2018 Senior and Under 18 Junior Country Championships
30th January, 2018
2018 Senior and Under 18 Junior Country Championships
SA Country Basketball would like to thank all of the participating players, coaches, managers, referees and score bench officials for their support and participation in the Senior & U18 Junior Country Championships held in Adelaide on 26th – 28th January, 2018.
In particular, Beth Serle, Malcom Penno, Graham Catto, John Spooner and Elyse Hicks who managed venues, Mike Gibson, Nick Gilling, Jo Duncan and Matt Ryan for recruiting, appointing and managing the officials for the weekend with the assistance a great number of volunteers from the Associations that participated.
The work in preparation for the weekend took several weeks and we thank Beth and Elyse for their outstanding contribution and Basketball SA for their assistance.
We would also like to acknowledge the support of our sponsors; Sports Centre and Spalding. Their support allows us to maintain fees to a minimum and to use of their products to improve the quality of the event.
Thank you Titanium Security Arena and The ARC Campbelltown for their support and provision of facilities and to Sports Medicine Australia for the provision of Sports Trainers.
Most importantly, thank you to the Associations and all families for their support of the event.
Fast facts:
- 12 Divisions
- 21 Associations represented
- 56 Teams
- 14 Associations played in Grand Finals
- 7 Associations won Championships (Mount Gambier (2), Barossa (2), Bordertown (2), Great Southern (2))
- 7 Associations were runners up
Congratulations to the Most Valuable Players for the Championships:
- Women’s A – Abigayle Mader (Barossa Valley)
- Women’s B – Hannah Lehman (Riverland)
- Men’s A – Lewis Ridley (Great Southern)
- Men’s B – Bailey Nicholas (Yorke Valley)
- Men’s C – Tim Leach (Bordertown)
Congratulations to the Most Valuable Players in the Grand Final:
- Women’s A – Abigayle Mader (Barossa Valley)
- Men’s A – Simon Berkefeld (Mount Gambier)
An update is included below on the John Spooner trophy, with a winner to be confirmed following the under 12, 14 and 16 Championships in March. The John Spooner trophy is awarded to the Association with the most Division 1 minor round wins in the Junior Country Championships each year. The top 10 Associations and their number of wins follow:
Rank |
Association |
Number of wins |
1 |
Mount Gambier |
5 |
2 |
Barossa Valley |
3 |
2 |
Eastern Hills |
3 |
2 |
Whyalla |
3 |
5 |
Naracoorte |
2 |
5 |
Strathalbyn |
2 |
7 |
Great Southern |
1 |
7 |
Millicent |
1 |
7 |
Port Augusta |
1 |
7 |
Port Pirie |
1 |
Congratulations to the following teams and individuals:
Competition |
Winning team |
score |
|
Runner-up team |
score |
U18 Div 1 Men |
Barossa Valley |
50 |
defeated |
Whyalla |
27 |
U18 Div 2 Men |
Murray Bridge |
67 |
defeated |
Riverland |
43 |
U18 Div 3 Men |
Bordertown |
39 |
defeated |
Roxby Downs |
22 |
U18 Div 4 Men |
Strathalbyn |
31 |
defeated |
Light |
25 |
U18 Div 1 Women |
Mount Gambier |
42 |
defeated |
Strathalbyn |
28 |
U18 Div 2 Women |
Millicent |
34 |
defeated |
Riverland |
20 |
U18 Div 3 Women |
Great Southern |
37 |
defeated |
Port Lincoln |
36 |
Competition |
Winning team |
score |
|
Runner-up team |
score |
A Grade Men |
Mount Gambier |
58 |
defeated |
Eastern Hills |
45 |
MVP Tournament: Lewis Ridley (Great Southern) |
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MVP Grand Final: Simon Berkefeld (Mount Gambier) |
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B Grade Men |
Yorke Valley |
37 |
defeated |
Eastern Hills |
23 |
MVP Tournament: Bailey Nicholas (Yorke Valley) |
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C Grade Men |
Bordertown |
37 |
defeated |
Eastern Hills 2 |
33 |
MVP Tournament: Tim Leach (Bordertown) |
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A Grade Women |
Barossa Valley |
37 |
defeated |
Yorke Valley |
26 |
MVP Tournament: Abigayle Mader (Barossa Valley) |
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MVP Grand Final: Abigayle Mader (Barossa Valley) |
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B Grade Women |
Great Southern |
48 |
defeated |
Eastern Hills 2 |
37 |
MVP Tournament: Hannah Lehman (Riverland) |
Julie Anderson
Executive Officer
SA Country Basketball
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