Central Coast Waves represented the Coast with great distinction at the recent 2025 Eastern Junior League Basketball finals held in Tamworth, emerging as champions in both the U12 girls and U14 boys categories.
For the U14 boys, the path to the final featured a gripping semi-final against arch-rivals Newcastle Falcons.
The previous time these two sides met the Waves scraped in a three-point win.
Waves once again faced the Falcons in the grand final but this time they dominated in every quarter beating Newcastle Falcons by 36 points, emerging from the finals with 14 wins and no losses.
A huge performance by Will Chapman saw him being awarded Most Valuable Player for the final.
The U12 girls started their grand final against Newcastle White confidently despite conceding the first points of the game, but within minutes the girls took the lead and kept the lead the entire game.
An outstanding defensive effort saw them keep Newcastle White scoreless in the final quarter.
Like the U14 boys, the U12 girls tournament saw them go through undefeated, a 16-0 run.
Rozie Duke was named Most Valuable Player for the grand final.
Most pleasing for the club was that it demonstrated in both games that the Waves have been developing a great culture when it comes to junior development.
