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The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1933

Basketball Club

page 89

Basketball Club

We are proud of the prowess of the club during the past year. First and foremost, we brought home the Basketball Shield from the Easter Tournament this year—the first time the Shield has left Auckland for seven years! The final match against Auckland was most exciting, scores being even when time was called. In accordance with the rules, the game was continued for five minutes, during which Victoria secured two more goals, and so won the Shield. From the total of six New Zealand Blues awarded for Basketball, three were presented to Victoria girls—a great record.

We were sorry to have only two teams to enter in the championship games this year, though their standard of play has been high. Our Senior A team has been a strong one, and is runner-up in the Championships for the season. We were unfortunate to lose Phyllis Quinlan who is at Auckland Training College, but welcomed Clare Turner from A.U.C. This year's Senior B team is the best we have had for many years, and is at present leading in its section for the championships. Both teams realise the benefit of practices at the Winter Show building on a full-sized court, and especially of the coaching by Miss Edna Bell, who from March to September is most helpful in her interest and criticism.

We have one more record to report—three of our Senior A players—Clare Turner, Mary Line and Betty Olphert—are members of the Wellington representative team which is to play in the Dominion tournament at Gisborne; and two of our Senior B girls—Kitty Wood and Stella Phillipps—are in the representative team for