The 2026 season of the Waratah Metro Junior League came to an end over the weekend, with the Grand Finals held on 26th of July at Hills Basketball Stadium.
Sunday saw 66 teams participate across four age groups, all looking to cement themselves as Grand Final 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 throughout the season. Your dedication is instrumental in making the Waratah Metro Junior League a success each year.
A big thank you also goes to the staff and volunteers of Hills Basketball Association for their efforts in creating a memorable Grand Finals day.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate all the 2026 Waratah Metro Junior League finalists, winners and the technical officials appointed to the Grand Final matches on their achievements, as listed below:
Under 12 Boys
- Division 1 Winners – Sutherland Sharks 1
- Division 1 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders Green
- Appointed Technical Officials – Laila Reddy & Samuel Restifa
- Division 2 Winners – Hills Hornets Red
- Division 2 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Irmuun Sukhbat & Andrew Boys
- Division 3 Winners – Norths Bears Red
- Division 3 Runners Up – Bulls Basketball 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Hayden Sit & Chase Wagener
- Division 4 Winners – Blacktown Storm Gold
- Division 4 Runners Up – St George Saints Red
- Appointed Technical Officials – Annmarie Thomas & Lachlan Parker
- Division 5 Winners – Sydney Comets Yellow
- Division 5 Runners Up – Springwood Scorchers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Benjamin Fogale & Lucas Cleaver
Under 12 Girls
- Division 1 Winners – Sydney Comets Gold
- Division 1 Runners Up – Hills Hornets Green
- Appointed Technical Officials – Grace Hunt & Ada Marsico
- Division 2 Winners – Blacktown Storm Purple
- Division 2 Runners Up – Bankstown Bruins White
- Appointed Technical Officials – Isobel Caffyn & Joaquin Riaguas Tortosa
- Division 3 Winners – Bulls Basketball 1
- Division 3 Runners Up – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Black
- Appointed Technical Officials – Lidia Marsico & Bernadette McIntyre
Under 14 Boys
- Division 1 Winners – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Maroon
- Division 1 Runners Up – Bankstown Bruins Blue
- Appointed Technical Officials – Alex Cantori & Austin Barker
- Division 2 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets
- Division 2 Runners Up – Sydney Comets White
- Appointed Technical Officials – Liam Flanagan & Jessica Clements
- Division 3 Winners – St George Saints Red
- Division 3 Runners Up – Parramatta Cumberland 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jeremy De Tar & Hayden Garnon
- Division 4 Winners – Camden Valley Wildfire Navy
- Division 4 Runners Up – Parramatta Cumberland 3
- Appointed Technical Officials – Stephen Ivanusa & Lucas Kuehne
Under 14 Girls
- Division 1 Winners – Sutherland Sharks 1
- Division 1 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit Blue
- Appointed Technical Officials – Abigail Stone & Troy L’Estrange
- Division 2 Winners – Norths Bears Red
- Division 2 Runners Up – Hills Hornets Red
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ryan Zou & Rosita Farhoodi
- Division 3 Winners – Bulls Basketball 1
- Division 3 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ronan Carter & Selena Gao
- Division 4 Winners – Springwood Scorchers
- Division 4 Runners Up – Camden Valley Wildfire
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ethan Rosewall & Aidan Flanagan
Under 16 Boys
- Division 1 Winners – Marrickville Spirit Blue
- Division 1 Runners Up – Sydney Comets Gold
- Appointed Technical Officials – Cooper Skelly & Zachary Chan
- Division 2 Winners – Norths Bears Red
- Division 2 Runners Up – Hawkesbury Jets Black
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ruari Sutherland & Lachlan Willis
- Division 3 Winners – Parramatta Cumberland 2
- Division 3 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jake Erickson & John Mills
- Division 4 Winners – Camden Valley Wildfire Navy
- Division 4 Runners Up – Penrith Panthers 3
- Appointed Technical Officials – Sam Stratten & Harsha Kuppili
- Division 5 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets Orange
- Division 5 Runners Up – Bulls Basketball 4
- Appointed Technical Officials – Aidan Cunningham & Ean Eou Lee
Under 16 Girls
- Division 1 Winners – Bankstown Bruins White
- Division 1 Runners Up – Hills Hornets Green
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ryan Truong & Harmony Hudson-Stevens
- Division 2 Winners – Bankstown Bruins Sky
- Division 2 Runners Up – Blacktown Storm Gold
- Appointed Technical Officials – Isabella Livermore & Brody Turner
- Division 3 Winners – Norths Bears White
- Division 3 Runners Up – Hawkesbury Jets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Kiah Wong & Nick Choi
- Division 4 Winners – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders Black
- Division 4 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit White
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jorja Hines & Jacob Gereaux
Under 18 Boys
- Division 1 Winners – Sydney Comets Green
- Division 1 Runners Up – Norths Bears Red
- Appointed Technical Officials – Riley Gilchrist & Harsha Kuppili
- Division 2 Winners – Bankstown Bruins White
- Division 2 Runners Up – Hawkesbury Jets Black
- Appointed Technical Officials – Bailey Baxter & Ciara Jean-Baptiste
- Division 3 Winners – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles White
- Division 3 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders White
- Appointed Technical Officials – Brendan Lim & Tyrone Lawson
- Division 4 Winners – Marrickville Spirit White
- Division 4 Runners Up – Parramatta Cumberland 2
- Appointed Technical Officials – Joshua Kingston & Joseph Newall
- Division 5 Winners – St George Saints White
- Division 5 Runners Up – Parramatta Cumberland 3
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ali Farhat & Ruben Callo
Under 18 Girls
- Division 1 Winners – Bankstown Bruins White
- Division 1 Runners Up – Norths Bears Red
- Appointed Technical Officials – Freddy NG & Tay Washington
- Division 2 Winners – Hills Hornets White
- Division 2 Runners Up – Sydney Comets Green
- Appointed Technical Officials – Natasha Karam & Zeinab Haji Abolhasani
- Division 3 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets
- Division 3 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit
- Appointed Technical Officials – Glen Blas & Terry Mortimer
Basketball NSW would like to recognise the Most Valuable Players from the 2026 Waratah Metro Junior League Grand Finals, listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 – Alec Atanasovski (Sutherland Sharks 1)
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 – Isaiah Rizkallah (Hills Hornets Red)
- Under 12 Boys Division 3 – Fred Messara (Norths Bears Red)
- Under 12 Boys Division 4 – Nathan Dwayne Mallari (Blacktown Storm Gold)
- Under 12 Boys Division 5 – Carter Morris (Sydney Comets Yellow)
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 – Nahla Kasirye (Sydney Comets Gold)
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 – Alysia Solberg (Blacktown Storm Purple)
- Under 12 Girls Division 3 – Abigail Hui (Bulls Basketball 1)
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 – Luka Docevski (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Maroon)
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 – Harrison Stone (Hawkesbury Jets)
- Under 14 Boys Division 3 – Lucas Liang (St George Saints Red)
- Under 14 Boys Division 4 – Tommy Drake Cruz (Camden Valley Wildfire Navy)
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 – Anna Li (Sutherland Sharks 1)
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 – Molly Murray (Norths Bears Red)
- Under 14 Girls Division 3 – Elena El-Khoury (Bulls Basketball 1)
- Under 14 Girls Division 4 – Indianah Clarke (Springwood Scorchers)
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 – Isaiah Toledo (Marrickville Spirit Blue)
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 – Amjad Mousa (Norths Bears Red)
- Under 16 Boys Division 3 – Leigh Allen Gile (Parramatta Cumberland 2)
- Under 16 Boys Division 4 – Bradley Aguilar (Camden Valley Wildfire Navy)
- Under 16 Boys Division 5 – Jacob Bennett (Hawkesbury Jets Orange)
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 – Renee Anyakoha (Bankstown Bruins White)
- Under 16 Girls Division 2 – Sophie Li (Bankstown Bruins Sky)
- Under 16 Girls Division 3 – Emily Dynon (Norths Bears White)
- Under 16 Girls Division 4 – Charlotte Wang (Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders Black)
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 – James Harman ( Sydney Comets Green)
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 – Levi Berbari (Bankstown Bruins White)
- Under 18 Boys Division 3 – Kailin Dunne (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles White)
- Under 18 Boys Division 4 – Robert Coffey (Marrickville Spirit White)
- Under 18 Boys Division 5 – Saia Kefu (Parramatta Cumberland 3)
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 – Aaliyah Afu (Bankstown Bruins White)
- Under 18 Girls Division 2 – Sehej Kaur (Hills Hornets White
- Under 18 Girls Division 3 – Makayla Halvorson (Hawkesbury Jets)
CLICK HERE to view all final scores from the 2026 Waratah Metro Junior League, and CLICK HERE to view the official program.
To view the photo gallery from the 2026 Waratah Metro Junior League Grand Finals, please CLICK HERE.