Over the weekend of the 29^th and 30^th March, two of our Central Districts Lions players competed in the SA Junior Country Championships.  Jake Holness (under 18 Div 1) played for the Barossa Valley Settlers team and Dave Humphries (under 18 Div 1) played for the Yorke Valley team.  The competition was fierce with Millicent winning the Under 18 Division 1 grand final.  A total of 8 teams entered in the Div 1 comp  with  a total of  88 teams competing  from all over SA Country from as far away as Broken Hill.  The championships are held every year with divisions of 1,2,3 and 4 in the Under 16 / Under 18 age group.  The Under 12/ 14 champs were held earlier on the 8^th and 9^th March.

 

Both Jake and Dave look forward to this competition each year, the experience and the friendships formed are invaluable with all teams using this opportunity to catch up with one another.

 

Well done boys

 

SA Country Basketball has over 10,000 junior members statewide, spread across 36 Associations.  There are countless Men’s and Women’s National Basketball League players that have participated in this championship over the years, including former AIS and National junior team members Jacob Holmes, Brad Hill, Kayla Francis (Eastern Hills), Shannon Seebohm (Millicent) and Emma Langford (Yorke Valley).  Current AIS Scholarship holders Kelsey Ireland, Bree Farley (Yorke Valley) and Tess Madgen (Barossa Valley) have also been prominent players in this event over the past few years.

 

If anyone wants to know more about SA Country basketball, see the boys at Lions training or you can contact Jason Bald from the SA Country Basketball Association  ph 0417 836 019.