HE Hamilton Basketball Association season finally got underway this week with players returning to the court after months away from the game.

Women’s Division 1-2
ST Mary’s and Crocodiles opened the season with the first game of Tuesday night’s opening round fixture.
Despite Crocodiles’ best efforts, it was a one-sided contest with the Saints making the most of their chances in offence to claim a comfortable 27-point win.
The winners amassed 42 points, a strong showing in the first game back, and found their range, while holding Crocodiles to just 15 points.
Monivae d. Pure Envy Coasters
MONIVAE also got off to a winning start this week, holding off Pure Envy Coasters easily to win by 26 points.
The Coasters struggled to match Monivae across the court and turned the ball over regularly to gift Monivae plenty of scoring chances throughout the contest, winning 40-14.
Sportscene Minders d. Minders Blue
IT was another one-sided contest when Sportscene Minders took on Minders Blue, with the latter losing by 22 points.
It was Minders, which claimed bragging rights with an impressive performance, putting up 41 points, as Minders Blue had no answer at the opposite end of the court, scoring just 19.
None of the individual point-scorers for each of the games were available at time of print.

Men’s Division 1
MINDERS Blue and Tigers opened the Men’s Division 1 season on Wednesday night in the early game and it was a comfortable victory to Blue, 32-23.
Harry English and Aaron Glare were the main scoring threats for the winners, finishing with 13 and 10 points respectively.
Rhys Malseed was the dominant player for Tigers, finishing the game with 10 points.
Taine Morris also chipped in with seven points for Tigers.
Barber Boys d. College Barking Owls
BARBER Boys had a high-scoring start to the new season, putting up 53 points to make light work of College Barking Owls.
The Barking Owls did their best to keep in touch with the Barber Boys on the scoreboard, but 34 points wasn’t enough, losing by 19 points at the final buzzer.
Nate Krause led the charge for the winners, putting up a game-high 24 points, showing his range from the outset.
Luke Hillis (nine) and Liam MacDonald (eight) also contributed to the win for the Barber Boys.
Edward Koch’s 18 points was the best of the College team, while Ben Potter also put up double figures, finishing with 11 points.
St Mary’s Orange d. Minders White
ORANGE held on in one of the closer games of the round to defeat Minders White by 10 points.
The Saints were led by Jacob Hill, who put up 11 points, while Deacon White and Ethan Knight both scored eight points each to help St Mary’s Orange to 38 points at the final buzzer.
That total was enough to defeat Minders White by 10 points.
Zach Soawyer and Kieran Neeson were the standout players for White, both finishing the game with eight points.
St Mary’s Black d. Monivae Warriors
ST Mary’s Black held off the Monivae Warriors by 12 points to start the new season with a win.
The Warriors put together a brave effort, playing short against Black, and to go down by only 12 points bodes well for the rest of the season, once more players become available.
Isaiah Mulley and Lachie Urquhart each put up 12 points for the Warriors, while Sam English top-scored for the winners with 10 points, helping St Mary’s Black to 43 points and a win at the final buzzer.