Capital Sides Take Opens
Capitals sides claimed both the men’s and women’s titles at the Oreo Open and Wheelchair Basketball National Championships in Levin on Sunday.
Morehu Easts defeated Cardinals of Palmerston North 66-55 to claim the men’s championship, while Wellington held on against the defending champion Southland Pearls 91-82 in the women’s final. Canterbury won the wheelchair crown after going unbeaten 4-0 in the double round-robin format.
Oreo Open and Wheelchair Basketball National Championships
Horowhenua Events Centre, Levin
Day Three – Sunday, September 14
Men
Final
Morehu Easts (Wellington) 66 (Brook Rapson 16, Jeremy Banks 11) Cardinals (Palmerston North) 55 (Callum Brock 18, Selwyn Baxter 11
3rd-4th
Waitakere 69 (Gobindar Samdhu 15, Adam McCreedy 13, Pat Glover 12, Joe Thompson 11) Atami (Christchurch) 64 (Richie Howell 20, Joel Hart 14)
Semifinals
Cardinals (Palmerston North) 96 (Callum Brock 26, Darron Larsen 21, Selwyn Baxter 15, Jonas Turol 10, Sonny Ohlson 10) Atami (Christchurch) 91 (Richie Howell 34, Joel Hart 28)
Morehu Easts (Wellington) 73 (Brook Rapson 23, Kem Fuimaono 15, Jeremy Banks 15) Waitakere 63 (Joe Thompson 25, Gobindar Samdhu 12)
5th-6th
Kiwihoops University 92 (Jeremy Hancock 18, Josh Rogers 18, Phil Milbourne 14, Tommy Yung 11) Massey 59 (Cullum McCarten 20, KJ Robertson 16, Patrick Wheaton 13, Nigel Mahakitau 10)
7th-8th
Western Bay of Plenty defeated Cambridge Fighting Irish by default
7th-8th Play-In
Western Bay of Plenty 59 (Matt Kendrick 17, Chris Watene 12, Dominic Eruti 11) Central Country Te Awamutu 50 (Marqus Holdaway 16, Aisha Ross 15)
Women
Final
Wellington 91 (Melissa Letoa 37, Jasmine Davis 22, Fairen Lepaio 17) Southland Pearls 82 (Danielle Calnan 24, Gemma Curry 23, Elise Cassidy 16, Melinda Martin 11)
3rd-4th
Hutt Valley 61 (Margaret Scott 15, Sonya Milford 12, Jess Slade 10) Massey 38 (Charm Niha 13)
5th-6th
Western Bay of Plenty 59 (Joanne Hoyes 17, Rosie Kingi 14, Julie Adamson 12, Leanne Hall 10) Palmerston North 43 (Mishelle Teahan 15, Rachael Craig 12)
7th-8th
Rotorua 48 (Nadine Stone 14, Lisa Adams 10) South Canterbury 24 (Glynis Hooke 11)
Wheelchair
Group play
Waikato 43 (Sheldon Larsen 26) Kapiti-Horowhenua 24 (Marcus Thompson 12)
Canterbury 102 (Reo Lewis 35, John Wieser 21, Andrew Tarrant 19, Wayne Chase 11) Waikato 39 (Sheldon Larsen 25)
