Junior basketball tournament

KEEN to hit the basketball court in just over a week for the 2021 Hamilton Junior Basketball Tournament are (from left) Phoebe Dunn, Yolanda O’Sullivan, Grace O’Sullivan, Lucy Jennings, Jack Jennings, Bailey Baker, Charlie Baker, Riley Iredell, Emily Iredell and Jobe Dunn. It is shaping up to be the biggest Hamilton tournament in half a decade with 77 teams coming to compete. Photo: BLAIR BURNS.

By Blair Burns

December 11, 2021 | 3:00 PM

THE Hamilton Junior Basketball Tournament kicks off today with 77 teams coming from all around including Warrnambool, Horsham, Portland, Port Fairy, Koroit, Maryborough, Casterton and Terang to clash against each other on the court.

After missing the 2020 tournament due to COVID, HBA president, Barry Hawker said it was shaping up to be the biggest tournament in half a decade.