The Hampden league will be sending three teams to the Netball Victoria Association Championships in June after a successful day at The Arc.
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The Bottle Greens won each of the championship deciders at the Western Association Championships on Sunday.
The tournament included championship and reserve grades, with the top two teams from the championship division progressing to the state finals in Frankston on June 23.
It took every second and more for the under 17s team to win its grand final.
The Leah Sinnott led side beat the Ballarat Football Netball League in a 18-16 double extra-time thriller.
"We had to band together and really do our part," Sinnott said of the tournament success.
"All the girls gave an awesome effort."
Four minutes of over-time were played at either end of the court but the teams could not be separated.
The clock kept running until one team got two goals ahead and that ended up being the Bottle Greens.
Sinnott, who coaches the Timboon Demons A grade side, said she enjoyed coaching the under 17s.
"I love working with the under 17s kids, they hang off every word they hear," she said.
"It's really good to watch them grow as players."
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The Hampden league claimed the under 15 championship competition with a 13-9 victory over the Western Border Netball Association.
It was a surprise win given that team had lost three of its 10 matches during the round robin.
The Bottle Greens under 13s team took out the championship with a 22-19 win over Ballarat Netball Association.
The under 13s team lost just one match in the round robin.
The Warrnambool and District league took out the under 15 reserve division with a 12-8 victory over Central Highlands Netball League.
Coach Sara Quinn was thrilled her team managed to win the competition back-to-back.
She said her team focused on good basic netball.
"The girls don't play a lot together during the year, so it's about doing the basic things well," she said.
"So moving the ball well and making sure we're executing the passes and ultimately playing really hard netball for 16 minutes instead of a whole game.
"Overall, we had a good mix of top-age players and bottom-age players, so that's really exciting as well."
Central Highlands enjoyed grand final success in the under 13s reserve with a 14-11 victory over South West District Football Netball League Black.
South West District coach Kim Piergrosse got her team to work on the "little things" throughout the tournament.
"Just to keep our centre pass and get the rebounds," she said.
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