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2021 VJBL: Under 18s – Round 2

IT is a big upcoming weekend of Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) with a scattered fixture dictating the week, as sides make-up for the lost round due to the championships. With that being said there are plenty of exciting clashes as teams technically head into Round 3 of fixturing with some sides playing two games […]

VJBL U18 Grading Phase Pool 1 wrap: Round 2

IN the second round of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Grading Phase Pool 1 wrap, teams began to assert themselves in their respective groups, setting up either virtual grand finals, or setting up likely promotion tilts across the Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls grades. U18 BOYS: Pool 1A: Whittlesea Pacers grabbed prime […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC review: Qualifying and Elimination Finals – Top two lose in qualifying finals

The Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division kicked off week one of finals with the Keilor Thunder upsetting the Dandenong Rangers in Hawthorn (42-47). The low-scoring affair had Keilor take control in the second (14-17) and third (9-12) terms, with just one point separating their first and fourth terms. Despite […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC review: Round 8 – Hawthorn keeps finals magic alive

HAWTHORN Magic have kept their finals dream alive with an upset eight-point win on the road over Nunawading Spectres to move within a point of Melbourne Tigers in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division. The Magic just scraped into the top grade on the back of terrific late form […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC preview: Round 5

IN Round 5 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division, three teams pressure for the top spot in the top-four. Third placed, Bulleen Boomers, face the lowest ranked side this week in the Knox Raiders, while the Diamond Valley Eagles hope to maintain second spot with a win over […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC preview: Round 4

FOUR of the five games in this rounds Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls Championship Division are between teams that sit at most three spots between each other in the standings. The Diamond Valley Eagles will host the Keilor Thunder in the game of the round, while the Bulleen Boomers host […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC review: Round 3 – Eagles end Sabres’ streak

IN Round 3 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division, the Diamond Valley Eagles took down a powerhouse in the Sandringham Sabres, ending their win streak (seven games) with a 56-59 victory on the road. Jessica Delbrocco (13), Sophie Burrows (12) and Aseka Ratnayake (12) all impressed in the […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC preview: Round 2

IN Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division, four of the five games have opponents facing off for the second time this season, including a top-of-the-table clash between Dandenong Rangers and Diamond Valley Eagles, while Keilor Thunder and Melbourne Tigers lock horns for the first time. Bulleen […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls VC review: Round 1 – 50 is the magic number

A HALF century of points was the key to winning in Round 1 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division. All five winners reached the total, with the teams being relatively even between 50-58 points. The biggest winners were Dandenong Rangers who not only scored the most points (58) […]

MUVJBL U16 Girls review: Eagles swoop into second, as Gators and Blues score first win

DIAMOND Valley Eagles have swooped into second spot with a win over Keilor Thunder, as Dandenong Rangers and Bullen Boomers maintained their unbeaten start to the season in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls competition. In the other pool, no team sits winless after both Altona Gators and Frankston Blues […]

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