Overview

• Barandika and López defended the men’s Jai Alai League title in a packed Carmelo Balda, defeating Urreisti–Basque in straight sets to secure the season’s gerriko dorado.
• Elaia Gogenola and 14-year-old Maia Goikoetxea captured the women’s bracket in three sets, rallying past Oihana Sorozabal and Arai Lejardi in the decider.
• Lointek Gernika is awaiting rulings from the Spanish federation and FIBA on whether to play EuroCup Women fixtures against Israel’s Elitzur Ramla, with the first leg scheduled for October 23 in Ramla.
• The Gernika club faces early-season absences for Cameron Williams, Taylor and the newly operated Naia Zubiaga, is seeking reinforcements, and opens the league at home against Movistar Estudiantes on Saturday.
• In regional football, CD Elgoibar’s ‘Haundi’ moved into a share of the lead with a 3–1 win over Euskalduna Andoaindarra, while Mutriku, Amaikak Bat and Urki lost in the third matchday.