West Country Sport
NETBALL: Fine win for Galmington in regional league
8:20pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012
GALMINGTON won 39-36 against second-placed Hucclecote in the regional league to continue their recent good run.
A close first quarter ended with the Cheltenham side leading by a single goal.
And after a similar second period the home side held a narrow 19-17 lead.
The match continued in the same vein with both defences restricting scoring chances but Galmington levelled the score at 27-27 right at the end of the third quarter.
It was goal for goal in the final period with Hucclecote taking the lead and Galmington equalising.
It was only in the closing stages that Galmington, for whom both wing defence Becky Squire and goalshooter Beth Blackwell were excellent throughout, took the lead after a vital turnover.
They then remained in control to record a superb win.
Trident maintained their unbeaten Somerset League Premier Division record with a comprehensive win over Bridgwater’s Neptune.
Having built a 21-8 first quarter lead, Trident pulled further away for a 40-18 half-time lead as Neptune had no answer to the speed of Alex Ireland (WA) and Vic Beach (GA) who combined superbly.
Trident’s dominance continued in the second half and they completed a comfortable 76-39 victory.
In Division One Claremont opened up a 9-1 lead at Sydenham side Rubies and with Tanya Contreras strong in defence and Jess Metherall controlling mid-court they held a match-winning 24-9 lead going into the last quarter.
With players carrying injuries they relaxed towards the end but had plenty in hand to win 26-18.
Newbarn’s Division Three match against Reckleford in Yeovil was an odd, low-scoring affair.
Just a goal ahead after the first quarter, Reckleford dominated the next period to lead 12-4.
Newbarn moved Sandy Clark to centre which changed the game as Newbarn, for whom Lydia Reeves had a fine match at goal defence, took a 14-13 lead into the final quarter.
There were few goals in the last period but Reckleford snatched a 17-16 win with a goal in the dying moments.