THE Batemans Bay Breakers division two under 14s girls team were crowned champions of the Waratah Southern Junior League in the Illawarra on the weekend.
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The girls had been favourites throughout the competition leaving the opposition in their wake in the previous three rounds.
In the grand final the Breakers put in a “gutsy effort” and defeated Wagga Wagga by six points.
Maddison Blewitt was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for her performance in the grand final.
The under 14s qualified for Basketball NSW’s State Shield to be played at Sydney in a fortnight.
“It’s the first year of the state shield and is a great opportunity for the girls to compete against other division three NSW country and metro teams,” Batemans Bay Basketball secretary Kylie Armstrong said.
The Breakers’ under 16s boys and girls, and an under 14s team also competed at the finals.
The under 16s boys’ team played in the competitive division one competition.
The boys won their semi-final against Moss Vale but fell by five points to Canberra in the preliminary final.
Coach Geoff Armstrong was pleased with the Breakers’ efforts.
“The team had a majority of bottom age players and some team members were at this level for the very first time,” Armstrong said.
The under 16s girls played in division two and lost to Tumut in the preliminary final.
The girls turned around their performance with a 33-point play off win against Illawarra.
Coach Duncan Wilson said all the girls showed “big improvement” and he was “very happy” with the result.
The under 14s boys team competed in division two and went down to Tumut in both games, which were “nail-biters”.
“Coach Angela Rankin was very proud of the team’s efforts,” Armstrong said.
“It was very pleasing for the club that all four teams which entered made it through to the finals.”
Batemans Bay was also represented by Angus Armstrong, Marissa Barry and Kelsey Pye, who were selected to referee at the finals.
“The performed extremely well in the black and whites,” Armstrong said.
“Congratulations to Kelsey Pye who was selected to referee the under 12s boys division one grand final.”
Meanwhile, at Hanging Rock basketball stadium, winter competitions are nearing the end with final series starting soon.
Players are reminded to check their finals game times at the stadium. Information on a summer competition will be distributed shortly.
