U12 Boys Win Division Three Junior Country Basketball Championship The 2015 City Holden SA Junior Country Championships were held during March, with nine Barossa Settlers Teams in action over two weekends. It was a challenging year for many of the teams, with six of the nine playing in division one or two competition. The U12 Boys team, playing in division three, were the big winners, going through the championship undefeated to take the title for 2015. U12 Boys, Division 3 Champions Despite only having six players, the boys put on a dominant performance to remain undefeated through the minor rounds and winners by a significant margin in the final. Results R1: Barossa Valley 43 d Adelaide Plains 11 R2: Barossa Valley 54 d Pt Augusta 28 R3: Barossa Valley 53 d Mildura 18 R4: Barossa Valley 48 d Eastern Hills 25 R5: Barossa Valley 50 d Keith 29 Grand Final: Barossa Valley 68 d Pt Augusta 25 U12 Boys, Division Three Back: Kai Dunstan, Loius Schell, TJ Poland, Kim Poland (coach), Bailey Kirk, Oscar Graetz Front: Christopher Hooper U12 Girls, Division 3 The girls had a solid weekend, winning two games and losing two, to finish third after the minor rounds. Both losses were to eventual grand finalists Bordertown and Eastern Hills. Coach, Jenni Schrapel, was very proud of the team, with all the girls improving a lot over the weekend. Results R1: Barossa Valley 21 d Murray Bridge 13 R2: Barossa Valley 29 d Pt Pirie 20 R3: Bordertown 23 d Barossa Valley 13 R4: Eastern Hills 38 d Barossa Valley 26 U12 Girls, Division 3 Back: Shelbi Sutcliffe, Bonnie Graetz, Maeghan Duell , Jenni Schrapel (coach) Front: Lily McDonald, Ashlyn Schrapel, Indiah Graetz, Brea Nitschke U14 Boys, Division 2 After strong wins in round one and two, the boys lost to the Riverland to finish second in their pool after the minor rounds. They played a close match in the cross-over quarter final but were unable to defeat Keith, missing the semi-finals by just four points. Results R1: Barossa Valley 45 d Pt Augusta 23 R2: Barossa Valley 41 d Eastern Hills 32 R3: Riverland 56 d Barossa Valley 32 Quarter Final: Keith 44 d Barossa Valley 40 U14 Boys, Division 2 Back: Lachlan Murdoch, Mason Graetz, Andrew Warnest (coach), Sam Falland, Harry Vander Wijngaart. Front: Harvey Nobes, Noah Schell, Lewis Lloyde, Mitchell Doecke, Cooper Kalleske, Brodie Griggs U14 Girls, Division 1 A tough championship for the girls, who were competitive in their matches but couldn’t get a win over strong opposition, finishing their weekend after the minor rounds. Results R1: Broken Hill 53 d Barossa Valley 37 R2: Strathalbyn 37 d Barossa Valley 31 R3: Riverland 45 d Barossa Valley 33 R4: Mt Gambier 39 d Barossa Valley 21 U14 Girls Division 1 L to R: Finella Collins, Willow Griggs, Shaylah Diener, Erin Schick, Dana Kalleske, Mel Diener (coach), Amalia Canute, Emillie Walsh U14 Girls, Division 4 The division 4 team have worked hard at lead up carnivals to develop their skills and have shown lots of improvement. They faced the challenge of losing two players prior to the championship but, with the help of two U12 players, managed to finally get a win in their last match. Coach, Teresa Gerlach, was very proud of the effort and commitment of the team and thrilled to finish on a high note, saying that the girls never gave up. Results R1: Adelaide Plains 41 d Barossa Valley 14 R2: Naracoorte 53 d Barossa Valley 22 R3: Southern Yorke Peninsula 51 d Barossa Valley 5 R4: Jamestown 44 d Barossa Valley 19 R5: Barossa Valley 35 d Keith 28 U14 Girls, Division 4 Back: Teresa Gerlach (coach), Monique Evans, Samantha Lange, Shelbi Sutcliffe, Sheralee Rossack (team manager) Front: Ebony Gerlach, Ashlyn Schrapel, Cassedy Rossack U16 Boys, Combined Division 1 and 2 The boys had a tough weekend up against some strong opposition and, after a solid win in round one, couldn’t get over the line in their other minor round matches. A forfeit in the division 2 quarter final gave them a semi final match against eventual champions Pt Lincoln, who were just too strong, winning convincingly. With many bottom age players in the team, coach, Ben MacCulloch, is expecting a stronger showing next year. Results R1: Barossa Valley 47 d Whyalla 34 R2: Mt Gambier 27 d Barossa Valley 23 R3: Strathalbyn 61 d Barossa Valley 27 Quarter Final: Barossa Valley d Pt Augusta (forfeit) Semi Final: Pt Lincoln 60 d Barossa Valley 28 U16 Boys, Division 1 / 2 Back: Hugh MacDonald, Jeremy Nobes, Rhys Cannizzaro, Regan Billing, Luke Mollet, Ben MacCulloch (coach) Front: Aaron Bert, Hudson Walsh, Isaac Feltus U16 Girls, Combined Division 1 and 2 The U16 girls originally nominated in division 2, however championship timetabling saw them play in a combined division 1 and 2 group. After some tough minor round matches, they had a good win over Pt Pirie in the division 2 quarter final before losing to the Riverland in their semi final. Results R1: Pt Augusta 49 d Barossa Valley 25 R2: Millicent 51 d Barossa Valley 24 R3: Yorke Valley 39 d Barossa Valley 21 Quarter Final: Barossa Valley 35 d Pt Pirie 22 Semi Final: Riverland 35 d Barossa Valley 24 U16 Girls, Division 2 Back: Erin Schrapel, Laura Ide, Lysanna Hayes (coach), Keely Cannizzaro, Charlie Bittner Front: Molly Wellman, Mikaela Hayes, Zali Diener, Tylah Schick, Daria Gerlach U18 Boys, Division 2 Despite some competitive play, the U18 boys had only one win in the minor rounds against Roxby Downs, before losing by just seven points to Whyalla in their quarter final. The 2015 championship signals the end of junior basketball for Daniel Barker, Tyler Dewhurst, Lachlan Fiorita and Austin Walsh. Barossa Settlers wishes them well for their move to senior basketball. Results R1: Eastern Hills 41 d Barossa Valley 32 R2: Bye R3: Barossa Valley 45 d Roxby Downs 31 R4: Pt Augusta 46 d Barossa Valley 30 R5: Millicent 38 d Barossa Valley 27 Quarter Final: Whyalla 40 d Barossa Valley 33 U18 Girls, Division 1 The Barossa again took a composite U16 / U18 girls team into this year’s championship and battled hard all weekend against tough opposition. The team improved across the weekend and finished strongly with two wins, against Mildura and eventual grand finalists Murray Bridge. Barossa Junior Settlers say farewell and good luck for Nationals to Chelsea Brook and goodbye to Shanai Venning, who both finish their junior careers this year. Results R1: Mt Gambier 44 d Barossa Valley 21 R2: Yorke Valley 73 d Barossa Valley 37 R3: Millicent 51 d Barossa Valley 46 R4: Strathalbyn 36 d Barossa Valley 35 R5: Great Southern 49 d Barossa Valley 41 R6: Barossa Valley 49 d Mildura 42 R7: Barossa Valley 52 d Murray Bridge 28 U18 Girls, Division 1 Back: Ben MacCulloch (coach), Keely Cannizzaro, Chelsea Brook, Abi Mader, Emily Venning (injured) Front: Erin Schrapel, Zali Diener, Shanai Venning, Georgia Madigan .