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Stringer's a shining light

03 Nov, 2009 07:58 AM
One of the many shining lights coming out of the Whyalla basketball stadium is Rhianna Stringer.

At 13 years of age Stringer has made the SA Country State team twice, playing in Albury Wodonga in 2008 in the under 14 team and also in the Port Macquarie under 15s Pacific Coast Slam in 2009.

To complement all the hard work Stringer has done, she also made the 2009 SA Country Nationals team that played in the under 16 Women's National Championships in Ulverstone Tasmania, where her team was runner-up, gaining a silver medal.

Stringer played a pivotal role in not only getting valuable points, but also taking on excellent defensive jobs to often stop the best players on opposition teams.

At a local level, Stringer plays for Demons Basketball Club where she has been playing for the past five years and now plays not only under 16s, but also A grade which she has done for the past 18 months.

At the top level in Whyalla basketball she has become one of the players to watch with explosive speed to the basket, an excellent outside shot and the strength to play defence on some of the taller players in women's A.

She gets to hone these skills by playing combined for the Whyalla Stealers at under 16 level.

While some of Stringer's skills have come naturally, it has been getting to the stadium, training up to more than five hours a week, which has taken her from being around the mark to above the rest.

With all the tools becoming available, Stringer has in the past three weeks been playing for the Woodville Warriors in the Adelaide division one league, where again she is taking on some of the best talent in South Australia.

Travelling down every Friday night to compete, then returning again the same night shows dedication to both Stringer and her parents.

With Stringer wanting to play at the highest level she can, it is a move in the right direction.

Noel Robertson, Stringer's Woodville coach speaks highly of his star recruit, talking about the on and off court leadership she shows in a team where she has only met the players a handful of times and showing she has all the attributes to make it at another level again.

While Stringer has excelled at basketball it is not her only sport, making the True Blue A grade side this year as well.

Her season was interrupted due to her under 16 nationals campaign in Tasmania, a problem she will again face this season, but a challenge she looks forward to all the same.

Hard work and striving to be the best is something Stringer takes in her stride and often succeeds at.

Stringer is not the only talented player out at the Whyalla Basketball, but she certainly is one of the hardest workers.

Women's A is played on Monday nights, where you can see some greatly talented young locals playing the game the way it should be played.

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Young star Whyalla basketballer Rhianna Stringer currently travels to Adelaide every week to play for the Woodville Warriors in Division 1.
Young star Whyalla basketballer Rhianna Stringer currently travels to Adelaide every week to play for the Woodville Warriors in Division 1.

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