DESPITE finishing on top of the ladder with a win-loss record of 11-2, St Mary’s Orange has been knocked out of the race to win the Hamilton Basketball Association Division One Men’s Championship of the by Minders White after a 22-point loss in the preliminary final last Tuesday.

Minders White have been a danger side all season and after finishing fourth, it managed to win its way through to a preliminary final and test themselves against what was arguably the best team in the competition.