Isle of Man Netball league reports from matches played on Sunday, November 22:

Premier Division

Suntera Global Ballasalla

Alpha 22, Simcocks

Red Eagles 47

Simcocks Red Eagles took to the court with one thing in mind: claiming victory.

From the first whistle they put pressure on their Ballasalla counterparts, with Rachel Johnstone working tirelessly in mid-court for the Reds picking up several interceptions and tips.

Aalish Bridson played up for the Reds and attempted shots from anywhere in the circle.

Ballasalla’s GD Ella Carridge worked really hard against Simcocks GA Chloe Gale but could not stop the goals as the Eagles players didn’t seem to miss a shot and the first quarter ended 15-3 to Simcocks.

The second period saw a change within the Simcocks team and Hannah Leece came onto the court into the WD position.

She worked hard and hindered the attacking movements of the Balla girls, although Jane Ryder worked just as hard for her team linking really well with WA Natalie Wilson-Spratt.

The feeds from Ryder into her shooters were on point and when Annabel Kneale got the ball she finished the lovely play off by scoring the goals.

Balla certainly came back stronger in the second period, preventing the shooters from getting as many goals as the quarter finished 25-8 to Simcocks.

The third quarter was a little scatty for the Simcocks girls who took their time to settle.

Balla worked hard and were able to close the gap a little, making solid decisions on the court as the period ended 35-22.

The fourth quarter saw the Simcocks girls settle and get into a good flow, with some lovely play between Natalie Swales and Rachel Johnstone feeding the circle well.

Although pressure from Ella Carriage made the attacking girls think, Simcocks were in their stride and with Becky Hempsall denying goals down the other end of the court, the Reds claimed a great win 47-22.

A well-deserved player of the match award went to Rachel Johnstone of Red Eagles.

Division One

Simcocks Green Eagles 22, Marbee Missfits B 22

Marbree Missfits came out strong and settled into the game straight away with the first goal.

But Simcocks made some great interceptions in the circle by GD Alice Hodgson-Cummins, which meant they were able to bring the ball back down court and capitalise on this which led them to finishing the first quarter 6-3 ahead.

The second period saw tight marking coming from Marbree GD Anna McChesney and GK Amy Kneale which helped them take the quarter and put them one goal ahead at half-time.

The third quarter saw Marbree come out fighting and, with some great play throughout the court, they stretched their lead even further by the end of the third period.

Simcocks knew what they had to do in the fourth quarter and, helped by some great shooting by GS Evie Sansbury, they pulled themselves back to only one goal behind to set up a nail-biting finish.

Then a great interception by Simcocks WA Angela Aumonier - the player of the match - enabled her side to snatch a late goal which meant the game finished 22-22.

Division Two

Simcocks White Eagles 34, Route 1 Volts 7

This was a battle of the bottom teams in Division Two on Sunday, with Whites challenging for their first win of the season.

It was a close contest in the first quarter, with all centre court players making their mark in the game as the Whites led 6-3.

Going into the second quarter, Simcocks really found their flow and, with some great defensive work from Victoria Waterhouse (GK) and Izzy Bridle, they put pressure on the Route 1’s attacking team of Sarah Morgan (GS) and Emily Christian (GA).

This allowed for some great turnovers for Whites to get the ball down the court and execute their shots, making the score 15-5 at half-time.

The third period saw the Whites dynamic duo of Jodie Swales (GA) and Ellie Barker (GS) really take charge in the circle by racking up another eight goals, helped by some great passes from Alice Leadbeater-Terris.

Route 1 battled on with some great play from Flo Barber (C) and Millie Jo Purves (GD).

The final quarter saw more dominance from Whites, especially Chloe Wood (WD) with some cracking interceptions which led to a further 10 goals being scored.

Route 1 soldiered through but with the goal difference too big it was a struggle to get through and the final score was 33-7.

The Whites have been waiting and chasing for a win, therefore this was thoroughly deserved.

Player of the match was awarded to Ellie Barker for Simcocks White Eagles.