NOVEMBER’S Loddon Herald Sports Star is Boort basketballer Luke Boyd.
A member of the winning team in the Boort Basketball Association’s summer mixed competition, the Kings. Luke led the team to the grand final with his spectacular goals and earned them the win. 
With Luke scoring 40 of the 44 points in the Grand Final against the Taipans, the Kings were able to defeat them by 11 points.
 Across the 10 rounds of the season Luke scored 248 points total, with his grand final performance topping his previous high score of 39 points in one game. 
The Kings held onto their top spot on the ladder throughout the season with six wins and two losses, before winning both the semi final and the grand final to round out the competition as kings of the court. 
Luke is now in the running for the 2024-2025 Sports Star award.