BASKETBALL
- N.Z. SECOND GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS r (New Zealand Press Association) BLENHEIM, Aug. 30. e The New Zealand second-grade basketlt ball championships opened at Blenheim 1S today, in cold, showery weather. Play 3 ; was affected by the wet and slippery =t courts. Twelve teams are competing for the y President’s shield. Last year’s winner, y Rotorua, was promoted to first grade. n Hutt Valley and Taranaki are joint holders of the Hayhurst Cup for the tours * nament runners-up. ir The tournament will end on Saturday with a North Island-South Island match. ® Today’s results were:— West Coast 16, Ashburton 15; Taranaki 1 26, Waikato 10; Hutt Valley 31, Nelson 13; Matamata 25, Horowhenua 18; Marly borough 19, Manawatu 18; Southland Minor 40. South Canterbury 28; Hutt Val- ; ley 29, Matamata 8; Southland Minor 29, “ Marlborough 8; Horowhenua 29. Ashburton 19: Waikato 27. West Coast 19; South , Canterbury 24, Nelson 19; Taranaki 24, ‘ Manawatu 14.
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27751, 31 August 1955, Page 3
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