Joseph Rowntree and Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, will represent the York area in the county round of the Under-14 National Schools' Netball Tournament in Hambleton on Saturday, November 22.

Jo Ro were convincing winners of the round-robin 'A'-team area round on their home courts, beating The Mount 6-3, Millthorpe 5-0, Huntington 12-5, Bootham 6-5, All Saints 6-3, Queen Margaret's 9-2 and drawing 6-6 with Manor. Queen Margaret's qualified as runners-up.

The winning Joseph Rowntree team was: Katherine Fowler (capt), Emily Mantle, Jenny Murdoch, Danielle Hughes, Katrina Woodcock, Sarah Corbett and Beth Sissons.

The 'B' tournament was contested by five schools and also played on a round-robin basis.

Once again it was dominated by Joseph Rowntree and Queen Margaret's with the last match between the two deciding the winners. That honour went to the Escrick school, who sealed an emphatic 6-1 triumph.

Updated: 10:09 Wednesday, October 08, 2003