TWO of Portland’s youngest senior Coasters players are taking their basketball to the next level over winter, with Tyleah Barr and Summer Millard competing in the Big V and NBL1 competitions.

WITH finals later this month, the Hamilton Basketball Association season is reaching its climax with important results recorded during round 13 games this week.

BARBER Boys have moved two games clear in top spot of the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Men’s Division 1 ladder after a thrilling one-point win against Minders Blue on Wednesday night.

PORTLAND’S Heidi Jones is a Portland sportswoman through and through, having been involved in sports such as basketball and netball from a young age right through to the present day.

THE Country Basketball League South West Conference came to a close on Saturday night with Portlander Tanielle Knight making an appearance despite no local teams competing in the grand final matches.

ASH Hill has had a strong connection to the Portland basketball community since he started as a junior Coaster way back in under-12s, and it is a relationship which continues to this day.

JUNIOR basketballers flocked to town throughout the weekend to compete in the Portland Basketball Association’s junior South West Classic tournament, hosted in Portland, Heywood and Port Fairy.

PORTLAND’S women’s basketballers bowed out of the 2022-23 Country Basketball League season on Saturday, going down to premiership favourites Millicent 65-44 in their semi-final, in what was nonetheless a hard-fought encounter.

THE race for the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Men’s Division One championship is heating up with Barber Boys leading the charge, despite a few uncharacteristic losses to start the season.

ST Mary’s looks set to go all the way in the 2023 Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Division 1/2 Women’s competition sitting clear on top of the ladder with an unblemished 8-0 season record.