward to seeing on display at any future netball event! (hint hint)
I hope you have enjoyed the league this year and look forward to seeing you again next year!
Finals Day 2008
KNNL finals day began with an exciting close fought match between Hazlehead and East Kilbride. The final score was 44 all and extra time saw an equally close fought game going down to the final few passes, with a win for Hazlehead, 55-53! Player of the match was Stephanie Murphy, East Kilbrides Goal Attack/ Shooter.
The second game of the day was the local derby and saw an Edinburgh Uni, short of players due to the Easter University Holidays, side take on Edinburgh Onyx. With only 6 players the first quarter was a sign of a possible walk in the park match for Onyx, who lead 20-4 after 15 mins. But at half time a change to the Uni side, saw Claire Brownie take on the Goal Attack postion and initiate a turn around for the uni side. The third was even, both teams scoring 9 goals. Player of the match went to Claire Brownie for starting the turn around, even if the defecit could be no where near caught. The final score was Onyx 62, Edinburgh Uni 27.
The final was fought between the two Glasgow teams, Scotstoun and Bellahoustoun. The first quarter showed signs of being a close game finishing 11 all, but it was Scotstoun who began to pull away due to turnovers by the eventual player of the league, June McNeill and fluid through court play from player of the match, Gail Higgins. The final score was 56-47 to Scotstoun.
This year has given us closer and more exciting games than the previous years. With changes being made to the rules next year we are hoping to continually improve the league to meet our aims and continue to provide top level netball for Scotlands top players.
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered over the league play days, especially table officials and umpires! A huge thank you goes to Ann-Marie Peacock who organised all of the umpires throughout the league.