Netball

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In March 2016 The Junior Netball team were runners up in the NNI Southern Area A League, narrowly losing to Cookstown High School in the area final which was held in Lisburn Racquets.

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In April 2016 Our Intermediate Netball Team became NNI Southern Area B League Champions with a convincing win over The Royal School in Armagh. This final was held in Ballyholland Community Centre which has a fabulous new netball court.

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Our Minor Netball Team also reached the NNI Southern Area League B final in April 2016, becoming champions from a one goal defeat of St Patrick’s High School Keady. This was a very closely fought match.

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Our senior netball team also became NNI Southern Area League B champions on the same day in April 2016 in Ballyholland Community Centre, with a victory over Newbridge Integrated College.

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Captain, Alana Keenan receiving the NNI Junior Shield Plague from an open NNI player in Lisburn Racquets on NNI Cup/Shield Finals day 15th March 2016, the school’s first national netball title for 35 years!

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Hannah Quinn, GS from our Junior Shield Championship Team receiving her player of the match award from NNI open Player.

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Aoife Fearon, GS from our Intermediate Plate squad who were runners up to St Mary’s High School Newry in the NNI Cup/Shield/Plate finals day 15ht March 2016 in Lisburn Racquets.

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What a day! 2016 NNI Junior Shield champions and 2016 NNI Intermediate Plate Runners up.

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Our NNI Finals day medal winners pictured here with their coach Mrs Paula O’Hare-Armstrong.

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Hannah Quinn, GS from our Junior Shield Championship Team showing off her player of the match trophy.

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Happy coaches Mrs Paula O’Hare-Armstrong and Geraldine King holding the newly sponsored NNI Junior Shield- The Millen Shields, kindly sponsored by our current chairperson of NNI Schools Mrs Regina Millen.

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In May 2016 we hosted our first Year 8 Invitational Tournament, pictured here are the schools who participated: St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel, St Malachy’s High School Castlewellan, The Royal School Armagh, St Mary’s High School, Newry and Sacred Heart Grammar School Newry. The gold medal winners of the tournament were St Paul’s High School Bessbrook and the runners up were St Malachy’s High School Castlewellan.

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Our year 8 netballers who won the St Paul’s High School Invitational and were knocked out at the semi-finals stage of the Derry year 8 invitational netball tournament.

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Our victorious Junior Shield Champions 2016 pictured with their coach Mrs Paula O’Hare- Armstrong with a convincing win over Wallace High School 25-19.