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  Under 13 Girl's Teams & Practice Times

  date_range Published 29 May 2018

  Blue Team Ryan Pip  Zaraya Holly L. Lily Tilly Meg Caitlyn Coaches - Brett Dailey and Jason Ring and Kyle Cameron   Red Team Elise Gabby Libby Alexia Cait Abby Jannah Charli Mia Coaches - Tony Carline and Malcolm Duff   White Team Millie Neve Amelia Georgia Sarah Milla Emma...
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  Mid City Magic five from five

  date_range Published 28 May 2018

  The Mid City Magic remains  unbeaten, although there is little separating  the top teams at the end of Dunedin club basketball’s first round. A 79-61 win over Varsity enabled the defending champion to  jump out to a 5-0 record to start to the season. It got out to a fast...
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  Gold Rush extinguishes Cannons' fire

  date_range Published 28 May 2018

  Story by Jeff Cheshire, Photo credit Angela Ruske A gritty performance has helped the Otago Gold Rush over the line for a crucial win. Or maybe to the line would be more accurate. The side scored 27 points in free throws to beat the Waikato Country Cannons 74-62 at the...
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  Goularte to finally play first home game!

  date_range Published 25 May 2018

  Story by Jeff Cheshire - ODT Dana Goularte may be new to Otago, but Otago is not entirely new to Dana Goularte. The 25-year-old Gold Rush import has been in Dunedin for three weeks. It has been a much longer wait than that for the American to play her first...
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  Results from U15 & U17 Representative Qualifying Tournament

  date_range Published 22 May 2018

  Basketball Otago hosted the National qualifying tournament for U15 and U17 basketball the past weekend, 19th & 20th of May.   Thank you to all coaches, management, Edgar and staff, BBO staff, volunteers and parents for their help with the tournament. Congratulations to the four teams from Otago who qualified first...
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  Ajax, Magic dominate first round

  date_range Published 17 May 2018

  Last year’s finalists have got off to strong starts in the Dunedin women’s club competition. Ajax and the South Pac Magic claimed big opening round wins on Tuesday night at the Edgar Centre. Both ran up big scores, while holding their opponents to under 50 points. Ajax made use of...
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  2018 AGM Report

  date_range Published 16 May 2018

  Progress has been made but there is still work to do. That was the key message emerging from Monday night’s Basketball Otago annual meeting for 2017. In his report, chairman Karl Andrews said the organisation had taken strides towards its goal of making the sport as accessible as possible to...
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  Women's Club R1 Preview

  date_range Published 15 May 2018

  Story by Jeff Cheshire ODT Ajax will be among the contenders but will face tough competition to defend its women’s club basketball title. The season begins tonight, when the perennial favourite faces Varsity in the opening match at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin. Having maintained the majority of its championship...