QUEANBEYAN Roadrunners' coach Jono Lazaro says the club would benefit from players "hanging around for longer" after it took out the titles in the under 12s boys and under 14s girls last month.
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Lazaro coaches the under 19s boys division two side, and was bitterly disappointed when they went down to the Tuggeranong Southern Cross side in the preliminary final after losing just one game all year, and finishing as minor premiers.
While he conceded there were numerous positives to take from the season, he said a number of his players had asked for transfers to other clubs, and expressed his frustration at this.
"There are heaps of players I'd like to keep moving up, but a lot have asked for transfers, so I'm not sure what they'll be doing in the future," Lazaro said.
"We just need more consistency through the higher ages, like your 16s and 18s, because kids start going to other sports of doing other things."
He said the club's titles in the under 12s boys and under 14s girls, both of which came in third division, reflected the clubs rising numbers in the younger ages, with four teams being fielded in those ages this season.
But he added at times he had struggled to get whole teams training together in older age groups this year.
Meanwhile, the Queanbeyan Basketball Association held its annual presentation ceremony on September 14 at the Kangaroos Club.
Under 16s ACT representative Nadezda Dorsoski was named the most promising female talent for her efforts with the Roadrunners, as well as the ACT under 16s side, ACT East Coast Challenge team, and the Southern Sports Academy.
Under 19s player Fergus Cotton won most promising male talent after he was picked for the ACT East Coast Challenge side.
For the Yowies NSW State League teams, Talor Goodall was named best and fairest for the men, while Belinda Turk won most valuable player for the women.