TASC join the Southerns in the Spar League semi-finals

MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent | Monday November 15, 2010 00:00

 

The Francistown side yet again made its supporters proud as it continued its never-ending dominance over Gaborone side, Notwane.

 They Join BDF Cats, Notwane and UB Crystals, who all booked their berths after a gruelling two-day event.

The semi-finals will be played on the month-end weekend of this month (27-28) in Gaborone. From the north, the northern league champions, TASC aka the 'Tango girls' had Boasa, Sowa Flamingos and Continental Aces from Selebi-Phikwe.

However, Boasa lost two outings and won only one game against Continental Aces 62-27. The birds, Sowa Flamingos and Continental Aces lost all their three games and were eliminated from the knockout event.

Perennial favourites, Notwane netball team, however, yet again played second fiddle to the Francistowners, TASC, during the league quarterfinals played yesterday (Sunday) at Francistown College of Technical Vocational Education. From the Southern zone, BDF Cats who were crowned the southern zone league champions, proceed to the last four stage along with their city rivals, Notwane and UB Crystals.

 The Cats won all their outings. Notwane who lost only one game against TASC will face the terrorising BDF Cats in the semi-finals in the next two weeks.

UB Crystals also registered one defeat, losing to BDF Cats as they won two outings. Police ladies, the Jungle Queens, bowed out of the championships after seeing off Sowa Flamingos with avalanche of goals.

The Queens lost two of their games. The encounter between TASC and Notwane lived up to spectators' expectations. In the epic, TASC defeated Toronto ladies 47-31.

Botswana Netball Association (BONA) Development Officer, Onkementse Mpudi, said at the end of the games that all went well despite the rains that caused some disturbances.

'The games were interesting and we will be moving to the next stage in two weeks' [time].

We could have finished the games within a day but [we] were disturbed by the rains,' Mpudi said.