Junior tournament a win
Horsham basketball leaders are basking in the success of Horsham Amateur Basketball Association’s first junior interassociation tournament in three years.
More than 90 teams from north and western Victoria battled it out over three days for premiership titles in various junior categories at the weekend.
The tournament’s premiers were: Under-12 boys division one – Mildura; under-12 boys division two – Swan Hill; under-12 girls division one – Colac; under-12 girls division two – Colac; under-14 boys division one – Warrnambool; under-14 boys division two – Mildura; under-14 girls division one – Hamilton; under-14 girls division two – Terang; under-16 boys division one – Horsham; under-16 boys division two – Mildura; under-16 girls division one – Horsham; under-16 girls division two – Warrnambool; under-18 boys division one – Mildura; under-18 boys division two – Terang.
Tournament director Amanda Munyard said it was a sensational weekend.
“The entire weekend was sensational; it was unbelievable how many people came through the doors and the energy it generated in Horsham. It was such an incredible weekend,” she said.
“The town was packed and so were the outlying towns and courts that helped put on the tournament.
“I know the basketball-court canteens in places including Dimboola and Warracknabeal, that hosted some games, were busy all day.”
Mrs Munyard said having the Country Basketball League grand finals on the same weekend as the junior tournament only added to the ‘electric’ atmosphere.
“It was an incredible weekend for Horsham basketball. I think the whole thing might have inspired a whole new generation of future basketballers,” she said.