Newcastle Sport
BEARS HUNT DOWN NEWCASTLE IN WARATAH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
WARATAH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Women
NEWCASTLE 75 – NORTHS 67
Men
NORTHS 82 – NEWCASTLE 71
PENRITH 80 – MAITLAND 75
A mixed night for Hunter basketball with Newcastle’s women beating Norths, while Maitland and the Hunters men came up short.
Sitting just outside the top six, Newcastle made a bright start against the fourth place Bears.
Justynn Hammond produced another big effort for the Hunters, scoring 28.
Despite some impressive teamwork by the home side, the Bears won by 11.
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