Hawks quintet excel in NBL1 competition

Five Illawarra Hawks excelled around the country, during the weekend's exciting NBL1 action.

In Queensland's NBL1 North, Lachlan Dent, Isaac White and Alex Mudronja all took the court.

Dent played two games during round four of the 2022 season, starting with a tight 69-66 loss to the Mackay Meteors at the Mackay Basketball Stadium.

In the defeat, Dent scored 15 points and added seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.

In game two of the road double-header, Dent tallied 20 points, eight dimes and six boards in his side's 97-71 loss to Rockhampton at Bravus Arena.

Next up for Dent's Capitals are Rip City (who will soon feature Hawks recruit Wani Swaka Lo Buluk) at Auchenflower Stadium on Saturday.

Elsewhere in NBL1 North, Isaac White lined up for Ipswich in their 88-79 loss to the Gold Coast Rollers at Carrara Stadium.

In the defeat, White managed 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal.

White's Force has the bye in round five before returning to the court against Southern Districts on June 4 at JBS Stadium.

The final Hawk in action north of the border was Murdonja, whose North Gold Coast lost 111-101 to Northside at South Pine Sports Complex.

The Illawarra guard added 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal in the defeat.

The Seahawks next host Mackay on Saturday from 8.30pm at Runaway Bay Stadium.

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Moving to the NBL1 South competition, big man Harry Froling continued his strong season with the Hobart Chargers.

At Kingborough Sports Centre, Froling scored 30 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out two dimes in his side's 91-87 loss to Ringwood.

The 3-3 Chargers will look to rebound against Bendigo on Friday night from 8pm.

Finally, Saturday saw Hawks skipper AJ Ogilvy make his NBL1 debut for his junior club Hills and helped them secure their third win of 2022.

Behind 17 points and five rebounds by Ogilvy, the Hornets downed Manly-Warringah 96-88 at the Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre.

Next weekend, Ogilvy will play a road double-header, starting with Sutherland on Saturday and Central Coast on Sunday.