Shellharbour, Dapto and Helensburgh were among the successful clubs on Illawarra junior netball grand final day.
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In a thrilling end to the season, hundreds of youngsters took to the courts at Fred Finch Park.
Shellharbour’s Sparks team took out the under 10 division one crown against a spirited Dapto Lightning, winning 22-13.
They had both gone through the regular season with just one loss.
The southern club made it a double in the under 10s when their Division B team, the Bombers, was also successful.
Dapto upstaged Shellharbour in the 11 years division A final, 31-27, as the competition’s top two teams throughout the season met on Saturday morning.
And Dapto also won the 11 division C final in a wonderful contest against Berkeley Dynamites, the score 20-19.
Elsewhere, the spoils were shared, with Helensburgh featuring in a number of grand finals.
The Dragons Flies won the 12 years C final against Meadow Minnows, while also taking out the 11 years divisions B and D.
The Tigers edged out Woonona Waves 17-11 in the 11B decider and the Go Getters were outstanding in the 11Ds against Dapto Skittles.
Corrimal’s Aceit Sports ensured the club finished with its own success on Saturday, winning the 12 years A division grand final.
Having lost 38-31 to Shellharbour Stars in the major semi-final, they bounced back on Saturday with a 34-21 victory.
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Junior grand finals
Under 12: (Division A) Corrimal Aceit Sports 34 d Shellharbour Sporties 21, (Div B) Shellharbour Warriors 26 d Dapto Warriors 23, (Div C) Helensburgh Dragon Flies 34 d Meadow Minnows 21, (Div D) Shellharbour Wildcats 21 d Dapto Angels 9.
Under 11: (Div A) Dapto Devils 31 d Shellharbour Storm 27, (Div B) Helensburgh Tigers 17 d Woonona Waves 11, (Div C) Dapto Superheroes 20 d Berkeley Dynamites 19, (Div D) Helensburgh Go-Getters 18 d Dapto Skittles 5.
Under 10: (Div A) Shellharbour Sparks 22 d Dapto Lightning 13, (Div B) Shellharbour Bombers 19 d Corrimal Chamber of Commerce 11, (Div C) Northern Suburbs Rockets 9 d Helensburgh Jelly Beans 7, (Div D) Woonona Unicorns 12 d Woonona Crystals 10.