Knox Raids Geelong’s perfect season with stunning upset
NOTHING stings more than losing a grand final, but for Knox Raiders, they applied extra salt in the wound with a 20-point thrashing of a previously undefeated Geelong United for the 2025 NBL1 South Women’s Championship. The Raiders entered the match winning the past 13 games, so were hardly out of form themselves, but Geelong […]
Thunder deny Spartans’ double in NBL1 North
LOGAN Thunder won a decisive third game by just two points to win the best-of-three NBL1 North Women’s Grand Final yesterday. Tied at a game apiece after the first two matches, the Thunder brought the heat and won in an incredible overtime finish, fitting for a title decider. The first two matches between the pair […]
McDowell-White has her moment in title win
ALTHOUGH her sister Jess may take most of the attention, 20-year-old Hayley McDowell-White showed plenty of promise off the bench as the Southern Districts Spartans defeated the Mackay Meteorettes in the NBL1 North Women’s Grand Final. The Spartans advanced straight through to the semi finals after finishing atop the standings with a record of 13 […]
Fagan’s heroes as star leads CoE to decider
FRESH off being named to the NBL1 East Women’s First Team, Sitaya Fagan has delivered another standout performance in the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence’s preliminary final win over the Norths Bears over the weekend. Fighting for a spot in the Grand Final, the CoE travelled to North Sydney Indoor Sports Stadium on Saturday, having […]
Wightman wonderful as Thunder stay alive
THE KEILOR Thunder have advanced to the preliminary finals of the 2025 NBL1 South Women’s competition, with young gun Isobelle Wightman playing a big role as they defeated the Waverley Falcons over the weekend. The Thunder could not overcome Geelong United at The Geelong Arena in the first week of finals, but had secured a […]
Puoch powerful despite Rangers loss
FRESH off a campaign with the Australian Gems, Manuela Puoch delivered another standout performance, this time in the NBL1 South Women’s as her Dandenong Rangers fell to the Diamond Valley Eagles. It was an unfortunate straight-sets exit for the Rangers, who were bested by the Knox Raiders in the qualifying final the previous week, forced […]
Olechnowicz on fire as CoE bests Bandits
A STARRING performance off the bench from Olivia Olechnowicz was a massive factor as the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) defeated the Albury Wodonga Bandits to advance to the preliminary finals of the NBL1 East Women’s competition. The CoE travelled to Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night for their semi final matchup […]
Bond shows brilliance as Dolphins down Flames
A STRONG showing from 17-year-old talent Taryn Bond was one of the biggest positives for the Cairns Dolphins as they handed the Townsville Flames a seven-point loss in Round 13 of the 2025 NBL1 North Women’s season. The 13th round of the fixture marked the final round of the home and away season, and with […]
Young guns named to NBL1 East All-Star Five
A PAIR of exciting emerging talents have been named to the NBL1 East All-Star Fives, which were announced earlier this week with the 2025 season coming to a close following the commencement of the postseason. The East competition arguably contains the most young talent of any of the NBL1 divisions in Australia, as headlined by […]
Phillips powers Warriors through to semis
PLAYING a crucial role off the bench, Australian sporting star Erin Phillips has helped her Woodville Warriors keep their season alive with an elimination final win over the North Adelaide Rockets in the NBL1 Central Women’s. Known for her storied AFLW career, where she was one of the greatest players to ever lace up their […]
