ST MARY’S ORANGE has defeated Barber Boys White to end the undefeated run of the top team in the Hamilton Basketball Association Men’s division one competition, 38-35.

MINDERS has outlasted St Mary’s Orange to claim a thrilling one-point victory, 24-23, in round six of the Hamilton Basketball Association Winter 2023 season on Tuesday night.

SHAWNEE has once again proven to be a cut above the competition in the Portland Basketball Association’s division one women’s competition, running with a straightforward 81-51 victory over Tigersharks.

CELTIX have taken out top honours in the Portland Basketball Association’s men’s division one basketball competition on Sunday, with the side prevailing over Tigersharks in their grand final at Portland Basketball Stadium.

HAMILTON Hurricanes’ youngest squads, the Under-12 Boys and Under-12 Girls, performed well at the Junior Country Championships in Bendigo last weekend.

TWO of Portland’s young rising stars in basketball suited up for high level representative play across the weekend.

PORTLAND basketball referee Jeremy Morton’s journey has continued on its upward trajectory over the past couple of weeks, with two big announcements – his selection to the NBL1 development panel as well as to referee the upcoming under-18s national championships next week.

The Saints went into the Division 1 Women’s decider as raging favourites, having gone through the regular season undefeated, and while Sportscene Minders pushed the Saints right to the end, the result went as expected with St Mary’s claiming a 65-55 victory.

PORTLAND Coasters’ senior teams put a bow on their 2022-23 Country Basketball League campaign over the weekend, with the best players from the season that was celebrated with their annual awards night.

THE Saints continued on their merry way, as the ladder leaders took on St Mary’s White in the early Hamilton Basketball Association Women’s Division 1 game on Tuesday night.