2021/22 WNBL: Stats Wrap – Lightning vs Boomers
WITH the finals series well underway for the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Melbourne Boomers have maintained their status as the side to beat. Against the Adelaide Lightning on Saturday afternoon at the Lights Community and Sports Centre, the Boomers were a class above their opponents on their way to a 12 point victory […]
JackJumpers make history in the Jungle
GOOD luck to the next expansion team that enters the National Basketball League (NBL), because the Tasmania JackJumpers have set some sort of bar. In the 2021/22 season, the JackJumpers have taken some serious scalps, but they might have saved their best win for Thursday night, as they headed West to take on the always […]
Despite scare, Boomers take title hopes to next level
WITH the top four sides currently competing in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) finals series, the Melbourne Boomers have seriously cemented themselves as the side to beat over the coming weeks. There are two series’ taking place at the moment, with the Boomers taking on the Adelaide Lightning and the Perth Lynx locking horns […]
Big last term guides Melbourne to win
AFTER two rounds of Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under-18 Boys action, Melbourne reigns supreme in its division. The Tigers remain the only undefeated side in the VC Watson competition, thanks to a gritty win in Round 2. On Friday night, they took on Wangaratta at Mill Park Basketball Stadium to kick things off for […]
Sandringham makes it two from two
HOW good is sitting at the top of the standings? After two weeks of Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under-18 Girls action, Sandringham reigns supreme at the head of the table after winning their second game on Friday night. They took on Bulleen 2 at Mullum Mullum Stadium after defeating Broadmeadows in convincing fashion in […]
Wildcats sneak past improved Breakers
THERE was almost a massive upset in Sunday’s National Basketball League (NBL) action, as one of the struggling sides of the competition got dangerously close to knocking off one of the championship favourites. The third match in the day’s triple-header saw the New Zealand Breakers head west to take on the Perth Wildcats at RAC […]
Fire close out season on a high
THE final round of the 2021/22 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season wrapped up on Sunday, after what has been an entertaining campaign. The day saw another double-header, with the match count for the round down by one after the clash between the Perth Lynx and the Bendigo Spirit was cancelled due to COVID and […]
Melbourne Boom to second spot
THE weekend has seen some exciting action from the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), as the final round of play takes place at a number of courts around Australia. Saturday saw a blockbuster double-header that kicked off with a clash between the Melbourne Boomers and the UC Capitals at the Melbourne Sports Centre in the […]
Lynx didn’t start the Fire, Perth too good for Townsville
WITH the weekend having finally arrived, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) action rolled on, as the final round of the 2021/22 season continues to produce the goods. Friday night saw a matchup between the Townsville Fire and the Perth Lynx at Townsville Stadium, with the two sides at very different stages in their respective […]
Ice Cotton does it again as Wildcats steal victory
GAME of the year? After a long weekend of mesmerising action, Round 15 of the National Basketball League (NBL) concluded on Monday night with a clash between the New Zealand Breakers and the Perth Wildcats at MyState Bank Arena. It was shaping as a one-sided affair as the two teams are in the midst of […]
