South West & Peel netballers battle it out for bragging rights in regional championship

Despite some less-than-favourable weather conditions, Bunbury’s South West Sports Centre became a hive of activity for netballers of all ages in the South West & Peel Regional Championships. The Bunbury Netball Association played host to teams from across the South West and Peel regions as teams battled it out for supremacy in their region last weekend. Although stormy weather affected the competition on Saturday, the sun shone down on the courts during the tournament’s second day on Sunday. Eaton Open took out the Ladies Open division, defeating Bunbury Masters 37-23, completing an undefeated run to make the grand final in the process. Bunbury became the inaugural regional champions in the men’s competition, defeating Eaton 43-12 in the grand final. The 20-and-under division saw a round-robin-style tournament take place between the Peel Football Netball League, Bunbury and Eaton, with PFNL coming out on top with a 4-0 record. Mandurah 1 won the 16-and-under A division by defeating Busselton 28-22 in the grand final. Margaret River defeated Bridgetown 26-14 in the B division. In the 14-and-under A division, Mandurah 1 defeated Leschenault 27-17 in the grand final after going through the tournament undefeated. Eaton pipped Margaret River 30-29 in the B division grand final. In the 13-and-under A division, Mandurah 1 edged out Bunbury 1 19-16 in the grand final also going through the competition undefeated. Collie defeated Bunbury 2 31-17 in the B division grand final. In the 12-and-under A division, Bunbury 1 pulled off a convincing 29-9 win over Busselton 1 in the grand final. Bridgetown defeated Margaret River 20-9 in the B division final.