Woods ignites as Fire burns United
FINALS-bound Townsville Fire showed no mercy during a comprehensive 24-point belting of Geelong United yesterday, coming away with a big WNBL victory in their penultimate match of 2024. The Fire won three of the four quarters by at least seven points and never really looked like losing at home, finishing with an 85-61 win. Townsville […]
Townsville extinguishes Flames to open round
WEDNESDAY night in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) saw the Townsville Fire put an end to the Sydney Flames‘ three game winning streak by defeating the latter by 25 points at Townsville Entertainment Centre. It was third against fourth when the Fire hosted the Flames, with both teams in strong form heading into the […]
Woods looking to build on breakout season
LAST YEAR was not exactly the result the Townsville Fire were hoping for, falling out of the finals after a dominant home and away campaign, but the breakout season of Courtney Woods was certainly one of the biggest positives. Woods stepped up from role player to team star with an excellent campaign, averaging 13.8 points […]
Gems grab gold in Under 18s Asia Cup
AUSTRALIA has won its second successive Women’s Under 18s Asia Cup after running out 17-point victors over China last night. The Gems defeated the host nation for the second time in as many tournaments, remaining undefeated throughout and withstanding a third quarter challenge to storm to gold, 96-79. The reigning champions snapped a five-title winning […]
