Huge Weekend Of Netball To Kick Off The Season

The Forbes Netball Association is kicking off the start of the winter season, with the annual All Age and Representative Carni­val which will be held this Sunday. Over 500 players and officials will travel to Forbes to play some great games of netball, with a crowd of around 2,000-3,000 expected at the Stephan Field grounds during the day.

Teams from the Central West, Far West and Riverina will compete for a full day of games, in what is one of the leading carni­vals in the Central West Region.

Representative and club teams will travel from Blayney, Orange, Young, Bathurst, Cowra, West Wyalong, Parkes, Yass, War­ren and Forbes.

Ages will range in age divisions from 9-11 years mixed, 12 years mixed, 13 years, 14 years, 15 years and open ladies, with games starting at 8:30am and teams com­peting throughout the day in a round robin of games.

The FNA would like to thank Forbes Shire Council for their continued support in the preparation of the Stephan Field grounds.

The committee is looking forward to or­ganising the carnival, with a lot of prepara­tion to be done before the day as well as on Sunday.

Forbes teams will be represented by two teams in 11U, 12 reps, 13 reps and 14 reps, with the three representative teams preparing for the NNSW Junior State Titles to be played in July at Penrith.

It will be a massive day for Forbes netball families, the day starting at 6am, with the grounds prepared for the teams, by erect­ing Forbes team gazebos, final touches tothe courts and post pads, and the prepara­tion of the food to be served from the can­teen during the day.

There will be approximately 250 gamesof netball played on 12 courts during theday in a round robin of games. Head alongand catch some of the action.