Good start gives St Matthew?s edge

A STRONG start was the key to success when St Matthews Collegiate beat Carterton Red 51-37 in their Netball Wairarapa premier one match played at the Genesis Recreation Cenytre on Friday night.
St Matthews had the better of the opening quarter and opened up a good lead and while Carterton Red improved as the match progressed they never appeared likely to make up the leeway.
Goal defence Ella Biggs had an outstanding game for St Matthews and Kelly Matthews starred for Carterton Red.
In other premier one games Harcoiurts made no race of their encounter with defending champions Wairarapa College, winning 64-26, Gladstone All Blacks beat Kuranui College 51-23 and Salute Greytown beat Hiona 53-31.
Lower grade results:-
Premier two: Magie B's Lansdowne 25, Kuranui reserve A 23; Harcourts 1 29, Wairarapa College Senior B 14; St Matthews senior B 22, Eketahuna 1 19; Trevs Lansdowne 22, Featherston 1 18.
Senior A: Featherston 2 23, Solway College A 10; Wairarapa College Emeraldz 24, Carterton Maroon 20; Masterton Flames 25, Wairarapa College senior reserve 3 17; St Matthews Senior 1 25, Eketahuna 2 19.
Senior B: Kuranui Intermediate A 32, Wharekura 16; Makoura Intermedoiate 37, Wairarapa College Incredibles 11; Wairarapa College Muzzys 26, Kuranui seniors 14; Wairarapa College Blue Steel 21, Wairarapa College Icons 7.
Senior C: Kuranui Junior A 20, Wairarapa College Shimmeys 8; St Matthews Green 26, St Matthews Year9 A 17; Makoura Junior A 28, Solway Junior A 12.
Senior D: St Matthews senior 2 19, Wairarapa College Jewelz 9; Wairarapa College Villians 28, Chanel Senior C 10; Wairarapa College Jacketz 16, Wairarapa Jaymax 15
Senior E: Wairarapa College Angels 26, St Matthews Gold 2; Chanel Intermdiate B 32, Wairarapa College Ihugz 19; MPF Blixem 11, Wairarapa College Jaylow 9.
Senior reserve: Masterton Intermediate Year8 A 26, Wairarapa College junior B 17; MPF Champs 16, Solway B 10; Chanel Intermediate A 22, WTPU 16; Wairarapa College Intermediate B 41, Chanel Senior B 17.
Wairarapa under-17s had mixed results at the Cook Osborne tourney at Paraparaumu yesterday, but coach Robyn Schischka took the opportunity to try out various combinations and was pleased with the way they responded to that challenge.
They started with a 20-25 loss to eventual section winners Hutt Valley, beat Kapi Mana 16-11, lost to Wellington Black 16-24, beat Manawatu development 15-12 and lost to Marlborough 15-17.