Foxton revive their chances

Home course advantage paid off for Foxton as they upset Taihape to keep their semifinal chances alive in the latest round of club pennants.

Normally Foxton beating Taihape wouldn’t be a huge upset, but with the form Taihape have been in this year, a Foxton win wouldn’t have been expected.

The win puts Foxton in fifth place, equal with Feilding on nine points, but behind them on games won.

In the last round at Levin in two weeks, Feilding will play Taihape and Foxton will play Tawhero.

Third-placed Taihape should qualify for the semifinals, but Foxton and Feilding will need to win to take the fourth spot.

Manawatu and Palmerston North have already confirmed their places in the playoffs.

In Sunday’s competition at

Foxton, Foxton beat Taihape 8-4 for Taihape’s second loss of the season.

Khalil Peta, Tom Ratima, Graeme Morgan, Barry Peta and Anthony Ilton-maher all had wins in the singles for Foxton, while Matt Thomas, Koke Cashell and Duane Dick had wins for Taihape. Foxton won the foursomes 3-1. Levin beat an improving Tawhero 7-5 where Trevor Pouwhare, Cameron Giddens, Cruize Simpson, Tai Walters and Geoff Gutschlag all had wins for Levin. The foursomes were level 2-all.

Front runners and defending champions Manawatu beat Wanganui 7 1/2-4 1/2.

Manawatu won the foursomes 3 1/1-1/2 and had four wins in the singles through Micah Bremner, Guy Perry, Greg Shaw and Ewan Westergaard.

Mike Tafilepepe, Stu Gillespie, Mike Arnott and Phil Hooper had win for Wanganui.

Second-placed Palmerston North beat Feilding 7-5.

Feilding won the foursomes 3-1, but Palmerston North won the singles 6-2 to win the match.

In the singles, Damon Burt, Adam Rapson, Bradley Mcsherry, Adam Oriowski, Tony Boxall, Mike Mcsherry and Junior Tatana had wins for Palmerston North.

Ben Anderson and Tony Chettleburgh had Feilding’s wins.

The B grade semifinals and final are at Wanganui this weekend.