Big V
The Hume City Broncos celebrated their best from 2011 and 2020 as they announced their men’s team of the decade. Several of the players named in the team were in attendance on Saturday as the Broncos lost to McKinnon Cougars, 102-82 in the Big V men’s championship division. The team of the decade was Alex Bogart-King, Jamal Brown, Elliot Carr, Trevor Clayton, Luke Egan, Lee Jeka, Jermaine Maybank, Shaun Prasad, Shaun Prendergast and Mike Rose. Kelvin Bowers was named the coach.
NPL
Hume City shared the points with the Bentleigh Greens on Friday night in the National Premier League. Neither team was able to score in the match, with Hume having to settle for a draw against the higher ranked side. The one point though moved Hume back up to third last, on goal difference. In NPL 3, Whittlesea Ranges had a 2-2 draw with North Sunshine Eagles. It’s the first points for the Ranges in four rounds. The side remains bottom, with just six points for the season.
Basketball
Broadmeadows basketball star Sarah Portlock is pulling on the green and gold. Portlock is part of the Australian under-17 Sapphires team that is competing at the Asia Cup in Jordan. Portlock has been involved with the Broncos since under-8s through to the Victorian Youth Championship women’s level. She follows Gabe Richards and Elyse Penaluna as former junior Broncos to have been selected to represent Australia in international competition.
EDFL
Greenvale won the top of the table clash with Strathmore in the Essendon District Football League women’s division 1 competition. With the two teams sitting equal on points heading into the match, there was nothing separating the two sides. It proved that way on the field too. The Mores did all the damage in the first three quarters and led 24-4 at three quarter time. The Jets found something in the last quarter and did enough to get the 3.7 (25)-3.6 (24) win. Zoe Hardiman was named the Jets best.
