Basketball
Triple treat: St Doms win again
St Dominic’s College has plenty to smile about after their Senior basketball team won the Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) State Championship for the third...
Chloe’s tears of green and gold
Penrith basketballer Chloe Bloom was sitting in class last week when she suddenly burst into tears.
The 16-year-old received a text message from her mother,...
Ella shoots for the stars (and stripes)
Penrith teenager Ella Edwards is one of the hardest working and dedicated young sport stars around.
Five days a week you’ll find the 13-year-old basketballer...
Veteran snapper calls it a day
In his half century of covering basketball, Noel Rowsell has seen more three-pointers, thrilling finishes and talented players than he could possibly recount.
Now the...
Slice of basketball history for St Doms
St Dominic’s College has achieved a feat no other school in the state has ever done before by being crowned champions in three Combined...
Goldrick heads to US to chase basketball dream
Daniel Goldrick may only be 16-years-old but that hasn’t stopped him from following his dream of one day playing in the NBA in America.
The...
Never stop believing
Penrith Youth League basketballer Marshal Ndebele was always overlooked by the system.
He never made state teams and was never told he would one day...
Panthers focus on Youth League teams in 2016
The Penrith Basketball Association will begin a new era this weekend when it fields three Youth League teams and no senior teams for the...
Appreciating the game
Local basketballer Ella Tofaeono almost gave it all away, that was until a serious knee injury changed her perspective on life and the game.
The...
Penrith’s Matt Nielsen took on the world – and succeeded
Before he captained the Australian Boomers at two Olympic Games and carved out a successful career in European basketball, Matt Nielsen was ditching school...
Penrith’s basketball blow
Basketball in the local area could take a hit next year after the Penrith Basketball Association voted to not enter teams into the 2016...
