KNA 2025: Katanning 14-and-under team bring home silver at Great Southern Regional Championships in Albany

Katanning Netball Association performed well in the 2025 Great Southern Regional Championships in Albany at the weekend, with one of its teams finishing runners-up and the other also reaching the finals.

Teams from all over the Great Southern come together to participate in this event, including teams from Albany, Katanning, Kojonjup, Narrogin, Denmark, Esperance and Ongerup.

KNA took a 14-and-under team and a 20-and-under team to compete this year.

The regional championships are a key part of the Netball WA pathway, and they offer major opportunities for regional players to develop and progress further in their netball journey.

It also acts as a great opportunity for umpires and coaches to be recognised by Netball WA for development and accreditation.

Both Katanning teams had a great weekend, and gave their absolute best across the whole weekend to make it worth the travel and the cold weather.

Games started on Friday night for the 20-and-under team, and the 14-and-under team crammed all their games in over the following two days.

The 14-and-under team had some great wins against some tough competitors, dominating the ladder in their pool and remaining undefeated in all rounds.

It was the grand final that was a test for the them, however, up against top team Esperance. The team showed pure grit all the way.

Esperance slipped ahead by half-time, but the Katanning girls kept pushing in the second half. They put up a competitive fight and brought home silver to finish their championships weekend as runners-up in their age category.

The 20-and-under team is a new team put together for KNA this year, formed from various clubs throughout the association.

It was terrific to see the young women come together and form as one to represent Katanning.

This team had a few great wins, taking on everything that was thrown at them, mixing up their combos and still coming together as one each game.

This team also made the finals rounds, but were knocked out by a mighty Esperance side in a close and hard-fought game.

With the weekend over and everyone well-rested after a fortnight’s holiday, it’s back to round 13 at the Katanning Leisure Centre on Saturday, July 26.