Thundersley's King John, plus the Corringham duo of Gable Hall and Palmers College, have won through to this Saturday's regional finals of the Daily Telegraph National Schools Netball Championship.

In the county qualifying event, King John beat fancied Great Baddow Huigh to the under-14 prize.

Palmer were under-19 winners and Gable Hall runners-up at both under-14 and 16 level.

The regional final takes place at the Bunyan centre in Bedford with winners and runners-up from each age group going on to the national final at Manchester Velodrome on March 6.

Published Wednesday January 21, 2004

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