Basketball
Future stars hit the courts
Jason Shields
Feb 23 2024
1 min read

The next generation of Sunraysia basketball stars hit the Mildura Sporting Precinct courts this week. Sunraysia Daily photographer BEN GROSS was on hand to capture some of the action from the under 8 boys clash between Workers and Wildcats.

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