Harcourts overpowered Kapiti 73-35 in their regional superleague netball match played at the Genesis Recreation Centre, in Masterton, on Saturday.
A big win to Harcourts was always anticipated and the challenge for them was to keep the scoreboard ticking over even when personnel and positional changes were made.
Player-coach Kelly Sargent was pleased with the overall standard of play although she said there were occasions when the movement of the ball through the court wasn't as fluent as it might have been.
"We did have some issues with the timing of the pass but, generally, there was a good rhythm about the way we played and we were never really in any trouble," she said.
Goal keep Te Ata Phillips had a splendid game for Harcourts on defence, turning over possession on numerous occasions with well-timed tips and intercepts and usual shoot Geraldine Carroll made an excellent fist of the wing attack position.
There was an encouraging effort too from Waimarama Phillips at goal shoot.
The win by Harcourts means they have now won three of four superleague games and they remain in contention for promotion to the A division of the competition.
Newcomers Pioneer Blue picked up their second win in Netball Wairarapa's premier one series when they edged out Carterton Sports Arena by just the one goal, 39 to 38, in the latest round of matches played at the Genesis Recreation Centre on Thursday and Friday nights. Wairarapa College A scored a surprisingly comfortable 48-34 win over Kuranui College and Gladstone All Blacks held out by a determined St Matthew's Collegiate 38-34.
The other premier one game saw a Fagan Motors Hot Shots team cut down by sickness default to Celtic
LOWER GRADE RESULTS:
Premier two:
Makoura prem 28, Carterton Red 23; Carterton Legends 38, Wairarapa College B1 34; Gladstone Powershop 32, Greytown Yellow 21.
Premier three:
St Matthew's B 31, Wairarapa College Intermediate A 16; Eketahuna 37, Wairarapa College B2 23; Carterton White 34, Hiona 22; Trevs 2 36, Carterton Mama Mia's 27.
Premier four:
St Matthew's Junior A 30, Wairarapa College B3 15; Pioneer Red 17, Nga Iwi 10; Kuranui Junior A 18, Chanel Sensat 18; Greytown Red 23, Kuranui Blue 21.
Senior A:
Chanel Senior A 26, St Matthew's Sapphires 17; Solway 1 23, St Matthew's Intermediate A 8.
Senior reserve:
Chanel Junior A 20, Wairarapa College Intermediate B 17; Makoura White 18, St Matthew's Junior B 16; Mangan Graphic Hot Shots 28, Masterton Flames 21.
Senior B:
Wairarapa College Senior Reserve 3 26, St Matthew's Diamonds 23; Wairarapa College Junior B 25, St Matthew's Junior C 3; Greytown Black 23, Wairarapa College Senior Reserve 2 15; Kuranui Red 28, Kuranui Junior C 7.
Senior C:
Solway 2 16, Chanel Junior B 10; St Matthew's Intermediate B 26, Wairarapa College Ihugz 21.
PRIMARY RESULTS WERE:
Grade one:
MIS Year 8A 14, St Matthew's Primary A 7; Lakeview Flames 50, MIS Year 7A 7.
Grade two:
MIS Matariki 27, MIS Year 7B 1; Hadlow Ferns 26,, St Matthew's Primary B 6; Chanel Gold 18, MIS Galaxy 9; MIS Year 8B 15, Greytown Gold Ferns 12.
Grade three:
Chanel Silver 12, Te Kura 11; Alfredton 35, Solway Intermediate 2; Lakeview Tactics 26, Carterton Gold 5; Featherston Flyers 22, MIS Sapphires 19.
Grade four:
MIS Comets 18, Solway Magic 14; Lakeview Rebels 16, St Matthew's Bronze 7; MIS Gems 32, Opaki Aces 1; St Matthew's Silver 19, Hadlow Pixies 5.
Grade five:
DPS Pulse 15, Lakeview Sting 3; St Pat's Saints 15, St Pat's Shakers 2; Carterton Silver 22, Carterton Bronze 1.
Grade six:
Lakeview Magic 6, DPS Steel 2; DPS Tactics 9, MPS Wasps 2; Greytown B 10, Wainuioru Wildcats 5; Lakeview Pulse 19, Tuhirangi 17.
Grade seven:
Greytown C 32, Hadlow Rockers 3; Fernridge 8, Opaki Stars 3; Featherston Shooters 16, Carterton Yellow 1; Featherston Ferns 8, Solway Rockets 4.
Future ferns:
Carterton Pink 6, Wainuioru Wildcats 0; St Pat's Shimmers 5 DPS Mystics 4; St Pat's Stars 8, Solway Ferns 3; Lakeview Ferns 18, DPS Magic 6.
