Fast-starting teams set for VJBL face-off
AFTER a high-quality first round of action last weekend, the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Girls competition is back for another batch of games. The upcoming second round will see some more cracking contests take place across a number of courts on Friday night. The first week saw some dominant performances from plenty […]
Casey give Frankston the Blues in season opener
AFTER a long wait, the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) kicked off its 2022 season on Friday night, with plenty of matches taking place across Metropolitan Melbourne. Some of the state’s brightest young basketball talents aged 12-18 got the opportunity to hit the court as the competition prepares for (hopefully) a normal season this year, […]
Blues get going with conviction to open season
THE 2022 Victorian Junior Basketball Season (VJBL) season finally kicked off on Friday night, and despite an interrupted pre-season to say the least, the fixture was able to proceed as scheduled. The Under-18 girls competition had 10 matches on the schedule for the evening, as all 20 teams looked to start in the strongest fashion […]
Blues hopeful of starting season in style
WHAT seems like the longest offseason of all time is over, and the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) is back for another bumper season of action. Things are set to kick off on Friday night, where four age groups will start their boys’ and girls’ season respectively, in what should be a cracking night of […]
VJBL season kicks off with hope of normality
AFTER a long wait, another season of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) is finally upon us, after two years of interrupted campaigns. With continued optimism that COVID-related interruptions would drop off, this season is looking likely to be the first since 2019 to go ahead in its ‘normal’ format. This will hopefully mean that […]
2021 VJBL: Victorian Championships finalised ahead of Round 1
WITH the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) grading phase done and dusted, 20 teams per age group and gender now remain heading into the season proper. Teams from all over Victoria make up the competition with sides hailing from country and metro regions. We take a look at which sides have fared the best heading […]
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 Grading Phase One complete: Top side from each pool move through to next stage
THE final round of Victorian Junior Basketball (VJBL) grading came to a close over the weekend with the top side in each pool progressing to the next stage leaving the other teams that finished second and third respectively to battle it out in the upcoming crossover stage. Here are the teams from both the Under […]
VJBL U16 Grading Phase Pool 1 wrap: Round 2
THE second round of Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) presented plenty of close shaves and a couple of blowouts in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Sandringham and Dandenong enjoyed a percentage boosting wins against Altona and Craigieburn respectively in the Under 16 Boys while Hawthorn and Keilor impressed in the Girls. U16 BOYS: POOL […]
2021 VJBL Grading Phase One: Under 16 Boys & Girls Pool 1 groups
AFTER a postponed then cancelled 2020 season, the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) will tip-off on Friday night with the first phase of the 2021 grading. In this article we explain how the grading works, with the teams sorted into pools and over the next couple of months will earn places in either the Championship […]
