SUCCESSES AT MURRAY BRIDGE JUNIOR BASKETBALL CARNIVAL
The Mount Gambier Junior Lakers representative teams enjoyed multiple successes at the Murray Bridge Junior Basketball Carnival last weekend. This was the opening event for the Mount Gambier Junior Lakers’ 2016/17 season.
Thirteen Lakers’ teams representing Mount Gambier competed in the 83 team three day Murray Bridge Junior Basketball Carnival and nine competed in grand finals. Six of the nine Lakers teams won titles. Grand Final results for the Lakers are as follows:
Under 14 Girls Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 26 lost to Eastern Hills 44.
Under 14 Boys Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 44 defeated Strathalbyn 39.
Under 14 Boys Division 2: Mount Gambier Lakers 27 lost to Central Districts 58.
Under 16 Girls Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 49 defeated Yorke Valley 31.
Under 16 Boys Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers32 defeated Eastern Hills 24.
Under 16 Boys Division 2: Mount Gambier Lakers 43 defeated Great Southern 18.
Under 18 Women Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 27 defeated Yorke Valley 26.
Under 18 Men Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 37 lost to G.T.M 48.
Under 23 Men: Mount Gambier Lakers 66 defeated Strathalbyn 47.
The Lakers teams which did not play in grand finals, Under 12 Boys and Girls, Under 14 and 16 Girls Division 2 teams, all showed marked improvement over the Carnival and the benefits will be reflected in the coming Millicent and Mount Gambier Junior Basketball Tournaments.
These achievements suggest that, with regular hard work in the areas of improving individual skills and gaining a better understanding of team strategies, Junior Lakers teams could look forward to further successes. The competitions in the Millicent and Mount Gambier Junior Basketball Tournaments later this month and in November are expected to be challenging with the participation of Country Victoria Basketball Associations.
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