Thunder storm to seventh

Hulme Grammar School girls’ under-14s netball team won the regional round of the National Schools Netball competition. Left to right, back: Shannon Westwood, Lynda Onuoha, Alice Travis, Harriet Gill and Ellie Wild. Front: Lauren Cunliffe, Brittany Ashworth, Joanne Dixon and Ashleigh Cruse.

Northern Thunder finished their Superleague season with a convincing 52-35 win over Glasgow Wildcats, resulting in a seventh-place finish - a massive improvement on last season when they finished bottom.

Thunder shooters Rachel Bramhall and Karen Greig combined well to score 17 goals between as they established sufficient control to allow the coaches to try different combinations of players - among them 18 year-old-Rachael Taylor who has impressed at wing attack for National League side Oldham.