Parkes junior squad members travelled to Forbes on Sunday for their JDS tournament.
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All players conducted themselves well showing excellent sportsmanship.
Looking fabulous in flash new uniforms and showing excellent sportsmanship.
They also looked fabulous in their new uniforms sponsored by North Parkes and Coachman Hotel Motel.
Jake Magill and Ben Evans provided the match of the day in the 16s with a dazzling display of big hitting and serving mixed with plenty of strategy and touch.
Ben had two match points before Jake regrouped to take the tiebreaker 9/7.
Lachlan Tassell and Harry Dawson also competed in the 16s and enjoyed their day of match play in preparation for the CHS semi finals coming up in the next couple of weeks.
Hannah and Phoebe Potts along with Holly McColl played in the 16s girls event and had some mixed results throughout the day.
Hannah finished runner-up with Phoebe a close third.
Yuan Rivera and Ethan Hunt had tough days in the 14s and ten’s respectively with both events dominated by boys from Nepean and Hawkesbury.
Abbey Kennedy, Olivia Dolbel and Maddy McCormick worked hard in the 14s division and Olivia did very well to make the semis.
The event was dominated by Abbey who dropped just a couple of games throughout the day.
Lily McCormick made the semis of the 12s with some good tennis played while Molly Kennedy and Ellen Dolbel battled out the final.
Molly had defeated Ellen earlier in the rounds and Ellen was determined to turn the tables which she did in a competitive final 6/4.
The next JDS is on June 18 at Mudgee.
Junior Competition
Round 4 of junior competition will be played this afternoon. Please make sure if you have to play a match out of time, for the first five rounds, it must be played before June 6 otherwise it will be deemed a forfeit and the subsequent fees will apply.
ANZ Hot Shots
A fun afternoon last Friday when it was raining outside but as always HotShots continues inside and undercover.
The juniors enjoyed activities including bulldozers and builders and also battleships whilst continuing with their volley program.
The undercover outdoor recreation and barbeque area is coming along and when it is complete it will provide another option for wet weather days.
USA Trip Fundraising
This Sunday, May 28 will be the final fundraising event for the trip which departs early June.
Parkes Services Club has been proud supporters of the team and there will be a raffle on sale from 5pm in the foyer.
