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Ballarat Statistician off to Nationals
Basketball Ballarat statistician Emma Henstridge will this week travel to the Sunshine Coast as the only Victorian selected statistician for the national under 16 Australian Junior Basketball Championships being held from July 6th to 13th. She will join Basketball Ballarat players, Charlie Molan, Ben Hobbs and Austin McKenzie who are representing Victoria Country at the…
READ MOREUPDATE – Usher out with Injury
The GMHBA Ballarat Miners have this week been made aware that American import Davon Usher has suffered a stress fracture in his leg. Davon is working with the club and club medical staff at Lake Health Group on the appropriate course of action from here but in the interim Davon will be unable to play…
READ MORERush Release Williams
Basketball Ballarat have today announced that the Club has released import Courtney Williams effective immediately. Elite teams administrator Melissa Thomas said “Courtney met with the Senior Elite Teams Committee this week and was informed that her contract would not be extended through to the end of the season. The Committee were forced to make the…
READ MORESEABL Recap
By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Miners cemented their spot high up the SEABL ladder after defeating Sandringham, 91 – 80 on Saturday night. Game MVP and Ballarat Captain, Peter Hooley was practically perfect with only one turnover, 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals to lead his side to victory. Ballarat came out…
READ MOREFirst start of season a Wynne for Rush’s young gun
via Siobhan Calafiore – The Courier After three tough losses, Ballarat Rush coach Eric Hayes decided it was time to try a different approach and changed his starting line-up. As a result, Taylah Wynne was rewarded for her hard work with her first start of the season and second in the South East Australian Basketball League.…
READ MOREThe Ballarat Miners victorious over previously undefeated Geelong Supercats.
By Kasey Cornwell The Ballarat Miners defeated the Geelong Supercats 97 – 88 to claim their first loss for the 2018 SEABL season on Saturday night at the Mars Minerdome. Game MVP and Miners Captain Peter Hooley contributed 21 points and 9 assists to his side to assist with the win. Offensively Davon Usher was…
READ MOREA Winning Start to 2018 for Miners and Rush
By Kasey Cornwell It was the perfect start to the 2018 SEABL season, with both the Ballarat Skoda Rush and the Ballarat GMHBA Miners defeating Dandenong in front of a packed Mars Minerdome on Friday night. An even contribution across the board saw the Rush defeat the Rangers, 73 – 51. Courtney Williams impressed the…
READ MOREBallarat Statistician Heads to Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
Basketball Ballarat statistician Matt Zakynthinos has been selected to go to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. A statistician’s role in Basketball is to record the entire game’s statistics for both teams. A program has been developed and is being constantly upgraded to allow statisticians to import all the information which then exports it for…
READ MOREGeorgia Amoore Crowned Ballarat SAA Sports Girl of the Year
On Thursday March 8, Georgia Amoore was awarded the 2017 Ballarat Sportsman Association of Australia Sports Girl of the Year, Georgia enjoyed a successful 2017 in basketball playing across all levels including local domestic, elite, state and national teams. Her nomination and achievements are listed below. Congratulation to Georgia, and we can’t wait to…
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