FOURTH QUARTER: Mansfield Eagles Under 18s Basketball Team

Sponsor: The Delatite Hotel

BASKETBALL is a highly-competitive sport in the Mansfield District and our representative teams are no exception.

The under 18s girls side had an excellent end to 2023, winning their final tournament in Shepparton in early December.

It was their third competition in four weeks, with the side developing a good rhythm, winning five from five preliminary matches.

The grand final against a strong Bendigo side was a nail-biter, as the score teetered between glory and runner up places.

In the end the Eagles won the Greater Shepparton Basketball Tournament, winning the grand final by only one point.

Before this, the team won the Wangaratta Basketball Tournament as well, beating the Wodonga Wolves by five points in the grand final.

The team has had an excellent season and will sure prove a formidable force in competitions to come.