Braves gear up for new basketball season

The recently reconstituted Ballina Braves Basketball Club is already gearing up for the new basketball season which gets under way in early October. Season tickets for the 2008/09 season will be on sale in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the club’s Division 1 team will play a tough pre-season challenge game against Scranton University, USA, in Ballina Sport and Leisure Centre on Saturday 9 August at 8pm. This should be an entertaining game and all basketball followers are asked to come along and support the home team which will feature a number of the club’s younger players. Pre-season training is now taking place each Wednesday at 8pm and each Friday at 7pm in the Sport and Leisure Centre and new players are always welcome.