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The season started with our first ever where we were joined by Tamsin We had a packed fixture calendar
Exham House pre-season training Greenway and eight lucky Exham girls again this term, playing 126 matches
day, where we were joined by over got to spend the day with her. and scoring 1,687 goals! We entered a
50 players from Ashfold School. The record number of county tournaments,
first week of term also saw us take We would like to thank Wasps for their with the U12s, U13s, U14s, U15s, U16s
15 seniors to the Ricoh Arena to visit support - it’s fantastic for the girls to and U19s getting a chance to play. Our
Wasps Netball. The girls met some of meet professional sportswomen who ever popular #GirlsCan sports club
the players, enjoyed skill sessions and now can make their living from playing has continued on a Friday evening
visited the players changing rooms, netball. Our First Form were also able for all those in Exham House and the
where practising our game faces proved to enjoy watching professional netball senior 1st VII’s have had positional and
the highlight of the day. In March, when they went to watch Wasps v skills specific sessions on a Monday
we were joined by Lucy Harris from Celtic Dragons. Bloxham was chosen as afternoon. We also found time for tutor
Wasps who coached the U14s, U15s the guard of honour and the girls had group netball, house netball, three girls
and senior teams for the afternoon – a super time welcoming the players v boys games and the annual staff v
her friendly manner was a hit with onto the court at the start of the match. students game. Finally, we said goodbye
everyone. We were lucky also to have a Annette Kamau led the team of ball girls to Miss Akehurst, Mr McKissick, Mrs
visit from South African International, and Luna Tillo, who was watching her Westbury, Mr Cowley and Miss Odlin
Renske Stoltz, who came into school first ever netball match, was chosen to who have all been involved in the
and worked with the juniors. Finally, deliver the ball at the start of the game. coaching of netball over the past years.
in the summer term we were privileged What a night!
to host an ACE camp day at Bloxham,

1ST vii SQuAD Lauren Thomas Claudia Harris u16A vii SQuAD Nastya Sokolova Elizabeth Moore
Isobel Yates (Capt) Hannah Ashley (Capt) Beth Hicks Matilda Wilcox Beth Hicks (Capt) Millie Pinder
Lydia Hawkins Madeleine Prior India Buckland Jessie Urquhart
Sadie Towell 3rD vii SQuAD Harmony Li (Capt) Amy Skan u15A vii SQuAD Christina White
Molly Daniels Sienna Callen- Yurun Chen Sofie Rieder Lottie Rymer Tabitha Harris
Grace Hopkins Franklin Zoe Oehlers Ione Dalla Mura Lottie Lee
Amy Skan Helen Dubber Jemima Smith Grace Hopkins (Capt) Izzy Stapleton u15C vii SQuAD
Emily England Sofie Rieder Nastya Sokolova Sadie Towell Lily Wood Tabitha Harris
Matilda Wilcox Ione Dalla Mura Jessica Deeley Scarlett Lawson Maria Kononova
Emily Barker Imogen Clarke 5TH vii SQuAD Lydia Hawkins Johnston Tehya Oehlers-
Catherine Belcher Nastya Sokolova Esme Leckie Morrison
2ND vii SQuAD (Capt) Jemima Smith u16B vii SQuAD Izzy Chamberlain Olivia Willoughby
Amelia Hagan Maddie Holdsworth Pia Wywiol Emily Clarke Olivia Finch Ana Devesa
Holly Killick Anna Riddington-Gale Emily Hutsby Aimee Duncombe Lydia Lowe
Indigo Hill Caitlyn Kennedy Zoe Oehlers Yurun Chen u15B vii SQuAD Emma McGowan
India Buckland Cecily Brookshaw Madeleine Prior (Capt) Emma Davies Ella Birch Charis Stapleton
Imogen Thomas Yurun Chen Jemima Smith Geneva Hedges
Helen Dubber 4TH vii SQuAD Aimee Duncombe Zoe Oehlers Jenny Jervis
Freya Hart Emily Clarke Madeleine Prior Florence Krajewski
Carolina Hughes Jessica Deeley Kathleen O’Reilly Naomi Rathmell
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