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Briann Wedding Owen state basketball February 3
By Bronte Hewett
Bouncing her way into the State side, Brianna Wedding recently returned to her hometown of Owen on a high after the Pacific Coast Slam basketball tournament in Port Macquarie, NSW.
Although the side only had one win, the experience was ‘awesome’ for the first time South Australian representative.
Brianna, 15, said the team played six games and won against New Zealand in the U17 womens competition.
“I played three and a half games because of an ankle injury,” the talented post player said.
Having played since she was eight years old, Brianna has quite a collection of trophies, her favourites being Adelaide Plains’ best and fairest, and a State grand final win with local superstar Olivia Thompson, who is a bit of an inspiration for Brianna.
“She is a gun, I saw her at State trials and she talked to me and helped me through the trials,” Brianna said.
Brianna said the State experience was hard but rewarding, and she initially lacked motivation. The support and personal training from local coaches to prepare and encourage her for State level is what helped her along the way.
Lee Wright and Wayne Hill spent endless hours in the gym with Brianna before her trip and kept her motivated. “Without them I wouldn’t have made it,” she said.
As a gift, Deb Robinson gave Brianna a singlet which formerly belonged to NBL star Brett Maher. “Before I got the singlet, I wasn’t very motivated,” she said.
She felt the effects of all her training and experience when she returned to court in Balaklava last Friday, scoring 36 points for her local team.
