SIX Shoalhaven Tigers junior basketball teams have returned from successful campaigns at the John Martin NSW Country Tournament.
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The under 18 boys, playing in division three at Newcastle, had wins against Tamworth (47-26), Central Coast (44-33) and Bathurst (69-30) on Saturday. They then fell to Port Macquarie (41-27) on Sunday, before winning their quarter-final against Newcastle (31-23) and then losing their semi to Illawarra (35-22) on Monday.
The under 16s girls also made the division three semi-finals (losing to Moss Vale 55-31) at Terrigal, after defating Maitland (38-10 and Milton-Ulladulla (19-16) before losing to Moss Vale (50-24), Coffs Harbour (35-31) and Central Coast (20-16).
At Berkeley, the under 16s boys defeated Central Coast (39-32) and Gosford (50-23) while losing to Batemans Bay (53-29) and Queanbeyan (45-38) in division three.
The under 14s girls reached the division three quarter-finals (losing to Illawarra 30-24) at Maitland, thanks to wins against Canberra (33-24) and Coffs Harbour (39-20) and losses to Gosford (29-24) and Dubbo (31-18).
At the Central Coast, the under 14s boys recorded three wins (32-21 vs Orange, 47-24 vs Newcastle and 33-31 vs West Wyalong) and two losses (29-18 vs Gosford and 43-35 vs Canberra) in division three.
Finally, the under 12 girls, who played in division three at Minto, defeated Gosford Red (21-2), Gosford Gold (15-7) and Newcastle (22-7) while losing to Lithgow (6-5), Illawarra (22-16) – to reach the semi-finals, which they lost to Lithgow (27-7).