Annie He/staff reporter 

The netball team has finished all their competitions in 2022. The juniors won the league and placed second at provincial. “Although the season has ended, it was the beginning of the team,” said Christin Clement, grade 11. 

Eleven players have attended the provincial this year. Before starting, Patty Anderson, the coach, noted that the juniors have to be ready for the more challenging and high-level journey. 

Talons had five matches on May 7, including three regular games, one semi-final and one final. Nyomi Khau, the MVP in the BC netball high school championships mentioned that during each game, players could have effective communication. Although juniors rushed when they made passes at the beginning, eventually, they could get good control.

Khau also added, “the final was tough to look back on because of how it ended.”

In the final, the talons competed against Moscrop secondary school and finally lost 12-13. 

Emily Chow, the junior team captain said, “we were in triple overtime, and it was sad to lose by one point, but we were very proud to get silver since none of us had any netball experience prior to this season, and I was not very surprised about the result since the team worked very hard and won a lot in the league.” 

In the previous league games, the juniors had zero defeats. On May 4, the team competed against Burnaby Central and won 34-22, becoming the defending league champion. 

“It inspired all of us and pushed us to be better,” said Noor Khalil, grade 10. “Being a champion also meant teamwork and respect. Good communication and respect for both referees and players were the keys to success.” 

However, the senior team lost the last game and had no chance to attend provincial this year, but they still received two wins against Burnaby Mountain on April 20 and April 28, scoring 24-22 and 28-7, respectively. 

Clement believed that the senior team would have a significant improvement and a better chance to win in the future because they are becoming more skilled. 

“This was my last year being on the netball team, and it was sad that I had no opportunity to go further. We only have four senior players, but we still did very well. I hope the players who still stay on the team will have the best of luck in the future,” said Paris Rushka, grade 12.