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Women’s Heat season went from freeze to fire

ANOTHER season of Big V Division One basketball has been locked in by the Mildura Heat women’s side after they finished seventh out of an increased nine team competition, rounding out their 2025 campaign with a record of seven wins and...

17 Aug 2025
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Heat’s fiery run put out just short

IN a campaign stamped by resilience, deep talented roster adjustments and a potent offensive brand of basketball, the Mildura Heat men’s side battled through a rocky opening before a blitzing mid-season run which then saw them ultimately fall just...

16 Aug 2025
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Hot Wheelies court in session

A SIX-week all abilities wheelchair basketball program was launched on Sunday in a region-first. The first session served as an introduction to the fundamentals of the sport, mixing skill development and match play, with participants of all ages...

12 Aug 2025
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Heat’s postseason ends with road loss

THE Mildura Heat basketball team’s bold run in the Big V Division Two competition came to a heartbreaking end in Melbourne on Saturday night. In a hard-fought game of surges, the Heat were tied with hosts Collingwood with just 2.55...

12 Aug 2025
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Sam’s plan

ONE down, three to go is how Mildura Heat men’s basketball coach Sammy Gazzo sees it heading into another do-or-die Division Two finals clash tomorrow night. The Heat, at the Hothouse, comfortably accounted for Southern Peninsula in the...

08 Aug 2025
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Heat net playoff win over Sharks

PLAYOFF progression was secured for the Mildura Heat on Saturday after overcoming their first hurdle in the playoffs picture. The last game of Heat basketball to be played at the Hothouse this year attracted a packed home crowd to watch...

04 Aug 2025
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Heat host elimination final

THE Mildura Heat will enter the 2025 Big V Division Two men’s finals series with everything to play for this Saturday night, as they host Southern Peninsula Sharks in a sudden-death elimination final at the Hothouse for 7pm tip-off. After...

31 Jul 2025
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Hot Wheelies hooping for slam-dunk

A REGION-first inclusive wheelchair basketball program will run for six weeks in Mildura thanks to a Sport and Recreation Victoria regional all abilities participation grant. Hot Wheelies has been designed to introduce participants to the...

30 Jul 2025
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Heat round out running hot

THE Mildura Heat women’s team capped off their 2025 campaign with a blitzing 83-56 victory against Collingwood All Stars. A dominating first quarter saw the home side light up the Hothouse in convincing fashion as they led 29-9 after the first...

29 Jul 2025
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Heat sent through to elimination final

ANOTHER gripping contest of men’s basketball graced the Hothouse courts on Saturday night as Mildura Heat fell excruciatingly short of securing third place in the ladder during the final round of the regular season after a 92-86 defeat at the...

28 Jul 2025
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Heat’s last hurrah

THE Mildura Heat women’s side may be out of the playoff picture, but they have more than proven their considerable quality in the closing rounds of this Big V Division One season. They’ll get one final opportunity to flex their form when they...

25 Jul 2025
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Heat fight for third

SATURDAY night’s showdown at the Hothouse between Mildura Heat and Collingwood All Stars is another finals dress rehearsal for the hosts with a third spot finish in the Big V Division Two men’s competition on the line. Both teams head into the...

24 Jul 2025
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Heat halt Dragons’ finals hopes

THE penultimate round of Big V action took place on the weekend with the Mildura Heat women’s side powering home in the final quarter to claim a gutsy 10 point victory against the Camberwell Dragons, who can now no longer make the top five to play...

21 Jul 2025
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Suns steal win from Heat

THE Hothouse held host to a barnstorming thriller on Saturday night as a last minute fadeout saw Mildura Heat men’s side agonisingly fall short against the ladder leading Sherbrooke Suns 85-80.A fiery and physical affair, the courtside atmosphere...

21 Jul 2025
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Fear the Heat in finals figuring form

THE first half of the season for James Madigan’s Mildura Heat women’s team was rife with issues such as injuries and a learning period for new teammates adjusting how to gel best with the rest of his squad. Although it might be a case of too...

18 Jul 2025
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Heat’s penultimate pre finals showdown

YET another stern pre-finals test awaits the Mildura Heat men’s side this weekend as they take on league leaders Sherbrooke Suns at the Hothouse in the penultimate round of the regular season. Third on the ladder and confirmed for a top five...

17 Jul 2025
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Heat scorch on road trip double header

A COURAGEOUS effort from the Mildura Heat women’s team saw them come away from the weekend with two victories back to back after hours of extended travel. The side fended off the finals challenging Western Port Steelers 74-59 on Saturday before...

15 Jul 2025