After 3 weekends of training and selection at Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster, Becky & Sarah Lightowler, Rebecca Harby and Emilie Wardhaugh from Carlisle Aquatics were selected to play Water Polo for the North West in the 2012 Inter Regional Academy Girls Water Polo Championships on 11-12 February at Walsall Gala Baths.
The North West entered two teams into the competition with Sarah and Rebecca in the A Team with Rebecca as keeper and Becky and Emily in team B.
After beating East Midlands 18 – 2, Scotland 12 – 2 and London 9 – 8, North West A went through as the winner of their group.
North West B came second in group A after a good win against Ireland 5 – 0 which included Becky scoring her first regional goal, a close defeat by South East 5 – 7 and a 16 – 1 win over Wales.
These results created a semi-final between North West A and B. It was a close game and Becky scored her 2nd regional goal to help the North West B beat the A team by 8-6.
North West A then came up against London for the third place play off and after a close game the day before, North West A proved they were the better team by winning 9-4 and claiming 3rd place.
The final between North West B and South East was a return match from the day before which was the only game North West B lost. North West B were determined not to lose again and went on to a 10 – 6 victory.
