Sabres stay unbeaten after thrilling win
THE SANDRINGHAM Sabres have remained the only undefeated team in the VJBL Under-18 Girls VC Ashe competition after holding on for a nail-biting four-point win over the McKinnon Cougars in Round 6 over the weekend. The Sabres have clearly been the team to beat to start 2025, not dropping a game in the first five […]
Sabres storm past Westgate to remain unbeaten
ANOTHER week, another dominant performance from Sandringham Sabres’ VJBL Under 18 Girls’ side, this time producing a whopping 61-point win over the struggling Westgate in the VC Ashe pool. The Sabres scored 20-plus points in each of the four quarters, while keeping Westgate to 10 points or less in each term on their way to […]
Sabres superb to start the season
IN THE Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under-18 Girls VC Ashe, the Sandringham Sabres have again proven themselves to be the team to beat after continuing their red hot start to the season with another win in Round 3. The Sabres entered the 2025 fixture looking to bounce back from a preliminary final loss to […]
Success and development go hand-in-hand for Tigers
ONE OF the most successful basketball programs in Australian history, the Melbourne Tigers are still reaping the rewards of developing players from a young age. With teams in the VJBL, Big V and NBL1, the Tigers are one of the most prevalent clubs in basketball, and have achieved a level of sustained success due to […]
Sabres remain undefeated after Tiger triumph
SANDRINGHAM Sabres sit alone at the top of the Under 18 Girls Ashe Pool ladder after seeing off the Melbourne Tigers in Round 3 action on Friday night. The Sabres moved to 3-0 for the season with an incredible percentage of 198.99, though the win was far from rudimentary, as Sandringham was forced to win […]
Cougars maul Westgate to remain undefeated
MCKINNON Cougars have sent a message to the rest of the Victorian Junior Basketball League Under 18 Girls competition with a commanding 90-32 domination of Westgate in Round 2 on Friday night. The Cougars lit up the league at Bentleigh Secondary College, piling on 78 points across the first three quarters before capping off the […]
Conti stars as Tigers survive last quarter scare
MELBOURNE Tigers will be thanking their lucky stars that the buzzer beat a rampaging Keilor Thunder in the final quarter of the two sides’ Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Girls’ VC Ashe opening round last Friday night. The Tigers lead by as much as 13 points with three and a half minutes left […]
Under 20 Victorian State Teams Announced
LAST week, Basketball Victoria announced the squads for the Under-20 Australian Junior Championships (AJC) were announced, with some VJBL guns named in the squad. The tournament will be held in Geelong on February 14-23, and will showcase some of the country’s best young talent. Three weeks of trials saw some of Australia’s elite basketballers compete […]
Tigers roar to championship with fast start
DESPITE coming into the game as underdogs, the Melbourne Tigers have claimed the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Girls VC Championship, after downing the Bulleen Boomers by 20 points in the grand final. In the competition’s biggest game of the year, the Tigers burst out of the gates in the first term and […]
Fast start sees Boomers in big dance
THE Bulleen Boomers have advanced to the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Grand Final for the 2022 season, after defeating the Casey Cavaliers at Nunawading Basketball Centre on Friday night. Led by a terrific Lily Carmody performance, the Boomers got off to an electric start in the opening term, immediately putting Casey on the back […]
