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Top sides return to courts with a bang

PREMIER League basketball was back in action at Mildura Sporting Precinct this week and the top teams picked up where they left off. In Tuesday’s women’s matches, top three Alcheringa Saints, Mildura Hawks and Mildura Demons all picked...

24 Jan 2025
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Mildura shows the Spirit

Hundreds of basketball fans headed to the Mildura Sporting Precinct on Sunday afternoon to see the Bendigo Spirit take on the Sydney Flames. Pictures: Ben Gross

14 Jan 2025
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Spirit soar as Flames dashed

WNBL ladder leaders Bendigo Spirit gave a brilliant performance in their home away from home in Mildura on Sunday as they aim to break a decade-long finals drought. The regional Victorian side was a well-oiled machine as Kennedy...

13 Jan 2025
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Spirit shine bright in Sunraysia

FANS flocked to the Mildura Sporting Precinct yesterday to watch some of the best female athletes in the country battle it out in the nation’s elite level basketball competition. Yesterday’s game between the Bendigo Spirit and Sydney Flames marked...

12 Jan 2025
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Spirit to bring the pace

IF someone had told Bendigo Spirit coach Kennedy Kereama prior to the WNBL season his side would be 12-2, he would have thought it was a mistake. However, that’s the exact position the team find themselves in before the run home to the finals...

12 Jan 2025
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High-level hoops at home

THE highest level of Australian women’s basketball will be played in Mildura this Sunday when the Bendigo Spirit take on the Sydney Flames. This will be the third year in a row the region has hosted a regular season Women’s National Basketball League...

10 Jan 2025
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Spirit’s high for Bendigo

SEEMINGLY finals bound for the first time in a decade, Bendigo Spirit star Sami Whitcomb says her side wants to be contending for the WNBL championship. The regional Victorian outfit sits on top on the competition ladder with 12 wins and...

10 Jan 2025
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Hoop dreams: record recognised after more than 50 year wait

AN extraordinary feat of basketball longevity in Mildura, 1972 saw a world record go unrecognised for five decades due to the wording of the submission. Fast forward to this year and the event has been officially ratified, and it still remains...

30 Dec 2024
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Mildura basketball results

ROUND 10 results of Mildura basketball summer competition before the Christmas break. Monday,

23 Dec 2024
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Demons heat up

AN important five-point win for Mildura Demons over Workers Warriors has ensured they keep pace with the top two in Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League after the final round of 2024. Third-placed...

19 Dec 2024
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Madigan in surprise Heat return

MILDURA Heat have gone back to the future with James Madigan set to return to the Big V women’s coaching position. The much-loved figure in Mildura basketball is back in the hot seat following last week’s announcement that 2024 coach...

13 Dec 2024
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Heat stars shine bright at awards

MILDURA Heat guns Ava Zadow, Jack Bakewell and Dru Pilmore have all been recognised for outstanding Country Basketball League campaigns. Zadow and Bakewell were both named in the All-Star Five for the recently completed campaign, while Pilmore earned...

13 Dec 2024
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Workers get the win

WORKERS Warriors salvaged an important win while Alcheringa Saints have beaten Mildura Hawks in a top of the table clash in Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League action this week. Reigning champions...

12 Dec 2024
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Junior Heat teams fire at Shepparton

TWO Mildura Junior Heat teams have come away with gold medals from their most recent tournament in Shepparton. Mildura were victorious in both the under-16 girls division 1 and under-12 boys division 1 grand finals at the weekend’s Darryl Twitt Ford...

12 Dec 2024
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Coach Coombes steps down

THERE’S a change in front of the bench coming for the Mildura Heat’s Big V women’s squad next season. Due to scheduling conflicts and commitments, this year’s coach Travis Coombes has announced he’s stepping down. A statement from Mildura Basketball...

07 Dec 2024
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Hawks fly higher

MILDURA Hawks and Alcheringa Saints have extended the gap between them and the rest of the competition in Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League. Top-of-the-table Hawks pulled out a 55-43 win on...

06 Dec 2024
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Heat fall short of grand finals

MILDURA Heat’s Country Basketball League campaigns have ended in the semi-final stage for both the men’ and women’s sides. On the road for their respective semi-finals, both teams unfortunately fell to their opponents at the final hurdle...

02 Dec 2024