WHAT a fantastic weekend of basketball at the Echuca Basketball Tournament for the Under 12 Girls Gold Team: Quinn Walsh, Scout Gardner, Macey Stevenson, Kate Mercieca, Tayla Mills, Sammi Nally, Grace Mitchell, and Heidi Speirs.

The girls were filled with so much excitement for our first tournament together and eager to take to the basketball court.

Our first game was up against Wodonga Wolves.

With a tight start to the game, thanks to our defensive pressure, we certainly rattled them, but unfortunately, Wodonga Wolves were too strong.

Saturday, we had two games to play.

First up was against Wangaratta Warriors.

With lots of cheering and encouragement from the bench, we kept our defensive pressure high, and with a few more goals landing in the basket, the girls came away with their first tournament win: twenty-one to seven.

The next game on Saturday was a hot one in Kyabram against Myrtleford Saints.

This game was a tight one, with lots of pressure from both teams.

We had so much cheering and support for each other, but just fell short with a loss: eleven to thirteen.

An early start on Sunday morning saw us come up against Echuca Pirates.

The girls played hard with their mid-court pressure, pressure with jump balls, and well-timed intercepts, leading them to their second win of the weekend: nineteen to five.

Coach Nadia Gardner and Assistant Coach Ben Nally are so incredibly proud of these girls and how they came together as a team.

The girls are always keen at training and in games to develop and learn new skills, and they do it with so much laughter and smiles together.

Thanks to all the families and supporters that came along to cheer on our little Eagles.