Horsham Hornets' junior sides were buzzing after the first tournament of the season in Shepparton.
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Eight Horsham sides took part in the competition, which took place on Saturday and Sunday.
Horsham's under 12 girls, under 16 boys, under 16 girls and under 18 boys sides all won their respective grand finals.
Not far behind, the Under 12 Boys looked imposing and stormed their way into a grand final match against the Rochy Tigers U12 Boys, although the Tigers proved to be a point too strong.
The Under 14 girls showed glimpses of brilliance, finding their feet and staying undefeated in their group after being edged out by Mansfeild by 2 points in the first game of the tournament.
However, it was enough to keep the young Horsham side from making the finals.
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Horsham Hornets president Jon Fitzgerald said it was a successful weekend for the Hornets.
"It was great to get out on the court for the first tournament of the season," he said.
"All in all, it was a great result for the Horsham teams and just really great to be back in the swing of tournaments."
Fitzgerald said the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions meant the tournaments felt like a return to normalcy.
"It felt a bit more normal, after a year or two of masking up and limitations on spectators."
A highlight was the under 18 boys, who won their grand final against the Mansfield Eagles in dominant fashion, 51-33.
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"It was their first tournament win in seven years," Fitzgerald said.
"That group's been together basically since under 12s, so to win their first tournament was fantastic. It was definitely a highlight."
According to Fitzgerald, having crowds was a great advantage for the players.
"There was a game on Sunday morning with my under 14 boys where a lot of the other Horsham teams (that weren't playing) came down to watch," he said.
"It's been a few years since we've been able to do that, so the atmosphere was great, being able to go and watch all the teams play and barrack and support them."
"I think that actually helped my boys get across the line against Wangarratta."
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The results will give both the players and coaches confidence, moving forward to the next tournament of the season in Hamilton.
"We've been training for a few months now, so it's good to get some actual match practise in," Fitzgerald said.
"Bottom line, it was good to get a run on the court and face some good competition."
"We've actually got quite a few new coaches too, we've got Brianna Farr and Cam Bruce in the under twelves, and both those teams made finals.
"To get them into that position, to get that experience is really valuable. There's no better feeling."
"Especially for a young coach it's hard to say where your team stacks up in a lot of ways working at training and in a domestic comp, you need that real competition.
"So it's a really good feeling for our new coaches to have that first tournament in the bag."
"There's so much organising that goes into a tournament behind the scenes, so to have the first one out of the way means we can build some momentum for the rest of the season."
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