Grasshoppers lose bounce

In the first division of the Wolverhampton City Netball League, Grasshoppers scored less than a quarter of the goals forged by opponents Chasers, whose daunting centre-court line-up of Chris Bentley, Becky Edmunds and Kaye le Page were far too strong.

Division 5’s youngsters faced each other in a sizzling show of energy – Chasers Juniors losing out by one goal to Molineux Juniors. There were two

particularly powerful performances by centres Natalie Dando and Lucy Le Page.

In the Non-Winners Knock-Out semi-final, DK Ladies and Chasers entertained spectators to a battling 40 minutes with the attacks of both teams (Sheila Wilmore, Helen Parkes, Myrtle Robinson and Becky Edmunds) keeping up a flow of shots despite being contained by strong defences (Sally Payne, Debbie Wilmore, Sarah Guest and Kaye le Page).

The final 10 minutes, however, gave Chasers the chance to produce an eight-goal lead to reach the final.

Results

Division 1: Whitmore X 23 (5) Sam 2 13 (1); Chasers 25 (5) Grasshoppers 7 (0); Whitmore M 13 (0) Wednesfield 30 (5); Whitmore Y 15 (1) DK Ladies 30 (5); Chasers 29 (5) DK Ladies 21 (1).

Division 2: Ladybirds 22 (1) PHX 37 (5); Penn Outsiders 40 (5) Static Systems 26 (1).

Division 3: J&G Builders 26 (5) Baggeridge Bulletts 21 (2).

Division 4: Ice 13 (1) Whitmore J 21 (5); Whitmore Z 15 (1) Crescent 2 22 (5); GE Money 16 (0) Jupiter 34 (5); Chasetown A 30 (5) Silk 29 (2).

Division 5: Molineux Juniors 17 (5) Chasers Juniors 16 (2); Deans Park 5 (0) Thundercats 23 (5).

Open Knock Out: Wednesfield 26 Eurostars 17.Non-Winners Knock-Out:Chasers 29 DK Ladies 21.