Mairehau brilliant to last
Mairehau High School took the Canterbury women's A grade basketball title in brilliant style when it beat Mairehau A, 70-47, at Cowles Stadium on Saturday. The school team kept its opponent at bay throughout the game, and showed the skill to; which its spectators have been: accustomed this season. Robyn North was in excellent' form for Mairehau, scoring 27 j points, and Viv Howard looked j very agile in her guarding duties. At hall time Mairehau High led. 27-19. The experienced Mairehau AI player, Patsy Hinkley, gave her I utmost in goal, and scored 11 points, but the tight defence of [ the schoolgirls was the feature | of the game. Checkers had a well-deserved 77-47 win over University. •
The prominent Checkers player and former national representative, Sharon Rennell, came to the fore with a series of good shots, and scored 29 points. At half-time Checkers led, 47-24. Denise Mackay (University) played a fine game with good footwork down the court; | she scored 10 points. Rangiora showed a great improvement in team tactics when it beat United, 55-33. Points for Rangiora were evenly distributed, and at halftime it held a 24-16 lead. Kim Smith scored several good long-range goals for Rangiora. Heather Carr was once again the top scorer for United. She was always ready for quick passes, and scored 15 points.
Results:— Mairehau High School 70 (R. North 27, J. Howard 24, V. Howard 7, D. Broughton 6. B. Palmer 2. A. Tale 2, R. Cassidy 2) beat Mairehau A 47 <P. Hinkley 11, J. Cooke 10. K. Adamson 8, J. Armstrong 6, N. Phillips 4, S. Coombes 4, C. Southen 2, M. Fastier 2). Checkers 77 (S. Rennell 29, H. Morrison 14, B. Erickson 12. B. McLeod 10, W. Timu 9. S. Cox 3> beat University 47 (R. King 14. D. Mackay 10. H. Biddlecomb 8, A. Beukenholdt 7. A. Brockenshire 6, J. Harley 2). Rangiora 55 <K. Smith 12. R. King 12, N. Hall 10, S. Kearney 6, K. Atchison 6. S. Blackadder 4, B. Fortune, L. Rollinson 1), beat United 33 (H. Carr 15. J. Antunovich 6, C. Doig 4. W. Stanton 4. (’. Jones 2, P. Carrick 2).
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