Sutherland stung by Spiders in Waratah Basketball
In a major upset the 3rd placed Sutherland Sharks WBL men’s team was convincingly defeated 91 – 79 by the 7th placed Hornsby Spiders last weekend. The Spiders led 50 – 40 at the main break. They then came out blazing in the third quarter to score 26 – 8 and have an unassailable lead by76 – 48. Although the Sharks regained some pride winning the final term by 31 – 15 it was too late.
Top scorers for the Sharks were Rod Proctor (20), Steve Hall (14), Brendan Gleeson (11) and Kieran Gleeson (10).
The Sharks women also lost by 12 points to the Spiders but this was not unexpected as the Spiders are running second compared to the Sharks 9th. The Spiders took the first quarter 16 – 7 and were never headed but led by Merle Hall the Sharks won the second quarter to only trail by 27 – 23 at the main break. However, the Spiders regained the ascendency in the third quarter by 18 – 10 to lead by 45 – 33 going into the final term. The last quarter saw 17 points for each team with the Spiders winning by 62 – 50. Merle Hall again top scored for the Sharks with 24 points with next best being Melinda Bartlett with 9.
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For more on Waratah Australian Basketball go to: http://www.waratah.basketball.net.au/fs_home.asp
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Sutherland Sharks edge out Penrith in Premier Youth League
In last weekend’s Round 11 matches the Sutherland Sharks Premier Youth League teams won 3 games to 2 against Penrith Nepean United.
Following these matches, the Sharks 18s have jumped to second on the ladder but have played at least one extra game over their nearest rivals. Next best of the Sharks are the 14s who are in 3rd spot and the 15s who are currently running 6th – one point outside the play-off five.
Results of Round 11 between the Sutherland Sharks and Penrith Nepean United were:
Under 13: Sutherland Sharks won 1 nil
Under 14: Sutherland Sharks won 2 nil
Under 15: Sutherland Sharks lost 2 - 1
Under 16: Sutherland Sharks lost 1 nil
Under 18: Sutherland Sharks won 4 nil
Next Saturday May 23, the Sutherland Sharks Premier Youth League teams again stay at home at Seymour Shaw Park to take on Manly United. The matches begin with the under 13s at 9am.
After 11 rounds the Sutherland Sharks senior team is in 4th position on the NSW Premier League ladder and the under 20s are sixth. In the Golden Boot award the Sharks Danny Nikas with 7 goals is third behind Sydney Olympic’s Mathew Mayora and Sydney United’s Luke Glavas each with 7 goals.
Other Sutherland Sharks Premier Youth League Reports can be found at: http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=3476
More details on the Premier Youth and Senior League results can be found at http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=78
Sutherland Shire to host Basketball at Sydney’s World Masters games
Sydney is hosting the 2009 World Masters Games and basketball is going to be taking part, utilising six venues across Sydney. There is still time to form a team and register for the event.
The nominated venues include two Sutherland Shire venues at Menai and Sutherland. The venues are:
Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Cambridge Park
Sutherland Leisure Centre, Sutherland
Menai Indoor Sports Centre, Menai
Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Condell Park
Hills Sports Stadium, Castle Hill
Thornleigh Indoor Sports Centre ‘The Brickpit’, Thornleigh
Divisions:
Men and Women 30+ and 35+ and possibly a wheelchair division
Men and Women 40+, 45+ and 50+
Men and Women 55+, 60+, 65+ and 70+
Competition Dates: 10-18 October 2009.
A Grade – Premier: This elite grade is for teams consisting of players with international or national experience. At least two players should have international experience (played for their country). The other team members are expected to be at a state/ province/ elite Club player level.
B Grade – Competitive: This grade is for those players who compete in a high standard of domestic level basketball, such as A Grade in their local competition, and athletes who have represented their club or town in state/ province competition.
C Grade – Recreational: This grade is for those players who participate in non-competitive and/or lower grade leagues and for social and casual players.
There will be only one grade for the 70+ age category.
Registrations for all 31 sports including basketball close on July 31. There are still plenty of opportunities to nominate your team. For more on the 2009 World Masters Games and the 31 sports go to: http://www.2009worldmasters.com/
NSW Sport & Recreation’s July Camps
To see what’s on offer in the July School holidays go to: http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps/
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