Sports Arena Carterton win in exciting thriller

Sports Arena Carterton edged out Gladstone All Blacks 41-40 in a tense and exciting Netball Wairarapa premier one semi-final match at the Colombo Road courts on Saturday.
Up 11-8 at the end of the first quarter Sports Arena Carterton were outplayed by Gladstone All Blacks in the second quarter and at halftime the two teams were level pegging at 21-21. Both the third and fourth quarters were also closely contested with Sports Arena Carterton having a slender one goal advantage, 31-30, at the end of the third and still being just a solitary goal in front at the final whistle.
The strength of the Gladstone All Blacks defensive effort was evidenced by the Sports Arena Carterton shooters having a success rate of less than 70 per cent and they owed their victory to the efficiency of Annelise Taloa and Gaylene Malcolm on attack and Renee McDougall on defence.
Under the repechage competition format Sports Arena Carterton will now play the loser of next Saturday's semi-final match between the two top seeds, Harcourts and Kuranui, for a place in the grand final.
Other results:-
PREMIER ONE: St Matthew's Collegiate 31, Wairarapa College 27.
PREMIER TWO TOP FOUR: Fagans Hot Shots 31, Pioneer Blue 28; Trevs 1 29, Carterton Masters 27.
PREMIER TWO BOTTOM FOUR: Hiona 25, Wairarapa College Senior Reserve 1 24; Wairarapa College Senior A Reserve 29, St Matthew's B 24.
PREMIER THREE TOP FOUR: Featherston 1 37, Wairarapa College Intermediate A 27; St Matthew's Junior A 36, Trevs 2 16.
PREMIER THREE BOTTOM FOUR: Chanel A 26, Martinborough 22; Pioneer Red 26, Makoura Red 24.
Premier four top four: Wairarapa College B 19, Solway 1 16; Eketahuna 31, East Coast 23.
PREMIER FOUR BOTTOM FOUR: Carterton White 34, Wairarapa College Junior A 10; Greytown Red 36, St Matthew's Development 18.
SENIOR A TOP FOUR: Makoura A 22, Wairarapa College Mozzys 21; Mangan Graphics Carterton 18, Masterton Flames 9.
SENIOR A BOTTOM FOUR: Carterton Blue 20, Wairarapa College Senior Reserve 2 17; Wairarapa College Senior B Reserve 1 38, Featherston 2 11.
SENIOR RESERVE TOP FOUR: Solway 2 17, St Matthew's Junior B 15; Kuranui Junior A 20, Kuranui B 18.
Senior reserve bottom four: St Matthew's Junior C 25, Chanel Junior AQ 17.
SENIOR B TOP FOUR: St Matthew's Flyers 14, Kuranui Blue 11; Wairarapa College Intermediate B 35, St Matthew's Senior 1 25.
SENIOR B BOTTOM FOUR: Kuranui Maroon 56, Wairarapa College Senior Reserve 3 11.
SENIOR C: Wairarapa College Jewels 25, Wairarapa College Imax 11; St Matthew's Shakers 21, Solway Development 20; Chanel Junior B 23, St Matthew's Green 9.
Primary results:-
FINALS Grade one: Masterton Intermediate Year 8A 22, Greytown Hot Shots 21. Grade two: Nga Puawai 19, Carterton Gold 7. Grade three: Lakeview Pulse 12, Masterton Intermediate Year 7B 11. Grade four: Eketahuna All Stars 14, St Matthew's Gold 8. Grade five: Lakeview Tactics 16, Greytown Shining Stars 9. Grade six: MPSW Southern Sting 19, Fernridge Flyers 9; Greytown Magic 13, Wainuioru Wildcats 4.
PLAYOFFS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH:Grade one: St Matthew's Primary AQ 28, Lakeview Sting 15. Grade two: Masterton Intermediate Year 8B 16, Chanel Gold 15. Grade three: Gladstone Ferns 13, Masterton Intermediate Storm 8. Grade four: Carterton Silver 13, DPS Red 9. Grade five: Default match. Grade six: St Pats Saints 11, DPS Blue 6; DPS White 12, Solway Rockets 8.