Basketball.

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1742, 25 June 1936, Page 5

Basketball.

MATAMATA COURTS Official Opening The opening of the new basketball courts of the Matamata Basketball Association, which are situated on the High School grounds, took place on Tuesday afternoon. Congratulatory speeches were made by Mr. A. M. A. Wright, chairman of the High School Committee, and the Mayoress (Mrs. W. A. Gordon). Apologies were received from the headmaster (Mr. B. M. Kibblewhite) and the Mayor (Mr. W. A. Gordon). Miss A. McKeen, captain of the Matamata representative team, presented the Mayoress with a bouquet, following which Mrs. Gordon decleared the courts open and threw the ball up for a captain’s v. vicecaptain’s match. The afternoon was devoted to a Yankee tournament for which 10 teams, comprising 90 players from Thames, Waikino, Te 'Aroha and Matamata entered. At the conclusion of play, Mr. Campbell, manager of the Waikino team, complimented the home association on the fine courts and for the hospitality extended. ..-Details of play were as follows: — Group One First Round. — Thames A 6, Waikino 3. High School 4, Te Aroha A 3. Wardville, a bye. Second Round. — —Thames A 3, Te Aroha 3. Waikino 7, Wardville 1. High School, a bye. Third Round.— Te Aroha A 10, Waikino 1. High School 13, Wardville Thames a bye. Fourth Round. — Thames A 6, High School 6. Te Aroha A 9, Wardville 1. Waikino a bye. Fifth Round. — High School 6, Waikino 5. Thames A 9, Wardville 1. Te Aroha A a bye. Points.—High School, 7; Thames A, 6; Te Aroha A, 5; Waikino, 2; Wardville, 1, Group Two First Round.—* Te Aroha B 4, Colleens 1. Thames B 7, Taihoa 4. Old Girls a bye. Second Round.— Old Girls 10, Thames B 6. Taihoa 7, Colleens 4. Te Aroha B a bye. Third Round. — Thames B 3, Te Aroha B 2. Old Girls 9, Taihoa 2. Colleens a bye. fourth Round. — Old Girls 7, Te Aroha B 4. Thames B 6, Colleens 2. Taihoa a bye. Fifth Round.— Old Girls 7, Colleens 1. Te Aroha B 5, Taihoa 0. Thames B a bye. Points. —Old Girls, 8; Thames B, 6; Te Aroha B; 4; Taihoa, 2; Colleens, 0. Final.—High School 19, Old Girls 16. \ DRAW FOR SATURDAY Senior Grade.I—School 1 —School A v. Tai]\v2, Hinuera v. United A, Old Girls v. Waharoa. Intermediate Grade.—Colleens V. School C, Wardville v. United B, Tirau v. School B.