BASKETBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5314, 17 August 1928, Page 2

BASKETBALL.

THE LOCAL LAST SATURDAY’S. RESULTS: The local basketball competitioi was continued on Saturday last am the play Resulted as follows.: — Seniors.—Areta. beat High School 32—24. Juniors.—High School beat United 11—0 ; Primary beat Kiwi, 10—8. All matches liave been postponed until September. 8. WAIHI DEFEATS PAEROA. F Two basketball teams frojn the Paeroa District, High School visited Waihi on. /Tuesday afternoon and engaged .the: girls of the local high school in friendly games. Unfortunately rain fell whilst the game's ,were in progress. The Waihi A team defeated Paeroa A by 8 goals to 2, whilst the Waihi B team in,dieted a. 3 to 0 defeat on the visitors. Miss H. S. Miiel-

er was referee. After the games Form 3 room in

he school was the scene of a jolly ittlo function when the Waihi girls

acted" as hostesses to the visitors. Afternoon tea ih.aving been partaken of, Miss Connie Silcock, captain .of the Paeroa team, returned' thaiijks for the hospitality extended'. Not even

the rain or the defeats, said M'ss Silcock,. could damp their feelings, and heir, call three cheers were given for the Waihi girls. The compliment

was returned on the call of Miss I. Boxall, captain of the Wa.ihj team.