LAUNCESTON CITY men held their finals position steady as they found a way to defeat South Burnie 2-1.
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Following a score-less first half, Callum Emms was the star for the victors, scoring both their goals after Aiden Webb found the back of the net for the Coastal side.
Attacking weapon Stuart Bowles was the Hawks' best in defeat as coach Brent Jago continued his strong form.
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BURNIE BAPTIST shared around the goals as they overcame their cross-town rivals City Marians in a 4-1 win for the ladder-leaders.
Matt Selby starred as he, Matt Murphy, Rick Webb and Jacob Thrower all hit the scoreboard and Jake Wolfe did his thing through the middle.
Craig McCarthy impressed for the defeated Marians as Iain Cameron found the back of the net for the side's 20th goal of the season as they sit in finals contention.
A high-scoring WEST DEVONPORT and Smithton clash resulted in a 6-3 win to the latter as Richard Cornish and captain Kade Wooldrage scored two for the victors.
Nathan Johns picked up the three votes, playing well as Max Lester and Henry Wright finished the six.
Isaac McLeod, Micha College and Noah Purton picked up West Devonport's goals as they scored multiple goals for the first time this season.
DEVONPORT'S defence was put under immense pressure on Saturday as South Launceston peppered away for 4-0 victory.
Kurt Budgeon picked up the first in the second quarter with Rod Neville and Alistair McBain (two) quickly following after the break as Sam Elliston-Buckley put in a great midfield performance.
Goalkeeper Jack Pease did an excellent job defending the penalty corner barrage as fellow defenders Daniel Ford and Sam Phillips put in the hard yards.
LAUNCESTON CITY-TAMAR CHURINGA showed their recent maturity and improvement in a 2-2 showing with South Burnie.
With South occupying the last finals spot, they hit the scoreboard early through Mel Scolyer at a penalty corner and held the lead until Kaylee Demarco tied it up late in the second.
Amaya Caldwell took the lead for LCTC early in the third but had their hearts broken minutes later by Meah Leary before both teams held on for the draw.
An even and competitive high-quality contest at Meercroft Park resulted in a score-less draw for reigning premiers WEST DEVONPORT and favourites QUEECHY PENGUINS.
Lucy Withers and Sarah McRobbie topped the polling for their respective sides as Sam Sefton produced a stunning extended stick save to stop the Penguins from coming away on top and Queechy's Brooke Whitmore almost penetrated defences before being disallowed.
CITY MARIANS were left frustrated by Smithton's constant defence but were able to penetrate twice for a tight 2-0 win.
Charlotte Vandenburg and Romani Kenworthy produced the killing blows as young duo Madison Clark and Zayna Jackson provided strong play throughout.
Melissa Dodd was effective in goals for the Saints who played a more aggressive style than recent weeks and have shown improvement.
A Nic Symonds four-goal showing made sure SOUTH LAUNCESTON SUNS leaped into the top four with a 7-1 win over Devonport.
With Symonds assisted by two Georgia Daly goals and a single from Kira Budgeon, Lauren Farrell starred for the victors off the bench as well as Amy Dawber's defence.
Ashley Parker found the back of the net for the visitors as Breanne McCall and Kaylah Rataj contributed strongly as the Coastal side continue to show improvement and push fancied opponents.