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Gems held in reserve: Hunter basketballers still on Olympics list

31 Aug 10 | OPALS coach Carrie Graf insists Newcastle basketballers Jenni Screen and Suzy Batkovic are still in the mix for the 2012 London Olympic Games, despite missing selection for Australia's FIBA world cham |

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Mustangs go close to Kings

30 Aug 10 | SYDNEY Kings dug deep to hold off a Maitland Mustangs invitational all-star team 82-74 in the National Basketball League pre-season trial at Maitland Federation Centre on Saturday night. Former Kin |

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Maitland play host to Kings

27 Aug 10 | FORMER Hunter Pirates big man Miles Pearce will return from New Zealand as one of several guest players for the Maitland Mustangs when they play the new-look Sydney Kings in a National Basketball Leag

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Dick taking care of business on US college scholarship

25 Aug 10 | MAITLAND Mustangs off-guard Matt Dick will study business when he begins his US college basketball scholarship next month. But the enterprising 18-year-old should minor in movie-making, because his

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Screen set to refocus after world title snub

24 Aug 10 | NEWCASTLE basketballer Jenni Screen is determined to win back her place in the Opals squad for the 2012 London Olympic Games after being left out of Australia's team for the FIBA world championships n |

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McGregor gives fans thumbs up

18 Aug 10 | MAITLAND Mustangs main man Scott McGregor has thanked the hundreds of Hunter hoops fans for supporting their fairytale run through the Waratah Australian Basketball League finals. A standing-room-o |

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Mustangs fall short

16 Aug 10 | THE script dictated that this shot had to go in, and the 1800 screaming fans crammed into Newcastle Basketball Stadium last night willed it to drop. For reasons known only to themselves, the sporti |

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Mustangs carry high hoops for the Hunter

14 Aug 10 | MAITLAND match winner Scott McGregor has invited the Hunter basketball community to disregard local rivalries this weekend and saddle up with the Mustangs as they chase their maiden Waratah Australian

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Rebounding Hunters garner awards for Nichols, Davidson

12 Aug 10 | NEWCASTLE'S rebuilding season received further recognition yesterday when Hunters men's and women's mentors, Darren Nichols and Larry Davidson, were announced as their respective Waratah Australian Ba |

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Freer’s award can’t ease pain of defeat

10 Aug 10 | HIGH-FLYING Hunters swingman Nick Freer will return to the United States tonight with a souvenir of his stint in Newcastle – the Waratah Australian Basketball League’s Most Valuable Player award. B

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Kleeman ready to take charge of Trojans

07 Aug 10 | A MORE relaxed Sophie Kleeman has a new role to look forward to when she returns to the United States on Monday to resume her college basketball career. With less fear than she was feeling a year a

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Hunting home semi: Newcastle determined to decide their own fate

07 Aug 10 | NEWCASTLE Hunters coach Darren Nichols said his players would treat their Waratah Australian Basketball League play-off against Sydney Comets at Alexandria tonight as a sudden-death match because they

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Old enemies court finals showdown Hunters and Mustangs aim for semi spots

03 Aug 10 | BITTER rivals Newcastle and Maitland could meet in a Waratah Australian Basketball League semi-final at Broadmeadow this month, if both teams win their first-round play-off games in Sydney this weeken |

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Hunters coach wants winning form for play-offs

31 Jul 10 | NEWCASTLE Hunters coach Darren Nichols said his players owed it to their fans to beat Norths Bears in their last game of the Waratah Australian Basketball League regular season at Broadmeadow tonight.

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Ebzery sets sights on Opals selection

29 Jul 10 | NEWCASTLE Hunters sharp-shooter Katie Ebzery, right, hopes her return to the Women's National Basketball League this season will help her break into the Australian Opals squad.

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Hunters lose shot at finish in top three

26 Jul 10 | THE Newcastle Hunters face a sudden-death Waratah Australian Basketball League play-off game on the road next month after going down 90-84 to leaders Manly at Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre on |

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Hunters gear up for finals

24 Jul 10 | THE Newcastle Hunters will be using their away game against leaders Manly tonight as a dress rehearsal for the Waratah Australian Basketball League play-offs next month. The fifth-placed Hunters ca |

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