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Melbourne Vixens are through to the trans-Tasman netball league play-offs after downing Central Pulse 66-53 in Wellington on Monday.Going into the final match of the regular season, the equation was simple for the Vixens: a win would secure third place and an elimination final against the NSW Swifts on Sunday, while a loss would allow West Coast Fever to sneak through on a fractionally superior goal difference.Despite missing shooter Karyn Bailey, ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the Vixens never missed a beat as 19-year-old rookie Emma Ryde slotted in smoothly at the back.The 1.97m shooter shot 52 from 56, providing an outstanding target for her midcourters and combining well with hard-working goal attack Alice Teague-Neeld (13 from 14).The Vixens, who had pounded the Pulse 64-40 in their opening match of the season, were ruthless from the outset in converting their turnovers but could only take a 17-14 lead into the first break.They extended that margin in the second spell to lead 33-26 at halftime, centre Liz Watson and wing attack Madi Robinson influential in setting up their shooters with quality, well-timed ball.Pulse circle defenders Katrina Grant and Phoenix Karaka worked their way into the game, and the home teams scrappy through-court defence began to generate turnover ball.But a lack of accuracy in the attacking third, where the Pulse sorely missed the calmness of injured centre Elias Scheres, too often allowed the Vixens to grab possession back.They won the third quarter 14-10 to lead 47-36 going into the final stanza, and looked comfortable in controlling the last quarter 19-17 to wrap up the win.On the plus side for the Pulse, 18-year-old shooter Maia Wilson wound up an outstanding breakthrough season in style, holding her own against English international Geva Mentor to sink 36 from 40 at 90 per cent accuracy.Former Silver Ferns goal attack Ameliaranne Wells also impressed in her second-half appearance with 11 from 13, and was particularly effective from long range.Wholesale Air Max 270 . 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Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2.The Winnipeg Goldeyes battled back to take a late lead Tuesday night, but could not hold on. The Goldeyes saw the gap between them and the second place St. Paul Saints get wider in the North Division after a 9-8 seesaw, eleven inning loss to the Saints. Winnipegs Amos Ramon hit two home runs and drove in three, but while he was the clutch performer in regulation, it was Dan Kaczrowski who was the extra inning hero for the Saints. Kaczrowski, who walked off on the Goldeyes on June 19, drove in the winner on a fielders choice in the 11th inning. Ramons fifth home run of the season started the scoring for the Goldeyes in the first inning. The opposite field solo blast was Winnipeg first home run at home since June 14 against Quebec – a stretch of five games. Each team would put up multi-run second innings. The Saints put their first five batters of the inning on base and they would take a 4-1 lead. However, Nick Liles responded for Winnipeg in their half with an RBI single, making it seven straight games he has hit safely in. Nate Samson followed that up with an RBI triple to make it a 4-3 game. Sheldon led off the top of the fourth with a solo home run that just elevated over the wall past a leaping Lentini in centerfield. The Saints would lead 7-3 but in the fifth, Ramon ripped one over the left-field wall for his second home run of the game. Its the first time this season a member of the Goldeyes has rrecorded a multi-homer game.dddddddddddd In the next inning, a trio of two-out hits put the Goldeyes up front for the first time since the opening inning. Ramon came up big again, along with Casey Haerther and Josh Mazzola, to give Winnipeg an 8-7 lead heading into the final three innings. The Goldeyes were one strike away from ending the game in the ninth, but Adam Frost stroked an RBI triple off Winnipeg closer Patrick Keating to tie the game at eight. It was Keatings first blown save of the season in his eighth opportunity. Sheldon reached on an error charged to Ramon to lead off the eleventh inning. He would move up to third and score on Kaczrowskis groundball, which was not hit hard enough for the Goldeyes to turn a double play on. That run would be the decider and the Goldeyes now find themselves four games back of the North Division lead. Kaohi Downing took the loss for Winnipeg to drop to 0-4. He worked both extra innings and got charged with the unearned run in the eleventh. Goldeyes starter Matt Rusch pitched five innings, allowing seven runs while striking out seven. Saints reliever Matt Meyer pitched two innings to earn the win. St. Pauls bullpen did a good job picking up starter Luke Anderson, who only lasted two innings. The two teams meet back at Shaw Park tomorrow in the second game of this four game series. Pete Gehle will get the start for the Goldeyes. Game time is 7 p.m. ' ' '