1998 Southern Sting season

Southern Sting season May 2023 May 2023 1998 Southern Sting Robyn Broughton Jackie Barron Bernice Mene Centennial Hall 8 3 2nd #Southern Steel 2011 1 thinbluesides #Southern Steel 2011 1 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.http://anzpremiership.co.nz/news/article/celebrating-25-years-of-elite-netball Celebrating 25 years of elite netball anzpremiership.co.nz 16 February 2022 14 June 2022http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_1998.html Sting History 1998 www.sting.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172026/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_1998.html 26 May 2006 11 May 2023https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-busters/H7J2UVNSTTMTF5ZZ6QI2V3PNAU/ Netball: Sting-busters www.nzherald.co.nz 9 June 2005 9 May 2023https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/netball/greatest-moments-otago-sport-number-24 Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 24 www.odt.co.nz 21 October 2011 9 May 2023https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/netball/back-day-rebels-crowned-national-league-champions Back in the day: Rebels crowned national league champions www.odt.co.nz 30 April 2015 9 May 2023 Players 1998 roster 1998 Southern Sting Steel 2011 NZL Reinga Bloxham WD, C (aged 23) NZL Kirsty Broughton WD, C NZL Julie Carter GA, WA yes 1998 03 27 1965 11 27 1.76 NZL Rachel Donnelly NZL Camille Grubb GS, GA NZL Michelle Krynen GD, GK NZL Donna Loffhagen GS, GA yes 1998 03 27 1978 04 29 1.85 NZL Tasha Marshall WD, C NZL Bernice Mene GD, GK yes 1998 03 27 1975 01 18 1.88 yes NZL Debbie Munro GS, GA NZL Nicola Russell NZL Jo Tapper NZL Robyn Broughton Jackie Barron Neil FamiltonMarketing & Events Manager:Liz McDonaldSponsorship Manager & Office Administrator:Robyn Koehler yes Source: Regular season 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. Fixtures and results Round 1 27 March Southern Sting Auckland Diamonds 55–51 Centennial Hall, Invercargill Round 2 29 March Canterbury Flames Southern Sting 53–55 Christchurch Round 3 3 April Southern Sting Waikato Wildcats 78–41 Centennial Hall, Invercargill Round 4 5 April Southern Sting Otago Rebels 54–61 Centennial Hall, Invercargill Round 5 12 April Capital Shakers Southern Sting 48–50 Wellington Round 6 17 April Northern Force Southern Sting 39–56 Glenfield Round 7 19 April Counties Manukau Cometz Southern Sting 44–42 Papatoetoe Round 8 24 April Bay of Plenty Magic Southern Sting 43–50 Rotorua Round 9 26 April Southern Sting Western Flyers 68–48 Centennial Hall, Invercargill Source: Finals series Semi-final EEEEEE 2 May Southern Sting 59 Canterbury Flames 58 Centennial Hall, Invercargill Grand final EEEEEE Sat, 10 May 13–12 34–22 38–49 57–50 Otago Rebels 57 Southern Sting 50 Jo Steed 47 56Belinda Colling 10 18 Donna Loffhagen 38 51Debbie Munro 12 15 Edgar Centre Sources: References 3 1998 Category:1998 in New Zealand netball