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]
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| 1998 season | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
| Manager | Jackie Barron |
| Captain | Bernice Mene |
| Main venue | Centennial Hall |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 8–3 |
| Season placing | 2nd |
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Players
edit1998 roster
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Regular season
editOn 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
| 27 March | Southern Sting | 55–51 | Auckland Diamonds | Centennial Hall, Invercargill | |
- Round 2
| 29 March | Canterbury Flames | 53–55 | Southern Sting | Christchurch | |
- Round 3
| 3 April | Southern Sting | 78–41 | Waikato Wildcats | Centennial Hall, Invercargill | |
- Round 4
| 5 April | Southern Sting | 54–61 | Otago Rebels | Centennial Hall, Invercargill | |
- Round 5
| 12 April | Capital Shakers | 48–50 | Southern Sting | Wellington | |
- Round 6
| 17 April | Northern Force | 39–56 | Southern Sting | Glenfield | |
- Round 7
| 19 April | Counties Manukau Cometz | 44–42 | Southern Sting | Papatoetoe | |
- Round 8
| 24 April | Bay of Plenty Magic | 43–50 | Southern Sting | Rotorua | |
- Round 9
| 26 April | Southern Sting | 68–48 | Western Flyers | Centennial Hall, Invercargill | |
Source:[2]
Finals series
editSemi-final
edit| 2 May | Southern Sting | 59–58 | Canterbury Flames | Centennial Hall, Invercargill |
Grand final
edit| Sat, 10 May | Otago Rebels | 57–50 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 34–22, 38–49, 57–50 | ||||||
Jo Steed  47/56 (84%)Belinda Colling 10/18 (56%)
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Donna Loffhagen 38/51 (75%) Debbie Munro 12/15 (80%)
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References
edit- ^ "Celebrating 25 years of elite netball". anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Sting History 1998". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Netball: Sting-busters". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 24". www.odt.co.nz. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Back in the day: Rebels crowned national league champions". www.odt.co.nz. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2023.