PORTLAND will head into tomorrow night’s Country Basketball League South West Conference men’s grand final against Horsham chasing its first title. The Coasters finished runners-up to Ararat last season, their best ever finish since joining the CBL in 2010-11. That grand final experience, coupled with Portland’s two wins against Horsham this season, have Portland well […]
PORTLAND will transform into a basketball mecca this weekend with the annual staging of the Portland Junior South West Classic. Sixty-five teams, mostly from South West Victoria, will contest the tournament with sides coming from Warrnambool, Hamilton, Casterton, Terang, Port Fairy and Koroit, as well as 12 teams representing Portland. “It will be busy,” Portland […]
PORTLAND basketballer Summer Millard has returned from the Kumon Country-Metro Challenge, held over four days in Melbourne, with a taste of competition at the higher level. With COVID hurdles – most notable the changing border rules – making it impossible for organisers to lock in the annual Southern Cross Challenge, Basketball Victoria instead opted to […]
THE Portland Coasters are preparing for the long run to finals in the Country Basketball League, with that goal more than attainable for the women’s side. The finals series is due to start in February, and so with the team taking part in a double header this weekend, they will be looking to boost their […]