Peta Scholz Explained

Peta Scholz
Fullname:Peta Scholz
Maidenname:Squire
Birth Date:17 January 1976
Positions:WD, C, GD
Clubyears1:1980s–2009
Clubyears2:1994
Clubyears3:199x
Clubyears4:1997–2007
Clubapps4:169
Clubyears5:2009–2011
Nationalyears1:1998–2004
Nationalcaps1:54
Nationalyears2:2009
Coachyears1:2012

Peta Scholz (born 17 January 1976), also known as Peta Squire, is a former Australia netball international. She was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the 1999 World Netball Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. Between 1997 and 2007, Scholz made 169 appearances for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds teams that won five successive minor premierships between 1997 and 2001. She also played in six successive grand finals between 1997 and 2002, helping Thunderbirds win premierships in 1998 and 1999. In 2010 and 2011, Scholz played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.

Early life and family

Squire graduated from Reynella East College in 1992.[1] She was married to David Scholz,a teacher and cricket coach. Now dating Kate Watkins. They have two daughters, Matilda (born c. 2005) and Poppy (born c. 2007).[2] [3] [4] [5]

Playing career

Oakdale

Squire began her netball career with Oakdale. After retiring as an Adelaide Thunderbirds player she returned to Oakdale, as Peta Scholz, and played for them in the South Australia state league. In 2009 she helped Oakdake win their first state league title.[2] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8]

Mobil Superleague

During the Mobil Superleague era, Squire played for both the Australian Institute of Sport and Garville. While playing for the AIS in 1994 she switched from goal defence to wing defence. This would become her regular position throughout her career.[2] [9] [10]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 1997 and 2007, Scholz made 169 appearances for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league.[2] [11] She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds teams that won five successive minor premierships between 1997 and 2001. She also played in six successive grand finals between 1997 and 2002, helping Thunderbirds win premierships in 1998 and 1999.[12] [13] [14] In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, she was named in the Margaret Pewtress Team of the Year.[15] [16] [17] Between 2004 and 2006, together with Laura von Bertouch, she co-captained Thundersbirds.[18] [11] [15] [19] In 2006 she played in her 150th Commonwealth Bank Trophy match.[15] [20] She retired as a Thundersbirds player after the 2007 season.[2] [15] [17] Her 169 appearances (649 quarters) was the second highest tally in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league after Liz Ellis.[2] [21]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

In 2010 and 2011, Scholz played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.[22] She signed for Magic in October 2009 after impressing while playing for a World 7 team in an international test series against New Zealand.[3] [4] [5] [23] On 8 May 2010, during a Round 8 match against Central Pulse, Scholz suffered a season ending injury.[24] She was subsequently replaced in the squad by Jade Clarke.[25] She returned to play for Magic during the 2011 season.[26] [27]

International

AustraliaBetween 1998 and 2004, Scholz made 54 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia team that won the 1996 World Youth Netball Championships. She made her senior debut for Australia on 27 February 1998 against New Zealand. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the 1999 World Netball Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships.[28] [29] [30] [31]
TournamentsPlace
1996 World Youth Netball Championships
1999 World Netball Championships[32] [33]
2002 Commonwealth Games[34] [35]
2003 World Netball Championships[36]
World 7In August 2009, Scholz played for a World 7 team, coached by Julie Fitzgerald, that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[6] [23] [37] [38]

Coach

In 2012, Scholz was appointed director of netball at Scotch College.[39] [40]

Honours

Australia
World 7
Adelaide Thunderbirds
Oakdale

Notes and References

  1. News: Famous alumni: SA public schools' best and brightest. The Advertiser. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 10 November 2021. 22 July 2019.
  2. News: Scholz walks away on top. The Advertiser. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 9 November 2021. 4 September 2007.
  3. News: Peta Scholz joins Magic for 2010 ANZ Championship. www.netballnz.co.nz. 28 October 2009. 9 November 2021.
  4. News: Magic add Aussie Scholz to roster. tvnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006055212/http://tvnz.co.nz/netball-news/magic-add-aussie-scholz-roster-3098049. 6 October 2012. 28 October 2009. 5 November 2021.
  5. News: Scholz crosses the ditch to Magic. stuff.co.nz. Waikato Times. 29 October 2009. 5 November 2021.
  6. News: Netball: Veteran Scholz back in the big time. www.odt.co.nz. 25 August 2009. 9 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Club – History. oakdalenetballclub.com.au. 23 July 2020. 17 May 2018.
  8. News: State League Netball - The Subway Cup. PressReader. The Advertiser. 11 March 2010. 10 April 2021.
  9. Web site: 1994 AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324163759/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1994 . 24 March 2019 . 16 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  10. Web site: Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996 (page 2). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130164759/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/esso-superleague-1985-1990/page/2/. 30 November 2020. 30 October 2020.
  11. Web site: (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007). www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026212711/http://www.anz-championship.com/thunderbirds_subdomain/extra_id_757_OrgID_628.html. 26 October 2021. 30 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 1). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120316/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/. 26 January 2021. 30 June 2021.
  13. Web site: Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 2). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126172049/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/2/. 26 January 2021. 30 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 3). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629201728/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/3/. 29 June 2021. 30 June 2021.
  15. Web site: (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Commonwealth Bank Trophy Team History. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023213820/http://www.anz-championship.com/thunderbirds_subdomain/extra_id_1810_OrgID_628.html. 23 October 2021. 17 October 2020.
  16. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 04. Netball Australia. 13 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Netball Australia – Annual Report 2007. netball.com.au. 11 September 2020.
  18. Web site: (2006) Adelaide Thunderbirds. www.abc.net.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20080208135246/https://www.abc.net.au/netball/profiles/thunderbirds.htm. 8 February 2008. 12 November 2021.
  19. Web site: (Adelaide Thunderbirds) CBT Honour Roll. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023213126/http://www.anz-championship.com/thunderbirds_subdomain/extra_id_468_OrgID_628.html. 23 October 2021. 17 October 2020.
  20. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 06. Netball Australia. 9 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 7). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154524/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/7/. 1 November 2021. 12 January 2021. 10 November 2009.
  22. Web site: In the Spotlight: First Windows Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629011147/http://www.anz-championship.com/news/a/in-the-spotlight_-first-windows-waikato/bay-of-plenty-magic/714.html. 29 June 2021. 4 May 2011. 22 June 2021.
  23. News: Netball: Magic hope Scholz deal will be approved. www.nzherald.co.nz. 6 October 2009. 9 November 2021.
  24. News: Netball: Scholz's injury dents Magic's prospects. www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 May 2010. 9 November 2021.
  25. News: England rep to replace Peta Scholz for Magic. www.rnz.co.nz. 4 June 2010. 9 November 2021.
  26. News: Peta Scholz takes Waikato-BOP Magic home. stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2011. 9 November 2021.
  27. News: Peta Scholz the Magic's sole loss so far. stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2011. 12 November 2021.
  28. Web site: Peta Squire. diamonds.netball.com.au. 12 July 2021.
  29. Web site: Women Netball III World Youth Cup 1996 Toronto. www.todor66.com. 10 November 2021.
  30. Web site: AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20190313091527/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball . 13 March 2019 . 15 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  31. Web site: Australia at the Netball World Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074707/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/05192322/WorldCup_History.pdf. 26 October 2020. 26 August 2020. Netball Australia.
  32. Web site: 1999 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame. sahof.org.au. 10 July 2021.
  33. Web site: Women Netball X World Championship 1999 Christchurch. www.todor66.com. 26 February 2020.
  34. Web site: Netball gold goes right to the wire. m2002.thecgf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113014358/http://m2002.thecgf.com/SPORTS/Netball/News/default.asp?id=1129&folder=Netball. 13 November 2020. 4 August 2002. 10 November 2021.
  35. News: Commonwealth Games Flashback: Diamonds deliver in finish that nobody could have ever predicted. www.couriermail.com.au. 24 March 2018. 10 November 2021.
  36. Web site: Women Netball XI World Championship 2003. www.todor66.com. 25 February 2020.
  37. Web site: World 7 team named to meet Silver Ferns. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923195205/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/world-7-team-named-to-meet-silver-ferns. 23 September 2021. 10 July 2009. 23 September 2021.
  38. Web site: Netball: Second loss sets off alarm bells for Ferns. www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 August 2009. 23 September 2021.
  39. News: Steph talks to Peta Scholz, ex Thunderbird, about Scotch netball. www.youtube.com. 1 August 2012. 9 November 2009.
  40. Web site: Scotch Reports/Issue 155/October 2012. Scotch College. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307124147/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wh1.thewebconsole.com/wh/3261/images/SR_Issue_155.pdf. 7 March 2017. 25 October 2012. 10 November 2021.

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