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VJBL U18 Grading Phase Pool 2 wrap: Round 2

ROUND 2 of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) kicked off over the weekend as a number of teams registered their second straight win to put them in good stead for the next phase of grading. There were a number of close calls with multiple games in both the boys and girls leagues decided by […]

VJBL U18 Grading Phase Pool 2 wrap: Round 1

THE Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) entered the Grading Phase Pool 2 over the weekend as the teams searched for their first win and eventual ticket to the next phase in the competition. There were a mixed bag of results in both the Under 18 Boys and Girls division with a number of close encounters […]

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 Boys review: Surprise results fail to shift top five sides

DESPITE some surprising results in the final round of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division, the top five teams in each pool at the start of Round 9 were the teams to advance through to the next stage. Everything was all but certain barring a massive win and […]

MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Bulleen, Knox last two undefeated sides

BULLEEN Boomers and Knox Raiders are the teams to beat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. Both sides sit atop of their respective pools, coming off big wins last Friday night. Ashe Pool: Bendigo Braves 57 defeated by Southern Peninsula Sharks 66 Nunawading Spectres 50 defeated by […]

MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Boomers and Raiders make statements

THERE might have been a school holidays break, but Bulleen Boomers and Knox Raiders continue to be the leading sides in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. The Raiders accounted for Keilor Thunder in a 61-point win in the Ashe Pool, while the Boomers sent Sunbury Jets packing […]

MUVJBL Under 16 Boys weekend preview: Round 2

IN the second round of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys competition, teams head back to the court after results that featured a draw, some tight contests and some impressive wins from Round 1. Ashe Pool: Dandenong Rangers (9th, 0-1) vs. Nunawading Spectres (6th, 0-1) Southern Peninsula Sharks (4th, 1-0) […]

MUVJBL U16 Boys: Crossover Round 2 Review

POOLS are taking shape after Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 boys AA division, with second spot open across each group as sides do battle to secure qualification to the elite division. Pool 1: McKinnon (54) defeated Latrobe (41) Frankston (50) defeated by Kilsyth (62) A mid-table qualification […]

MUVJBL U16 Boys: Crossover Round 1 Review

ROUND 1 of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 16 boys Crossover group stage threw up a couple of lopsided results across each pool, with the biggest margin blown out to 32 points out of Pool 1, while the tightest game was decided by four points in Pool 3 as the ladders take their […]