Peta Scholz

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Peta Scholz
Personal information
Full namePeta Scholz(née Squire)
Born (1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 48) [1]
South Australia [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
School Reynella East College
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, C, GD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
1980s–2009 Oakdale
1994 → AIS
199x → Garville
1997–2007 Adelaide Thunderbirds 169
2009–2011 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
YearsNational team(s)Caps
1998–2004 Australia 54
2009 World 7
Coaching career
YearsTeam(s)
2012 Scotch College
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Netball Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Christchurch Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Kingston Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team
World Youth Netball Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 TorontoTeam

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.

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Early life and family

Squire graduated from Reynella East College in 1992. [3] 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). [4] [5] [6] [7]

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. [4] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10]

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. [4] [11] [12]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 1997 and 2007, Scholz made 169 appearances for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. [4] [13] 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. [14] [15] [16] In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, she was named in the Margaret Pewtress Team of the Year. [17] [18] [19] Between 2004 and 2006, together with Laura von Bertouch, she co-captained Thundersbirds. [1] [13] [17] [20] In 2006 she played in her 150th Commonwealth Bank Trophy match. [17] [21] She retired as a Thundersbirds player after the 2007 season. [4] [17] [19] Her 169 appearances (649 quarters) was the second highest tally in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league after Liz Ellis. [4] [22]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

In 2010 and 2011, Scholz played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship. [23] She signed for Magic in October 2009 after impressing while playing for a World 7 team in an international test series against New Zealand. [5] [6] [7] [24] On 8 May 2010, during a Round 8 match against Central Pulse, Scholz suffered a season ending injury. [25] She was subsequently replaced in the squad by Jade Clarke. [26] She returned to play for Magic during the 2011 season. [27] [28]

International

Australia

Between 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. [2] [29] [30] [31]

TournamentsPlace
1996 World Youth Netball Championships [29] [30] Gold medal icon.svg
1999 World Netball Championships [32] [33] Gold medal icon.svg
2002 Commonwealth Games [4] [34] [35] Gold medal icon.svg
2003 World Netball Championships [36] Silver medal icon.svg
World 7

In 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. [8] [24] [37] [38]

Coach

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

Honours

Australia
World 7
Adelaide Thunderbirds
Oakdale

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