Palmerston North Leads In Womens’ Indoor Basketball Tourney
(P.A.) DUNEDIN, Oct. 6. Chief interest centred in the match between the hithertc unbeaten teams, Hamilton and Palmerston North, at the New Zealand women’s indoor basketball championship? lasi night
The teams were evenly matched in the first half, but better combination and clever interception in the closing stages gave Palmerston North a fairly easy win by 29 goals to 15. This leaves the tournament at ar. interesting stage for although Palmerston North is at present the only unbeaten team it has yet to meet the strong Wellington side which was narrowly defeated by Hamilton. Results:—
A Grade.— Wellington 40, Nelson 8; Auckland 22, New .Plymouth 6; Palmerston North 40, Southland 23; Wairarapa 15, Canterbury 14; Hamilton 19, Otago 8; Wellington 19, Auckland 8; Southland 43, Nelson 8; Palmerston North 44, Otago 6; Gisborne 25, Wairarapa 11; Canterbury 29, New Plymouth 12- Auckland 24, Southland 13; Wellington 30 Canterbury 13; Nelson 24, Otago 14- Gisborne 14, New Plymouth 12; Palmerston North 29, Hamilton 15. B Grade.—Nelson B 18, Palmerston B 7- Canterbury B 16, Wellington B 13; Central Otago 32, Otago B 8; Palmerston North B 7 Otago B 4; Wellington B 36, Central Otago 18; Canterbury B 35, Nelson B 14.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22761, 6 October 1948, Page 6
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