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Saturday August 30, 2008

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Waikato, Wellington Decider

Another Waikato-Wellington final. Déjà vu anyone? Just two months after the Waikato Pistons and Wellington Saints battled for the National Basketball League championship, the Waikato Titans and Wellington Saints will meet . . .

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Wanted: Performance Director

A unique opportunity has arisen at Basketball New Zealand for a director with extensive senior level sports management experience within the high performance area to lead the organisation’s Performance Group.

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Penguins Walk Into Semis

Facing a win or be done situation, the North Otago Penguins found a way to get it done. Behind a game-high 32 points from American point guard Dalun Smith and 21 points from centre Calum MacLeod, the Penguins defeated the previously unbeaten Wellington Saints . . .

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Marks Joins Hornets

New Zealand’s first NBA player Sean Marks has found his fifth home, after signing with the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday. “We are excited for Sean to join our team,” said Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower.

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Auckland Stun Penguins

Half the semifinal line-up is set after a near upset-free day one of the Conference Basketball League (CBL) Finals in Wellington on Thursday.

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Records Count For Little

Regular season records mean nothing at the Conference Basketball League Finals. That point was banged home in the opening game of the tournament as hometown Wellington . . .

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CBL Finals - Section B

A decade ago, the North Otago Penguins were a dominant force on the Conference Basketball League hardwood. Former NBL stars, Leonard King, Kerry Boagni, Kenny Perkins, Larry Hubbard.Two Southern Conference titles and three CBL championships in four years . . .

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CBL Finals - Section A

Jeff Green knows his Waikato Titans have a target on their backs ahead of the 2008 Conference Basketball League Finals and that’s fine with him. “That’s the way we like it,” the notorious four-time NBL and three-time CBL winning coach said on Wednesday.

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Titans, One More For Four

The three-time defending Conference Basketball League champion Waikato Titans will open their title defence against the wildcard Turanga Health Rising Suns at the 2008 CBL Finals in Wellington on Thursday morning.

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Kerr, Cobras Slither On

One Kiwi advanced a step closer to an Australian national club championship, while another was bounced. Gemma Kerr and the Kilsyth Lady Cobras continued their late-season surge . . .

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T-Blacks Slide One Spot

The New Zealand Tall Blacks have dropped a place while their Tall Ferns counterparts have remained steady in the latest FIBA World Rankings released on Monday.

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Marino Spikes Website

The exploits of Mini-Me point guard Angela Marino and her New Zealand Tall Ferns team-mates helped Basketball New Zealand’s website, www.basketball.org.nz, set a new single-day visits record earlier this month.

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 30
CBL: CBL Finals - Final Day
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Sunday, August 31
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Monday, September 1
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Tuesday, September 2
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Wednesday, September 3
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Thursday, September 4
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Friday, September 5
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

Saturday, September 6
Schools: AA, A & Junior Secondary Schools Premierships

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