It will be a fresh-looking Netball Whanganui Premier 1 competition taking court at Springvale Stadium on Monday night, with eight teams making it through grading while a perennial semifinalist has exited the competition.
The Top 4 from 2016 were permitted automatic entry to this year's competition so defending champions Kaierau A1, runnersup Phillips Electrical WHS A1 and Mere Te Aroha went straight through.
However, WA Sports have not returned this year.
Originally founded as SportsEdge in 2013 by coach Trish Anstis and manager Tina Priddle, the side made the semifinals in their debut season and were regular contenders for the playoffs, including last year when they were barely edged out of a grand final appearance by WHS 45-43.
Anstis has moved away from Whanganui with her partner for farming, with the remaining members of the team having been soaked up by the other clubs.