KNA 2024: Surprise results & action-packed games fill the courts before players break for school holidays

Katanning Netball Association enjoyed high-octane and action-packed games across all grades before players enjoyed a well-deserved break for school holidays.

Saturday felt like the halfway mark for the netball season for 2024 with juniors and seniors playing the last round before a break over the next fortnight.

NetSet had a break after a hard full-on first couple of months.

Go juniors had an outstanding array of games and although scores are not kept for this grade, the players thrived on improving their games and working as a team.

Juniors had a trio of good games, each pushing them harder every quarter.

NAB Lightning had to keep grinding their gears against Kojonup Sapphires and emerged 39-25 victors.

Kojonup Emeralds and Nutrien Firebirds had the spectators going crazy with a goal-for-goal game.

Kojonup just managed the win by one goal, 20-19.

QFH Vixens and ANZ Swifts had a close contested game also however, QFH had extra charge in their battery and pushed to a 30-22 win.

Seniors managed to complete Saturday’s round and with almost every team pulling players up and finding fill-ins, each game was completed and the results were surprising.

In the A1, Cardinals Force could not keep up with Olympians 1 this week who took a nice win 58-38 victory.

Te Taitonga 1 and Allstars 1 had the Katanning Leisure Centre on the edge of their seats with a fast-paced game.

Te Taitonga 1 held onto that last centre pass just in time for the timer to go off, getting the win by just one goal, 54-53.

Kojonup 1 and Kojonup 2 had a derby game at home but Kojonup 1 had no mercy for their sister side, hammering their rivals 70-31.

A2 had interesting results marked especially by Allstars 2 and Te Taitonga 2s encounter with nail-biting quarters.

Te Taitonga 2 forced a couple of turnovers that allowed them to win the game by just two goals, 46-44.

Ladder leaders Broomehill were at their devastating best, coming down hard on Olympian 2 this week with a commanding 67-16 win.

Cardinals Fever and Dumbleyung held yet another close game for the spectators.

Dumbleyung however did not want to give up that easy and finished with a clutch 30-29 triumph.

In the A3, Te Taitonga 3 made a great start against Cardinals Phoenix, but after some pivotal tactical changes, Cardinals came out on top with a 39-31 win.

Kojonup 3 and Kojonup 4 also had a nice derby game on their home courts.

With a fun-filled game, it was Kojonup 3 who had the extra fuel and pushed the score to 49-35.

There is no netball during the holidays and the next round will commence July 13 at the KLC.