Hinckley A had two games this week, the first midweek facing Jets in heavy rain. Their engines were ready after a two week break.  An energetic and quick start to the game suited Hinckley’s style of play and gave them a secure 10-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Despite a WD change for Hinckley and the opposition scoring three consecutive goals, Hinckley’s centre court players weren’t phased and made numerous impressive interceptions, getting the ball quickly back to the Shooters and managing to stay ahead 20-14 as they went into the third quarter. This was a difficult period with slippery courts and tough conditions, but the dynamic shooting duo continuously managed to score increasing the gap to 32–24 by the end of the quarter. With a final push despite the weather, Hinckley continued a high standard of play finishing the match 43-32. POM was Wing Attack Ashleigh Oakes.

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Hinckley ladies A team were looking to maintain their winning streak v Stockton at home last week. The game started pretty steadily for Hinckley with a 10 goal lead after the first quarter. With excellent attacking play and defensive work in and around the circle, Stockton had been stretched to a 17 goal difference by the end of the second quarter, 30-13. The umpires took hold of the game as the heat started to rise, Hinckley were stretching the gap further despite decisions not going their way. Carole Payne and Carmen Whittaker, the shooting duo, were on fire consistently shooting well. The last quarter started goal for goal until again, Hinckley’s defence came out strong, but not enough to ensure Stockton did not get within half for a point. Hinckley secured a 62-31 with POM Kate Chamberlain at GD.

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Hinckley C team were away at Ambleside this week and were hoping they would be able to make amends for a two goal defeat in their first encounter. Hinckley started well and managed to creep to a 13-10 advantage after the first quarter. The second saw Hnckley stretching their lead despite excellent shooting from Ambleside’s young shooters to 27-22. The second half Hinckley grew in confidence with the ball flowing well through the attack and finished with some great shooting from Zoe Stokes and player of the match Emily Harrison. The defence continued to work hard at the other end and contributed to an impressive 52-34 victory for the Hinckley side.

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Hinckley Ladies A team were away at Rugby Railway to face the only team who have beat them this season. Both teams had a firey start and took their chances. The newly arranged Hinckley defence Nicola Coulson and Alice Roche, kept Rugby at bay by making some fantastic interceptions. Hinckley turned over possession by picking up from Rugby mistakes and then the attack countered well. With consistent play and shooting by Hinckley’s shooters, they managed to pull back the slight lead Rugby had, to a draw. The final minutes of the last quarter saw some decisions fall for Rugby resulting in a 46-51 loss for Hinckley Ladies. POM was Ashleigh Oakes.

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In the first game of the New Year, Hinckley A went to Nuneaton Old Eds to try and seal an away win to close the gap on top of the league, Harbury. Hinckley started with all guns blazing, winning the first quarter 16-4. Nuneaton Old Ed’s warmed up in the second quarter increasing their goal tally. However, the Hinckley A attack linked up really well and the defence kept applying the pressure to stretch the lead even further. Despite the Christmas tiredness that seemed to kick in for Hinckley, they ploughed on and Old Ed’s got within half. The final score being 47-24. POM GS Carole Payne.

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Hinckley Ladies B team expected a tough away game against the undefeated Highway C for their last game of 2016. Taking to the court in a rearranged formation due to injury, with substitute Jess Rainbow stepping up from C team to control centre court and Caron Ogden switching to GD the B’s battled to find the consistency required against the structured and drilled opposition. The half time score of 24-7 made for a challenging second half but with further changes to the line up and Nicola Coulson’s debut as GS, HLNC worked tirelessly and kept up the fight to the final whistle. With a final score of 39-18, player of the match was awarded to GA Darcey Arrowsmith for taking every opportunity to shoot against a very strong defensive duo.

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This week saw another Hinckley derby with the C’s versus the D’s. Both teams were in high spirits searching for an important win. Hinckley D team settled into the first quarter quickly with calm precise passes up and down the court and came away with a slight lead after the first quarter. The D’s steadied the pace in the first half, dominating the speed of the game and making countless interceptions .The  C team made some changes after half time bringing on Ede Roche as WD to provide extra support for their tight defence duo.

Both of the team’s attackers worked tirelessly in the goal circle to capitalise on the strong feeds delivered to them by their centre court players. By the final quarter the D team had pulled away with a strong lead but the C team continued to chase every pass to try to overturn play. Final score 54-24 to the D’s with POM going to Jo Oakes and Lynda Sanders.

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