1998 Southern Sting season
# 1998 Southern Sting season

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.

## Players

### 1998 roster

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## 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 9**

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## Finals series

### Semi-final

| 2 May | Southern Sting | 59–58 | Canterbury Flames | Centennial Hall, Invercargill |
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### Grand final

| Sat, 10 May | Otago Rebels | 57–50 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre |
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| Sat, 10 May | Jo Steed 47/56 (84%) Belinda Colling 10/18 (56%) | | Donna Loffhagen 38/51 (75%) Debbie Munro 12/15 (80%) | Edgar Centre |

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