Secretary: Michael King 0414 766 271
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Feb/March Journal Article:
The Wenty Leagues WheelKings are coming off a tremendous 2009 season where they reached the grand final of the National Wheelchair Basketball League. The WheelKings hosted the finals series at Sydney University Sports Centre and it was a great weekend of elite sporting action.
Wenty opened the weekend by beating cross-town rival Sydney Razorbacks 98-83 in the semi-final before upsetting the more fancied Wollongong Roller Hawks 90-74 in the preliminary final. However, the championship match against triple champions Perth Wheelcats was one hurdle too many. The WheelKings 3 best players were in foul trouble in the first few minutes which allowed Perth to quickly build a lead. Wenty couldn’t recover against such a formidable opponent and eventually lost 106-73.
Another highlight of the season was the selection of Bill Latham and Jeremy Doyle to play in the Australian Rollers where they won gold medals at 2 international tournaments.
The team will now regroup for the Sydney Autumn Wheelchair Basketball League in March before commencing the 2010 national league in May.
Michael King - Secretary