THE under-18 girls at the Warrington Wolves Handball Academy enjoyed a great end to the season, topping the league despite losing their last game by a single point.
But the disappointment was soon forgotten as they picked up the silverware however.
Wolves won their penultimate game with a convincing 9-4 win over Manchester Hawks. Leanne Kindley proved crucial to the game, picking up some vital goals.
The final game was against second placed Deva HC. This was always going to be a much tougher match, however, due to their domination throughout the season, the Wolves already had the league title under their belts. This match was mostly for bragging rights and to finish the season on a high.
Wolves were first out the blocks with Sophie Unsworth taking full advantage of some poor Deva defending and scoring three goals in quick succession. However, Deva tightened up and began to whittle the lead down and then pulled level.
The two teams were locked together for the majority of the game after that. Deva had the chance to take a convincing lead on several occasions but were denied by first class acrobatics from goal keeper Kara Hunte.
Beth Wilbraham scored some fantastic long range efforts which put the Wolves ahead again but Deva again drew level with some fast breaks.
When the final whistle blew, Deva were just one goal ahead after what was possibly the most dramatic game of the season.
THE under-18 girls at the Warrington Wolves Handball Academy enjoyed a
great end to the season, topping the league despite losing their last
game by a single goal.
Wolves lose – but get the silverware
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
