Basketball SOUTHLAND SUCCEEDS

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28679, 1 September 1958, Page 4

Basketball SOUTHLAND SUCCEEDS

Otago Beaten In Final

(New Zealand Press Afcaociatton) • ROTORUA, Aug. 30. Southland won the 1858 women’s basketball first-grade title by beating Otago at Rotorua, 36-16, to give them an unbeaten record for the week's tournament. The runner-up was Canterbury. ' which befit Auckland this morning, and thus suffered one defeat. Auckland had previously drawn one and lost one. Wellington, beaten by Rotorifa, is • the team to be relegated to second grade. i, • Four third-grade teams are involved in a round robin play-off to determine which side shall be promoted. They are Canterbury SubAssociations, Ashburton, South Canterbury, and Thames Valley. ' West Coast and Horowhenua were < drawn for a play-off to determine the team which will be relegated to • third grade next season. Results were:— First Grade Rotorua 27, Wellington 13; Hawke’s Bay 30, Wanganui 18; Hutt Valley 37, • Southland Country 17; Southland 36, f Otago 16; Canterbury 30. Auckland ' 24. Second Grade Eastern Bay of Plenty 30, West Coast 18; Waikato 31, Horowhenua 23; Taranaki 21, Northland 18; Tekawau 14, Manawatu 12; Matamata 27, •- Tauranga 14. Third Grade Thames Valley 21, Wairarapa 14: South Auckland 16, Temuka 15; Canterbury Sub-Associations 41, Hokitika 17;.r Manawatu Minor 22, Marlborough 20; Bay 24. Putaruru 20; Ashburton 25. Waikato Minor IL Fourth Grade Poverty Bay-East Coast 24, KaH , kcttira 18; North Otago 20, Otago Minor 16;.. Central King Country 30. + WSiroa 20; Taranaki Minor 21, *•