Team Bath Netball’s U21 squad narrowly missed out on winning gold at the 2018 NPL Tournament after an outstanding final against Manchester Thunder. The Blue and Gold, skippered by England U19 captain and University of Bath Santander Sporting Scholar Chartie Curtis and featuring a host of Vitality Superleague players and rising stars, were in fantastic form throughout the four-day competition at the University of Nottingham. They topped their group after beating Loughborough Lightning 56-41, Surrey...
Kadeen Corbin, Layla Guscoth, Mia Ritchie and Jazz Scott all won awards when Team Bath Netball’s Superleague squad staged their end-of-season dinner at the Apex City of Bath Hotel on Saturday. England Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Corbin won a hotly-contested public vote to take home the coveted Fans’ Player of the Year title, while centre Ritchie won the Players’ Player award. The coaches’ choice as Player of the Year was goal-defence Guscoth, who has returned to...
Around 1,500 youngsters from across the West of England headed to the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday to take part in the 2018 Wesport Summer School Games. The annual event saw pupils from 85 schools – 55 primary and 30 secondary – compete in ten different sports including athletics, inclusive cricket, gymnastics, golf and mini tennis to be crowned as county champions. They also got to try their hand at circus skills...
A second-quarter slump ended Team Bath Netball’s hopes of reaching the 2018 Vitality Superleague Grand Final as Wasps booked their place at the showpiece occasion with a 54-39 victory on Saturday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold made a flying start to the semi-final at the University of Worcester Arena as they raced into a 4-0 lead and had chances to add to their advantage. However, defending champions Wasps fought back strongly and were able to...
Anna Stembridge believes that Team Bath Netball are ready to achieve their full potential in the 2018 Vitality Superleague – and is backing her players to do just that when they face Wasps in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold completed their regular season by going toe to toe with fellow semi-finalists Manchester Thunder in an absorbing encounter, with nothing to separate the teams until the last five minutes when the home...
Team Bath Netball's place in the 2018 Vitality Netball Superleague semi-finals has been confirmed after benecosMavericks were beaten in their final game of the season by UWS Sirens. Mavericks went into Thursday's game in Glasgow needing to win to draw level on points with the fourth-placed Blue and Gold, who travel to Manchester Thunder on Saturday (5pm centre-pass). A thrilling encounter saw Mavericks leading 25-24 at half-time but a third-quarter surge from Sirens saw them...
More than 2,000 people of all ages took the chance to enjoy a wide range of sports and activities as the "best Team Bath Family Fun Day yet" took place on Saturday. Free have-a-go sessions in badminton, beach volleyball, boccia, fencing, laser shooting, tennis, trampolining and more proved hugely popular, as did displays from Team Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in the sports hall and Team Bath Synchro Club in the London 2012 Legacy Swimming Pool....
A professional performance from visitors Wasps saw them emerge from a feisty contest to take a 40-58 victory over Team Bath and consolidate their lead in netball’s Vitality Superleague. More than 1300 spectators at the Team Bath Arena had hoped to see the Blue and Gold, sponsored by Sitec, win in their final home game of the league season and bring a final-four place into reach. Instead the fans await the outcome of the weekend’s...
A sensational final-quarter fightback was not quite enough to salvage a result for Team Bath Netball as Loughborough Lightning held on for a single-goal victory that takes them top of the Vitality Netball Superleague. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold found themselves trailing 37-27 at the end of a third period that saw tremendous defensive pressure and ruthless finishing give the visitors a seemingly unassailable lead. However, Team Bath – playing their third home game in...
Team Bath Netball moved back into the top four of the Vitality Netball Superleague as an excellent all-round team performance secured an impressive 60-34 victory over UWS Sirens. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold, fresh from a vital 54-45 victory over top-four rivals benecosMavericks on Friday, set the tone during a phenomenal first quarter as they stormed into a 17-4 lead. Scottish franchise Sirens, who had inflicted a surprise defeat on Team Bath in Glasgow nine...
