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THE Bendigo IGA Lady Braves came within three points of capturing the SEABL-ABA championship double in
Newcastle yesterday. The Lady Braves lost a thrilling grand final 69-66 to arch-rival the Ballarat Lady Miners. The Lady Braves, who defeated Ballarat in last Saturday's SEABL
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Conference final in 2017, marking their first conference final appearance in 16 years.
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Ballarat's top level women's basketball team was branded the Lady Miners when it entered the
Victorian championship in 1984. The team played in the inaugural SEABL women's season in 1990 and then withdrew. They subsequently joined the
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Ballarat Basketball Association Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and then built its own freehold facility in 1969 on the corner of Grevillea Road and Dowling Street in Wendouree to later become known as the
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Conference Championship in 1987 in just their second season. Goorjian departed at the end of the 1987 season and was replaced by
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733:"NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent"
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648:"FROM THE VAULT: SEABL REMEMBERS THE BALLARAT MINERS DYNASTY"
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678:"CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW- MEN'S"
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938:on 10 September 2007.
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950:"FORMER CHAMPIONS"
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