PORTLAND Basketball Association’s spring domestic season came to an exciting close on Sunday, when nine teams were crowned premiers after intense play across the full day of grand finals.

It was a big day for Portland’s Tigersharks teams, winning seven of the nine grand final games, including the division one men’s grand final.

That match saw Tigersharks Gold fight their way back from a 15-0 start from Shawnee Black to knock off the reigning spring premiers Shawnee Black 60-43.

The back-and-forth opening half saw Shawnee carry a two-point lead into half-time, but the second half was anything but back-and-forth as Tigersharks Gold turned on the style to score 36 points while holding Shawnee Black to just 17 points.

The tall-and-small pairing of Charlie Piergrosse and Toby Jennings, 18 points and 11 points, was too much for their opponents to keep up with, while Jed Lucas put up 16 points to pile on Shawnee Black’s misfortune.

Alongside his scoring input, Jennings’ floor-general abilities were enough to hand him the grand final MVP honours with a number of flashy passes and assists giving him the edge over his teammates.

Logan Edwards and Mitch Arnold both battled strongly in the losing side, Edwards getting hot early with the three-ball and making four deep shots for his 16 points, while Arnold drove well for his 13 points.

Charlie Piergrosse topped off the premiership season with winning the season best and fairest honours.

In the division one women’s action, the experience of Shawnee was too much for a young Tigersharks Grey side who tried valiantly to keep up with their opponents before eventually losing 52-34.

Neither side took a backwards step in the contest but after leading by just four points at half time, Shawnee upped the scoring to add 34 second half points to extend their winning margin to 18 points.

Meg Schultz was the leading scorer on the winning side with 13 points, but it was Portland Coasters captain Heidi Jones who was adjudged best on court for the game, her leadership and expertise helping Shawnee put a halt to any attempted comebacks while also scoring nine points.

Jones was also chosen as one of the winners of the season best and fairest award, which she shared with Tigersharks Gold’s Alana Strom.

Stella Grinham shot the lights out for Tigersharks Grey, leading all comers with 18 points and proving her ability as a long-shot threat after hitting all five of her team’s deep-range shots.

Division two

One of the day’s most intense matchups came in the division two men’s game, in which Tigersharks Grey defeated Shawnee Gold by just one point after an Evan Bott free-throw gave Grey the lead with just over a minute remaining.

The strength of Tigersharks Grey was the difference in the end, Evan Bott scoring 13 points and Johnny Bell and Billy Bell scoring 18 and 12 points each.

Brodie Lucas impressed with 23 points for Shawnee Gold, while Xavier Sherwell scored 19 points and Chad Finck 13.

Johnny Bell was named MVP of the grand final for his strong showing, while the season’s best and fairest was shared by Shawnee Gold’s Harrison Looker and Shawnee Black’s Nick Peters.

Tigersharks Red defeated Shawnee 49-41 in the women’s division two grand final, as grand final MVP Tiarna Keegan led her side to the comeback victory.

Keegan and teammate Stella Rogers both scored 13 points, and Tamika Amos 12 points as Tigersharks Red came back from a four-point deficit at halftime to get the win.

Shawnee were held to just eleven points in the second period, but Annika Baker, Millie Ferguson and Zara Stock all fought hard for their nine points each.

After scoring seven points in the losing side, Courtney Gadsden was named division two best and fairest following her strong season.

Division three

In the division three women’s grand final, Tigersharks Grey held on to weather a fast-finishing Tigersharks Gold team who fought back after scoring just five points in the first half.

Tigersharks Gold’s Ruby Rowe was named both grand final MVP, after scoring 15 points for the game, as well as season best and fairest honours, while Ayda Wiseman led the game’s scoring with 18 points.

Ivy Aitchison and Arlee Wilson were two of the stronger performers for Tigersharks Gold, as they both scored seven points.

The all-Celtix matchup in the men’s division three saw Celtix Blue defeat Celtix Bricks 42-33, where Kobi Campbell won both MVP and season best and fairest honours.

Kody Oliver and Harrison Thomas both scored 13 points in the winning side and Dean Mitchell scored seven, while Ashton Campbell top-scored on the losing team with 14 points, Jack Lipscombe scored seven.

Division four

Tigersharks Gold defeated Tigersharks Grey in the Division four women’s grand final, as Jasmine Borella shot the ball well to score 18 points while also being named season best and fairest.

Abbey Lane played well as she scored 14 points and was named grand final MVP as part of the losing side, while Yasmin Wood scored six points.

Tigersharks Red scored a narrow victory over Shawnee Black in the division four men’s, winning their grand final 30-29 as Nash Wollard was named grand final MVP as part of the losing Shawnee side.

Wollard scored eight points and utilised his playmaking, while Chad Daniel led the scoring for the side with 15 points.

Xavier Buchanan led the game with 18 points, while his teammate Issac Graham scored six. Shawnee White’s Bailey Bottrall won season best and fairest honours for the season.

Tigersharks Grey won over Beavers Blue in the division five women’s game, winning 17-12 with Maddison Amundsen winning grand final MVP after top scoring with six points, Beavers Blue’s Jennifer Cain top scored for her side with five points.