Southern Sting season
Southern Sting Head coach Robyn Broughton Manager Jackie Barron Captain Bernice Mene Main venue Centennial Hall Wins–losses 8–3 Season placing 2nd ← 1997
The 1998 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 1998 Coca-Cola Cup league season. 1998 was the inaugural season for the league. Together with Auckland Diamonds , Bay of Plenty Magic , Capital Shakers , Canterbury Flames , Counties Manukau Cometz , Northern Force , Otago Rebels , Waikato Wildcats and Western Flyers , Sting became founding members of the new league. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton , captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Reinga Bloxham , Kirsty Broughton , Julie Carter and Donna Loffhagen , Sting finished the season as grand finalists and runners up. In the grand final they lost to Otago Rebels 57–50.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Players [ edit ] 1998 roster [ edit ] Source :[2]
Regular season [ edit ] On Friday, 27 March 1998, Sting made their league debut with a 55–51 win against Auckland Diamonds . The starting lineup featured Donna Loffhagen and Camille Grubb in the shooting circle, Kirsty Broughton , Tasha Marshall and Reinga Bloxham through the mid-court and Bernice Mene and Michelle Krynen in defence. Debbie Munro entered the shooting circle in the third quarter.[2]
Fixtures and results [ edit ] Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Source :[2]
Finals series [ edit ] Semi-final [ edit ] Grand final [ edit ] Sources :[2] [4] [5]
References [ edit ]
2007 teams Earlier teams Seasons
Premierships Grand finalists
See also