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Upsets in netball
UPSETS was the order of the day in Private Companies
Netball competition when it resumed yesterday after long Christmas and New
Year break. The PCNC executives were disappointed with the attendance but
said they have anticipated for a poor turn-out at Rita Flynnís netball Court
in Boroko.
However, Brian Bell pair of Solita Roge (GA) and Lina Raka (GS) got their
team rolling to beat rivals Fairdeal 31-12 in the premier netball game. Roge
top scored with 29 points while Raka piled another 12 to bring the tally to
31 while Fairdeal pair Seri Nao (GA) and Geno Gideon (GS) had a day off only
pot 7 and 5 respectively.
Brian Bell led by Roge, Raka, Jacinta Api, Larisa Tabua and Osma Henry went
on to pile in 19 points in the opening half to set their foundation for
victory while Fairdeal only managed points. In the second half, Brian Bell
extended their lead with 21 points while Fairdeal scored only seven points
to bring the final tally to 31-12.
Apart from Nao and Gideon, Ilima Kokena, Cecilia Aihi, Nelly Boiro and
Samantha Jeiso tried their best but could not stop the well-oiled Brian Bell
attacking machines.
In the other match Westpac came from a 4-4 draw at opening half to win the
match 14-10. Despite the presence of international Diana Kala in the team,
STC Finance struggled to find form against Westpac, maybe due to the long
Christmas and New Year Break.
Aussie coach named
AUSTRALIAN Talor Wain has been named as the new head coach of the
International Tennis Federation Regional Centre in Lautoka, Fiji. Wain takes
over from Ross Murray who returned to Europe in October.
ITF regional tennis coordinator Dan OíConnell said Wain will be assisted by
Nicole Angat (Papua New Guinea), David Detudamo (Nauru) and Johnson Taliki
(Solomon Islands). ìThe trio are all former star players of the Regional
Tennis Centre,î OíConnell said.
ìWe have three new young recruits joining this year. They include Robin
Morove and Lorish Puluspene from Papua New Guinea and Tarani Kamoe from
Fiji.î
Jackie Lahari and Marie Liwuslili have departed for their university tennis
scholarships. Abigail Tere-Apisah, becomes the first junior from the RTC to
move to the Margaret Court Tennis Academy, in Albury, Australia.
Close new year contest
PORT Moresby Road Runners welcomed in the new year with a meet on Saturday
afternoon at the Port Moresby Post Office. Mela John continued his good form
in narrowly taking out the 1.1 km dash ahead of young Levi with 25
youngsters from Kaugere settlement trailed in behind.
Junior Colin Koivi won his third event in a row, when in an exciting finish,
he stalked Noko Negosa at the end of the 3.5km event to surge near the
finish line and win by less than a second. Congratulations to Sylvestor and
Agnes Dogme, who were the only juniors to attempt and complete a demanding
course for those so young.
In another yet another close finish veteran James Gurumi made a desperate
lunge for the finish line to defeat perennial winner Swans Pinampio in the
8.3km race. His winning time of 35:23 was well ahead of ultra veteran Jim
Grice in third place.
China camp for two
TWO Papua New Guinean tennis players left yesterday to join the 2007 South
Pacific Junior Talent squad for further training camp in China. Samoa Rage
and David Loi will team up with table tennis layers from all over the
Oceania region.
Ms Rage will attend the camp as both coach and player while Loi as player
only. The other coach in the team is Maeli Enesa from Samoa.
According to PNG Tennis Federation vice-president Moses ToLingling, the team
will be training at the Cheers Shares Professional Training Center in the
ancient Chinese capital of Xian, a major tourist attraction. Tolingling said
the trip is part of the ongoing junior development programme that focuses on
training new and talented players who will take the code forward since the
revival of the code last year.
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