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HUNTER BASKETBALLERS HELP SAPPHIRES TO VICTORY

Hunter basketballers Lara McSpadden and Cassidy McLean have helped Australia to a 30-point win over the Czech Republic in the quarter finals of the Under-17 World Championships in Spain.

The Sapphires ran away with the game in the second half, winning 83 points to 53.

Australia will now take on either France or the USA in the semi finals, early Saturday morning our time.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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