The 2024 season of the Spalding Waratah Western Junior League came to an end over the weekend, with a thrilling display of basketball action on the 4th and 5th of May at Griffith Regional Sports Centre.
The weekend saw over 50 teams participate across four age groups, all looking to secure their spot in the grand finals, and cement themselves as the winners in their respective divisions.
Basketball NSW would like to thank all the coaches, managers, technical officials, volunteers and delegates for their hard work and commitment over the season, whose help is imperative to a successful season.
A big thank you to the dedicated staff and volunteers of Griffith Basketball Association and Griffith Regional Sports Centre, for their amazing efforts in creating an unforgettable finals weekend.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate all the 2024 Spalding Waratah Junior League finalists, winners and referees appointed to the grand final matches on their achievements, as listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Winners – Orange Eagles
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Callum Holt & Damon Koles
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Winners – Dubbo Rams
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jaxon Burton & Liam Dillon
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Winners – West Wyalong Wildcats
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Dubbo Rams
- Appointed Technical Officials – Amelia Mahon & Kaelan DalMolin
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Winners – Orange Eagles
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Narrandera Knights
- Appointed Technical Officials – Archie Dickson & Jed Simcoe
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Winners – Bathurst Goldminers
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Griffith Demons
- Appointed Technical Officials – Archie Dickson & Ross Winfield
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Winners – Mudgee Lakers
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Rhys O’Neill & Zavier Newtown
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Winners – Leeton Eagles Green
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Callum Holt & Kaelan DalMolin
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Winners – West Wyalong Wildcats
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Griffith Demons
- Appointed Technical Officials – Lee Longford & Liam Dillon
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Winners – Leeton Eagles
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Mudgee Lakers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Mason Salvestro & Steven Gentle
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Winners – Young Pacers
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Colin Longford & Steven Gentle
- Under 16 Girls Winners – Narrandera Knights
- Under 16 Girls Runners Up – Leeton Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Peter Griffiths & Rachel Disher
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Winners – Lithgow Lazers
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Cody Browne & Jeremy Dickson
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Winners – Dubbo Rams
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Nicolas Minato & Ross Winfield
- Under 18 Girls Winners – Dubbo Rams
- Under 18 Girls Runners Up – Leeton Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Carl Smith & Mathew Ganderton
Basketball NSW would like to recognise the Most Valuable Players from the 2024 Spalding Waratah Junior League finals weekend, listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 – Noah Brakenridge (Orange Eagles, no. 11)
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 – Jackson O’Connor (Dubbo Rams, no. 11)
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 – Abbey Crowe (West Wyalong Wildcats, no. 10)
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 – Lara Hooper (Orange Eagles, no. 10)
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 – Max Stiff (Bathurst Goldminers, no. 11)
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 – James Channon (Mudgee Lakers, no. 9)
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 – Alexis Alampi (Leeton Eagles Green, no. 4)
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 – Montana Crouch (West Wyalong Wildcats, no. 15)
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 – Jez Lashbrook (Leeton Eagles, no. 5)
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 – Saeed Albaf (Young Pacers, no. 2)
- Under 16 Girls – Samantha Kerr (Narrandera Knights, no. 19)
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 – Jai McMillan (Lithgow Lazers, no. 23)
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 – Dean Carr (Dubbo Rams, no. 16)
- Under 18 Girls – Amelia Irvin (Leeton Eagles, no. 7)
CLICK HERE to view all final scores and statistics from the 2024 Spalding Waratah Western Junior League, and CLICK HERE to view the Program.
To view the photo gallery from the 2024 Spalding Waratah Western Junior League finals weekend, please CLICK HERE.