Thirty-four games, 13 teams, two days, one goal: to bring teams from across Australia together, not just to play basketball, but to develop community and experience Christian values. The second Adventist Basketball Championship, held in the Chan Shun Auditorium on Avondale College of Higher Education’s Lake Macquarie campus this past weekend (October 22-23), included teams from the Gold Coast, Kempsey, Melbourne and Western Australia. For the first time, the championship featured a women’s competition, with most valuable player Adelle Bottrell, a Bachelor of Business student, leading Opals to a 43-32 win against Multeasers in the final. In the men’s final, reigning champions Gold Coast Waves beat a resilient Melbourne 112-86. Read the full report at www.avondale.edu.au/connections.—Andrew Parker Credit: Aaron Bellette.