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Tuna, Guss plan to bag Iwaia
basketball grand final crowns
IWAIA basketball grand final
favourites Tuna (men) and Guss (women) are confident of bagging
the Peter Oresi trophy tomorrow.
On the North Coast of Oro Bay LLG in Ijivitari district, the fifth
showdown will showcase heaps of talents from the rural level.
After eight rounds, Snappers finished on top in the men’s
competition with 18 points, Tuna 12, Wings 10 and Guss two, to
qualify for the semi-finals.
Tuna grilled Snappers 33-31 in the qualifier while Wings tamed
Guss 35-20.
But in the preliminary final, Wings edged Snappers 31-29, but
pulled out of the grand showdown due to technicalities.
Tuna engineered by veteran Lester Guwada, Champion Bagari,
Jonathan Okapia, Evan Dagina and Nicholas Bangai are prepared to
snatch the major prize.
But Snappers with lofty Peter Beguma, Ladude brothers Trophian and
Dick, Sam Oimbau and Kelly Deriga will try to unsettle the
opposition.
Both sides play fast attacking basketball.
In the women’s decider, Guss with Virra Bangai, Nancy Guwada, Olga
Dagina, Margaret Beguma and Naomi Maino are ready to go.
Snappers’ Charlotte Baude, Bibra Yami, Philipha Dagina Binoria
Bagari and Martha Beguma are planning to upset the cart.
Association chairman Boniface Bonana and councillor James Guwada
said PNG’s Oceania level one ticketed Jack Ami and national level
one ticketed Joe Neba would be umpires for both finals.
 
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