Basketball
Keilor Thunder coach Kristi Harrower and the rest of the Opals 2006 FIBA World Cup championship team will be inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. The team will this week become the first team inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. The team was recognised at a cocktail function in Melbourne on Friday.
Bowls
Deer Park’s squad for the Victorian Bowls League has been appointed. After winning the first edition, the Parkers didn’t fare so well in VBL2 in VBL3, Chris Ball, Matt Baus, Nathan Bush, Mark Casey and Brenton Coad will represent the Parkers.
Soccer
Western United’s Kahli Johnson, Sasha Grove, Avaani Prakash and Chloe Lincoln have been announced in Australia’s under-20 team to play New Zealand later this month. The Young Matildas will face New Zealand in matches on July 11 and 14 behind closed doors. The matches will be in preparation for their World Cup qualifiers that start in August. Western United football general manager Mal Impiombato said it’s fantastic to see so many of our talented players earning opportunities in the same international camp. This represents a first-ever international selection as Western United players for both Grove and Lincoln, who each joined the club from Canberra, while Prakesh earns a recall to the side.
Cricket
The Sunshine YCW’s have signed pace bowler Connor Marum for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 4 season. Marum brings a wealth of talent and experience to the Cougars pace attack and the club couldn’t be more excited to have him on board. He has spent the past eight seasons playing for Coburg in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association, where he has been a consistent performer opening the bowling.
