Spirit success top priority for Tolo
COMING into the 2024/25 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season, Bendigo Spirit star Marianna Tolo is eager to bring some success to her side after missing the finals by a painful margin. Tolo enjoyed a busy few months throughout the off-season, representing Australia as a member of the Opals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but […]
Top performers honoured at NBL1 Awards
WITH the National Basketball League (NBL)1 season wrapping up around Australia for 2024, the awards have been handed out for the respective divisions, recognising the best performers over the past four months of action. With the Knox Raiders (Men’s) and Waverley Falcons (Women’s) emerging victorious at the NBL1 National Finals on the Sunshine Coast over […]
Levy lifts Lions to maiden championship
A MAGNIFICENT all-around performance from Taylah Levy sparked the Central District Lions to a 12-point win over the Forestville Eagles in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Central Women’s Grand Final. The Lions came into the match off a two-week rest having won their semi-final matchup against the Sturt Sabres a fortnight ago. On the other […]
Samuels stars as Lions roar past Panthers
NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL)1 competitions are wrapping up around the country, and in the final round of the Central Women’s, Casey Samuels led the Central Districts Lions to an eight-point win over the South Adelaide Panthers at STARplex. It was a thrilling way to finish off the regular season, with both sides booking in a […]
Samuels steers Lions douse Flames
A NEAR triple-double from Casey Samuels helped the Central Districts Lions claim a six-point win over the Norwood Flames in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Central Women’s competition over the weekend. Round 2 of the 2024 season took place from Thursday to Sunday, continuing an exciting start to the fixture from South Australia’s premier basketball […]
Spirit grind out overtime victory over Lightning
IN a sea-searing game that went down to the wire, the Bendigo Spirit defeated the Adelaide Lightning by five points at the Adelaide 36ers Arena on Saturday night. It was a match that was played on scoring momentum, with the Spirit controlling the first half. Whilst the Lightning fought back into the contest, the Spirit […]
Spirit douse Flames in WNBL breakthrough
DESPITE missing captain Kelsey Griffin and trailing by as much as 15 points during the second term, Bendigo Spirit got themselves on the board in the 2023/24 WNBL season with an incredible 82-66 victory over Sydney Flames at Red Energy Arena on Saturday. After four consecutive losses to start the 2023/24 season, the Spirit rose […]
WNBL | Team Preview series – Bendigo Spirit
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is getting extremely close to commencing its 2023/24 season, with the opener set to take place on November 1. Last season, there was plenty of excitement as locals and imports alike fired for each of the eight teams, with a plethora of highlights gathering plenty of attention to one […]
UC Caps finish New Year’s Eve in style over Fire
FOR two teams that were looking to end the 2021 year in style and finish on top of the ladder at the end of the round, the match between Townsville Fire and UC Capitals was predicted to be a beauty. Both teams had an identical record heading into the New Year’s Eve clash at 2-1. […]
2021 NBL1 North women’s finals wrap: Week 1
THE first week of finals are done and dusted with just four of the eight teams progressing through to the semi-finals in the National Basketball League (NBL1) North Women’s. There were a number of blowout games, along with a couple close encounters making for an exciting round of finals. Southern Districts Spartans (108) defeated Northside […]
