The 2025 season of the Waratah Southern Junior League came to an end over the weekend, with a thrilling display of basketball action on the 31st of May and 1st of April.
The weekend saw over 70 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 Illawarra Basketball Association and Illawarra Sports Stadium, for their amazing efforts in creating an unforgettable finals weekend.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate all the 2025 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 – Illawarra Hawks
Runners Up – Albury Cougars
Appointed Technical Officials – Amanda Volpatti, Ava Codey
- Under 12 Boys Division 2
Winners – Wagga Wagga Heat Blue
Runners Up – Canberra Gunners Gold
Appointed Technical Officials – Hamish Lamplough, Luke Hendricks
- Under 12 Girls Division 1
Winners – Illawarra Hawks
Runners Up – Albury Cougars
Appointed Technical Officials – Jacinta Donaldson, Hugo Swan
- Under 12 Girls Division 2
Winners – Wagga Wagga Blaze
Runners Up – Tumut Timberwolves
Appointed Technical Officials – Finn Wood, Joshua King
- Under 14 Boys Division 1
Winners – Albury Cougars
Runners Up – Queanbeyan Roadrunners
Appointed Technical Officials – Katelyn Rawlinson, Laura Pouliot
- Under 14 Boys Division 2
Winners – Albury Cougars
Runners Up – Illawarra Hawks
Appointed Technical Officials – John Oakley-Brown, Rooke Johnston
- Under 14 Boys Division 3
Winners – Moss Vale Magic
Runners Up – Shoalhaven Tigers
Appointed Technical Officials – James Angove, Michael Li
- Under 14 Girls Division 1
Winners – Illawarra Hawks
Runners Up – Tumut Timberwolves
Appointed Technical Officials – Parker Ivanovski, Grace Armstrong
- Under 14 Girls Division 2
Winners – Wagga Wagga Blaze
Runners Up – Canberra Nationals Blue
Appointed Technical Officials – Lilly Harris-Byron, Hugo White
- Under 14 Girls Division 3
Winners – Wollondilly Razorbacks
Runners Up – Illawarra HawksIlawarra Hawks
Appointed Technical Officials – Laura Pouliot, Parker Ivanovski
- Under 16 Boys Division 1
Winners – Shoalhaven Tigers
Runners Up – Albury Cougars
Appointed Technical Officials – Rishi Gentry, Georgia Kerr
- Under 16 Boys Division 2
Winners – Milton Ulladulla Dolphins
Runners Up – Goulburn Bears
Appointed Technical Officials – Mitchell Heinemann, Jackson Romanis
- Under 16 Boys Division 3
Winners – Merimbula Sharks
Runners Up – Wagga Wagga Heat
Appointed Technical Officials – Ronan Whitten, Jackson Varadjanin
- Under 16 Girls Division 1
Winners – Queanbeyan Roadrunners
Runners Up – Moss Vale Magic
Appointed Technical Officials – Makayla Hawker, Evie Martin
- Under 16 Girls Division 2
Winners – Canberra Nationals
Runners Up – Illawarra Hawks Black
Appointed Technical Officials – Talyn Montgomery, Jason Beavan
- Under 18 Boys Division 1
Winners – Albury Cougars
Runners Up – Wagga Wagga Heat
Appointed Technical Officials – Luke Graham, Timothy Bloomfield
- Under 18 Boys Division 2
Winners – Tumut Timberwolves
Runners Up – Moss Vale Magic Green
Appointed Technical Officials – Kelsey Welfare, James Morton
- Under 18 Boys Division 3
Winners – Wollondilly Razorbacks Red
Runners Up – Albury Cougars
Appointed Technical Officials – Layla Volpatti, Christian Rowell
- Under 18 Girls
Winners – Canberra Nationals Blue
Runners Up – Wagga Wagga Blaze
Appointed Technical Officials – Murray King, William Bush
Basketball NSW would like to recognise the Most Valuable Players from the 2025 Waratah Junior League finals weekend, listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 – Selasi Dowling (Illawarra Hawks, no. 1)
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 – Hamish Winter (Wagga Wagga Heat, no. 8)
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 – Evelyn Barlow (Illawarra Hawks, no. 2)
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 – Rosie Pankhurst (Wagga Wagga Blaze, no. 5)
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 – Jaxon Townsend (Queanbeyan Roadrunners , no. 6)
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 – Charlie Packer (Albury Cougars)
- Under 14 Boys Division 3 – Dominic Brown (Moss Vale Magic, no. 11)
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 – Emilia Lane (Illawarra Hawks, no. 12)
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 – Anneliese Azer (Wagga Wagga Blaze, no. 11)
- Under 14 Girls Division 3 – Holly Dunk (Wollondilly Razorbacks, no. 3)
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 – Diesel Romeo (Shoalhaven Tigers, no. 23)
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 – Lachlan Davies (MIlton Ulladulla Dolphins)
- Under 16 Boys Division 3 – Cooper Pinne (Merimbula Sharks, no. 1)
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 – Chloe Pollard (Queanbeyan Roadrunners, no. 8)
- Under 16 Girls Division 2 – Paige Germaney (Canberra Nationals, no. 30)
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 – Charlie Sutton (Albury Cougars,)
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 – Jai Crampton (Tumut Timberwolves, no. 59)
- Under 18 Boys Division 3 – Mihail Gulevski (Wollondilly Razorbacks, no. 3)
- Under 18 Girls – Rea Ramassini (Canberra Nationals, no. 4)
CLICK HERE to view all final scores and statistics from the 2025 Waratah Southern Junior League, and CLICK HERE to view the Program.
To view the photo gallery from the 2025 Waratah Southern Junior League finals weekend, please CLICK HERE.