First Windows Magic Training All Go
The First Windows Magic Team are underway for the 2012 Season. All twelve players have been faced with a range of activities over two days in Tauranga. This was the first time that the team had trained at TECT Arena at BayPark and saw praise from Laura Langman who is delighted that the team are able... Continue... Aussie bolter for Magic
Press Release October 30, 2011
Micourter Khao Watts’ first visit to New Zealand proved a memorable one when she clinched Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s import spot for next year’s ANZ Championship netball competition.
Recommended by Peta Scholz, Magic’s import of the last two years, and former... Continue... Magic add three more to roster
Press Release October 28, 2011
Talented midcourter Elias Shadrock is determined to make the most of a second opportunity after cementing her spot in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic netball squad for the 2012 ANZ Championship.
The Magic have now confirmed 11 of their roster for next year, Shad... Continue... Four Players To Go
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Coach Noeline Taurua has been busy helping out as the Assistant Coach of the Silver Ferns and still has the three test series in Australia to complete as part of her chance to get the inside look into the nations top side.
In the midst of all this Noeline is running a ... Continue... De Bruin back with Magic
Press Release June 23, 2011
The opportunity to be based at home has lured Silver Ferns defender Leana de Bruin back to Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic for the 2012 ANZ Championship netball season.
With a number of franchises chasing the classy defender’s signature, de Bruin’s home base in Cambridg... Continue... Tod out of Magic mix
Press Release June 20, 2011
Well-performed defender Jodi Tod has ruled herself out of the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic mix for the 2012 ANZ Championship netball season.
With the Magic since the inception of the trans-Tasman competition in 2008 following five years in the fore-runner National ... Continue... Magic pipped at the post
A late charging Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic were denied a spot in the grand final when pipped 43-42 by Northern Mystics in the Preliminary Final in Hamilton on Sunday.
Contesting their first Finals Series, a big second quarter from the Mystics, provided the impetus for the win. It was the only q... Continue... Second life gives Magic another shot at redemption
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic will look to reap the benefits of a second life when they play Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship netball preliminary final in Hamilton on Sunday.
The chance to take the direct route to the grand final evaporated when Magic were clinically dissected 50-39 by a ... Continue... Firebirds too hot for Magic
A rampant Queensland Firebirds spoiled Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s hopes of a home grand final with a comprehensive 50-39 win in the major semi-final on the Gold Coast on Monday.
The match-up between the top two ANZ Championship teams turned into a one-sided contest as Firebirds converted a str... Continue... Scholz cleared to play
Press Release May 8, 2011
Crack Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic defender Peta Scholz has received the all-clear to resume playing in the ANZ Championship netball finals series.
Magic feared the worst when Australian import Scholz re-injured the same knee two weeks ago which had ended her 2010 sea... Continue... Magic aim for direct route
Press Release May 5, 2011
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic will be hoping history doesn’t repeat when they match-up against Queensland Firebirds in the major semifinal of the ANZ Championship netball competition on Monday.
Magic have reached the top-four play-offs each year since the inception of ... Continue... Magic cement second spot for finals
Waikato/Bay of Plenty booked a date with Queensland Firebirds in the Major Semifinal after sealing second spot on the ANZ Championship netball table with a rousing 60-50 win over Central Pulse in Taupo on Monday.
Courtesy of finishing in the top two spots, Firebirds and Magic have the added bonus... Continue... No lack of motive for Magic
Press Release April 28, 2011
The chance to cement second place should be motivation enough for Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in their final round ANZ Championship netball match against Central Pulse on Monday.
Already assured a place in the top four for the Finals Series, a win for Magic, who... Continue... Magic post impressive win against Thunderbirds
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic jumped back into second place on the ANZ Championship table with an emphatic 55-36 win over Adelaide Thunderbirds, in Adelaide on Sunday.
The visitors overcame a slow start to record their fourth win in Australia and their first in Adelaide while restricting Thunderbir... Continue... Last gasp win for Magic
It was far from vintage netball as Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic pulled off a battling but all-important 38-33 win over Southern Steel in Invercargill tonight.
Magic spoiled Steel’s unbeaten run at home this year and in the process cemented their place in the top four with two rounds of the regular... Continue... Battling win for Magic
It was far from convincing but Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic scored a crucial 53-49 win over a tenacious Canterbury Tactix in Rotorua tonight.
The result kept Magic’s top-four play-off prospects alive after a courageous challenge from an injury-stricken Tactix. The visitors lost two of their starti... Continue... Magic look for redemption against Tactix
Press Release April 13, 2011
An old fashioned pasting has triggered the right response to getting Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s ANZ Championship netball campaign back on track, according to assistant coach Marg Foster.
Magic’s seven-goal loss to NSW Swifts on Monday has created a bottleneck fr... Continue... Rampant Swifts too good for Magic
NSW Swifts turned on an outstanding first half to complete a crucial 53-46 win over Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in Tauranga on Monday.
With both teams looking to consolidate a place in the top four, Swifts returned refreshed from a two-week break since their last outing on March 27 to produce an ... Continue... Langman poised to join the 100 club
Press Release April 7, 2011
Laura Langman is poised to join an exclusive club when Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic tackle NSW Swifts in ANZ Championship netball action in Tauranga on Monday.
The captain will become the second player in as many weeks to celebrate 100 matches for Magic but is hopin... Continue... Magic rue lost opportunities
Missed opportunities counted against Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic as they fell 53-49 to the Queensland Firebirds in Brisbane on Monday night.
In a closely-fought contest, the Firebirds recorded their ninth consecutive win while Magic slipped to their second loss of the ANZ Championship.
There w... Continue... Van Dyk hits the 100 mark for Magic
Press Release April 3, 2011
Familiar with rewriting netball records, Irene van Dyk will post another significant milestone when she plays her 100th match for Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic tomorrow (Monday).
Already the world’s most capped netballer and having logged over 100 caps for the Silver ... Continue... Magic newcomer leaves her mark
Press Release March 31, 2011
Still in the infancy of her ANZ Championship netball career, powerhouse teenage defender Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick has ticked all the right boxes so far for Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic.
While it is no certainty the 1.88m baby of the team will make the starting line-up... Continue... Magic sneak home against Fever
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s young guns were given a searching examination before clinching a last-second 42-41 win over West Coast Fever in Perth on Monday.
Magic remain the only New Zealand team to win on Australian soil, the result lifting them to three wins across the Tasman but more importa... Continue... Magic look to back-up home form
Press Release March 24, 2011
Transferring their home form to Perth is the key focus for Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic ahead of Monday’s ANZ Championship netball outing against West Coast Fever.
Hitting their most consistent form of the season with a sparkling 12-goal win over the well-credentia... Continue... Magic Outfox Vixens
A blistering second half sealed a decisive 53-41 win for Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic over Melbourne Vixens in ANZ Championship netball action in Hamilton on Monday night.
Stung by their loss to Northern Mystics last week, Magic led from start to finish in an impressive all-round team effort as th... Continue... Nomad Tuki embraces new role
Press Release March 17, 2011
Physically more suited to shooting or defending goals, Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s Jess Tuki looks to have found her netball niche in the most unlikely of positions.
Touted from a young age as an exciting talent, Tuki has struggled at elite level to leave her ma... Continue... First win for Mystics over Magic
Northern Mystics hit the lead for the first time with 15 seconds remaining to pip Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic 47-46 in a pulsating clash in Hamilton on Sunday.
In broke a seven-game losing streak for Mystics as they recorded their first-ever win against their neighbours, who seemingly had the mat... Continue... Latu the key to Mystics challenge
Press Release March 10, 2011
An impressive last outing has Northern Mystics well primed to break their duck against Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in fifth round ANZ Championship netball action in Hamilton on Sunday.
Mystics went some way to silencing their critics with a thrilling late charge t... Continue... Overtime win for Magic
Rising talent Julianna Naoupu played a pivotal role in Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic’s battling 63-56 overtime win over Canterbury Tactix in ANZ Championship netball action in Rotorua on Monday.
Tactix channelled their post-earthquake emotions into a spirited and gutsy effort against the table-top... Continue... Magic wary of Tactix threat
Press Release March 3, 2011
Taking on an emotional Canterbury Tactix has danger written all over it, according to Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic ahead of Monday’s fourth-round ANZ Championship netball clash.
Magic are expecting the effects wrought by the Canterbury earthquake to have bonded ... Continue... Magic win but fail to fire
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic would have been happy to just pocket the two points after finally subduing a brave Central Pulse 46-44 in ANZ Championship action in Wellington on Monday.
Apart from the win, there was little for Magic to get excited about in a lacklustre outing. A poor second quarter ... Continue... First Windows Magic Topple LG Mystics
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic maintained their perfect ANZ Championship record against Northern Mystics, weathering a determined challenge to earn a hard-fought 45-39 win in Auckland on Thursday.
Desperate to get their first win against their near neighbours, the start of the double-header Super Ro... Continue... Local derby highlights Super Round
Press Release February 23, 2011
The local derby between Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics is set to light up the aptly-named Super Round of this weekend’s ANZ Championship netball competition.
The eagerly-anticipated clash between New Zealand’s two best sides, in Auckland on Th... Continue... Polished Start For First Windows Magic
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic opened their campaign with a polished 51-36 win over a hapless Southern Steel in ANZ Championship action in Rotorua on Sunday.
Exciting young shooting prospect Julianna Naoupu made her debut for Magic against her old team-mates while Steel welcomed back some experience... Continue... Change of Tact for First Windows Magic
Press Release February 17, 2011
Ready to change tact, Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic will test their new-look strategies against a wounded Southern Steel in their ANZ Championship netball opener on Sunday.
A key objective for Magic in the build-up for this campaign has revolved around ball reten... Continue... Waipa District Ratepayers Support First Class
The training match between First Windows Magic and LG Mystics proved to be a winner on all counts. The offer of bringing your Waipa District rates demand and adults getting in for half price attracted a whole new set of fans for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Team.
"More than 80% of those who c... Continue... |
