Last week it was a clash of the Kiwi women in the Australian WNBL as Townsville’s Tall Ferns Micaela Cocks and Jillian Harmon took on fellow international Toni Edmondson’s West Coast Waves. Continue reading
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Kiwis Abroad
It was a clash of the Kiwis in the Australian WNBL as the West Coast Waves visited the Townsville Fire on Saturday night in northern Queensland. Continue reading
Kiwis Abroad
A number of Kiwi international players are prospering in overseas leagues; Lacey Lowdown has a quick look at their latest performances. Continue reading
Semi-Finalists found at WBC
New Zealand Home Loans Canterbury Wildcats went down 67-66 in overtime against the Waitakere Lady Rangers in the opening game of the WBC tournament in Porirua leaving them a must win game against Auckland Counties Manukau Lady Hawks in the late game on Thursday. Continue reading
WBC title on the line this week
The third and final tournament of the Women’s Basketball Championship begins on Thursday July 31st in Porirua.
Review of first WBC tournament
The first of three tournaments to decide the 2014 Womens Basketball Championship was held in Christchurch at the weekend. Continue reading
Womens Basketball Championships – Day 2
Womens Basketball Championship – Day 2
At the end of day two Canterbury and Auckland/Counties were unbeaten just Rotorua Vols looking for a win. Continue reading
Harbour Breeze team news
The Harbour Breeze embarks on its quest to win the 2014 National Womens Basketball Competition next weekend, May 2-4.
The first of the three tournaments to decide the WBC will be held in Christchurch. The four times championship winning Breeze take a familiar line up south. Chelsea Terei and Anna Lacey will assume point guard duties, the off guard responsibilities sitting with Junior Tall Fern Ella Fotu, Claire McCurran and Shinae Blair. Continue reading
Penina Davidson and Family clock up the air miles
The Davidson family has certainly been clocking up the air miles of late.
I spoke to Greg Davidson at the Harbour Basketball Easter Tournament on Friday, he had just finished coaching his youngest daughter Mareta’s U15 Harbour rep game. Continue reading
Tall Fern Biographies
Kalani Purcell follows in her older sister’s footsteps as she becomes the newest Tall Fern in the Purcell family
The squad boasts four players who played in the 2012/13 WNBL in Australia. Lisa Wallbutton , Toni Edmondson and debutant Kate Fielding played under Tall Ferns coach Kennedy Hamilton-Kereama at Perth for West Coast Waves, and Micaela Cocks played for beaten finalists Townsville Fire. Wallbutton, Cocks and Edmondson are current internationals and will provide the back bone of the team along with Jordan Hunter and Casey Lockwood – the seven other players are all debutants.
Micaela Cocks – North Harbour Micaela was a stand out player at Oregan University (MVP in her senior year) before embarking on a professional career that took her briefly to Poland and France. She has played for the Townsville Fire for the past two seasons. Continue reading
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