The League Annual Tournament

The Annual Cath Askwith All Ladies and Mixed  September 2022 Tournament Results.

With reams of teams, spectacular spectators, unbelievable umpires and even the weather on our side, after a long awaited 2 year break, the netball family was once again back together where they belong. It was SOOOOO good to be back!

With 15 all ladies teams and 5 mixed teams taking part, there was always going to be some spectacular, competitive netball on display and we weren’t disappointed. Everyone brought the right attitude as well as their sporting prowess in spades. From the very novice players right through to those with years of experience, the games were played in a way that everyone had the chance to enjoy the sport that we love so much; and for that, we thank you. It was wonderful to see some old familiar faces but really special to see a flurry of new teams and talented youngsters coming through to give the oldies a run for their money.

Special thanks go to Team White – our amazing umpires, who today have sore feet and backs, but still come back each year and support you, the players. We could not do it without you!!

 And so for the results:

In the Mixed tournament, our 5 teams played against each other twice in a round robin. It must have been good….we’ve already had a signing for next year! 

The final standings were:

 1st place – Foxes  - who remained unbeaten throughout with 40points

2nd place – Triple B’s with 32 points

3rd place – Parkside Panda’s with 20points

4th place – Elevation with 9 points; and

5th place – Parkside Ponies with 7pts.

Player of the Mixed Tournament went to Innocent Granger – congratulations!!

In the all ladies tournament, 15 teams played each other once in a round robin. As you will see from the points, it was a very closely fought competition.

The final standings were:

 1st place – Enigma – who, like Foxes, remained unbeaten throughout with 70 points

2nd place – Pumas with 62points

3rd place – Stormers with 58points

4th place – VWs with 56points

5th place – Magpies Mixup with 52points

6th place – Yorkshire Dons with 49points

7th place – Elite with 37 points

8th place – Bochum Ballers with 34points

9th place – Tigers with 30points

10th place – Power Rangers with 70 goals for and 25points

11th place – Nets with 58 goals for and 25 points

12th place – Wickersley with 24points

13th place – Nemesis with 22points

14th place – Unicorns with 14points

15th place – Magic Snatchers with 5points

 Player of the all ladies tournament went to Elle Lee – congratulations!

The final award of the day was the Cath Askwith Trophy, given to the Team who ‘brings it’.  And the ‘it’ comes in many forms. It’s not just about being the best netball player or winning, it’s the whole package – conduct, team spirit, ambassadors, commitment and this year….. additional traits of glitter and balloons and painted signs!!!

The very worthy winning team were from the all ladies tournament – Team Unicorns.  May you always keep your sparkle ladies. Thank you for bringing joy to the courts.

As you are all aware, the tournament is hosted in memory of our dear netball friend – Cath – who we lost too soon in 2017.  She loved ‘The League’ and Cath would be so proud of the turnout and even more proud to see her son Declan and sister Kerry in attendance to present the awards today. More recently, aside from our monarch Queen Elizabeth, we have also lost another wonderful, kind, funny stalwart of the netball community – the very amazing Mrs Kate Sheldon. We know Kate was known to many of you who took part in today's event – she would normally be with us steering Team White with her antics and humor, chocolate and sweetie munching in the breaks and giving the teams her little pep talks. Janice and I would personally like to thank you all for taking a minute of your time to applaud these beautiful, inspirational women who we will miss dearly.

Finally, all that’s left to say is ‘thank you ALL’, whatever your role, for making the day the very best it could be. Huge congratulations to all our worthy winners. We hope all your aches and pains are small ones and your chosen after match tipples are big ones.

Till next time…

Photos can be viewed on our FB page - The League Netball. 

 

 

The Cath Askwith Annual All Ladies and Mixed Netball Tournament which would have taken place at Meadowhead School, Dyche Lane, S8 8BR on their large outdoor MUGGA, which has all 6 courts running on Sunday the 6th of September 2020 is now Covid-19 related cancelled - Thinking positve for next year.

Its usually the sunniest of days and lovely netball weather. This is now a huge event for all our local and out of area teams and is a brilliant day. To enter please see our Information and Booking form in the Downloads tab. The cut off date for applications is the 11th of August 2020.

 

 

The Cath Askwith Annual All Ladies and Mixed Netball September 2019 Tournament Results.

Meadowhead was masking itself as Majorca today as the sun shone yet again for the inaugural Cath Askwith Tournament.
This year we welcomed 13 all ladies’ teams and 10 mixed teams to battle it out on the courts. As usual, we had players and spectators a plenty and a really closely contested competition across both sides of the tournament. A change to the usual format meant that everyone was battling to make it to the top 4 of a round robin competition in order to get a prize.
We saw the return of many old faces but welcomed quite a few new teams this year which is always a pleasure to see. Our usual suspects brought their A game and the newbies proved that they weren’t a pushover showing us what they were made of and making their mark on the competition.
Tremendous team and individual performances. Our ladies POT was Katie Bonser of GK who not only played her heart out on court but made more trips to the scoring officials table than any other player all day – well done Katie! The mixed POT was Elves Suarez of Phoenix 9 who up until today had never stepped foot on a netball court and was a last minute addition to his team this morning to cover someone who was a little worse for wear after a big night out last night – going to show that this game is for anyone from grass roots to the elite – well done Elves and welcome to our game.
We are blessed to be able to provide our army of umpires, ‘team white’, without who we would not be able to run the tournament and so to them we owe a huge vote of thanks. They have given great feedback about the quality of netball on display today, the sportsmanship and respect towards them. It isn’t an easy job and they work hard to make sure you the players enjoy your day.
So after a hard fought competition, the final standings were:
Ladies Competition

1st Pumas (60pts)
2nd Champs (52pts + goal difference)
3rd Blended (52pts)
4th GK (48pts)
5th Dome Diamonds (42pts)
6th Allsorts (41pts)
7th Dynamites (32pts)
8th Zodiacs (30pts)
9th Tigers (24pts)
10th Storm (18pts)
11th M&D Allsorts (15pts)
12th Rebels (12pts + goal difference)
13th Warriors (12pts)

Mixed Competition

1st Blue Jets (45pts)
2nd Foxes (39pts)
3rd Sheffield Korfball (30pts + goal difference)
4th Phoenix 9 (30pts)
5th Hustlers (29pts)
6th Ham Men (25pts)
7th Gynae got Balls (22pts)
8th Black Jets (16pts)
9th Parkhead (13pts)
10th Silver Balls (0pts)

Both Pumas and Blue Jets managed to go through the whole competition unbeaten to take the winners spots, an amazing effort by both teams.
Closely followed in 2nd by Foxes (mixed) who narrowly missed out, drawing 1 game and losing 1 and in the ladies, Champs and Blended who took it right to the last match of the day to see who went through. Finishing on the same points, they were literally separated by 1 goal with Champs being victorious– you don’t get much closer than that!
Blended therefore took a very well deserved 3rd place along with Sheffield Korfball in the mixed who were a new team this season (even though they still had a few old faces amongst them!)
In 4th place we saw Phoenix 9 who together with GK Ladies had our POT’s Katie and Elves at the helm
We welcomed once more Cath’s son Declan and her sister Kerry to present the trophies and prizes. It’s not until you see the overwhelming sense of pride in their faces and the genuine emotion in their eyes that you realise how important the Cath Askwith Tournament is for so many reasons and to so many people. Cath was larger than life, a true character, a ‘what you see is what you get’ type of person who towards the end of her life, lived for her family, her friends and her genuine love of netball. She loved netball and she particularly loved the buzz of tournament days. Nothing is more humbling than knowing we can keep her spirit going with this small gesture each year.
With this said, the ‘Cath Askwith Spirit of Netball Trophy’ was awarded today to the very deserving GK ladies. The umpires observe all the teams and players throughout the day and come together to vote for the person(s) who epitomise what the spirit of netball means. Well done to GK, very deserving winners.
A final word of thanks to each and every one of you. As we always say, you make the day, we just organise it. Let’s continue to enjoy and promote our wonderful sport across our region. Let’s use our experiences and our netballing journeys to continue to inspire those around us to take part no matter what age or ability they are – there is a place for everyone and together our team is stronger. Netball unites us, be proud of your part.