Basketball
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The
Oberon Shield final between Albatross (blue singlets) and
AUSCDTONE (black singlets).
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Photo
by LSPH Damian Pawlenko
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HMAS
Albatross has again soared to victory in the annual Oberon Shield
Basketball Knockout at Auburn Basketball Centre in Sydney recently.
The victory was the sixth successive Oberon Shield win, with Albatross
overcoming Australian Clearance Diving Team One 19-16 in the final.
Nineteen teams, predominantly from Navy, but also featuring teams
from Army and Air Force, participated in two pools. Each team
played three games with the top four teams in each pool progressing
to the finals.
HMAS Albatross defeated HMAS Melbourne 28-24 in the first final,
while AUSCDTONE defeated FIMA Sydney Chippers 24-17 in the other
final.
MC RADM Raydon Gates presented the Oberon Shield to Albatross,
while AUSCDTONE took home the Platypus Shield as the competition’s
runner-up.
