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  Saints too strong a force for Bombers

  date_range Published 22 Jul 2019

  St Kilda Saints dominated City Rise Bombers in the latest round of men’s club basketball. They won 100-61 at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin on Saturday. The Bombers came out strong, starting the game off well, and had the ability to spread the points throughout the team, finishing the quarter...
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  Falcons' late flourish clinches comeback win

  date_range Published 19 Jul 2019

    A big fourth quarter has helped the Andy Bay Falcons notch an impressive comeback win. They hauled in a 13-point three-quarter time deficit to beat Varsity 71-64 in the women’s club competition on Tuesday night. It was the side’s first win after being edged in several close games. Brittany...
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  Underdogs have day

  date_range Published 15 Jul 2019

    Dunedin club basketball commenced its first weekend back with surprising underdog wins throughout. City Rise Bombers exploded out of the gates after their two-week break to demolish last year’s champion Magic with an outstanding performance, winning 96-77. The short-handed Magic side started off strong as its key players Matt...
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  Tight finish to regular season

  date_range Published 15 Jul 2019

  The women’s club regular season is shaping up to have a tight finish. Ajax, Andy Bay Kavanagh and the South Pac Magic are all tied atop the table on six wins with two games remaining. That came as a result of wins to Ajax and South Pac on Tuesday night....
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  Long held Tall Ferns dream a reality for Richards

  date_range Published 15 Jul 2019

  At first Zoe Richards thought she had done something wrong. Then she thought her coach was playing a joke on her. When she finally realised she had been picked for the Tall Ferns, she was still almost in disbelief. The 21-year-old Otago Gold Rush forward has been called into the...
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  Nuggets granted provisional entry to NBL

  date_range Published 04 Jul 2019

  The Otago Nuggets are nearly back. It was confirmed this morning by the National Basketball League that the region’s new franchise has been granted provisional entry to the league. Basketball Otago has until August 7 to meet the final requirements for entry in 2020. Those include an agreed financial operational...
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  Gold Rush ends season on low

  date_range Published 04 Jul 2019

  A hefty loss has made for a tough finish to the regular season for the Otago Gold Rush. It was beaten 80-43 by the Harbour Breeze in its Women’s Basketball Championship match at the Edgar Centre yesterday. Any chance of a top-four appearance had been snuffed out on Saturday, Harbour...
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  Lance Pearson awarded Life Membership to Basketball Otago

  date_range Published 27 Jun 2019

  It is with great pleasure that at tonight’s Basketball Otago AGM, Mr Lance Pearson was awarded Life Membership to our organisation after being nominated by the Mid-City Magic Basketball Club. Lance’s contributions to basketball in our region have been many and are summarised below: Played basketball & cricket for Otago...