Nelson And West Coast Basketbailers Unbeaten

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31769, 28 August 1968, Page 19

Nelson And West Coast Basketbailers Unbeaten

z (N.Z. Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH. Three teams. Nelson, Northland and West Coast, were unbeaten after two matches each in the national second grade basketball championships at New Plymouth yesterday. Exciting and even play dominated the first day of the New Zealand Basketball Association’s second and fourth grade tournament. Twenty-two teams are taking part in the tournament, which was opened by “Miss New Zealand," Miss

Christine Antunovic—a former Taranaki basketbail representative. Results:—

Second Grade

Auckland Sub-associations 28, Waikato 27: Southland Country 36. North Shore 24; Nelson 30, Hawke’s Bay 26: Northland 36. South Auckland 21; Thames Valley 28, Eastern Bay of Plenty 16; West Coast 25. Hawke’s Bay 24: Nelson 35. Auckland Suburbs 33; Waikato Major 36. North Shore 27; Southland Country 27, South Auckland 19. West Coast 36. Eastern Bay of Plenty 35; Northland 37, Thames Valley 11.

Points (two for a win, one for a draw): Nelson Auckland, West Coast 4, Auckland Subassociations, North Shore, Southland Country Thames Valley. W’aikato Major 2, the others 0. Fourth Grade Otago Country 49. Buller 2; Wellington Minor 26, Hokitika 15; Taranaki 40. Hawke’s Bay 20; Manawatu Minor 11, Horowhenua 9; Wairoa 18, Central King Country 18; South Canterbury Minor 29, Buller 12; Taranaki 33. Central King Country 17; Otago Country 33 Horowhenua 22; Wellington Minor 26. Manawatu Minor 21: Wairoa 28, Hokitika 17; Hawke’s Bay Minor 22. South Canterbury Minor 21. i Points: Taranaki, Otago: Country 4, Wairoa 3, Hawke’s i Bay Minor, Hokitika. South; Canterbury Minor. Wellington! Minor 2. Central King Country, |l, Buller 0. I