Following their victory against Charlestown 57 -0 a confident Oldham U11s were ready to face their next opposition Tyldesley in the GM County League. They started strong ending the first quarter 15 - 0 and repeating the quality and speed of play of the previous 2 matches. The focus was again on interceptions with every player working hard to take the ball from the opposition and looking forward to seeing who ended up with the most interceptions! 

Their strong start and continued dominance meant that all of the squad could be rotated throughout the game which ended 38-1, Tyldesley taking until the final quarter to get a goal past the defence of Hannah Diamond, Nikita Narnor, Ella Dibden and Ella Graham. 

Player of the match was Louise Hutchinson who proved that it is not just defenders who can defend and got 6 interceptions!  

Shooting Stats
Mayah Hopkinson 27/33 82%
Emma Fletcher 9/9 100%
Imogen Raftery 2/5 40%

Squad: Hannah Diamond, Nikita Narnor, Ella Graham, Molly Stevenson, Louise Hutchinson, Imogen Raftery, Mayah Hopkinson, Ella Dibden, Rachael Woodcock, Lily Mundy, Emma Fletcher

Another northern derby faced the defending champions as Oaksway made the trip to Hathershaw. Oldham welcomed back Helen Housby to the squad who has been away with England on international duty.

Oldham have been struggling to get a good start and maintaining it over the past few weeks so this was going to be a focus for the home team. The team started strongly and they were 5-0 in the first couple of minutes. It took the visitors time to get used to the speed of the Oldham attack with Kathryn Turner and Rachel Henry moving the ball quickly to into Housby at goal shooter. The visitors did start to find a bit of a rhythm but the Oldham defence were making it difficult for them to get the first ball out. A high scoring first quarter saw Oldham build a lead of 19-8.

The Oldham coach Debbie Hallas reshuffled the back a bit with Marshall coming on at centre and Beth taking the wing defence position. The changes took some time to settle and the ball struggled to move through the court as freely. A time out by Henry in the quarter allowed a few words from the bench to be exchanged which seemed to do the job. This was a stronger quarter for the visitors who seemed to have upped a gear and restricted Oldham to just 13 goals, at half time Oldham led 32-17.

At half time it was key that Oldham continued to pile on the pressure in defence and keep up the same intensity in attack. Alice Travis was introduced to goal shooter and Housby moved out to goal attack, providing a lot of height in the circle. In this quarter the inexperience of the Oaksway attack showed and Emma Dovey and captain Kerry Almond forced them into mistakes. Marshall at centre was finding some great space through court and bringing the ball into the attack well. This was another high scoring quarter for Oldham and the lead was stretched out further to 50-25.

Going into the last quarter Almond was replaced by Dovey at goal keeper and Turner replaced Henry at wing attack. Again the changes to time to settle and Oaksway were pushing for goals so they could secure a losing point for scoring more than half. Oldham seemed to have slowed down in both attack and defence which allowed Oaksway more opportunities. Oldham finished the game drawing the last quarter with a final score of 64-39. 

There is a week off for Oldham however they then face a difficult trip to New Cambell in Essex who they drew to last season.

Coach Debbie Hallas: “It was great to welcome back Helen Housby from England duty and she played her first full game since the Grand Final. I was pleased with the performance and we are building momentum going into a crucial game against New Cambell, always a tricky opposition.”

Starting 7: GK Kerry Almond GD Emma Dovey WD Georgie Webster C Beth Cobden WA Rachel Henry GA Kathryn Turner GS Helen Housby  Subs: Alice Travis, Gabs Marshall, 

NW Champions League Oldham 44 Warrington 39

Oldham Netball Club's young squad claimed a hard fought and well earned victory against Warrington NC. In the first quarter Jess Dale and Ellie Fitzhugh provided a strong defensive unit, turning the ball over continuously. Fast passing and skill throughout the court helped link up well with shooter Imogen Campbell who scored 10 of the 11 goals in the first half. Oldham won this quarter impressively 11 - 3. 

A second and third quarter fight back threatened to turn the game on its head and Oldham lost both quarters 9 - 12 and 11 -13. 

In the last quarter Oldham regrouped, responded well and won the last quarter 13 - 11

Stats 

• Imogen Campbell 91 %
  
• Rhianna Egan 67%
  

U 16 Ellie Fitzhugh made her debut for the senior side at WD and straight away made an intercept. However, the exit of U16 shooter Lucy Stevenson to the bench made it difficult for Oldham to find the shooters.

End of 3rd quarter
Oldham 41- Bramhall 15
Oldham carried on their form in quarter 4 and Captain Rachel Taylor notched up the intercept count and earning herself player of the match for the second week running 

Final score Oldham 54 Bramhall 20


Stats 
Lucy Stevenson 81%
Any Neild 78%
Imogen 62%

Oldham Under 16’s made light work of their latest county game Vs Macclesfield, Oldham came away with a convincing 86 – 9 win.

Oldham dominated from the start with shooters Amelia Hall and Lucy Stevenson scoring freely with ease. Susie Armstrong ensured Macclesfield’s shooters found it difficult to convert with some excellent marking and blocking out. Oldham’s centre court trio of, Ellie Fitzhugh Morgan Evans and Jasmine Newell ensured both defence and attack were supported and supplied with the ammunition to converts attacks into goals.

Oldham’s dominance was such that the entire squad of 11 players were used.

Squad: Susie Armstrong, Rachel Fitzsimmons, Ellie Fitzhugh, Olivia Brown, Olivia Towey, Morgan Evans , Zara Dunn-Cassidy, Jasmine Newell, Amelia Hall, Lucy Stevenson.
Player of the match:  Ellie Fitzhugh 

Stats: 
Lucy 95%
Amelia 83%

Q4 score 54:28
- Fletcher 9 from 9 (100%)
- Tudor 3 from 5 (60%)