Tigers triumphant, Bombers bounce
PRELIMINARY finals in the Central Highlands Netball League A Grade are set after Springbank overcame a spirited challenge from Bungaree, and Buninyong, fresh off a loss to the Lakies a week earlier avoided a straight sets exit and put out Rokewood-Corindhap in the semis.
The results mean the Tigers will take on the undefeated Learmonth and Bombers will face off against Hepburn. All games are set for Buninyong Recreation Reserve.
In other CHNL news, Springbank power forward Cynna Kydd claimed the A Grade best and fairest medal. It’s the second time Kydd has claimed the comp’s top individual honour.
Semi-final results
A GRADE
Buninyong 55 def Rokewood 42
Springbank 44 def Bungaree 26
B GRADE
Buninyong 37 def Rokewood 32
Hepburn 48 def Newlyn 40
C GRADE
Buninyong 30 def Dunnstown 27
Bungaree 31 def by Learmonth 34
17 & UNDER
Springbank 21 def by Buninyong 42
Hepburn 27 def by Daylesford 33
15 & UNDER
Hepburn 18 def by Springbank 29
Waubra 21 def Daylesford 15
13 & UNDER
Dunnstown 28 def Buninyong 23
Bungaree 22 def by Learmonth 24
Best and fairest points tallies
A GRADE
Cynna Kydd (Springbank) 26
Eleisha Phelps (Learmonth) 25
Stephanie Burns (Ballan) 24
Narelle Perkins (Ballan) 24
Maggie Toohey (Gordon) 22
Johanna Dash (Dunnstown) 21
Stephanie Strachan (Buninyong) 21
B GRADE
Jane Robertson (Buninyong) 26
Tegan Collins (Clunes) 23
Sharni Mahar (Springbank) 22
Adele Nairn (Rokewood) 21
Emily Findlay (Learmonth) 20
Emma Lewis (Springbank) 20
Kathryn Carman (Hepburn) 19
Natasha David (C/Linton) 19
C GRADE
Courtney McCaw (Waubra) 23
Madeleine Skrypko (Buninyong) 22
Priscilla Dyer (Dunnstown) 21
Georgia Smith (Hepburn) 21
Stacey Dunstan (Creswick) 19
Kelly Madison (Hepburn) 19
Preliminary finals match ups
Buninyong Recreation Reserve
Saturday, 31 August
A GRADE – Learmonth v Springbank
B GRADE – Learmonth v Hepburn
C GRADE – Hepburn v Learmonth
17 & UNDER – Learmonth v Daylesford
15 & UNDER – Learmonth v Waubra
13 & UNDER – Carngham v Learmonth
Sunday, 1 September
A GRADE – Hepburn v Buninyong
B GRADE – Springbank v Buninyong
C GRADE – Springbank v Buninyong
17 & UNDER – Bungaree v Buninyong
15 & UNDER – Buninyong v Springbank
13 & UNDER – Hepburn v Dunnstown