Captain Cass wins medal | PHOTOS
FAIREST: Kiwi Captain Cassandra Ward was awarded the Whyalla News Medal for her oustanding play throughout the year.
11 & Under Div 2 most consistant player: Payton Kimberley
11 & Under Div 2 runner up: Joyiesha Ward
11 & Under Div 2 fairest and best player: Sandra Shea
11 & Under Div 1 most consistant player: Kaia McElligott
11 & Under Div 1 runner up: Noelani Taylor
11 & Under Div 1 fairest & best: Immogyn Spry
Under 13 Div 2 Best and Fairest and Most Junior Votes Getter: Ruby Main.
13 & Under Div 2 runner up: Nikki Whyte-Douglas
13 & Under Div 2 runner up: Ashlyn Evans
13 & Under Div 2 Most Consistent: Sasha Doran.
13 & Under Div 1 Best and Fairest: Zakira Wingfield.
13 & Under Div 1 runner up: Grace Andrew.
13 & Under Div 1 runner up: Taleya Huish.
13 & Under Div 1 runner up: Hayley Edmondson
Under 15 Best and Fairest Div 2: Holly Evans.
15 & Under Div 2 most consistant: Eden Brikic
15 & Under Div 2 Most Consistent: Eden Brikic.
15 & Under Div 2 Most Consistent: Shantae Barnes-Cowan.
15 & Under Div 1 Runner-Up: Haylee Holmes.
15 & Under Div 1 Best and Fairest: Hannah Neil.
F Grade Most Consistent: Mya Sterrett.
F Grade Best and Fairest Runner-up: Roxanne Dibben.
F Grade Best and Fairest: Belinda Bishop.
E Grade Most Consistent: Sophie O'Neill
E Grade Best and Fairest Runner Up: Stacey Young
E Grade Best and Fairest Runner Up: Candice Smith
D Grade Most Consistent: Maddie Gallagher
D Grade Best and Fairest Runner Up: Tyra Spirat
D Grade Best and Fairest: Courtney Vonk
D Grade Best and Fairest: Charlotte Horgan
Reserves Most Consistent: Anne Evans
Reserves Best and Fairest Runner Up: Lee-Anne Hage
Reserves Best and Fairest: Tracey French
Reserves Best and Fairest: Jodie Jones
C Grade Most Consistent: Trish Jenkins
C Grade Best and Fairest Runner Up: Rebecca Page
C Grade Best and Fairest: Hannah Neill
B Grade Most Consistent: Hayley Radford
B Grade Best and Fairest Runner Up: Morgan Prosser
B Grade Best and Fairest: Katrina Bayley
A Grade Most Consistent: Vicki Parsloe
A Grade Best and Fairest Runner up: Sophie Wanganeen
A Grade Best and Fairest: Cassandra Ward
Lynn Schroeder Award winner Alex Milne.
Vera Stevenson Award winner Marlene Kenny.
A Grade Team of the Year.
Janet Symons, Tanya Pickhaver-Tupe and Anita Smith.
WNA Umpire Coordinator Verity Kenny, Sandy Darby, Amanda Atkinson and Belinda Chinnery all achieved their C Grade umpiring badge this year. They are picture with WNA Umpire Coordinator Nat Ward.
Having led her team to the promised land after eight years, Kiwi Netball Club Captain Cassandra Ward was was awarded the Whyalla News Medal for her individual achievements during the season on Saturday.
After a tightly contested medal count at the Whyalla Netball Presentation Night, Ms Ward first and foremost paid tribute to the coaches that had guided her over the years and then to her teammates.
“We have a strong bond, each girl on my team could have won the medal,” she said.
That statement rang true, with teammate Sophie Wanganeen finishing runner-up in the medal count.
Though she knew that talent was abundant on her side Cass didn’t think she was in the mix for the medal, describing the win as a ‘big shock’ for her.
“To be honest it’s not something I ever thought I would get in my time playing netball,” she said
But not only has Cass proved herself on the field at Centre this season, she is also very dedicated to the sport of netball off the field as well.
“I love the atmosphere out at netball, I go out and watch my little cousin play at 10:30am and watch right through until our game,” she said.
Now Cass, who has been a part of the Kiwi Netball Club since she was nine-years-old, will turn her attention to the Grand Final against Warriors this weekend.
The two sides have met six times during the season and split their games 3-3.
“We have some outstanding players in our team so we’re in a good position to win it,” Ms Ward said.
“A Grade Premierships don’t come in numbers at our club, so this is very important for Kiwi.”
Cass originally decided to play netball when a good friend of hers, Kym Scarman ‘dragged her’ out to have a run with Kiwi.
Since then, Cass has formed lifelong friends with the club, and wouldn’t find herself playing for anyone else.
“I love the netball community and I love being a part of Kiwi,” she said.