Basketball upset
Burnside gained an upset, 78-52 win over the Canterbury champions, Checkers, in the fourth round of the A grade men’s basketball pre-season league in Cowles Stadium. Jaks-Old Boys maintained their unbeaten record with another! overwhelming victory, this time; 1 against University, 84-32. • In the women's A grade. Maire-i !hau A gained a very convincing ! win over Rebels, 70-35. Mairehau I : High School, the winner of thei provincial title last year, did not* fare quite so well, defeating; [United. 30-23, after a long strug-’ gle.
Results were:— Men A grade.—Burnside 78, Checkers 52; Jaks-Old Boys 84, University 32; Lichfield 68, Nomads 56: Y.M.C.A. 38, Aranui 28. B grade.—Sunnyside 24, Burnside C 26; Y.M.C.A. 36, Mairehau' H.S. 18: Taxes 46, Aranui 46; I Burnside B 34, Southern Seven! 24; Seekers 38, N.A.C. 34; Check-! ers 27. Hagley 24. C grade.--Checkers 44. Toe HI 34: Social Welfare 48, Aranui 28; Brighton 43, Burnside 26. Women A grade.—Raugiora 38, Checkers 33; Mairehau H.S. 30, United 123; Mairehau A 70, Rebels 35; I Brighton 35. Hornby 29. ! B grade.—Aranui H.S. 2, Mairei hau H.S. 0; Halswell B 22, United 111; Burnside 30. Checkers 20; Mairehau 2, Taxes 0; Halswell A 22. Hagley 18. C grade.—Checkers 18, Hagley A 14; Seekers 18, Bryndwr A 16; Brighton C 23, Villa Marla 11; Brighton B 19, Halswell A 10; Sovial Welfare 13, Hagley B 11; N.A.C. 32, Halswell B 14; Glass Craft 30. Aranui 28; Burnside 13, Sunnyside 12.
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