There were three other grand finals held in the PSNA end of seasone event. This is a summary as an appetiser for you all. Over the next week we'll bring you the more detailed stories and the stories within the story.
We'll show the team photos probably tomorrow with a few game pics. Because there are so many game pics we need to process, they will be uploaded on Monday, but tonight we bring you the more emotive reminders for the winning teams of the moments just after the final hooter.
Division 5
DJAG 25 - Hahediba 17
We start with Division 5 as the event opener this morning between two very consistent teams, the Department of Justice and Attorney General and Hahediba. hahediba should get a special mention because they are a team made up of teachers from the the June Valley/Tokarara Community School. Their rise from 4th place in the division to contest the grand final against the minor premiers of the division DJAG was in itself a lesson in courage, determination and self belief.
(above and below) DJAG (black and white) too strong for Hahediba in 2010
Sadly they met their match in the Department of Justice and Attorney General and were just not able to click in the first half to make a difference succombing 25 - 17 to the ladies in black adn white. DJAG shooter May Pirikas and GA Henao Gawa were surprisingly accurate in their conversions near the hoop.
Eileen Gorogo captain of the Hahediba side played her heart out in the season closer and Katrin Ikupu, GS for the teachers once she got her measure of the court was sharp as a tack. Time was their biggest enemy today but graceous in defeat they look forward to a brighter 2010/2011 season.
Good on you lasies and congratulations to DJAG.
Division 4
NGCB 16 - MRA 11This final was of particular interest to us, because both teams were finalists in Div 5 last year.
This year both teams were not going to let sentiment get in the way and went at it a frantic pace from the first whistle. MRA were in there familiar green and blue but NGCB seemed to turn things on their head when they appeared in a strange dusty blue and purple uniform having traded in their highly visibe black and gold strip they had played the entire season in.
Perhaps that was the distraction but at half time the score was 3 nets adrift 8 - 5, with NGCB taking advantage of a lapse in concentration and communication by the MRA ladies.
The game was what we expected with explosive pace, great skills and fabulous netball.
NGCB were able to keep the pressure on, capitalising on errors the mining industry ladies made mid second half and in the end ran out winners 16 - 11. This final was especially important to both teams as having misssed out in 2009, actually taking the court this year made the whole reason they played in the PSNA, worthwhile.
(above) MRA attack the net midway through the game and
(below) NGCB enjoy the congratulations of fans and supporters
and NGCB staff
Congratulations the NGCB, comiserations to MRA but it'll be another division for both teams and another step up for the PSNA.
We'll bring you Divsion 2 and Division 1 round up tomorrow morning.
Right now the urgent need for water in a city without water requires our immediate attention.
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