Central Zone U13 basketball
Anyone worth anything in basketball circles who knows Kirstin Taylor (nee Daly) knows what her demeanour is when it comes to competitions.
The former Tall Fern, who also played professionally and was briefly the coach of the men's NBL Hawks franchise team, is as feisty off the court as she can be on it - even though she has assumed the mantle of coach.
"It's a fantastic tournament and I love to see little girls running around playing basketball, not netball," she said last night as coach for the Bay A girls' team, who have been competing in the five-day Under-13 Central Zone Tournament in Hastings and Napier which began yesterday.
Her A team beat Porirua 75-23 and Taranaki 60-22 while former Lady Hawk Carly Glock's B side emulated that feat with a 46-28 win over New Plymouth and 81-20 against Palmerston North.