Posts by Kasey Cornwell

By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Miners are through to a South Conference Grand Final with a tough win over the Hobart Chargers, 81 – 77. Their first appearance at a Conference Final since 2001, when Head Coach Eric Hayes suited up. Marvin King-Davis was unstoppable on 19 points and 14 rebounds, with all five Ballarat…

By Kasey Cornwell  The Ballarat Miners managed to cement their spot on top of the SEABL South Conference Ladder, with a win over Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence and after a few results went their way on Saturday night. Leading into their Home final next week, Ballarat defeated BA COE, by 11 points on Saturday…

  By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Rush did everything they could to end the season fourth on the ladder. They came away with the win over Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, 94 – 90. Unfortunately, it was not quite enough for them to clinch the final playoff spot. Reliant on Hobart losing both games of…

By Kasey Cornwell  The Ballarat Rush’s winning streak continued on Sunday with yet another win in the second half of the season. The Rush beat Launceston, 90 – 74 and Ashleigh Spencer starred with 35 points and 11 rebounds. Jaterra Bonds was the ultimate team player with 10 points and 15 assists. Captain, Kristy Rinaldi…

By Kasey Cornwell Ballarat cemented their place near the top of the SEABL ladder, with a win against North-West Tasmania on Sunday at the Minerdome, 98 – 79. Both teams came off wins on Saturday night, with Ballarat beating Frankston at their home court, 82 – 89 and North-West Tasmania thrashing Bendigo, 73 – 112.…

By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Skoda Rush finishes the weekend with two important wins. Saturday night saw the Rush triumphant over Bendigo Lady Braves, in Bendigo, which has historically been a hard task. Sunday, the Rush took over the Minerdome, to beat Albury-Wodonga comfortably, 75 – 56. Ashleigh Spencer starred with 20 points, 8 rebounds…

By Kasey Cornwell  A 23-point win over the Geelong Supercats, redemption for the round one defeat in Geelong. Pete Hooley starred again with 36 points, at 61% and 8 assists. Craig Moller was outstanding on 19 points and 11 boards. Sam Short was excellent, equaling his season high score on 13 points. New addition Leon…

By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Skoda Rush came away with a 9-point win over the Frankston Lady Blues, Friday night at the MARS Minerdome, 73 – 64. Ballarat’s Jaterra Bonds was almost unstoppable with 16 points, 9 assists and 11 boards. Ashleigh Splash Spencer with a solid 19 points and Molly Matthews played a stellar…

  By Kasey Cornwell Ballarat’s Jaterra Bonds played an excellent game, with 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and only one turnover. Ashleigh Spencer made 11 points, and despite being in foul trouble Joy Burke was able to take 7 boards. Hobart relied on Alex Ciabattoni’s 35 points and Kathleen Scheer’s 13 rebounds and 9…