Unfortunately, wins were as rare as hen’s teeth last night for the Storm in VJBL with just four winning teams for the evening. Our U14 Boys 2 recorded a 17 point win against Melbourne, our U14 Boys 5 had a massive 66 point win over Geelong United, it was a 9 point win for our […]
WELCOME BRIDGETTE RETTSTATT Our inaugural Championship Women’s roster is now set for the coming Big V Season, with the signing of Bridgette Rettstatt. Rettstatt comes to the Storm after playing with PAOK in Thessaloniki, Greece and is a 6’2″ (188cm) Forward. Born in Galena, Ohio which is a small town with a population of less […]
VJBL action from last night is done and dusted, with the individual highlight being Jamieson Renkauskas in an undermanned U20 boys side scoring 26 of his teams 52 total in a fighting 8 point loss to Kyneton. Opal Butcher also had a big night for our U16 Girls 1 side with 19 points in their […]
BELLARINE 3 X 3 TOURNAMENT 3×3 Basketball is coming to the Bellarine! Basketball Victoria is beginning to ramp up the 3×3 pathway with 3×3 basketball now an Olympic event. To join in the fun we are hosting an event here in Drysdale exclusively for our BPBA domestic and Bellarine Storm members. This event is for […]
2023 Year in Review As we reach the end of 2023, it’s an opportunity to look back and reflect on the achievements of the past year. 2023 has been a sizeable one for the Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association, with a number of records achieved through the course of the year, with many team and personal […]
REFEREES AWARDS FOR 2023 Over the last weekend, we celebrated the season for our Referees and handed out the awards for those that excelled through the year. From an Association perspective, it was very pleasing to see an additional 43 new Referees across the year, which is a great effort and thanks go to Darran […]
VELASQUEZ JOINS THE STORM After one season with the Geelong Supercats, Import Nick Velasquez has moved to the Bellarine Storm for the 2024 Big V Championship Men’s season. In a consistent season for the Supercats, Velasquez posted double figure points on 9 occasions throughout the 2023 NBL1 season, with a high score of 23 points […]
It was the last round of the pre-Christmas grading phase in VJBL last night and it saw wins to our U12G 1, U12G 2, U14B 1, U14G 1, U18B 1 and U18G 1 teams. Best individual performance of the night was Maya Wurfel for our U12G 2 with a return of 18 points in their […]
GREEN FIELDS FOR KG In another high profile signing, former Wyndham Championship Mens player Kavione Green has moved down the Princes Highway to sign with the Bellarine Storm in Championship Men for 2024. KG arrived in Australia back in 2020 to play for Southern Peninsula in their Division 1 Mens Program, before moving to Wyndham, […]
STRAIT TO THE STORM In a major development for our senior Women, as they prepare to make their debut in Championship in Big V 2024, the Storm are thrilled to announce the signing of Courtney Strait. The former Craigieburn import has agreed to join the Storm for the coming season, in what is seen as […]