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New Year Off to Fantastic Start
The Western Region Academy visit to Netball Bay of Plenty has proved to be nothing short of fantastic according to Bay of Plenty Coach Carol Holt and WRAS CEO Nancy Haslop. "Every year whether we are in Australia or in New Zealand the outcome is always the same new friendships are forged and the sta... More...
East Reynella Visit Proves Positive
The East Reynella High School (Adelaide) visit to the Bay of Plenty was a great way for the new squad preparing for the Western Region Academy's (Bathurst) arrival in January. The 24 players from Adelaide along with the three coaching staff gained a great deal from their visit. The two Reynella side... More...
Service to Sport Recognized at Annual Awards
Madelon Izett was recognized for the huge contribution that she has made to netball in Whakatane at both club and centre level. Twenty seven years as Treasurer is no mean feat when you consider this was during the shift to the new courts and the bbuilding of a new pavilion.
"This is just amazing,... More...
Bay of Plenty Gold Win Team of the Year
The annual Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Sport Bay of Plenty awards saw Bay of Plenty Gold take out team of the year. Thjis was a huge surprise for all involved with the side and netball in the region.
Bay of Plenty Gold were chosen as winners because of the rapid rise that they had made to find them... More...
Coach Scholarship For Araroa
Mary Jane Araroa has been awarded a Bay Trust Coach Scholarship for the upcoming year. Having coached the Bay of Plenty Gold Team to reach number three in the country Mary Jane is keen to continue her growth and development as a coach. She will be joined by Jodi Tod at the upcoming Netball New Zeala... More...
Umpire Successes Keep Coming
Five umpires recently passed their New Zealand Theory Examination. They were Alice Mc Fall (pictured), Stephanie Nash, Jenny Rozendaal, Joanne Thompson from Harbourside Netball Centre and Aroha Matthews from Whakatane.
This is the final of the three theory papers that have to be sat by umpires as... More...
Netball Bay of Plenty Celebrates 2011 Award Winners
The crème of Bay of Plenty’s netball volunteers and talent came together at the New World Netball Bay of Plenty Awards Dinner to celebrate the achievements of the Netball Centres, the Secondary Schools, the Region representative teams and individuals who proudly wear the blue and gold and to thank t... More...
New World Netball Awards A Fantastic Night
The Netball Bay of Plenty New World Netball Awards were a fantastic night with so many outstanding achievements recognized. "We have had such a great year with the Bay of Plenty Gold, the Under 19's and the Lois Muir Challenge Squad all finishing third in their respective national events. This shows... More...
BOP Gold Reach Number Three in the Country
Few would have given Bay of Plenty Gold a chance in their new top six berth but undaunted by the task before them Coach Mary Jane Araroa and Physio Roger Athy-Knibbs began their planning with the other NBOP coaches on January 6. Fitness and conditioning commenced early and players were managed caref... More...
Arahi Wall Named In Tournament Team
Arahi Wall has gradually gained confidence as a player in the Bay of Plenty Gold under the direction of coach Mary Jane Araroa. Having only had a brief cameo as a Magic player in this year's ANZ Championship it is believed that Wall has yet to hit her straps.
Arahi's selection into the Lion Found... More...
Samantha Sinclair Named in NNZ Emerging Talent Squad
Samantha Sinclair has taken every opportunity to grow as a netball player since she attended her first Summer Camp. Her selection into the NNZ Emerging Talent Squad gives her yet another chance to learn, train and develop at the next level. "This is an incredible achievement for this Year 11 student... More...
First Win in Top Six For Gold
Bay of Plenty Gold had their first win in the Top Six against Southland.
Coach Mary Jane Araroa is pleased with the progress that the Gold side are making. "The Canterbury game taught us what being in Top Six was all about. Southland have been there and know how to mentally wear you down and to ... More...
NZ AIMS SEES YOUNGSTERS SHINE
The NZ AIMS Tournament proved to be a toughie for the teams from the Bay of Plenty. Making it into the top 16 was a huge challenge and of the schools competing from the Region the best result was 5th for Mount Maunganui Intermediate who were winners in the inaugural year. "The growth has seen the co... More...
First Match at TECT Arena at BayPark Goes Off
With close to 2000 people in the new TECT Arena at BayPark the crowd noise was phenomenal. This helped the Bay of Plenty Gold Team to stay in the match against Canterbury up until half time. The championship quarter as it is known saw the Bay side unable to sustain the pressure of the previous two q... More...
Upper North Island Secondary Schools Netball A Huge Success
Netball Bay of Plenty hosted the 96 team event at Harbourside Netball Centre. There were a number of successes for the Region for both teams and individuals.
Trident High School rose from top of B Grade to eighth in A Grade which is quite phenomenal given that there are 32 teams in eachgrade and ... More...
Bay of Plenty Polytech Baywide Secondary Schools
The 2011 Bay of Polytech Baywide Secondary School Tournament was a superb event and while Trident had an easy run to the final it did not guarantee them the right to claim the champions title without a hard fought match against Rotorua Girls High School. The 14 goal win in the pool play rounds count... More...
Baywide Year 8
The Baywide Year 8 was played in very demanding conditions at the hrbourside Netball Centre where four seasons were experienced in one day.The event is used to not only find the Baywide Champions but also help the teasms in their preparation for the NZ AIMS Tournament.
The Bethlehem College Year ... More...
BUY TICKETS NOW FOR BAY OF PLENTY VERSUS CANTERBURY
The new Tect Arena at Baypark will host its first big sporting event on September 3rd. Netball will be the first event to test the new arena and Netball Bay of Plenty is very excited about their first match in the top six of the national provincial competition known as the Lion Foundation Netball Ch... More...
Juliana Naoupu in Silver Ferns Squad
Juliana Naoupu came to the Bay of Plenty in November last year to join the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Team for the 2011 ANZ Championships and immersed herself in work for Netball Bay of Plenty. "Juliana has won a lot of praise for her role as coach of the Under 15 Development Team who competed rece... More...
Under 17 Premier Shaky Start Costly
The under 17 premier team went into the national Under 17 Tournament without a lot of game time. The first day saw a very shaky start with two losses that proved to be very expensive overall. Day two was a different story with two really good wins and the team gaining a level of self belief that was... More...
Under 19's Finish Third at NZ Age Group Championships
Teresa Pou (Coach) and Nicky Dobbs (Manager) arrived at the Tauranga Airport with their with their faces beaming and a group of very tired but happy players. "The girls played so well all week. We finished on such a high by beating Christchurch 42 to 33 to come third," said Nicky Dobbs. "We have a c... More...
Final Results For Two Under 17 Development Teams Pleased Coaches
The two Under 17 Development Teams played in the annual North Harbour Tournament. The teams are selcted to be as evenly matched as possible. The two coaches Maria Oxenham (Gold) and Te Ahuru Waititi (Blue) were delighted with the success that they had with their teams and the final rankings achieved... More...
Under 15 Results Pleasing
The four Netball Bay of Plenty Under 15 Teams and the Centre teams from Whakatane, Te Puke, and Rotorua all enjoyed varying levels of success at the recent Taranaki Under 15 Tournament. The Premier side coached by Sharmaine Butnting finished 8th and while the coach was disappointed with the final ra... More...
Under 17 Development Teams Seeing Success
The Under 17 Blue & Gold Teams have both had wins at the North Harbour event. Both teams had wins over the two Australian teams competing at the event which put a spring in their steps! The Gold side had a 47 all draw against North Harbour in a hard fought match and beat Mangonui by three goals whil... More...
NBOP Under 19's Have Three Good Wins
The Under 19 Team competing at the Netball New Zealand Age Group Championships in Nelson have notched up three good wins to date. Their wins over Auckland Waitakere 2 (40 to 24), Manawatu (43 to 17) and Taranaki (51 to 24) have given them the chance to go into the top eight of the draw.
"It has ... More...
Contract Mechanical Services Grand Final a Game of Two Halves
Whakarewarewa Reds looked set to achieve the elusive goal of winning the Contract Mechanical Services Baywide Open given their dominance in pool play and their perfectly timed run in the semi earlier in the day against a very amped Ngongotaha. However, Cornerstone had other ideas despite being witho... More...
Contract Mechanical Services Baywide Semi Final A Cliff Hanger
The Finals Day got off to a great start with the Ngongotaha crowd growing with every goal in their semi final match up against arch rivals Whakarewarewa Reds. Bursting out to a three goal lead at the end of the first quarter Ngongotaha's confidence was running high. By half time the determination an... More...
Bay Age Group Teams Pre Event Successes
The Under 19, 3 Under 17's and 4 Under 15's all gained a great deal out of their day at the Waikato Age Group Event. The Under 19 Team won their group quite convincingly with Coach Teresa Pou delighted with each players performance and the resutls that the team produced. "The Under 19’s had a fantas... More...
Contract Mechanical Services Baywide Hotting Up
As the pool play round draws nearer to an end it looks likely that Whaka Red and Cornerstone have set themselves up nicely leading into the Finals Day on July 16 at the Mount Action Centre. The question is who will emerge as number one on July 12 to set themselves up for the easier run into the Cham... More...
The Best Netball Photo Ever
The great thing about netball in our communities is that it is a game for players of all shapes(height and width), sizes and ages. This photo was taken at the Opotiki Netball Centre by an interested by stander and has won applause from so many who have seen it. The questions this one photo has gener... More...
Contract Mechanical Services Baywide Sees Polished Play
Ngongotaha Premiers played Sports Opotiki in a match where the Opotiki side never gave up and pushed the strong Ngongotaha Team both on attack and on defence. The result saw the Ngongotaha side win 75-24. Shooters Hailey Ratima and Pani Taipeti, combined well, playing a mixture of a holding and run... More...
Centre Classic Challenge A Cracker
Six out of the 7 Centres compete in this Netball Centre run event annually which began with play over three weekends in June and then was reduced to two as the pressures of time and costs were felt. In 2011 the Centre Classic Challenge was reduced yet again to a one day event and has proved to be a ... More...
Umpires Success in Theory Examinations
Netball Bay of Plenty commenced it's 'Everyones an Umpire' project in 2002 to raise the standards of those umpiring and create the desire for more people to look at achieving an umpiring qualification. The Project led by Lyndsay Meads was based strongly in the Secondary Schools and has been run alon... More...
Contract Mechanical Services Baywide Open Sees High Scoring Matches
The opening round of the Contract Mechanical Services Baywide saw Harbourside Club Cornerstone get off to a strong start against Sports Opotiki with a 71 to 35 win. Mount Sports have come into this years Baywide with a new determination after dipping their toes in the water last year. Their 56 to 49... More...
One Hundred and Fifty Under 15 Triallists
"Fortunately this year we were ready for the large number of youngsters who are now competing for places in the four Under 15 teams that Bay of Plenty runs. The good thing is that they can return to their Centre Team if the Netball Centre runs one," said Player development Officer Arahi Wall.
Th... More...
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Baywide Under 15 Sees Numerous Close Matches
More schools are looking stronger at this age group level than ever before and so the competition for the top four spots has become much more intense. Trident High School 1 (all blue uniforms in photo)emerged as winners but not without close and challenging matches against Tauranga Girls Junior A wh... More...
Under 19 & Under 17 Rep Trials Draw Big Numbers
The Netball Bay of Plenty Under 19 Coach Teresa Pou and Under 17 Premier Coach Megan Lacy were delighted but at the same time overwhelmed by the large number of triallists who turned out for the first trial held. "There was excellent communication among the coaches and a great feel about the first n... More...
Success for Group of Young Players
Samantha Sinclair has been named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Team that will compete in the Trans Tasman Secondary School Netball Tournament that will be held in Porirua from May 31 to June 2. The young midcourter from John Paul College in Rotorua has had a stellar start to her year. Called ... More...
Bay of Plenty Finish Third
There is much excitement among the the squad of Bay of Plenty players who played in the Lois Muir Challenge. "Who would have thought that we would finish third,"said Captain Tanya Lund. "As a team we have had a very unique relationship. The younger players said in our team debrief that they have not... More...
Lois Muir Finals Weekend Looms
For the young Bay of Plenty team holding onto their current third ranking is the keeping them focussed on Finals Weekend. The weekend will be held at the AUT and the team will come up against Otago on Saturday and Southland early on Sunday. "We need to hold onto what we have been doing well and stic... More...
Bay of Plenty Youngsters Performing Well
The Lois Muir Challenge Squad has provided some first class matches for the youngsters selected in the Bay of Plenty team for each match. The team has had 5 wins and 2 losses which is a better than anticpated result at this stage. Auckland Waitakere and Western are sitting at the top of the table on... More...
Apprentice Coach Megan Lacy Delighted With Opportunity
Megan Lacy was offered the chance to be the Apprentice Coach with the Bay of Plenty Team for the Lois Muir Challenge and jumped at the opportunity.
"I just want to say thank you for the fabulous opportunity to be part of the Lois Muir Challenge team. I have always been happy working with the sen... More...
Lois Muir Challenge Underway in Fine Style
The Lois Muir Challenge got underway over the weekend and the standard of play was appreciated by the good crowd who were at Aquinas College in Tauranga to see some of the rising talent out on court. The five teams from the Upper North Island all showed glimpses of quality play for two of the the NN... More...
Season 2011 Launched
Stretching Further Together was officially launched following the AGM to a large audience at the te Puke Netball Centre that was drawn from around the Bay of Plenty. The new Vision, Purpose and Values were shared along with the overarching strategic outcomes that challenge the region and the centres... More...
Netball Bay of Plenty AGM Very Positive
The AGM was an extremely positve meeting that saw four of the long serving volunteers receive their Netball Bay of Plenty Service Awards. Madelon Izett, Louise Macdonald and Jenny Shaw from Netball Whakatane and Gail Wenmoth from Netball Rotorua were all surprised and overcome by the recognition whi... More...
Lois Muir Challenge First Round to be at Aquinas College in Tauranga
The Lois Muir Challenge for 2011 gets underway this weekend at Aquinas College in Pyes Pa with the 5 Upper North Island Regions getting their first taste for the season.
The Bay of Plenty team will play Auckland Waitakere at 5:30pm on the Saturday evening. "We have a much younger group than last ... More...
Strong Support for the Tactix Home Game in Rotorua from the Bay
Bay Trust, Sport Bay of Plenty, the Rotorua Energy Events Centre and the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union all got in behind the match that was played at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. The game was recognized as a home game for the Canterbury Tactix but this did not deter people from getting in behind Ne... More...
Lois Muir Challenge Bay of Plenty Squad Tested
The pre season trip to Palmerston North for the first group of players chosen from the squad was very worthwhile according to coach Carol Holt. "Tanya Lund took on a strong leadership role for the team and she really put her hand up on court and Rebecca Connelly was our most pleasing surprise of the... More...
Lois Muir Challenge Squad Has New Faces
The Lois Muir Challenge Squad from which 12 players will be chosen for each round has fallen into place quite nicely. "The blend of age and experience has been a real positive for me as coach," said Carol Holt.
At the shooting end Tanya Lund and Harley Smith have Ashleigh Kate Araroa and Renee W... More...
Curtain Raiser Sees Young Talent on Show in Rotorua
Playing netball in the heat of February alongside secondary school summer sport and the annual Kapa Haka event in Gisborne meant that some innovation was needed to find players for the curtain raiser to the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic versus the Southern Steel match. Two evenly matched teams were se... More...
Lois Muir Challenge Squad To Be Finalized
Choosing the Lois Muir Challenge Squad each year for the Bay of Plenty is always one that requires a lot of thinking and most of all balancing between youth and experience. Carol Holt and Mary Jane Araroa along with apprenctice coach Megan Lacy have been gradually working their way through what each... More...
Umpires Prepare For Testing
Netball Smart Coordinator Megan Crockett spent an evening with 17 umpires going over training for umpires on a hot January night during the Summer Camps. Umpires came from around the Bay of Plenty to learn more about how to bring together their pre season training programme and how to better prepare... More...
Strong Start to Season with Pass It
Netball Bay of Plenty has made a strong start to the season with a group ready and trained to deliver the Pass It programme into Primary Schools. "It seems hard to believe that the first sessions will be delivered in early February. This is something very new for us,"said Jodi Tod, "and it adds quit... More...
Advanced Camp Challenging
Advanced Summer Camp placed strong emphasis on fitness, strength and conditioning along with thinking about the game. Observing the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic training challenged the young players to watch the on court movement of those players who are their role models who played in their playing ... More...
Rain & Wind No Deterent for Summer Camp
Twenty nine eager young women and one young man make up the player numbers for the Centre Pass Summer Camp being held at Mount Maunganui from Janaury 23 to Janaury 25. "Every year we have more people wanting to be there than we have places for," said CEO Sheryl Dawson, "and this year is no exception... More...
Pam Clayton Has Role With Samoan Umpires
NBOP Umpire Panel Leader and NNZ Umpire Panel Member Pam Clayton has been appointed to carry out a role with umpires in Samoa from January 16 to 23. She will work with the umpires on their approach to the game and help with the systems that need to be put in place and the training of the umpire coac... More...
