Tag: basketball

Aussie basketball honour

Mount Gambier wheelchair basketball superstar Kane Downie has been selected to take the court for Australia.
 Downie, along with his friends and fellow South Australians...

Pioneers import signs on for 2025

Afan favourite has signed on for a fourth season with the OneFortyOne Pioneers.
Pioneers fans will be celebrating the announcement that 188cm American Haliegh Reinoehl...

Centre exceeds expectations

Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre has exceeded expectations following its first full year of operation, according to the Mount Gambier City Council.
Wulanda’s first annual...

Tributes flow for Pioneer legend

The South Australian basketball community is mourning the death of Mount Gambier Pioneers club legend Jason Joynes.
Mr Joynes, who first played a handful of...

36ers shoot to city

Mount Gambier High School is one of 20 schools in South Australia selected to take part in the Adelaide 36ers XVenture SACE program to...

SIXERS bring the house down

Basketball fans were treated to a fast-finishing match last week as Mount Gambier hosted an NBL preseason match at Wulanda. The Mount Gambier Pioneers hosted...

Charity games net Lifeline $25,000

Alocal charity auction has raised thousands of dollars for suicide prevention.
Castec Rural Supplies, which is the long standing name rights partner of the Mount...

36ers hit road for pre-season showdown

Some big names of basketball will converge on Mount Gambier tomorrow night as the Blue Lake city again hosts the Adelaide 36ers NBL team...

Pioneers popular at NBL1 awards

The Mount Gambier Pioneers capped off their 2024 NBL1 South conference season with a host of accolades at the league’s awards night. The event was...

Basketball showcase

The Pioneers Basketball Club has secured a NBL preseason basketball match in Mount Gambier in the lead-up to the NBL 2024/25 season.
After a hugely...

Skills Jazzed up

International basketball royalty visited Mount Gambier last week, with an NBA assistant coach hosting two nights of training clinics.
 Utah Jazz assistant coach Evan Bradds...

Pioneers dream run draws to a close

The OneFortyOne Pioneers women suffered a heartbreaking defeat on Saturday night to crash out of the NBL1 South conference finals series.
 The Pioneers hosted Waverley...

Pioneers face off against high-flying Falcons

The OneFortyOne Pioneers women will face the Waverley Falcons in full flight on Saturday night as they vie for a spot in the NBL1...

World at feet of young basketballers

As the 2024 Summer Olympics are well under way in Paris so are the always highly anticipated basketball tournaments.
This year Australia has a great...