Fantastic week for de Carterets

LYNN DE CARTERET was the proudest mother in the Condor Group League last week as all three of her daughters earned player of the match nominations. In addition, her Autumn Gold One team maintained their unbeaten start to the season and it's clear that things are going pretty well for this netballing family.

At the very top of the league ladder, MeesPierson Reads Sarnians One dominated a very one-sided match against TCCI, who were missing a few key players.

In contrast, MeesPierson Reads Sarnians Two had a major battle on their hands when they squared up to Barclays Masters.

Things didn't really take off for Sarnians until the second quarter when they forged ahead by a narrow margin.

With Barclays never-say-die attitude to the fore and some important interceptions from WD Julie Wright, the tables were turned and Barclays took the advantage.

Sarnians replied with a tactical change in their defence and claimed the final quarter to edge home by just two goals.

In the Nerine Trust camp the top A team effortlessly despatched their D side.

But the latter went on to upset the apple cart and snatch five points from sister team Nerine C.

In a somewhat low-scoring encounter, both teams were eager to take the upper hand, but it was D who held their rivals at bay for the majority of the match.

Shooting sisters Anais de Carteret (C) and Kiara de Carteret (D) were rewarded for their consistency with their player-of-the-match nominations, but key players for Nerine D also included GD Amy Wright, centre Donna Brehaut and GK Claire Green.

In defeat, Nerine E played well against Nerine B.

The latter took an eight-goal lead in the first quarter which they advanced to 16 by half-time.

But Nerine E refused to roll over and with some excellent linkage between player of the match GA Kate Seabrook and GS Kirsty Young they managed to push up their total to be in with a chance of a consolation point.

The final quarter saw them come out fighting and they continued to make good progress in claiming their point in a 28-51 defeat.

In Division Two, Guernsey Motor Spares maintained their unbeaten run with a win against Nerine Trust G and Nerine Trust F defeated K&R Flooring with GS Kiara de Carteret chalking up the first of her two star player nominations on consecutive evenings for her accuracy in the circle.

Ship & Crown beat Heritage One in a fiercely contested match that saw the latter playing catch up until the final quarter when Ship & Crown removed all doubt and upped their score to finish 10 goals ahead.

In Division Three, Autumn Gold One broke JT Electrics' unbeaten run and maintained their own.

In a match in which the scores were neck and neck for the duration, Autumn Gold left it until the last quarter to put their stamp on the game and pulled ahead by three goals just in time for the final whistle.