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Otago Daily Times
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Frew wants Steel to remember how much loss hurt
Wendy Frew. PHOTO: MICHAEL BRADLEY Wendy Frew wants her side to remember how this week has felt. The Southern Steel coach was gutted after they came up short 55-54 against the Northern Mystics in Dunedin earlier this week. "Losing's not fun and we need to remember this feeling for the rest of the season because it really hurts, hurts the heart," Frew said. "If we want to be competitive and be in that top three in July, we can't afford to get too many losses on the board. "Good to get the bonus point, but it's a game that we were in the hunt to get the three points and they're pretty crucial." They came back from being six points down at the start of the fourth quarter against the ANZ Premiership defending champions and went on a run to pull back the score. But costly turnovers in the final minutes of the game, and their inability to fully execute under pressure, hurt them. With a condensed season of only 10 games before the playoffs, Frew was frank in saying her team needed to bounce back fast. "It really makes you have to perform early on, and we haven't done that. "We're two losses and one win now — that's disappointing." The Steel opened the season with a 57-50 loss to the Mainland Tactix but were superb in their 69-41 win against the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic in round two. Frew felt her team were building nicely into the season, but they did not have much time to muck around. "Now it's up to us to keep looking at the opposition and if we need to adapt on the court, adapt where we need to. "At times we just were kind of stuck in our ways. "In saying that, the girls put everything into it so I am proud of them." New Zealand under-21 players Serina Daunakamakama and new recruit Khanye'-Lii Munro-Nonoa have been calm heads and stepped up for the Steel through injury, proof their is more depth this season. "We've got a lot of young girls and, I guess as coaches, we're putting a lot of pressure on them to perform," Frew said. "We are really proud of them. "There's so much potential in this group and we just need to keep executing those key moments and being adaptable on the court, so we're really competitive and we push on and get those wins." They get another shot against the Central Pulse in Invercargill on Sunday.
Otago Daily Times
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Elements of deja vu for coach Frew
Wendy Frew has been here before - but never quite like this. The southern netball stalwart played 176 games for the Southern Sting and the Southern Steel in front of roaring crowds at the home of netball. That is countless preseason trainings, drills, warm-ups, season openers, centre passes and everything in between. But now Frew is experiencing it all again for the first time as head coach of her beloved franchise. Her era starts tomorrow when they face the Mainland Tactix in Christchurch as the opening round of the ANZ Premiership finally gets under way. After a gruelling 10 week preseason, everyone - including their coach - cannot wait to see what the Steel can produce. ''I'm really excited to get on board with the girls,'' Frew said. ''For me, as the coach, I'm really proud of the efforts and just looking forward now to putting it out on the court and seeing what we can produce on Sunday.'' Frew, who captained the Steel to back-to-back premierships in 2017 and 2018, acknowledged preseason never goes the way you expect, with players carrying injury niggles. But she felt she got everything out of their preseason hit outs - in Otaki, Christchurch and against Southland Men - she wanted and it tested her players. ''We've wanted to see how our structures go, how players start, how players come on. ''Just how they can roll in different situations and see who's stepping up and who makes that impact when we need them to. ''For us it's been good to see players in those situations and now we're looking forward to getting them out there.'' Frew, who is joined by former team-mate Liana Leota as assistant coach, has recruited what appears to be a good blend during the off season. Kate and Georgia Heffernan, Abby Lawson, Renee Savai'inaea, Summer Temu and Serina Daunakamakama - the latter two were replacements in 2024 - have all returned. They have been joined by Silver Fern midcourter Kimiora Poi and accurate shooter Aliyah Dunn, both from the Tactix, Mystics defender Carys Stythe and Australian defender Dakota Thomas. Frew said the team, who will be lead by co-captains Kate Heffernan and Poi, had gelled through preseason. ''They're pretty tight,'' she said. ''They get on well. They challenge each other at trainings, which is brilliant moving forward in terms of what we want to achieve.'' That early connection was something Frew highlighted as a strength this year. ''We're all a team unit. There's no-one who's bigger than the team and I think that's been really dominant in preseason. ''We're all working together for the same goals. We're just a team that does the grind, does that hard work, isn't afraid to get in there and get stuck in ... and then get out and celebrate.'' The Tactix finished third last season and will be a big test first up. But Frew was looking forward to coming up against former team-mate Donna Wilkins, who is now the Tactix coach. ''Dons is a good mate of mine. On the court ... it'll be game faces and we'll be into it. But at the end of the game we'll give each other a big hug and ask about each other's families. Dons has been doing a great job in the Tactix ... they're going to be tough for us.'' Thomas is still carrying an injury and has been ruled out of the opening game. Steel training partner Holly McRae, who came through the Columba College pathway, will get the call-up. ANZ Premiership Saturday, 7pm, Christchurch Southern Steel: Aliyah Dunn, Georgia Heffernan, Summer Temu, Serina Daunakamakama, Kimiora Poi, Kate Heffernan, Renee Savai'inaea, Carys Stythe, Abby Lawson, Holly McRae. Mainland Tactix: Ellie Bird, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Martina Salmon, Erikana Pederson, Holly Mather, Parris Petera, Paris Lokotui, Karin Burger, Jane Watson, Charli Fidler. THE BIG QUESTIONS DOUBLE THE POINTS How will the two-point shot look for the Steel? There are many ways to attack the new rules, but every team will be different. All Steel shooters have the ability from that range, but the question will lie around the right time to pull the trigger. At the other end, how do they defend their opposition during that period? No doubt there will be teething areas in the opening round. ALL HANDS ON DECK The Steel have recruited well. Defender Carys Stythe is on the rise and knows what it takes to win after back-to-back titles with the Mystics, as does shooter Aliyah Dunn from her time with the Pulse. Silver Fern Kimiora Poi adds much needed depth to the midcourt. Australian defender Dakota Thomas also adds something new. But the question is around how quickly they can blend together. NO TIME LIKE NOW With the ANZ Premiership reduced to just the 10 round-robin games this year, the pressure is one from game one. There is no time to slack off and you have to hit the ground running. All points - including bonus ones - will be crucial to making the top-three playoff spots. The draw Southern Steel v Mainland Tactix, Christchurch, May 11 v Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic, Hamilton, May 19 v Northern Mystics, Dunedin, May 26 v Central Pulse, Invercargill, June 1 v Mainland Tactix, Invercargill, June 7 v Northern Stars, Auckland, June 14 v Central Pulse, Wellington, June 23 v Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic, Invercargill, June 28 v Northern Mystics, Auckland, July 6 v Northern Stars, Invercargill, July 14
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
24-year-old man facing over 200 child porn charges
A local man is facing over 200 counts of child porn charges, according to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Skyler Frew, 24, was indicted on 80 counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor and 115 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor on Wednesday. TRENDING STORIES: An Ohio woman vanished going to pick up her son; police just charged her husband Officers investigating robbery at Riverside gas station School bus driver accused of running stop sign placed on leave While conducting an unrelated investigation, Butler Township police learned that Frew might have images of child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices. Authorities searched Frew's devices and found 'hundreds of images and videos,' the spokesperson said. Frew will appear in court on May 8. Montgomery County Jail records show that he is currently not in custody. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
