The 2026 Waratah Western Junior League season came to a close over the weekend, with two days of high-quality basketball played on 2–3 May at Griffith Regional Sports Centre.
The weekend saw 60 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 2026 Waratah Junior League finalists, winners and referees appointed to the grand final matches on their achievements, as listed below:
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- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Winners – Bathurst Goldminers
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Narrandera Knights
- Appointed Technical Officials – Benjamin Savage & Kylan Imrie
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Winners – West Wyalong Wildcats Black
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Orange Eagles Black
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jack Strawns & Josiah Noy
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Winners – Griffith Demons
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Leeton Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Tasi Itufia & Kaelan Dalmolin
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Winners – Temora Falcons
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Blue Mountains Magic
- Appointed Technical Officials – Sadie Rees & Leevi Sherlock
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Winners – Blue Mountains Magic
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Oliver Mohr & Henry Sutton
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Winners – Mudgee Lakers
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jason Mulloy & Jack Lord
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Winners – Dubbo Rams
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ross Winfield & Thomas Lord
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Winners – Mudgee Lakers
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Blue Mountains Magic
- Appointed Technical Officials – Luke Snow & Tasi Itufia
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Winners – Griffith Demons
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Bathurst Goldminers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jeremy Dickson & Callum Holt
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Winners – Narrandera Knights
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Orange Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Jack Strawns & Xavier Bowen
- Under 16 Girls Winners – Bathurst Goldminers
- Under 16 Girls Runners Up – Leeton Eagles
- Appointed Technical Officials – Rachel Disher & Emilie Quinn
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Winners – Dubbo Rams
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Mudgee Lakers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Damon Koles & Cody Browne
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Winners – Orange Eagles
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Griffith Demons
- Appointed Technical Officials – Darcy Burns & Col Longford
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 Winners – Narrandera Knights
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Dubbo Rams
- Appointed Technical Officials – Rory Smith & Darcy Burns
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BNSW would also like to congratulate our MVP winners from the weekend.
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Tatum Brady
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Frankie Townsend
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Sawyer Oldrey-Mills
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Deakin Maitland
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Matilda Cantrill
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Eleanor Disher
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Zander Quilter
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Rory Carter
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Marcus Salvestro
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Kabe Flanagan
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 Lara Glasgow
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Tom Toomey
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Patrick Frew
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 Samantha Kerr
- Under 18 Girls Division 2 Maddie Hart
CLICK HERE to view all final scores and statistics from the 2026 Waratah Western Junior League, and CLICK HERE to view the Program.
To view the photo gallery from the 2026 Waratah Western Junior League finals weekend, please CLICK HERE.