Twists ahead as Super Six swings back

Northland's premier basketball competition resumes with a difference this weekend after the Christmas break.

As the men's Super Six Basketball Championship heads into the tail end of their season, the women's division begins its inaugural season.

Northland Suns Basketball community development officer Travis McIlroy said the women's division will add another dynamic to basketball within the region.

Running the divisions together will hopefully bring a bigger and better atmosphere to basketball games in the north, he said.

As the Super Six Championship nears the playoffs McIlroy believes it is anyone's for the taking.

"You can't count any team out. Teams like Kaikohe who have lost most of their games could still come back and win five in a row to snatch fourth place.

"Everytime people come back from the break people are really amped and some of the best basketball is played."

Teams like the Maunu Lights, a young team,were starting to find their feet and could prove to be dangerous, McIlroy warned.

Competition leaders Whangaruru will be without Caleb Henare for the start of the lead into the finals after he was sent off in December for using improper behaviour towards referee Peter Marshall and subsequently suspended.

The competition resumes on January 20. For details on fixtures see www.sunsbasketball.co.nz/super6