A state title in the under-17s last month - and some impressive recent efforts at the recent HART Junior State Titles at Baulkham Hills - have capped off a busy recent period of representative action for Orange Netball Association (ONA).

At Baulkham Hills, the ONA under-14s, coached by Pam Ryan and Gab Simmons with Kate Callaghan as manager, finished fourth in the state.

Orange won 14 of 19 fixtures, with one draw, in an impressive all-round performance in the under-14s.

After starting the tournament with a 15-all draw against Shoalhaven, and three losses, Orange’s under-14s were sensational in their last 15 contests, winning 14, including the last 12 straight.

Orange’s major victories (10 goals or more) were against Mount Druitt (19-8, round six), Canberra Invitational (20-8, round eight), Dubbo (25-11, round 10), Nambucca Valley (21-9, round 12), Hastings Valley (17-7, round 15) and Lismore and District (21-11, round 16).

Meanwhile, Orange’s under-13s (coached by Nicole Evans and Kristen Zinga with Erin Jarick as manager) came fifth in division two and won 13 of 17 games in another impressive all-round effort.

Major victories (10 goals or more) came against St George District (21-8, round six), Nambucca Valley (20-9, round 10), Dubbo (26-12, round 11) and Bathurst (21-11, round 12).

Orange’s under-12s side coached by Jodie Smith, Georgia Davis, and Toni Anderson won nine of 18 games to finish in 10th place.

A highlight was an 18-5 win against Bathurst in round three, while Orange also scored wins of 10 goals or more against Nambucca Valley (21-4, round four), Great Lakes (27-10, round six) and Southern Highlands (19-7, round 19).

“We are proud of all teams for how they have competed and conducted themselves at the tournament,” an ONA spokesperson said. “To have two sides (under-13s and under-14s) finish in the top-five in division two is fantastic.

“For the under-12s to compete the way they have in their first time at such a high-intensity and condensed fixture tournament is also a credit to them. These results really cap off a successful last few months with the success of the under-17s side back in June.

“It’s very pleasing for the Orange Netball Association.”

These impressive July results come off the back of the Orange under 17s winning the division two state title at the HART Senior State Titles at Narellan on the June long weekend.

Orange won 14 of its 16 matches in division two to take out the tournament.

That success for the Peiti Haines-coached Orange under-17s came after COVID-19 (2021) and poor weather (2022) had cancelled tournaments those years before Orange had finished high up the ladder but without overall championships glory the next two years.

However, with a 16-14 final-round win against sixth-placed Hawkesbury at Narellan Sports Hub Court 33, Orange was able to claim the division two title.

It means Orange’s under-17s will be promoted to division one in 2026.

At the state senior titles, Orange also finished fourth in under-15s division two (13 wins from 16 matches).

That category was won by Barellan and District, a centre with a population of just 459 at the 2021 census. Barellan went through undefeated, winning 16 of 16 games.