Archive News October-December 2011

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22nd December 2011

Latest Zone Press added to the site (see link towards bottom of the page)

20th December 2011

News just in, the U15s fixture on 7th Janaury 2012 has now been moved to January 14th.

18th December 2011

Report from yesterday's U16 match now posted.

17th December 2011

A case of “Home and Away" today. All fine and ship-shape at All Saints as the U14s and U15s have comfortable victories. Meanwhile, on the road, the U16s and U18s seem to have come unstuck in Northants, not all of their own making we hear.

14th December 2011

Congratulations to Marko Backovic who will be representing England U16s in The Haris memorial tournament between Christmas and New Year . Click here

12th December 2011

It has been confirmed that there will be a double header, home quarter final showdown on January 15th 2012 as the U16s and U18s both face Westminster Warriors in the Sureshot Cup. U16 and U18 cup match summaries from the weekend posted on website.

11th December 2011

The U16s get through to the quarter finals of the cup in cruise control, whilst the U18s join them with a quarter final home tie in January secured by beating Derby. Will it be a double header against Westminster Warriors? Confirmation to come later. Well done to both teams.

U13 and U16 reports from yesterday posted on website.

10th December 2011

Mixed emotions today as the U14s bounce back well against Leeds Tigers and the U16s march on against Derby. Meanwhile the U13s didn’t manage to hit their stride against Leeds Carnegie and the U18s away form is still causing them concern.

Can the U16s and U18s get to the quarter finals of the cup tomorrow, we hope so!

4th December 2011

A long journey back from the North East as the U18s lose today. Saturday reports from the U13s and U16s now posted.

3rd December 2011

Some good results today with the U13s having to stage a comeback to overcome Newcastle, the U15s digging deep to defeat local rivals Doncaster and the U16s eventually seeing off Cheshire. Disappointment for the U14s in Newcastle, but as we’ve seen before they can bounce back. All the best to the U18s tomorrow.

2nd December 2011

Just a quick update, the website seemed to have been the victim of a copy and paste error for the U18s venue. Just to confirm it is at Tyne Metropolitan College.

All the best for the teams this weekend; the three teams up in the North East (U13s, U14s and U18s) and the U16s in Cheshire. Meanwhile we hope the U15s make the best of their home fixture. Score updates via twitter and Facebook planned as normal.

28th November 2011

The U15s match vs Derbyshire Arrows scheduled for December 10th 2011 has been rescheduled to the 22nd January 2012

With no junior teams playing this weekend the senior squad played a double header and two victories moved them into second place in Division 3. Full fixture list this coming weekend.

21st November 2011

U16s and U18s reports from yesterday posted.

20th November 2011

A mixed weekend with the U13s now topping their table, the U16s strengthening their second place and the U14s back in business. The U18s see a second spot slip away at Stockport.

U13s weekend report posted.

19th November 2011

Three good wins today, well done to all. Part two of the weekend tomorrow. Today’s U16s match report posted.

17th November 2011

Good results this weekend would see the U13s, U16s and U18s start to cement their positions at the top of their tables. The U14s will be rallying to put last weekend’s nail biter behind them to launch their attack on the table. Let’s hope the results go the right way and all the best to the teams.

14th November 2011

Weekend reports from U16s and U18s now posted.

13th November 2011

A very busy weekend, we hope we got all the matches reported correctly. What cannot be denied is a seven out of eight winning weekend for our teams (an unfortunate OT defeat by 2 for the U14s in the last match today). Well done to players, family, supporters and those that help organise the festival of basketball we’ve just seen.

12th November 2011

Four out of four yesterday (scores on website) and still more action to come this weekend. U16s cup match at 2.30pm All Saints followed by the U14s against Leeds at 4.30pm with the U18s tipping off at 2.00pm in their cup match. Not forgetting the U13s away at Doncaster, mid-day.

11th November 2011

Biggest weekend of the season so far with all the teams in action plus the U16s and U18s playing cup matches. On Saturday the action at All Saints is at 12.00pm, 2.00pm and 4.00pm (U15s, U16s, U18) with the U14s away. On Sunday the U16s play in the cup at home 2.30pm with the U18s away in the cup, the U13s play away too.

The best place for live updates and results will be through Twitter and Facebook. All the best to everyone.

9th November 2011

Congratulations to Marko Backovic and Marcus Welsh from the club who have made it through to the last 18 of the U16 England squad. Click here for EB site

7th November

U13s photos from the weekend added to the site.

6th November 2011

U18 weekend report posted on website.

Great day for the U14s as they bounce back wit a victory against York today. U18 stats can be found on Fiba site, please see the link under "The Announcements".

5th November 2011

Great wins for the U13s, U15s and U18s today. The U14s could not pull back from a first quarter Derbyshire Arrows onslaught but match them for the rest of the game. The U14s are in action again tomorrow, away at York.

4th November 2011

A big shout out to the U13s whose season finally gets underway this Saturday 12.00pm at All Saints vs Barnsley, followed by the U15s at 2.00pm vs Derbyshire Arrows. The U15s and U18s play away, whilst the U16s take a break.

30th October 2011

U18 report from yesterday added to the site as well as more U13 photos from last weekend. Meanwhile Yorkshire boys come 11th at Lilleshall this morning.

29th October 2011

Two difficult opponents but only one result as the U16s and U18s win by the same score today. The U18s had to go to overtime in their match though. Report from U16 game posted on website.

Yorkshire U13s find it hard going in Lilleshall, all the best for tomorrow.

28th October 2011

Two tough matches for the teams playing this Saturday, the U16s face Birmingham As, 12.00pm at All Saints, whilst the U18s have Cheshire Jets at 4.00pm (also at All Saints). If you want to see some high tempo, exciting junior basketball you know where to go.

26th October 2011

Congratulations to Xavier McIntosh, Nathaniel Montgomery and Sam Van Oostrum from the Club who will be representing Yorkshire this coming weekend in the Lilleshall U13 tournament. Well done to others from around Yorkshire too, we’ll be following your progress.

23rd October 2011

Two victories for the U18s as they get a league win and also progress to round two of the Sureshot cup this weekend. The U13s have a friendly win in Barnsley before the start of their season in 2 weeks time.

21st October 2011

New photos on the website. Saints and Hatters at the CVL last weekend. Also there is information about the CVL under announcements.

20th October 2011

With only the U18s playing this weekend, they have 2 matches. The first is away at Teesside and the second at home on Sunday in the first round of the Sureshot Cup, a local derby against Doncaster. Sheffield has a great history in the cup, so if you want some basketball action tip-off is 3.30pm at All Saints.

18th October 2011

Congratulations to Marko Backovic, Marcus Welsh who have been named in the initial England U16 squad today. Click here for more information.

17th October 2011

Arden Griffiths have pulled out of the U15s league that both nullifies Saturdays result and removes the return fixture from the remaining fixture list.

16th October 2011

U16s report from yesterday now on website. U18s please note change of tip off time next week, it’s now 2.00pm

15th October 2011

The U16s hit the wall called Manchester this afternoon before the U18s helped to heal the wound with a victory against Trafford. The U15s good form continued away in Birmingham.

14th October 2011

Both the U16s and U18s play the same team this Saturday. After competing as Manchester Magic at 2.00pm against the U16s the Lancastrians swap tops to play as Trafford at 4.00pm against the U18s. All this at All Saints. The U15s travel to Birmingham to play Arden Griffiths on the same day whilst the U14s take a break. As always all support welcome and make some noise!

11th October 2011

A summary report from the U18s match posted and also the U15s fixtures have been changed due to the withdrawal of both Ilkeston and Shropshire.

9th October 2011

An unfortunate afternoon for the U16 as a leaking roof resulted in injuries that contributed to the abandonment of the game. For information EB states “Should, for any reason, a match be abandoned, the matter will be referred to The Competitions Committee to adjudicate”

8th October 2011

The U14s great start to the season sees a second half comeback to snatch victory away at Rotherham. The U15s pull together to see off Birmingham at home whilst the U18s tough opener is as tough as anticipated.

Plus a new Zone Press on the site (at the bottom) with more volunteer award information and further action tomorrow!

7th October 2011

An interesting article about the senior team’s game this weekend. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1461128_manchester-magic-to-battle-gayle-force 

6th October 2011

The U18s season finally gets underway with a tough opener over at the ABC against Manchester Magic. Dig deep and all the best.

The U16s away fixture on Sunday is now at 12.15pm