Tag: Suzy Batkovic
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BATKOVIC RETURNS TO THE HUNTERS
Big news in local basketball, with three-time Olympian Suzy Batkovic signing with the Hunters for the Waratah League season. The reigning WNBL MVP will wear the green of Newcastle for the first time since she was 15.
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SUZY STILL PUTTING UP GREAT NUMBERS 300 GAMES IN
In basketball, and she put in another impressive performance, but Suzy Batkovic couldn’t lift Townsville to a win over Canberra last night, as she marked her 300th appearance in the WNBL. The Hunter-product led all scorers with 23 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds and provided five assists. But the Fire still fell by…
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BATKOVIC PREPARES FOR ANOTHER CAREER MILESTONE
Hunter basketballer Suzy Batkovic will mark another milestone this weekend, when she becomes the 17th player to notch up 300 games in the WNBL. Over the weekend she helped Townsville to its fifth straight win, beating Canberra by 33 points. The skipper scored a game high 19 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds. The…
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HUNTER SPORT WRAP – GOLF + BASKETBALL + SAILING
The Hong Kong Open has paid dividends for Waratah pro Andrew Dodt, who finished third. Fresh from his second place in the Australian PGA Championship, Dodt feels he’s put an otherwise frustrating year behind him.
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SUZY BATKOVIC ON FIRE IN THE WNBL
Newcastle basketballer Suzy Batkovic has helped to get Townsville’s WNBL season back on track, posting big numbers in the team’s road trip to Perth and Adelaide. Against the Lynx, Batkovic had 25 points and 13 rebounds, but couldn’t stop the West Australians securing an eight-point win. Townsville then travelled to South Australia to take on…
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TOUGH WEEKEND FOR BATKOVIC IN WNBL
It was a tough weekend in the WNBL for the Hunter’s Suzy Batkovic, with her Townsville Fire handed a 12-point loss by the Bendigo Spirit. The 35-year-old wasn’t given any quarter by the visitors, who used physical tactics to throw Batkovic off her game. The reigning MVP made just six of her 15 shots from…
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NEW STADIUM COULD LEAD TO WNBL TEAM FOR THE HUNTER
A day after receiving $5-million for a new stadium, Newcastle Basketball is hatching a plan to enter a team in the WNBL. The squad will hopefully feature a host of local players, providing a pathway for juniors across Northern New South Wales.
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BATKOVIC MAKES A STATEMENT IN ROUND ONE OF THE WNBL SEASON
She was controversially cut from the Opals squad for the Rio Olympics, but Hunter basketballer Suzy Batkovic has bounced back by being named player of the week in round one of the WNBL season. Playing for Townsville, the 35-year-old dominated a grand final rematch with Perth. She finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds and five…
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BACK TO BACK MINOR PREMIERSHIPS FOR BATKOVIC
Despite a heavy loss to Perth on Friday night, Hunter-bred basketballer Suzy Batkovic has helped Townsville to its second straight WNBL minor premiership. The Fire will now host Perth on Sunday in the major semi. “I think we had our rocky weekend and we didn’t play great. I’m confident everyone is going to come out…
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BATKOVIC AND EBZERY HEADING FOR RIO TEST EVENT
Newcastle basketballers Katie Ebzery and Suzy Batkovic are on their way to Rio for the Olympic test event, which tips off on January 15. Batkovic left Townsville late yesterday, alongside WNBL clubmate, Cayla George. Having missed a host of Opals camps to rest a back injury in 2015, Suzy is keen to build on her…