BASKETBALL WAS INVITED TO PAKILAU MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR PRIZE GIVING DAY AT THE VILLAGE OF VAINI. THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO EXPOSED BASKETBALL TO THE WHOLE SCHOOL AND ESPECIALLY THE PARENTS OF THESE KIDS. BASKETBALL HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF HANDING OUT THE TROPHIES TO THE GIRLS TEAM BECAUSE THEY WON THE GIRLS TITLE.
THE ST ANDREW'S HIGH SCHOOL HAD ITS PRIZE GIVING DAY AND BASKETBALL WAS PRESENT TO SHOW ITS SUPPORT FOR THE BASKETBALL TEAMS. THIS WAS A FUN DAY FOR THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE PARENTS. BASKETBAAL WAS THERE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE HANDING OUT OF THE TROPHIES. THE GIRLS TEAM WAS IN SECOND PLACE AND THE BOYS CAME IN THIRD.
THIS IS THE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND THE COACHES WANTED TO HAVE THREE GAME AND WHO EVER WINS TWO IS THE CHAMPION.THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS PLAYED AT HAVELU MIDDLE SCHOOL INSIDE COURT. THE FIRST GAME OCEAN OF LIGHT WON AND CONTINUE BEING UNDEFEATED. THE SECOND GAME HAVELU PLAYED REALLY WELL AND AT HALF TIME THE GAME WAS ALL TIED UP. THE SECOND HALF STARTED AND BOTH TEAM PLAYED GOOD FEFENCE BUT OCEAN OF LIGHT MISSED MORE SHOTS IN THIS GAME THAN HAVELU, BUT HAVELU NOT VERY GOOD ON REBOUNDING BUT STILL HAVELU CAME AWAY WITH A WIN TO EVEN UP AT 1 TO 1 TO SET UP A FINAL GAME...........
THIS WAS AN EXCITING DAY FOR THE (TNBA) ALL THE HARD WORK BY EVERYONE THE TNBA BOARD AND ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAD ALLOWED BASKETBALL TO BE PLAYED AT THER, AND I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COACHES AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAD HELPED REFERE EACH GAME.....MALO AUPITO
THIS GAME WAS BEING PLAYED AT THE ATELE INDOOR STADIUM THANKS TO THE MINISTRY OF SPORT FOR LETTING BASKETBALL USED THE STADIUM. WE HAD TO USED THE ATELE STADIUM DUE TO THE FACT THAT HAVELU INDOOR WAS BEING USED FOR A FUNERAL. THE GIRLS FROM SAINT ANDREWS TOOK THE FIRST GAME, THEY BEAT PAKILAU THE SCORE WAS 18 TO 12 AND THE SECOND GAME PAKIALU GIRLS BEAT SAINT ANDREW'S 16 TO 10....
FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAM BOTH LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING AND FUN DAY OF BASKETBALL. HAVELU WAS SHOWING ITS STAR PLAYER PEAU, SHE IS THE TALLEST PLAYER AND THE ONE THAT SCORED THE MOST FOR HAVELU AND THE ONE THAT REBOUNDED FOR THEM. THE SAINT ANDREW'S TEAM HAD A HARD TIME DEFENDING PEAU BECAUSE SHE SEEM TO SCORED EVERYTIME SHE TOUCHES THE BASKETBALL, SHE ALSO GET ALL THE REBOUND AND THE EASY PUT IN. ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE FOR SAINT ANDREWS WAS NOT ANY. AT THE HALF, HAVELU 12 AND SAINT ANDREWS 0. THE SECOND HALF STARTED AND IT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, LIKE WATCHING A VIDEO OF THE FIRST HALF. AT THE END OF THE GAME HAVELU WON THE SCORE WAS HAVELU 18 TO 4, THE 4 POINTS FROM SAINT ANDREWS CAME FROM ANNA TAUFA WHO IS THER POINT CUARD. VERY PROUD OF THE SAINT ANDREW'S GIRLS BECAUSE THEY NEVER GAVE UP WHEN THE SCORE WAS 12 TO NIL THEY PLAYED HARD UNTIL THE FINAL WHISTLE.......
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THESE TWO TEAM PLAYED EACH OTHER. THE GAME STARTED OUT WITH MANY FOUL AND VIOLATION COMMITTED BY BOTH TEAM. THIS WAS TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST GAME THEY ARE PLAYING. IT WAS A VERY LOW SCOREING GAME, AT HALF TIME HAVELU WAS LEADING 10 TO 6, WHEN THEY CAME BACK IN THE SECOND HALF HAVELU SCORED ANOTHER 10 POINTS, SAINT ANDREWS ONLY SCORED 4 MORE POINTS. HAVELU WON 20 TO SAINT ANDREW'S 10. SAINT ANDREW'S SHOTS MORE BASKET THN HAVELU IT JUST DID NOT GO IN.....
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST GAME BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAM, IT IS THE SEASON OPENER FOR BASKETBALL IN TONGA. THE GAME WAS PLAYED AT HAVELU MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE TWO TEAM WERE READY, THEY HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR SOMETIME AND THEY WANTED TO SEE HOW THEY WILL PERFORM IN THIS SEASOM OPENER.
THIS IS THE BOYS BASKERBALL TEAM FROM SAINT ANDREW'S. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL IS PLAYING BASKETBALL IN A SCHOOL TOURNAMENT. THE TONGAN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LIKE TO WELCOME SAINT ANDREW'S TO BASKETBALL.....BIG MALO TO THE PRINCIPLE!!!!!!
HAVELU'S MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WITH COACH AKI HAMALA TAKING TIME OFF FROM WORK TO HELPED COACH THE TEAM. THANK YOU AKI ALSO TO MENTION HAVELU MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE (LDS) MORMON CHURCH FOR ALLOWING THE TNBA TO USED INDOOR THE COURT FOR BASKETBALL.....
THIS IS THE OCEAN OF LIGHT BASKETBALL TEAM THEY ARE BEING COACH BY FEKE WHO USEd TO BE THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BIG THANK YOU FEKE FOR A WELL COACH TEAM....
SAINTS ANDREW'S SCHOOL IS ANOTHER SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER HAS PLAYED BASKETBALL, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE KIDS TO PLAY THIS FUN AND EXCITING GAME.....
It was a day full of fun and enjoyments for the kids, especially for the TNBA boys and girls
The smiles on the faces of the children said it all. They were enthusiastic to be there, and TNBA, and NBDO Isi was glad to make it happen.
The boys and girls of Nuku'alofa, Veitongo, Atele-sii are excited and looking forward for their first tournament of the year.
The TNBA with the New NBDO (Isi Niualiku) is excited to announce New Developments for the TNBA within the last week.
Palei Fonua is delighted to take on the role of web-site administrator for the TNBA
The TNBA is please to announce the appointment of Isi Niualiku as the new Tongan NBDO.
The TNBA said a sad farewell to Tresurer Joanne Pun in style las Monday with a "Tee-Off Send-Off" spending the morning playing golf as a thank you to her valuable contribution for the past six months.
The annual Secondary Schools Sports Week was held at Teufaiva Stadium from the 19th to the 21st of April, where student atheletes from all over Tongatapu, 'Eua, Ha'apai, Vava'u, and the Niuas competed in a range of track and field events.
You heard it right! Basketball is back at 'Atele after a long hiatus!
