Fazakerly girls net double prize at city championships
Fazakerly High School had double cause to celebrate today after taking home two winner’s trophies from the Netball City Championships for secondary schools held at Toxteth FireFit.
The event, held on International Women’s Day, saw a number of schools battle it out for the right to be crowned champions of Liverpool and the girls from Fazakerly emerged victorious in both the Year 7 and Year 8 competitions, with St Hilda’s triumphant in the Year 9 age group.
The schools competed against each other in ten minute matches with the team topping each group crowned overall winners.
Organiser Clare Povlotsky, from the Liverpool Schools Sports Partnerships, said: “I’m thrilled this competition has been held on International Women’s Day as these girls are the women of tomorrow and they have done themselves and their schools proud.
“I have been so impressed with just how good the play has been. The standard overall has been very high. Congratulations must go to all schools which took part.”
International Woman’s Day is a global event always held on 8th March which celebrates “the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women” and which aims to ensure gender parity by 2030.
- This girl can
- The pass is made
- Looking for a team-mate
- Aiming for the net
- An attack is launched
- The ball is up for grabs!
- Players much shoot within three sends of receiving the ball
- “It’s in!”
- Getting the pass away despite being under pressure
- A shot heads towards the net
- Another point is scored
- Players can only take one step in netball
- The matches were competitive but played in a great spirit
- Eyes on the ball
- The players anticipate a rebound
- D E F E N C E
- Toxteth FireFit
- Great concentration underneath the net
- Looking to break forward
- A long pass is thrown
- Battling for the ball
- A quote for International Women’s Day
- A jumping pass from a St Hilda’s player
- The standard of netball was extremely high
- Eyes on the ball
- “She shoots…”
- Bursting forward
- Two girls grapple for the ball
- The competition was held at Toxteth FireFit
- The matches were full of energy
- Shooting action
- Even our photographer got involved!
- Preparing to shoot
- Year 7 champions Fazakerly High School
- Fazakerly High won the Year 8 competition
- Year 9 winners St Hilda’s