Local basketball star Claudea Andrews is taking the next step in her promising career, as she moves to Newcastle to join the Falcons in the NBL1 East Competition. A product of the Canberra basketball scene, Andrews began her journey with the Queanbeyan Roadrunners in the Under-12s. From there she progressed through her junior career, representing both New South Wales and the ACT at National Junior Tournaments.Continue readingFrom Canberra to Newcastle: rising star Claudea Andrews leaps into a new chapter
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The team is down by a point. One basket, that’s all they need to win the game. There’s less than 30 seconds on the clock, and suddenly, 9-year-old Kayla (a pseudonym) finds the basketball in her hands. She freezes. Up until now, it’s been a blur of pink-laced shoes squeaking up and down the hard wood floor.Continue readingLittle wins, big impacts
Playing team sports has and most likely will always be a part of the culture of growing up a teenage boy. Introduced as early as the first years of school, sport is deeply rooted in many people’s life. That is the case for Australian fourteen-year-old Bede Galvin. Throughout the multiple schools Bede has gone to he has always played a sport as his passion has always remained. Different sports ranging from Cricket, to AFL, Rugby Union to Basketball. But the one that stuck with him was the latter.Continue reading“When I started playing basketball my life changed”: Q&A with a future NBA star
When you sign a four-time Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) championship legend as the new coach of a nine time championship winning club, it almost writes itself as a recipe for success. Kristen Veal is one of the most accomplished athletes in Australian basketball, she was the youngest ever player to debut in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), has played for the Australian Opals, and has won three WNBL championships with the league’s most successful club; the UC Capitals.Continue readingKristen Veal and the UC Capitals: redefining sporting success
In this episode of The Locker Room, Tilly Bell, Will Bayliss and Ely Corliss take a deep dive into the inequality of pay for female athletes. They also have a feature interview with Boomers and former NBA basketballer Mitch Creek.Continue readingThe Locker Room – episode 1
With the 2022 NBA Playoffs well underway, there is one question looming from the 2021-22 NBA season: who will be the Most Valuable Player? The Owl’s Luke Ross looks at the three most likely winners and makes his own call.Continue readingWho will be the 2021-22 NBA MVP?
The 2021-22 NBA season has been an interesting ride, expected powerhouses have underperformed and struggled, while young and exciting teams have risen to the top. With the NBA playoffs just around the corner, there are twenty teams ready to take their chance to win it all. Every NBA post-season there are always four types of teams heading into the playoffs. The Contenders, Pretenders, those flying under the radar, and those there to make up the numbers.Continue reading2022 NBA Playoffs preview: the contenders, pretenders and more