THE Coffs Harbour Suns women have made their first home game of the year a winning one, as they played host to the Tamworth Thunderbolts at Sportz Central.

The Suns had a 85-57 win against the Thunderbolts in their Waratah Basketball League representative game.

Five players reached double figures for the Suns in a balanced scoring attack.

Suns player Felicity Cook said it was good to be back playing on their home court after many months.

“The crowd and the home court always give us an extra buzz because we don’t get to do it often, so it’s nice to have the home support from family and friends,” she said.

“We train at Woolgoolga too, so it was nice to be back on the home court.”

The Suns women travel to Tamworth this weekend for a rematch against the Thunderbolts.

The Suns next home game is against the Lismore Storm on Sunday, 30 July at Sportz Central, with tipoff at midday.

The Suns women sit in second spot on the ladder with six wins from their first seven games.

The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) won the latest game of their Waratah Basketball League season.

The Suns had a 78-72 win against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Sportz Central.

The Suns hit the road this weekend to take on the Hawkesbury Jets.

By Aiden BURGESS