Thirteen Lakers’ teams representing Mount Gambier competed in the 83 team three day Murray Bridge Junior Basketball Carnival and nine competed in grand finals. Six of the nine Lakers teams won titles. Grand Final results for the Lakers are as follows:

Under 14 Girls Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 26 lost to Eastern Hills 44.

Under 14 Boys Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 44 defeated Strathalbyn 39.

Under 14 Boys Division 2: Mount Gambier Lakers 27 lost to Central Districts 58.

Under 16 Girls Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 49 defeated Yorke Valley 31.

Under 16 Boys Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers32 defeated Eastern Hills 24.

Under 16 Boys Division 2: Mount Gambier Lakers 43 defeated Great Southern 18.

Under 18 Women Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 27 defeated Yorke Valley 26.

Under 18 Men Division 1: Mount Gambier Lakers 37 lost to G.T.M 48.

Under 23 Men: Mount Gambier Lakers 66 defeated Strathalbyn 47.

The Lakers teams which did not play in grand finals, Under 12 Boys and Girls, Under 14 and 16 Girls Division 2 teams, all showed marked improvement over the Carnival and the benefits will be reflected in the coming Millicent and Mount Gambier Junior Basketball Tournaments.     

These achievements suggest that, with regular hard work in the areas of improving individual skills and gaining a better understanding of team strategies, Junior Lakers teams could look forward to further successes. The competitions in the Millicent and Mount Gambier Junior Basketball Tournaments later this month and in November are expected to be challenging with the participation of Country Victoria Basketball Associations.

Under 12 Boys Div 1
Tigers 57  def  Lakers 9 (Mackye Baron, Harry Wright)
Great Southern 51  def  Lakers 7 (Max Patzel, Harry Wright, Harry Hosking, Jonty Collins)
Centrals 43  def  Lakers 21 (Harry Wright, Max Patzel, Mackye Baron, Sam Domaschenz)
Centrals 60  def  Lakers 15 (Sam Domashenz, Max Patzel, Harry Wright)
Great Southern 30  def  Lakers 23 (Harry Wright, Harry Hosking, Jonty Collins)

Under 18 Women Div 1
Lakers 80 (Bella Stratford, Molly Watson, Jordyn Adams, Olivia Dukalskis)  def  Eastern Hills 2
Lakers 54 (Molly Watson, Bella Stratford, Olivia Dukalskis, Lauren Ross)  def  Strathalbyn 22
Lakers 47 (Jordyn Adams, Olivia Dukalskis, Bella Stratford)  def  Barossa Valley 21
Lakers 40 (Lauren Ross, Molly Watson, Olivia Dukalskis, Bella Stratford)  def  Yorke Valley 20
Semi Final
Lakers 67 (Bella Stratford, Maddi Freeman, Molly Watson)  def  Strathalbyn 18
Grand Final
Lakers 27 (Bella Stratford, Lauren Ross, Jordyn Adams)  def  Yorke Valley 26

Under 16 Boys Div 1
Lakers 27 (Will Wright, Dale Bachmann)  def  Yorke Valley 25
Lakers 42 (Will Wright, Duncan Reid, Oscar Adams, Oli Thomson)  def  Eastern Hills 25
Lakers 37 (Duncan Reid, Sam Dukalskis, Oli thomson, Mason Galwey)  def  Murray Bridge 22
Lakers 35 (Will Wright, Sam Dukalskis, Mason Galwey)  def  Great Southern 30
Semi Final
Lakers 23 (Duncan Reid, Oli Thomson, Sam Dukalskis)  def  Murray Bridge 26
Grand Final
Lakers 32 (Will Wright, Oli Thomson, Dale Bachmann)  def  Eastern Hills 24

Under 18 Men Div 1
Lakers 41 (Mason Hein, Todd Reid, Caleb Bachmann)  def  Eastern Hills 35
Lakers 39 (Seb Braim, Josh Levison, Mason Hein)  def  Murray Bridge 26
Lakers 42 (Seb Braim, Josh Levison, Brodie Jolley)  def  Strathalbyn 20
Lakers 59 (Mason Hein, Caleb Bachmann, Josh Levison)  def  Yorke Valley 40
Semi Final
Lakers 36 (Mason Hein, Mitch Hunter, Seb Braim)  def  Eastern Hills 35
Grand Final
GTM 48 def Lakers 37 (Seb Braim, Mason Hein, Jack Wirth)

Under 14 Girls Div 1
Lakers 17 (Ella Coleman, Tara Bryant, Rori Perryman)  def  Millicent 15
Lakers 35 (Rori Perryman, Alyssa Duncan, Evany Rex)  def  Strathalbyn 11
Lakers 60 (Alyssa Duncan, Rori Perryman, Evany Rex)  def  Yorke Valley 11
Lakers 51 (Alyssa Duncan, Tara Bryant, Rori Perryman)  def  Murray Bridge 18
Eastern Hills 23 def  Lakers 17 (Alyssa Duncan, Tara Bryant, Megan Reid)
Grand Final
Eastern Hills 44 def  Lakers 26 (Alyssa Duncan, Tara Bryant, Rori Perryman)

Under 12 Girls Div 1
Yorke Valley B 30  def  Lakers 4 (Indi Lawrence, Cara Nulty)
Lakers 32 (Ava Collins, Paige Exelby, Indi Lawrence)  def  Murray Bridge 17
Strathalbyn 23  def  Lakers 19 (Ava Collins, Paige Exelby, Ashlee Knowles)
Eastern Hills 20 def  Lakers 12 (Ashriti Charma, Ava Collins, Cara Nulty)
Lakers 21  (Ava Collins, Stella Mobbs, Paige Exelby)  def  Great Southern 11
Lakers 25 (Stella Mobbs, Ava Collins, Cara Nulty)  def  Yorke Valley A 3

Under 16 Girls Div 1
Lakers (Waiata Jennings, Emily Close, Emily Dawe)  def Yorke Valley
Lakers 56 (Waiata Jennings, Emily Close Jordan Freeman)  def  Eastern Hills 27
Lakers 54 (Waiata Jennings, Emily Close, Sarah Nulty)  def  Murray Bridge 9
Lakers B (Waiata Jennings, Emily close, Keryl Ousey)  def  Lakers A 
Lakers 39 (Waiata Jennings, Emily Dawe, Keryl Ousey)  def  Strathalbyn 13
Grand Final
Lakers 49 (Waiata Jennings, Jordan Freeman, Emily Dawe)  def  Yorke Valley 31

Under 16 Boys Div 2
Lakers 38 (Josh McGregor, Craig Nathan, Lewis Stratford)  def  Yorke Valley 8
Lakers 54 (Josh McGregor, Lewis Stratford, Jaidyn Lawrence, Craig Nathan)  def  Eastern Hills 18
Lakers 39 (Josh McGregor, Jaidyn Lawrence)  def  Strathalbyn 19
Lakers 44 (Josh McGregor, Lewis Stratford)  def  Great Southern 22
Lakers 38 (Josh McGregor, Hugh Winterfield, Toby deWit)  def  Strathalbyn 18
Grand Final
Lakers 38 (Josh McGregor, Hugh Winterfield, Toby deWit)  def  Great Southern 18

Under 14 Boys Div 1
Lakers 35 (Jake Walker, Josh Holmes, Sam Lock)  def  Strathalbyn 18
Lakers 44 (Josh Holmes, Ben Young, Noah Sims) def  Yorke Valley 14
Lakers 42 (Sam Lock, Jake Walker, Josh Holmes)  def  Great Southern 23
Lakers 42  (Sam Lock, Josh Holmes, Zach Nulty)  def  Murray Bridge 25

Under 16 Girls Div 2
Strathalbyn 37  def  Lakers 22 (Mikaela Horrigan, Emmason Ilsley, Jasmine Davey, Sierra Yount)
Centrals 23  def  Lakers 9 (Mikaela Horrigan, Emmason Ilsley)
Great Southern 27 def  Lakers 16 (Mikaela Horrigan, Emmason Ilsley, Jasmine Davey)
Lakers B 50  def  Lakers A 13 (Emmason Ilsley, Mikaela Horrigan, Keyarnah Smith)

Under 14 Boys Div 2
Lakers 41 (Joel Griffith, Mitchell Harrold, Lachlan Thiele)  def  Murray Bridge 10
Lakers 42 (Jack Domaschenz, Brad Male, Joel Griffith)  def  Great Southern 21
Lakers 38 (Alex Lillecrapp, Mitchell Harrold, Joel Griffith)  def  Yorke Valley 18
Lakers 41 (Joel Griffith, Ethan Gladman, Jack Domaschenz)  def  Strathalbyn 20
Centrals 49 def  Lakers 19 (Ethan Gladman, Mitchell Harrold, Alex Lillecrapp)
Lakers 31 (Joel Griffith, Jack Domaschenz, Ethan Gladman)  def  Eastern Hills 12
Grand Final
Centrals 58 def  Lakers 27 (Jack Domashenz, Lochalan Thiele, Mitchell Harrold)