BASKETBALL

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27678, 7 June 1955, Page 8

BASKETBALL

N.Z. CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT CHRISTCHURCH BEATS AUCKLAND In the final of the New Zealand Catholic basketball tournament played in Christchurch yesterday, Christchurch beat Auckland by 25 goals to 19. The Christchurch "skyscraper” style of play combined with splendidly accurate shooting by the New Zealand representative (Azalea. Clarke) enabled Christchurch to win. The Christchurch defenders successfully concentrated on keeping, the ball away from Sylvia Letica, whose accurate shooting had been a feature of play in earlier rounds.

COMPETITIONS CONTINUED Basketball matches in the Christchurch competition were continued at the Hagley Park courts on Saturday. Results were:— v Senior.—Sacred Heart 25, Teachers’ College 15; Technical 19, Digby’s 12*, West 21, Mataura 17. Senior Reserve.—Section I: Embassy 18, Teachers’ College 14; Sacred Heart 26, Celtic 12; Canberra 29, Oddfellows 13; St. Nicholas 20, West Old Girls 8; Cathedral 19, Digby’s 17. Section II: Teachers’ College 28, Granmer 10; Dressy Frocks 21, Technical 15; Otautahi 26, University 20; Kakatai 24, South Brighton 11. Second Grade.—Section I: Opawa 18, Holy Trinity 8; West Old Girls 20, Sacred Heart 10; Teachers’ College 1, Rapaki 0; Belfast 25, Digby’s 18. Section II: Mataura 1, University 0; B.R.A. 35. Technical 12. Section III: Junior Comets 24, Kakatai 13; Digby’s 20, Oddfellows 6; Sacred Heart 16, Teachers’ College 8. Third Grade.—Section I: Holy Trinity 13, St. Mary’s 5; Kakatai 20, Kowhai 9; Celtic 1, Teachers' College 0; St. Theresa 1, Wigram 0. Section II: Sacred Heart 9 G.U.S. 6; St. Mary’s 1, Teachers' College 0; Cathedral 1, Bea ths 0; Technical 19, N.Z.R. (Addington) 8. Section III: Carmanco 14, Cathedral 8; South Brighton 15, Digby's 12; Somerfield Methodists I, L.W.R. (Sydenham) 0; Papanui Technical 15, Opawa 14. Section IV: N.Z. Farmers' 8, Springburn 5; Holy Trinity 15, Speedee 13; L.W.R. (Sydenham) 15, Y.W.C.A. 7; Para 13, West Old Girls 10. Fourth A Grade.—Section I: Barry’s 12, Sumner 12; St. Nicholas 19, Kaiapoi 7; Drayton-Jones 28, Sacred Heart 6; Kakatai 16, McKenzie’s 16. Section II: St. Marv’s 9, Jane Gibson 4; Technical 15, Y.W.C.A. 7; Mataura 6. Digby’s 5. Section HI: Embassy 1, I.H.C. 0; Red Shields (Svdenham) 26. Celtic 9; Edge ware 10. Sacred Heart 7. Section IV: Haeremai 10. Bucketts 9; St. Matthew’s 17. Addingr ton 9; Turner Hats 12, Gainsborough 7; Trudy 17, Coronet 2. Fourth B Grade.—Sacred Heart 29, Opawa 6; Argyle 25, Victory 13; Marian 12, Hospital Laundry 7. Section II: O’Brien's 20, Sisepa 4; West Old Girls 8, D.I.C. 5; Technical 18, Argyle 6; Savoy 1, Barlows 0. Section III: B.R.A/ 18. Opawa 9; School for Deaf 16, Red Shields (Sydenham) 5; Treasure Box 1, St. Pat’s 0. Section IV: Wesley 18, Duckworth Turner 13; Matchless 17, Holy Trinity 3; Galand 11, Y.W.C.A. 3.

Fifth Grade.—Section I: Prebbleton 17, Sisepa 5; St. Saviour’s 14, Technical 14; Addington Old Girls 18. Sacred Heart D 17. Section II: B.R.A. 13, St. John’s Ambulance 9; Red Shield (Lyttelton) 21, St. David’s 4; Sacred Heart 15, Cathedral 1. Section III: West Old Girls 10, Belfast 9; Technical 23, Digby’s 1; Sacred Heart 1, Red Shields (Sydenham) 0. Sixth Grade.—Section I: Motorways 8, St. Nicholas 7; Holy Trinity 21, Kakatai 3; Technical 23, Addington 7; Sumner 11, B.R.A. 4. Section II: St. Mary's 15, South Brighton 1; Sacred Heart 9, Kakatai E 6; Technical B 18. St. Nicholas 6; Technical A 13, Kakatai E 6.