MUVJBL Under 18 Girls weekend preview: Round 7
ONE side will finally break through for a win, while a couple of top four clashes ensure the Round 7 action of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls is not a fizzer. Ashe Pool: Diamond Valley Eagles (4th, 4-2) vs. Frankston Blues (8th, 2-4) Southern Peninsula Sharks (7th, 3-3) vs. […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Boys weekend preview: Round 7
ROUND 7 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys competition tips off tomorrow night with a number of tight clashes expected. Ashe Pool: Waverley Falcons (6th, 2-2-2) vs. Eltham Wildcats (7th, 3-3) Bendigo Braves (5th, 3-2-1) vs. Dandenong Rangers (2nd, 4-2) Geelong Falcons (8th, 2-4) vs. Bulleen Boomers (3rd, 4-2) […]
NBL1 Women’s round five recap: Reid sinks 50 as Blues blow Tornadoes away
A National Basketball League (NBL)1 individual points record game to Steph Reid has led her Frankston Blues to a massive 47-point victory over Launceston Tornadoes to highlight Round 5 of the competition. Reid’s 50 points were made all the more remarkable, shooting at 76 per cent from the field, including seven of a possible eight […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls review: Eagles swoop on top spot
WITH the first break done and dusted, teams in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls competition got back into it with some big upsets and memorable wins. In the Ashe Pool, Dandenong Rangers lost their first game of the season, going down to now third placed Keilor Thunder, with the […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Boomers and Raiders make statements
THERE might have been a school holidays break, but Bulleen Boomers and Knox Raiders continue to be the leading sides in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. The Raiders accounted for Keilor Thunder in a 61-point win in the Ashe Pool, while the Boomers sent Sunbury Jets packing […]
NBL1 Men’s round five recap: Sabres stun Cobras in massive upset
SOUTHERN Sabres might have only won their second game of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Men’s season over the weekend, but it was the best win of the season, topping the previously undefeated Kilsyth Cobras to leave the home crowd stunned. The Sabres led by a point at quarter time and three points at half-time, […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls review: Nunawading, Bulleen continue winning runs
NUNAWADING Spectres revival in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls championship division continued in Round 6, with the sixth placed side knocking off Broadmeadows Broncos to level their win-loss record this season at 3-3. The Spectres have won three games on the trot since losing their first three, and last […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Falcons swoop to halve the points with Cobras
WAVERLEY Falcons have played the game of their season, coming back from a half-time deficit to draw with the undefeated Kilsyth Cobras at home in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys championship division. The Falcons trailed by six points at half-time before a massive third term saw the Falcons hit […]
NBL 1 Preview: Round 5
A HUGE weekend of action is expected for the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition, as Round 5 gets underway under lights at Bendigo tonight. In the men’s competition, the Braves are delicately balanced at 3-3, and would be strong favourites to knock off the struggling Hobart Huskies. In the women’s contest, it looms as an […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Girls weekend preview: Round 6
AFTER a two-week break, all 20 teams in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls are back into the action. For some teams they went into the break with a long-awaited win, while for others, they have not been able to break a losing streak which they will hopefully do refreshed […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Boys weekend preview: Round 6
IT has been three weeks since the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys took to the court and now the teams recommence the action on Friday night with both Ashe and Watson pools beginning to take shape. Four teams are still yet to lose a game in the competition, while two […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Girls weekend preview: Round 6
AFTER a two-week break from the court, Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls get back into the action on Friday night as the competition returns. There are plenty of games to keep an eye out on over the state as the mid-table logjam in both pools are about to get broken […]
