	{"id":187030,"date":"2026-05-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=187030"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:27:44","slug":"pink-round-shows-basketballs-impact-off-the-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/pink-round-shows-basketballs-impact-off-the-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Round shows basketball&#8217;s impact off the court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Basketball Association has rallied around those impacted by breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Players, officials and spectators filled Wurdi Baierr Stadium with pink on Saturday night as part of the Big V Pink Round.<\/p>\n<p>Raising funds through raffles and donations, the association took in more than $1,200 for Breast Cancer Network Australia.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the evening was hearing from Heather Blazko, who shared her experience living with breast cancer in a conversation with association vice-president Troy Benjamin.<\/p>\n<p>A valued member of the walking basketball community, she shared her journey with honesty, courage and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin said hearing from Blazko was a reminder of how important community is.<\/p>\n<p>Blazko shared that she returned to basketball just a week after her last round of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She just needed that connection and community,&#8221; Benjamin said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/5.ChargersfamilytheB_13434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chargers family, the Barnwells, got into the pink theme. Photo: Carlon and Co.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She just loves basketball. I&#8217;m so glad she&#8217;s able to use our club for her own health and community reasons, to have her share her story [was amazing].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest message was early detection; she talked a lot about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Held on the Saturday night before Mother&#8217;s Day, Benjamin said it was special to watch a sea of pink arrive at the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the community, he was proud to watch people come out in poor weather on a night where there was lots happening around the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just a beautiful and well respected but also action-led evening for our community,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing so many people donate and raising awareness was a nice mix of importance and fun, so we loved it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Basketball associations across the state joined in Pink Round, including on the Bellarine.<\/p>\n<p>Big V League manager Andrew West said Pink Round continued to represent the very best of the Victorian basketball community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pink Round is one of the most meaningful weekends on the Big V calendar because it shows the incredible heart of our clubs and wider basketball community,&#8221; West said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Basketball Association has rallied around those impacted by breast cancer. 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