Canty stand in way

Press, 30 August 1986, Page 76

Canty stand in way

PA Auckland Canterbury stand in the way of Auckland, who yesterday 'trounced Wellington. 68-38, yesterday assured of at least sharing the national netball title. A win today against Canterbury would give Auckland the title outright, but if Canterbury triumph the host team will share honours with rival North Shore, who was favoured to beat Manawatu. The Canterbury coach, Kay O’Reilly, concedes the odds must be against her team. .. “We have nothing to lose now, so it will be all on,” she said. Although Auckland have had four wins in the tourney, the coach, Yvonne Willering, remains cautious. “Canterbury always gives ris a hard run, and has probably beaten us more times than we have topped them,” she said. North Shore, whose only loss was to Auckland on the first day, is considered unlikely to go

down against Manawatu ■ this morning. Yesterday North Shore beat Cariterbury 65-51, pushing the South Islanders into third place. North Shore, who took control from the start, never looked like losing. The goal shoot, Tracy Eyrl, was in top form, netting 52 goals from 86 attempts. The Canterbury shooter, Stephanie Stokes-Washington, also had a superb game, despite close attention from Denise Felix and Carey Martin. Manawatu fought hard in going down 38-68 to Waikato. The centre Sandra Mallett put the seal on the Waikato team’s win, claiming careless passes and feeding shooter, Margaret Forsyth, with accurate passes. Suffering from the loss of their Captain, Sue Graham, the Canterbury Couiitry team in division B were outplayed losing to Auckland Subs 37-41. and to Counties 22-36.