Victorian teams excelled on the final day of the Kumon National Junior Classic, winning seven of the eight divisions.
With the elite 128-team tournament held across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the best and brightest were whittled down to the grand finalists with bumper crowds cheering on the favourite teams at the State Basketball Centre and Dandenong Basketball Stadium.
Nunawading stormed home to cap off an exceptional Kumon National Junior Classic, winning three of the eight titles in the Under-14 Boys, Under-14 Girls and Under-18 Boys.
Casey recorded its first ever tournament victory at the Classic taking out the Under-12 Boys tournament, while Kilsyth (Under-12 Girls), Hawthorn (Under-16 Boys), West Adelaide (Under-16 Girls) and Bulleen (Under-18 Girls) rounded out the winners across the event.
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KUMON NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSIC – GRAND FINAL RESULTS
UNDER-12 GIRLS
Gold Medal: Kilsyth
Silver Medal: South Adelaide
Bronze Medal: Sandringham
Grand Final MVP: Under-12 Girls - Jada Hill (Kilsyth)
Gold Medal Referees: Owen Attard and Mark Samuels
UNDER-12 BOYS
Gold Medal: Casey
Silver Medal: South Adelaide
Bronze Medal: North Adelaide
Grand Final MVP: Under-12 Boys - Keegan Chapple (Casey)
Gold Medal Referees: Kieran Orlando and Ryan Buddle
UNDER-14 GIRLS
Gold Medal: Nunawading
Silver Medal: Melbourne
Bronze Medal: Diamond Valley
Grand Final MVP: Under-14 Girls - Marianela Fekalata (Nunawading)
Gold Medal Referees: Maty Morrissey and Melissa Tomkins
UNDER-14 BOYS
Gold Medal: Nunawading
Silver Medal: Whittlesea
Bronze Medal: Sandringham
Grand Final MVP: Under-14 Boys - Charlie Wilson (Nunawading)
Gold Medal Referees: Cooper Aisen and Riley Norton
UNDER-16 GIRLS
Gold Medal: West Adelaide
Silver Medal: Eastern Mavericks
Bronze Medal: Bankstown
Grand Final MVP: Under-16 Girls – Sophie Barker (West Adelaide)
Gold Medal Referees: Lachlan Gayed and Natalia Toniato
UNDER-16 BOYS
Gold Medal: Hawthorn
Silver Medal: Frankston
Bronze Medal: Knox
Grand Final MVP: Under-16 Boys – Ryder Cheesman (Hawthorn)
Gold Medal Referees: Oliver Viergever and Ethan Clare
UNDER-18 GIRLS
Gold Medal: Bulleen
Silver Medal: Knox
Bronze Medal: Manly-Warringah
Grand Final MVP: Under-18 Girls – Lily Carmody (Bulleen)
Gold Medal Referees: Niam Westaway, Tori Agius and Tamara Unthank
UNDER-18 BOYS
Gold Medal: Nunawading
Silver Medal: Knox
Bronze Medal: Ballarat
Grand Final MVP: Under-18 Boys – Tiernan Stynes (Nunawading)
Gold Medal Referees: Tate Wheatland, Kash Gaitely and Alexander Huysing
