The Under 19 Men regular season came to an end this week with the last game: Starlites 76 – Hibernians 81 (23-22, 10-14, 20-22, 23-23) Starlites: O. Psaila 2, M. Azzopardi, I. Pace, I. Felice Pace, M. Vella, M. Falzon 15, A. Felice Pace 14, A. Xuereb, J. Formosa 21, Q. Bugeja 11, M. Schembri, …
The first games from the BOV Division 2 Men Semifinals were played yesterday. Starlites Naxxar 68 – Frank Salt Real Estate Phoenix 53 (14-13, 17-9, 20-15, 17-16) Starlites: A. Schembri 2, O. Psaila, L. Vella, M. Azzopardi, C. Schembri, M. Falzon 17, A. Felice Pace 7, I. Mitrovic 25, J. Formosa, Q. Bugeja, A. Cutajar, T. …
It is time for the much awaited phase of the season, the League Championship Play-Offs. The local season 2015/2016 is now nearing its final stage as the major comeptition’s respective 2016 Play-Offs set off this weekend. The four best placed teams in the respective senior competitions enter into this final stage. The normal game format …
The Under 23 Women League final resulted in a tight 48-45 win for Depiro over defending champions Luxol. Luxol had a strong start and led 33-24 at half time but Depiro had the total upper hand in the third quarter keeping Luxol at 0 points in 10 minutes to level the score at 33-33. The …
Falken Tires Virtus defended the under 23 championship won last season when they managed to again lift the Under 23 championship trophy after beating Depiro in the final in the weekend. Final Falken Tires Virtus 107 – Depiro 87 (21-28, 27-15, 32-21, 27-23) Virtus: A. Schembri, L. Vella, R. Bonnici 15, M. Azzopardi, C. Schembri, …
Hibernians managed to beat Starlites 61-35 in the final to be crowned as Under 16 Girls Champions for season 2015/2016. The girls coached by Silvia Gambino opened a 9 point lead at halftime, 28-19, after outscoring their opponents 17-10 in the second quarter. An 18-4 third quarter then put HIbs firmly in control of the game. …
The Basketball in Schools programme was carried out in the Senglea Primary School. Below are some photos taken during the Senglea Primary School sessions: More about the Basketball in Schools Programme:Click here More about all the MBA’s Basketball Awareness Programmes: Click here
Three championships were decided along the weekend. Falken Tires Virtus and Depiro won the respective male and female Under 23 championships. Virtus beat Depiro 107-87 in the men’s final whilst Depiro had the better of Luxol 48-45 in the women’s final. Hibernians won the Under 16 girls title after beating Starlites in the final. The …
The finalists of the St James Hospital Under 23 Men League were determined after yesterday’s semifinals. The final, to be played on Sunday 20th March at 4.30 pm will be contested by Falken Tires Virtus and Depiro. Semifinal Results: Falken Tires Virtus 98 – Hibernians 57 (24-14, 26-20, 27-11, 21-12) Virtus: A. Schmebri …
Below are the Under 23 Men League Top Scorers for the Regular League Colt Fason (Luxol): 389 points Michael Nwelue (Depiro): 331 CJ Cordina (Luxol): 240 Kieron Caruana (Hibs): 226 Christian Briffa (Phoenix): 216 James Willoughby (Luxol): 200 Robert Bonnici (Virtus): 188 Kurt Xuereb (Depiro): 188 Luca Stefanovic (Gzira Athleta): 175 Nikola Andrejevic (Floriana): 174 …