WESTERN Port Steelers player Olivier “Ollie” Lemire-Guevin will leave for Utah Prep Academy in the United States in mid-August, after being offered a scholarship through an Australian sporting agency. The 15-year-old, who has played in the Big V ‘Steelers’ Men’s Division 1 development program this season, will spend Year 10 as a sophomore at Utah Prep Academy, an international boarding high school for elite sports students set on a spectacular 55-acre campus in Hurricane, Utah. Lemire-Guevin has played for Western Port since he was in under-14s, working his way up through the club’s junior pathway into the Youth League and,…
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LAST week, the WPBA Big V players took to the court in a uniform with a story as significant as any result on the scoreboard. Designed by local Bunurong artist Carla Lauch for Basketball Victoria’s First Nations Round, the design reflects the story of Somerville Recreation Centre, home to WPBA. From the fire that destroyed the centre, to its rebuild by the shire, standing today as a symbol of community resilience and renewal. For a club whose pathway has now produced a player heading to the United States, the uniform is a fitting reminder. What’s built locally, brick by brick,…
SOUTHERN Peninsula Sharks guard Seth White became the first player to crack 50 points in a Big V Youth League 3 Men’s game this season, putting up 51 against Maccabi at Rosebud Stadium on Saturday 20 June. The 18-year-old Dromana Secondary College student finished with 12 three-pointers as the Sharks secured a strong win over a side that had beaten them earlier in the season. The groundwork for the night was laid that morning, when White attended a mindset session with Sharks assistant coach, Andrew Cipriano, who also works with athletes on the mental side of their game. “I just…
A DECADE of mentorship and memories playing basketball in Frankston have helped prepare a young gun for her debut on the world stage. Former Frankston Blues junior Bonnie Deas has been selected to represent the Australian Opals in an upcoming series against China. The 20-year-old is set to make her senior debut for the national side in front of friends and family in Melbourne. Frankston-born Deas said her coaches and friends at the Blues have helped set her up for success. “I started playing for Frankston Blues at age seven, and played with them through to under-18s bottom age. I…