Orange Eagles' juniors have fallen short of success in the finals of the Waratah Junior League Western series in Bathurst over the weekend, with six sides unable to taste final success.
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Both the boys' and girls', 16s and 18s sides made the finals, with none of the boys' outfits making it to the grand final, while both girls' sides and the under-14 girls making it through to the decider.
However, none of those sides were able to taste success on Saturday.
The under-18s girls' early-morning Saturday clash didn't go the way they'd hoped, with a big 70-30 loss to Bathurst Goldminers kicking off a disappointing day on the court for the Eagles.
The under-14 girls, who'd won through to the final off a free throw in the final second, fell 66-23 in the grand final to Griffith Demons, while the under-16s were unable to defeat the same foe, losing by 13 points 58-45.
Eagles' under-18 boys' coach Jamahl Zegzula said due to injury and unavailability, his side only had six players for their semi-final clash with Griffith, going down 82-53 after running into foul trouble early.
Zegzula said it was a good "character-building" experience for his side, who had no respite from the finals pace of the Griffith side, while the under-16 boys lost their semi-final clash with Lithgow Lazers 71-60.
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