Newcastle Hunters stung by Hornets in Basketball; Maitland surprises
In round 11 of the men’s Waratah Australian Basketball League at the Newcastle Basketball Stadium the Hills Hornets met the Newcastle Hunters in a bottom of the table clash. The Hunters looked on track to defeat the Hornets when leading 47 – 45 at half time. However, in the second half the Hornets finished strongly scoring 51 – 35 to take the game 96 – 82. After the round the Hunters remain at the bottom of the ten team table while the Hornets are just above in 9th spot.
The Maitland Mustangs men made best use of their home court advantage to overcome the higher placed Sutherland Sharks in the Waratah Australian Basketball League (WABL) last weekend. The eighth placed Mustangs sped out of the blocks to lead the 4th placed Sutherland Sharks by 29 – 20 after the first quarter. At half time the Mustangs had stretched their lead to 52 – 39.
In the third quarter the Sharks fought back to reduce the margin to 7 (77 – 70) but the Mustangs raced away in the final term by 30 – 15 to take the match 107 – 85. Top scorers for the Sharks were Blake Henricks (20), Steven Hall (15), Luke Davies (13) and Ben White (13). For the Mustangs Joshua Clifford led the way with 33followed by Andrew Mortimer (24) and Daniel Proctor (20).
In the women’s game the Hills Hornets managed to outlast the Newcastle Hunters by 66 to 62. The Hornets won both of the first two quarters narrowly to lead 39 – 31 at half time. While the Hunters won both the last two quarters it was not enough to overcome the first half deficit and they went down by 66 to 62. Top scorers for the Hornets were Rachel Herrick (17), Molly Lewis (19) and Sarah Clifton (11). For the Hunters Dimity Stewart scored 12 while Kelsey Moss picked up 10 points.
For more on Waratah Australian Basketball go to: http://www.waratah.basketball.net.au/fs_home.asp
For other basketball stories on representative and wheelchair basketball as well as other districts go to: http://sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=288
World Masters Games – register for any of 28 sports in Sydney in October
There is still time for Newcastle sportsmen and women to register for Sydney’s World Masters Games in Sydney. Over 6700 people have registered for the World Masters games in Sydney on October 10 -18, 2009. Over 28 sports will cater for participants of varying standards and ages. For example, tennis has singles, doubles and mixed doubles in ten year age brackets from 30+ to 80+ with A grade for competition players and B grade for social players and beginners.
Other sports include archery, basketball, football (soccer), netball, swimming and touch football
Registrations close on July 31. For more details go to the World Games web site: http://www.2009worldmasters.com/default.aspx
NSW Sport & Recreation’s July Camps
To see what’s on offer in the July School holidays go to: http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps/
Basketball calls for social to elite teams at Masters Games
Sydney is hosting the 2009 World Masters Games and basketball is going to be taking part, utilising six venues across Sydney. There is still time for Newcastle players to form a team and register for the event.
Divisions:
Men and Women 30+ and 35+ and possibly a wheelchair division
Men and Women 40+, 45+ and 50+
Men and Women 55+, 60+, 65+ and 70+
Competition Dates: 10-18 October 2009.
A Grade – Premier: This elite grade is for teams consisting of players with international or national experience. At least two players should have international experience (played for their country). The other team members are expected to be at a state/ province/ elite Club player level.
B Grade – Competitive: This grade is for those players who compete in a high standard of domestic level basketball, such as A Grade in their local competition, and athletes who have represented their club or town in state/ province competition.
C Grade – Recreational: This grade is for those players who participate in non-competitive and/or lower grade leagues and for social and casual players.
There will be only one grade for the 70+ age category.
Registrations for all sports including basketball close on July 31. There are still plenty of opportunities to nominate your team. For more on the 2009 World Masters Games and all the sports go to: http://www.2009worldmasters.com/
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