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Saints, Wildcats, win preliminary finals

SEMI-final replays are set for the Mildura Basketball Association premier league grand finals next week. Women’s minor premiers Alcheringa Saints are facing a showdown with Mildura Hawks following a three-point preliminary final win over...

28 Mar 2025
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Hot start for Mildura Heat

MILDURA Heat’s Big V Basketball division 1 women’s got off to the perfect start as a brilliant all-round performance ensured they took the points over Collingwood All Stars on Saturday night. New US import Courtney Shaw took out the competition on...

24 Mar 2025
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Heat win first-up shootout

THE signs are promising for Mildura Heat’s potential championship push as the Big V Basketball division 2 men’s squad opened their account in style on Saturday night. US import Sam Finley made an immediate impression in his first game in red and...

24 Mar 2025
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Rising star ready for big season

FEW sports people in Sunraysia are set to be as busy as Ava Zadow this season. The emerging multi-sport star will co-captain the Mildura Heat division 1 women’s basketball side this season, alongside Tracey Sherlock, with their campaign beginning...

23 Mar 2025
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Experienced star to mentor up-and-comers

TRACEY Sherlock will enter the 2025 Big V Basketball season as the Mildura Heat’s most experienced player and co-captain, and she hopes to use that to bring some fun for the younger players in the squad. The hard working and athletic guard was...

23 Mar 2025
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Heat to benefit from next-man-up mentality

MILDURA Heat’s next-man-up mentality can drive them to go deep into the Big V Basketball championship season, according to vice-captain Pas Zappia. During coach Sammy Gazzo’s first season in charge of the division 2 men’s squad last year, wins often...

23 Mar 2025
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Championship ambitions for Heat squad

MILDURA Heat have high expectations on themselves and how far they can go this Big V Basketball season. Captain Tarryn Shaddock believes the depth and talent of the exciting squad will hold them in good stead for the division 2 men’s campaign as they...

22 Mar 2025
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Saints, Hawks, grand final bound

THE undefeated Alcheringa Saints and Mildura Hawks are the first teams through to the respective men’s and women’s Premier League basketball grand finals after semi-final victories this week. During the men’s games on Wednesday, Saints defeated South...

21 Mar 2025
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Shaw to impress

BASKETBALL star Courtney Shaw has had her fair share of teammates, but she is already impressed with the character of her new peers at Mildura Heat. The 24-year-old has joined the Sunraysia club for the 2025 Big V Basketball season, and James...

17 Mar 2025
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Playmaking import feeling at home

MILDURA Heat men’s import Sam Finley has set his sights on bringing championship glory to his new team. The 30-year-old guard from Riverside in California has joined the Big V Basketball Division 2 men’s outfit for the new season and is seeking to...

16 Mar 2025
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Saints, Hawks, book finals date

ALCHERINGA Saints and Mildura Hawks have locked in a qualifying final position after the conclusion of the home and away season in Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League. The two strongest sides of the home and away season will go...

14 Mar 2025
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More junior basketball titles for Mildura Heat

TWO Mildura Junior Heat teams have tasted success during the South Australia Junior Country Basketball Championships over the long weekend. The under-12 Division 1 Boys and under-12 Division 3 Girls both received gold medals for taking out their...

13 Mar 2025
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Tournament a hit for Mildura

PRAISE has been heaped on Sunraysia and the Mildura Sporting Precinct following the conclusion of the 2025 Victorian State-Wide Aboriginal Basketball Classic. The three-day event over the long weekend saw over 500 players in 112 teams...

13 Mar 2025
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Rising star a chance for nationals

COMPETING on a national stage is an opportunity emerging basketballer Alice Siale would love to take. The talented 14-year-old has been selected to attend the this weekend’s Basketball Victoria under-16 State Combine, in a bid to make the state’s...

08 Mar 2025
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Saints superb run continues

ALCHERINGA Saints have marched towards an undefeated home-and-away season, with just one match left to achieve the feat in Mildura Basketball Association Men’s Premier League. The ladder leaders were at their best on Wednesday night with three...

07 Mar 2025
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Superb Saunders sinks sizeable score

MILDURA Hawks’ Amy Saunders exploded for a massive 48-point game to guarantee her side a top two finish during an extraordinary round of Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League. The biggest individual haul of the season, the guard’s...

07 Mar 2025
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Excitement builds for basketball showcase

UP to 5000 people are expected for a celebration of sport and family as Victoria’s Indigenous basketballing community descends on Mildura for the long weekend. The city’s sporting precinct will host 112 teams, both junior and senior, for the...

07 Mar 2025