STRONG LAKERS’ REPRESENTATION IN SA COUNTRY BASKETBALL SQUADS
Mount Gambier’s coaches and elite junior basketballers feature strongly in the 2014 S.A. Country representative squads.
SA Country Under 14, 16 and 18 boys’ and girls’ teams will play in the annual Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury/Wodonga from January 11th to 19th, Under 15 teams will play in the Southern Cross Challenge in Knox, Victoria from January 17th to 20th, and Under 13 squads will compete in the Eltham/Dandenong Junior Tournament from January 24th to 27th.
Five Junior Lakers, led by Australian Development Camp participant Sam Stafford, along with Stephen Sochacki, Braiden Ousey, Josh Jenner and bottom age player Brad Rathjen, are members of the SA country Under 18 teams. Successful junior Lakers’ coach, Bryan Green makes his debut as Assistant Coach of the Under 18 Boys and coach of the Sharks team at Albury.
Talented state representative Rachael Hines is the sole Lakers’ representative in the Under 18 Girls teams.
Four Junior Lakers will suit up in the SA Country Under 16 boys’ teams. They are Lachlan Hunter, Kurt Rodis, Zach de Wit and Emmerson White. The trio of Mary Wilson, Tenille Gray and Brenna McKay join the boys in the trip to Albury in the Under 16 girls’ teams.
Four Under 14 Junior Lakers girls have been named in the two SA country teams for Albury.
They are Jordy Adams, Madisyn Freeman, Olivia Patzel and Bella Stratford. Mount Gambier Junior Development Officer Trevor Semmens is coach of the Magpies under 14 team.
Mitchell Hunter followed up his representative selection last year with a spot in the Under 14 boys’ teams. Matt Markiewicz continues his state coaching role in charge of Magpies in January.
Lauren Ross has enjoyed multiple successes over the year and has capped them off with selected in a strong Under 15 SA Country Girls’ team to play in the Southern Cross Challenge. Shaun Lock and Olivia Dukalskis are reserves for these Under 15 teams.
Promising junior Emily Close will carry the flag for Mount Gambier in the SA Country Under 13 squad in the Eltham/Dandenong Tournament at the end of January.
Former state junior Brianna Walters and Melissa Rathjen will travel to Albury as team and group Managers.
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