Hope in loss for Pioneer

Pioneer gave unbeaten Harcourts a run for their money in their Netball Wairarapa premier playoff match at the Colombo Rd courts on Saturday.
Unbeaten Harcourts started hot favourites but while their victory margin of 67-41 was comfortable enough, they were kept honest by a Pioneer side doing enough to suggest their dream of making the grand final is still alive.
The other two premier one matches were played at the Genesis Recreation Centre on Friday night and produced expected wins to St Matthew's Collegiate and Wairarapa College, both of whom are guaranteed semifinal spots.
St Matthew's Collegiate beat Makoura College 52-37 and Wairarapa College accounted for Carterton New World Legends 58-28.
Lower grade results:
Premier one reserve: Gladstone All Blacks 64, Kuranui A 50; Fagan Hot Shots 47, Hiona 41; Carterton New World Lynx 50, Trevs 1 31.
Premier two: St Matthew's B 36, Wairarapa College Intermediate A 13; Carterton Red 30, Martinborough 28; Solway A 23, Wairarapa College B1 22.
Premier three: Gladstone 2 34, Nga Iwi 11; Featherston Black Sox 21, Carterton White 18; Eketahuna 50, Chanel A 24; Trevs 2 32, Greytown Red 14.
Premier four: Wairarapa College B2 33, St Matthew's Junior A 28; Wairarapa College Junior A 27, St Matthew's Intermediate A 14; Makoura B 40, Chanel Junior A 11.
Senior A: East Coast 34, Carterton Blue 23; Mangan Graphics 23, St Matthew's Red 21; Masterton Flames 42, Wairarapa College Intermediate Gold 28; St Matthew's C 26, Kuranui B 18.
Senior reserve: Lakeview Flames 29, St Matthew's Blue 15; Greytown Black 24, St Matthew's Blue 18; Wairarapa College Gold 22, Solway A 22; Makoura Int A 33, Chanel Red 19; Carterton Maroon 30, Kuranui Junior A 19.
Senior B: Wairarapa College Junior Blue 13, Wairarapa College Senior Blue 8; Makoura Junior B 16, Chanel Blue 11; St Matthew's Junior Red 30, Wairarapa College Red 15; Chanel Junior B 15, Kuranui Junior B 9.
Primary school results:
Grade one: St Matthew's A 20, MIS Year 8B 20, MIS Year 8A 31, MIS Year 7A 23.
Grade two: Greytown Black Magic 13, Solway Intermediate 11; Chanel Gold 17, Lakeview Swifts 15; Hadlow Blue Ferns 16, St Matthews Primary 13; Featherston Flyers 25, MIS Steel 8.
Grade three: DPS Pulse 14, Opaki Aces 9; Carterton Jade 15, MIS Year 7B 5; St Matthew's C 18 Greytown Stars 9.
Grade four: Nga Kakano 25, MIS Magic 12; Lakeview Vixens 16, Carterton Purple 10; MIS Mystics 15, MPS Sting 13; Wainuioru Wildcats 22, Tuhirangi 11.
Grade five: Lakeview Tactics 14, St Pats Aces 9; Carterton Orange 11, Hadlow Hopefuls 8; DPS Taxtix 12, Greytown C 5.
Grade six: Opaki Stars 15, Alfredton Mauriceville Hot Shots 9; Lakeview Magic 18, DPS Steel 17; St Pats Stars 7, Featherston Shooters 3.
Grade seven: Lakeview Sting 25, Hadlow Blue Flyers 2; Lakeview Kiwis 12, Greytown Flying Ferns 7; Carterton Green 12, DPS Mystics 7.
Future Ferns: Lakeview 11, St Pats Comets 2; Solway Sapphires 7, Wairarapa Wildcats 5; MPS Kiwis 7, Greytown 5.