Well another season done and dusted, our Featherston Junior Netball prize giving was held on Sunday 26th September 2021 at The Featherston Sports Hub. Firstly a huge thank you and appreciation must go to our main sponsor Sargent Builders Ltd. Thomas Sargent has been a big support for our juniors since 2020 and we couldn’t have done it without you. A big shout out to The Offering Greytown for their player of the day sponsorship, Property Brokers Featherston, Brac & Bow Featherston, Supervalue Featherston, C’est Cheese, Featherston Baker, Frucor and Thirsty Liquor Featherston.

Thank you to our Whanau’s, supporters and our juniors who are participating and putting their everything into their netball. This season the clubs growth in numbers have doubled. To our volunteers, our coaches who give back their experience and talent to our juniors, thank you Danielle Sargent and Calista Fesuiai-Wallace, you are a godsend and greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to all our tamariki who contributed and represented Featherston, we are proud of all your accomplishments and achievements.

Congratulations to the following:

Team 1: Coach Nifo Tauiliili

Lyric Clifton-Sinclair - MVP (Sargent Builders Cup) & Captain

Lilly Padlie - MVP & Vice Captain

Ashanti Hawkins - Best Attack & Most Versatile

Arini Aporo - Best Attack

Bobbieg Matenga - Best Attack

Ane Pailate - Best Defence & Most Versatile

Leighabella Ginnane - Best Defence

Mirabelle Fesuiai-Wallace - Most Dedicated & Highest Goals Scored

Provynce Rogers - Most Dedicated (Property Brokers Featherston cup) & Highest Goals Scored

Bailey Newbould - Most Improved (Sargent Builders Cup)

Chanel Parr - Most Improved Defence & Most Improved

Madison Taylor - Most Improved Attack

Team 1 was undefeated and won the Netball Wairarapa Year7/8 Section 2 Grade Competition, these young ladies did amazing. They also played in the Senior Grade 5 competition under Junior Development Squad. A very talented young team of awesome girls.

Team 2 - Coach Danielle Sargent

Year 7/8 Section 4

Bailey Newbould - MVP (Sargent Builders Cup) & Best Attack

Shylah-Rose Quinn - Best Defence

Attila Cunningham - Most Dedicated ( Sargent Builders Cup) & Most Determination & Vision

Lorraine Topp - Most Dedicated & Great driving to the ball

Kayla Lanceley - Most Improved (Sargent Builders Cup)

Charlotte Burt - Most Improved Attack

Scarlett Matthews - Most Improved Shooter

Shaia Taitapanui - Great bringing the ball down court

Team 3 - Coach Calista Fesuiai-Wallace

Years 5/6 Competition

Myra-Lee Sinclair-Turner - MVP (Sargent Builders Trophy)

Haylee Lanceley - Best Defence

Annora Fesuiai-Wallace - Best Attack

Ayla Ballantyne - Most Improved (Sargent Builders Trophy)

Samara Williams - Most Improved

Haylow Taitapanui, Kyra Leigh MacGregor-Honotapu and Stella Bhati - Excellent Team Member

Team 4 Coaches Nifo ILI & Calista Fesuiai-Wallace

Year 3/4 South Wairarapa

Amelia Padlie, Ariella Herbert, Ava Wratt, Kairi Fesuiai-Wallace, Lila-Rose McIntyre, Phoebe Griggs, Sadie Herbert, Waiata Bedford and Xanthe Griggs

Netball players start at the age of 7, however our kids were all 5-7 year olds. We entered our gorgeous babies into the ages 7-8 competition to experience what it is like to play netball. Well done our little beauties. Much love to our wee supporter Xanthe who was 4 at the time but was at most of our trainings, great ball skills Xanthe. So proud of these littlelies, they improved hugely over the season. They all received medals for 'being great team members'.

We also acknowledge and wish our Year 8's leaving for college in 2022 all the very best, we will miss you all immensely and hope that you will one day come back and represent Featherston seniors. Thank you for your contributions to the Featherston Netball Club Farewell to:

Ane Pailate, Arini Aporo, Ashanti Hawkins (also played for Featherston Property Brokers Senior Team), Bobbieg Matenga (who played for the Sargent Builders Development & Property Brokers Senior Team), Lorraine Topp, Madison Taylor, Provynce Rogers, Scarlett Matthews and Shaia Taitapanui.

Lastly thank you to Marc Van de Loo, Victoria Parr, Alan Brooks, Hineone Gilbert and Rae Williams-Karaitiana for your awesome mahi to feed our juniors and Whanau’s. Appreciate you all, we cannot thank you enough.

Much Aroha & Respect

Nifo Tauiliili - President of The Featherston Netball Club & Committee