Pioneer and St Matthew's Collegiate advanced to next weekend's semifinals with comprehensive wins in their latest Netball Wairarapa premier one competition matches.
It was all one-way traffic in Pioneer's encounter with Carterton New World Legends at the Genesis Recreation Centre on Friday night, with Pioneer calling the tune and romping awayfor an impressive 76-34 victory.
St Matthew's Collegiate were kept more honest by Makoura College at the Colombo Rd courts on Saturday afternoon but still ran out comfortable winners 40-18.
Joining Pioneer and St Matthew's in the semis will be unbeaten Harcourts and Wairarapa College with Harcourts remaining odds-on favourites to take the title.
Other results from Saturday:
Premier one reserve: NZCU Baywide Gladstone All Blacks 46, Trevs 1 42; Hiona 65, Kuranui 43.
Premier two: Wairarapa College B1 21, Wairarapa College Intermediate A 18.
Premier three: Eketahuna 34, Greytown Red 13; Nga Iwi 20, Chanel A 14; Trevs 2 28, Carterton New World White 21; Gladstone 2 30, Featherston Black Sox 12.
Premier four: St Matthew's Intermediate A 17, Makoura Junior A 17; St Matthew's Junior A 15, Chanel Junior A 8; Makoura B 28, Wairarapa College Senior Gold 23; Wairarapa College B2 27, Wairarapa College Junior A 22; St Matthew's Junior A 15, St Matthew's Intermediate A 14.
Senior A: Carterton New World Blue 27, Kuranui B 19; Mangan Graphics 44, Wairarapa College Intermediate Gold 9; St Matthew's C 28, St Matthew's Red 23; East Coast 34, Masterton Flames 20.
Senior reserve: Lakeview Flames 38, Solway Junior A 8; St Matthew's Blue 17, Chanel Red 16; Carterton Maroon 28, Makoura Intermediate A 18; Wairarapa College Junior Gold 22, Chanel Red 13; Greytown Black 24, Kuranui Junior A 20.
Senior B: St Matthew's Junior Red 28, Wairarapa College Junior Blue 9; Chanel Junior B 37, St Matthew's Junior Blue 3; Chanel Blue 21, Kuranui Junior B 2.Six finals were played in Netball Wairarapa's primary grades on Saturday with the grade two title going to Featherston Flyers who beat Greytown Black Magic 26-8.
In grade three, DPS Pulse beat MIS Year 7B 20-6 and in grade four Nga Kakano defeated Lakeview Vixens 14-4.
Grade five honours went to DPS Tactix who beat Lakeview Tactics 13-6 and in grade six, St Pat's Stars sneaked home 9-8 over Opaki Stars.
In grade seven, it was Lakeview Sting winning over Carterton Green 18-6.
Future Fern grade results: Lakeview 7, Carterton Yellow 6; St Pat's Shimmers 5, MPS Kiwis 3; Wainuioru Junior Wildcats 5, St Pat's Comets 5; Greytown 5, DPS Magic 3.
