Unbeaten Harcourts buck trend of close encounters

Close finishes were the order of the weekend for matches in Netball Wairarapa's premier one competition.
In four of the five games played the difference between the two competing sides was in single figures, the only exception being the Harcourts v Makoura College encounter at the Genesis Recreation Centre, which saw unbeaten Harcourts prevail by 55-23. It was still a brave effort from the young Makoura side who battled hard.
The other match at the recreation centre saw Pioneer continue their improvement with an upset 42-37 over Wairarapa College A, while at the Colombo road courts Carterton Legends used their experience to telling effect in beating Fagan Hot Shots 46-38.
St Matthews Collegiate moved to a clear second place on the points table with their nail-biting 42-20 win over NZCU Baywide Gladstone All Blacks and Carterton New World Lynx picked up a surprise 43-42 victory over Kuranui College in a thriller.
Lower grade results:
Premier two: Martinborough 26, St Matthew's B 16; Wairarapa College Intermediate A 26, Carterton Red 21; Hiona 35, Trevs 1 22; Wairarapa College B1 25, Solway A 15.
Premier three: Gladstone 2 25, Carterton White 17; Trevs 2 22, Greytown Red 14; Eketahuna 31, Nga Iwi 21; Featherston Black Sox 30, Chanel A 25.
Premier four: Wairarapa College Junior A 22, Makoura B 22; Makoura Junior A 19, St Matthew's Junior A 12; Wairarapa College B2 27, St Matthew's Intermediate A 12; Wairarapa College Senior Gold 34, Chanel Junior A 22.
Senior A: Carterton Blue 32, St Matthew's Red 17; Masterton Flames 31, Wairarapa College Gold 28; St Matthew's C 30, Mangan Graphics 18.
Senior reserve: Kuranui Junior A 26, Solway Junior A 13; St Matthew's Blue 20, Wairarapa College Junior Gold 8; Makoura Intermediate A 26, Chanel Red 18; Carterton Maroon 18, Greytown Black 16.
Senior B: Wairarapa College Blue 11, Chanel Blue 3; St Matthews Red 22, Chanel B 7; Wairarapa College Senior Blue 28, Makoura Junior B 3; Wairarapa College Red 19, Kuranui Junior B 3.
Wairarapa primary results were:
Grade one: MIS Year 8A 22, MIS Year 7A 14; Lakeview Flames 27, MIS Year 8B 14.
Grade two: Greytown Black Magic 19, Lakeview Swifts 7; MIS Steel 14, St Matthew's Primary B 4; Solway Intermediate 10, Chanel Gold 5; Featherston Flyers 18, Hadlow Blue Ferns 13.
Grade three: Opaki Aces 11, MIS Year 7B 10; DPS Pulse 26, Greytown Stars 4; Carterton Jade 13, St Matthew's Primary C 7.
Grade four: Nga Kakano 23, Carterton Puple 8; MIS Magic 13, Wainuioru Wildcats 7; Lakeview Vixens 11, MIS Mystics 9; Tuhirangi 13, MPS Sting 5.
Grade five: St Pats Aces 6, Carterton Orange 2; DPS Tactix 12, Hadlow Hopefuls 1; Greytown C 7, Lakeview Tactics 6.
Grade six: Lakeview Magic 10, St Pats Stars 6; Opaki Stars 7, Solway Diamonds 5; Featherston Shooters 6, DPS Steel 3.
Grade seven: Lakeview Kiwis 14, Lakeview Sting 13; DPS Mystics 18, Lakeview Ferns 0; Carterton Green 12, Hadlow Blue Flyers 1.
Future Ferns: St Pats Shimmers 4, DPS Magic 3; Carterton Yellow 10, Wainuioru Junior Wildcats 2; Solway Sapphires 14, St Pats Comets 7.