THE Portland Coasters have made their mark on this summer’s Country Basketball League South West Conference men’s season, defeating Mount Gambier in an anxiety-inducing thriller on Saturday, before wiping the floor with the Warrnambool Seahawks on Sunday.

It puts the Coasters in an exciting position after the first round of competition, with Mount Gambier and Warrnambool sides that always challenge in the CBL, and to defeat them early is certainly a statement on Portland’s part.