Newcastle made the most of the trip to Penrith in the Waratah Basketball League, with the women beating the Panthers by 40 points, while the men won by eight.
The news wasn’t so good for Maitland, with the Mustangs beaten by Sydney side, Norths.
Maitland raced out of the blocks to lead by nine at quarter time.
But the visiting Bears levelled the score by half time and went on with the job after the main break.
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