Top two clash kicks off third round
IT is this time of year that the contenders begin to separate themselves from pretenders. Expect that to happen during the Round 3 clash between Casey and Nunawading, with both sides getting off to a ripping start in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under-18 boys. With the two teams competing in the VC Ashe […]
Big V Men’s Round 2 preview: Dragons and Broncos to collide
IT is set to be a fiery round of Big V action when Camberwell Dragons hot Hume City Broncos at Balwyn High School on Sunday. The Dragons are coming off an even split in Round 1, but will be seething following their heartbreaking eight-point loss to McKinnon. Hume City on the other hand, barely fired […]
Sandringham looking to keep streak rolling
AFTER sitting atop the standings in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) VC Ashe Division at the end of Round 2, Sandringham will be looking to maintain top spot heading into another weekend of action. However, they face a tough task in Bulleen 1, who have also started the season undefeated from their two outings. […]
Boomers looking to keep momentum going in finals
HOW much can regular season form translate into finals? That is the question for the Melbourne Boomers as it is finally that time of year for the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), with the finals series kicking off this weekend. The competition’s top four sides will face off for a spot in the grand final […]
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 […]
Gulls fly high to Championship Women’s win
CHELSEA has secured a win upon its return to the top flight, defeating Wyndham by 11 goals in the Big V Women’s Championship. The Gulls defeated Wyndham 71-60, whilst the elevation for Pakenham Warriors was not quite as sweet, with McKinnon Cougars coming away with a 24-point win. In other results, benchmark side Bulleen Boomers […]
Cougars claw back to Big V victory against Dragons
MCKINNON and Wyndham have started the 2022 Big V Championship Men’s season on the perfect not, with both sides picking up two wins across Round 1 of the competition. In a round that featured a number of games, just three sides remained undefeated, whilst only one – Chelsea – had back-to-back losses. MCKINNON 34 | […]
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 […]
Watch the Throne – Kings storm into third
THERE has been some exciting action over the weekend for the National Basketball League (NBL), with a number of big matchups taking place across the courts. On Saturday, the league held a big double-header, and it was headlined by a clash between two of the competition’s contenders, as the Sydney Kings travelled south to take […]
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 […]
