KNA 2024: Season heats up at halfway mark as three junior teams attend Albany junior netball carnival

The Katanning Netball Association enjoyed a jam-packed weekend of games with the regular season on Saturday followed by the Albany junior netball carnival on Sunday. Saturday kicked it off with NetSet, Go juniors and juniors all hitting the courts nice and early, braving the chillier mornings as winter sets in more and more. All games were played with vibrancy, no matter the divisions. At the halfway mark of the juniors season, QFH Vixens took the win over McIntosh Mystics 41- 29 and Kojonup Sapphires eased past ANZ Swifts 46-21. Ladder leaders NAB Lightning took the win over Nutrien Firebirds, 35-22. The senior competitions are also approaching the halfway point of the season with the A1 hotting up. Allstars 1 locked horns with Olympians 1 and instantly put their foot down from the first whistle, powering to a 65-32 victory. Te Taitonga 1 had a nice close game against Kojonup 2. Almost neck and neck most of the way, Kojonup came in hard in the last to win 45-39. Kojonup 1 took charge against Cardinals Force strolling to a 58-37 win. Ladder leaders Broomehill kept their perfect start to the season intact with a commanding 50-25 win over Cardinals Fever. Te Taitonga 2 gave no mercy to Olympians 2, taking out a whopping 66-27 victory. Allstars 2 snagged the win over Dumbleyung with a comfy 10-goal triumph. A3 had just one game with Allstars 3 and Te Taitonga 3s fixture cancelled. Kojonup 3 kept their club’s winning form going and took out the win against Cardinals Phoenix, 52-17. KNA sent three teams in total to Albany on Sunday for the annual Albany Junior Netball Carnival. Unfortunately no medals for our girls, however, the day was filled with wins, draws and losses for all three grades, it was a nicely balanced day for all three teams. The under-11, under-12 and under-13 sides competed against sides from Albany, Narrikup, Kojonup and Ongerup.