Strong results for Wagga at opening round of Southern Junior League

The under-14 boys led the way with an unbeaten start to their campaign in division two, winning all four games.

They began with 73-25 and 38-28 victories over Shoalhaven and Albury respectively on Saturday, before backing up on Sunday to defeat Canberra Gunners 100-41 and Queanbeyan in a 26-25 thriller.

Coach Matthew Rigg said he was rapt with his side's willingness to dig deep for each other, especially against the Roadrunners in a defensive slugfest to finish.

"I was most impressed with the boys' attitude, how they all had each other's back and support each other and really came together," he said.

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"They never gave up and the Queanbeyan game was a great showing by all of them. Both teams were playing very good defence and shots weren't falling.

"I was quietly confident (we could have a good campaign) because we've been working pretty hard at training, and it's been good watching the younger kids learn off the older ones."

The under-18 Heat Blue team also started strongly by winning three of four games, the only slip-up a 69-57 defeat to Albury in their final game.

The under-18 Blaze outfit won one of their three matches in the girls division, a 74-71 victory in the all-Riverina showdown against Tumut Timberwolves on Sunday.

The under-12 boys won one of their three games in their first foray into representative basketball, accounting for Illawarra Hawks Black 52-29 on Saturday.

The next round of the Southern Junior League will be held in Illawarra and Shoalhaven on April 2-3, with the third and final round set for Albury on April 23-24.

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