KNA 2025: Close games across all three divisions, two teams perform well at Association Championships

Katanning Netball Association held a midweek round last week, with closely fought games in all divisions plus strong performances from two teams at the Fuel To Go & Play Netball Association Championships.

A1 games had everyone sitting on the edge of their seats, highlighted by Cardinals Force taking on Olympians 1.

In a strongly contested game, Olympians 1 pumped a few extra goals to secure a 43-33 win.

Broomehill battled it out with Te Taitonga 1 but the latter applied plenty of pressure to record a close 54-49 win at the final whistle.

Allstars 1 and Kojonup 1 proved to be the game of the round but Allstars 1 were flawless in their shooting which set up a 58-43 victory.

A2 had two epic games on show with Allstars 2 going head to head with Kojonup 2.

Neither team could dominate and the game went to the wire but Allstars pinched a thrilling win, 38-37.

Te Taitonga 2 and Dumbleyung 2 continued the close round, as both teams went goal for goal but Dumbleyung managed to get over the line 38-37.

In the A3 competition Cardinals Phoenix and Cardinals Fever played out a derby, and in a big turn of events for Cardinals Phoenix claimed a 40-37 triumph.

KNA took two teams to association championships, which was held over the WA Day long weekend.

Teams came from all over the State plus more than a dozen invitational teams from Singapore.

KNA had a 13-and-under and a 14-and-under team, and a lot of the girls had already gelled and played together for many years. It showed on the courts how well they can adapt to different styles of netball.

The 13U team managed to have a great weekend with a combo of wins and losses.

14U were undefeated all weekend, however were taken down by a strong Merredin side in the grand final game to finish the weekend as runners-up.

Round 7 fixtures

Saturday, June 7

A1 - Kojonup 1 vs Cardinals Force 1.30pm, Te Taitonga1 vs Olympians1 3pm, Broomehill vs Allstars1 3pm.

A2- Dumbleyung vs Allstars 2 1.30pm, Te Taitonga2 vs Olympians 3 1.30pm, Kojonup2 vs Olympians 3pm.

A3 - Kojonup 3 vs Cardinals Phoenix 1.30pm, Te Taitonga 3 vs Allstars 3 3pm, Cardinals Fever-Bye.