KNA 2025: Kojonup, Olympians, Allstars take out A1 wins in round two at popular Kojonup Winter Sports Day
Kojonup held their annual Winter Sports Day for 2025 on Saturday, which allowed all the netballers to participate by playing round two on the Kojonup netball courts.
The day starting bright and early with juniors and go juniors hitting the courts.
It was amazing to see all the juniors encouraging one another and constantly giving everything a go.
Seniors got to indulge in some sunshine peeking through the sides of the courts and with a slight breeze it was a perfect day to play.
Netball returns to Katanning for round three on Wednesday night while round four games will be held on Saturday with NetSet, Go, juniors and seniors.
Results
A1 Division:
Kojonup 1 d Cardinals Force 59-21; Olympians 1 d Te Taitonga 1 48-38; Allstars 1 d Broomehill 55-28.
A2 Division:
Te Taitonga 2 d Olympians 3 39-13; Kojonup 2 d Olympians 2 39-31; Allstars 2 d Dumbleyung 45-9.
A3 Division:
Te Taitonga 3 d Allstars 3 23-15; Kojonup 3 d Cardinals Fever 41-28.
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