Storey Sadler in the Hawke's Bay team at the national under-15 girls basketball tournament. Her team was third, and Sadler was named in the tournament selection. Photo / Basketball NZ
Storey Sadler in the Hawke's Bay team at the national under-15 girls basketball tournament. Her team was third, and Sadler was named in the tournament selection. Photo / Basketball NZ
The Hawks' success in finishing runner-up in the men's national basketball league was matched by the next generation of Hawke's Bay representatives at their under-15 national tournaments in Auckland last week.
The Hawke's Bay Boys team was runner-up after being beaten 81-58 by North Harbour in Saturday's final, having sufferedtheir only other loss also to North Harbour in pool play.
The Girls team beat Wellington 79-62 in their playoff for third and fourth, having had five consecutive wins in making their semifinal, in which they were beaten 93-38 by eventual champions Waikato.
Kahu Treacher was selected in the Boys tournament team and Storey Sadler in the Girls team.
The Boys team opened the tournament by beating Rotorua 66-57 and Auckland 97-67 on the opening day, and with a 97-53 win over Tauranga on the second day secured a Top 8 playoff position despite being beaten 89-75 by North Harbour. They beat Canterbury 97-89 in the quarterfinal and Waikato 82-78 in the semifinal.
