Dunedin North Intermediate pupils (from left) Frankie Meehan (13), Arnaka Landreth (12), Dylan Sudol (12), Meka Howard (12), Hailen Hurrell (12) and Madi Ramsey (13) watch the action.
Lucas Tikey (12), from Taieri College, shoots during a game against Tahuna.
Tāhuna and Taieri College players chase the ball.
Shelby Sutherland (12), from Big Rock School, looks for the hoop during a game against Bathgate Park School.
Taieri College team manager Tiff Pickering waits for a game to start.
Oliver Kupenga (12) referees a junior game.
Over the past two weeks, the Otago Daily Times has run a series on the Miracle of Indy and the impact it had on New Zealand basketball. It focused mainly on the elite end — but that is nothing without the grassroots.Gregor Richardson popped down to the Edgar Centre recently to see where the real action happens.
