Youth Olympics
Congratulation to Queensland Athlete Mikhaela Donnelly who has been selected to compete in the 3 on 3 Youth Olympic Basketball Competition in Singapore. READ MORE
Follow the Boomers as they defend their title at the Stankovic Continental Cup
The Australian Boomers commence play in the prestigious invitation-only tournament in Lizhou, China from 28 July to 1 August. The Aussies will open the Stankovic Continental Cup with a clash against host nation and Asian powerhouse China (ranked number nine in the world) on Wednesday 28 July at 7:30pm local time.
In Game Two, the Boomers will face off against powerful European team Slovenia, who are ranked 20th in the world, on Thursday 29 July at 4:00PM local time. Australia will then take on Iran (ranked 21st globally) in their last preliminary game on Friday 30 July at 4:00PM local. All three of the Boomers' opponents in the event have qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championships.
The Boomers are the defending champions of the tournament, after having defeated Turkey in the final last year to claim the title. This event is a crucial part of the Boomers preparation for the 2010 FIBA Championships to commence the end of August in Turkey. To follow the Australian Boomers over the duration of the tournament CLICK HERE
.Australian U17 Women
The Australian U17 Women's team has smashed European Champions Spain, 74-48, to claim seventh place at the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in Toulouse. Congratulations to all the players & staff on a fantastic effort over the duration of the Championships.
The Australian inside pairing of Tayla Roberts and Gretel Tippett was too much for the Spanish to handle; Roberts led all scorers with 25 points and grabbed a game high 14 rebounds, Tippett had 14 and six rebounds.
It was a fantastic effort from the young Australians to recover from a disappointing loss yesterday and pull together to win seventh place with 11 of the 12 Australian players scoring, as well as the team dishing 18 assists to Spain’s nine. For the rest of the Australia U17 team results CLICK HERE
South Queensland Female Referee Development Camp
Registrations are now open for the Girls with Game South Queensland Female Referee Development Camp. The camp is being held at Tallebudgera Active Recreation Centre on the 27th-29th of September 2010. For further information and to register CLICK HERE
2010 Sho Me Skills Days
For information on the Sho Me Program CLICK HERE
