Tag: Waratah Basketball

In the Waratah Basketball League, Maitland suffered a heavy loss to Manly last night, but Newcastle was able to exact revenge for the region today. The Hunters women continued their undefeated run with a hard-fought win over the Sea Eagles. Newcastle was down by five at quarter time, but Sophie Kleeman produced a huge effort…

In local basketball, Newcastle’s women’s side, has continued its amazing season in the Waratah League, winning a 13th straight game to remain undefeated in 2016. The Newcastle men also scored a victory over the Sydney Comets, while Maitland lost to Bankstown by 13.

Hunter basketballers Cassidy McLean and Lara McSpadden, have helped Australia to an historic gold medal at the Under-17 World Championships. After handing the United States its first-ever loss in the tournament in the semis, the Sapphires met Italy in the decider. The Aussies took control in the first quarter and never looked back. Having never finished…

A great weekend for Hunter teams in the Waratah Basketball League, with the Newcastle women maintaining their undefeated season, while Maitland’s men beat the Sharks. The Newcastle men’s side also made the winner’s list, beating the Hornets by 11. Import Justynn Hammond had a big game, leading all scorers with 27. Russell Hinder was equally impressive,…

Newcastle basketballers Cassidy McLean and Lara McSpadden have helped Australia to a massive win over Mexico in their first game at the Under-17 World Championships. In a contest where every Aussie scored, McLean finished with nine points and McSpadden had six. The final score was 98 – 38. The Sapphires’ campaign continues tonight when they…

Maitland has missed its chance to move closer to a playoff spot in the Waratah Basketball League, losing to Illawarra by 12 last night. There was better news for the Newcastle Hunters, with both the men’s and women’s sides beating Hornsby. Newcastle was playing without Australian representative Katie Rae Ebzery, but the undefeated Hunters were still able…

Newcastle will be without Olympic hopeful Katie Rae Ebzery for Saturday’s Waratah league clash with Hornsby. The 26-year-old has just completed a two week tour of Europe with the Opals, as she continues to push for a place in Rio. The league-leading Hunters say they can still win without her. “We have a really strong…

A tough weekend for Maitland in the Waratah Basketball League. Today’s game against the Central Coast at Terrigal was washed out because of a flooded carpark. Last night the Mustangs lost the chance to win the Kibble-Mallon Cup, beaten by Newcastle by 10.

To the Waratah Basketball League, and it’s been a mixed weekend for Newcastle, facing the Bruins in Bankstown, the Hunters men went down by six. But the all-conquering women’s team maintained its unbeaten start to the season, winning by 26.