03/03/07
New Session Underway
The basketball session at Billingham Campus
is now running every Friday with sessions
for both juniors and seniors. Yesterday was
a good opening session, especially the
seniors who worked really hard during their
two hour work out. If you are interested in
playing, come on down or contact us for more
info. The session is being developed as Game
Time's Centre of Excellence for the Borough
of Stockton and Teesside in partnership with
Stockton Sports Development.
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Photos from Friday's Session
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03/03/07 - Teesside Basketball League
Division Two
Norton Knights B picked up their first win
of the season at the expense of Easingwold
Vikings. The Vikings travelled to Stockton
with a mixed team of juniors, ladies and
older players. Having tasted victory for the
first time, the young side will be keen to
taste it again and on this display it may be
soon. Click
here for
full report and photos.
28/02/07 - Teesside Basketball League
The Heat is On!
Hartlepool Heat remain top of Division One
after three games with no losses. Fellow
Hartlepudlians; Hornets are in second place
after their first victory last Sunday over
Ormesby Tigers. It would seem that the
Championship is destined for Hartlepool's
direction with both Pools teams being so
dominant this season. Norton Knights nearly
placed a spanner in the works of Heat,
travelling with an improved squad after
recent games of only six or seven players.
Heat though, came through to record a 9
point win over the Knights and effectively,
barring a miracle, finish any Norton hopes
of the Championship. In Division Two a
resurgent Richmond Vikings continued their
impressive result and first win of 2006/7 by
beating league leaders Nunthorpe Velocity in
Middlesbrough. The Vikings, having suffered
a 1 point loss on their home court had one
thing on their mind when they came to Kings
Academy and it showed. This result will be
music to the ears of West Redcar Mariners
who are still in the chase with Nunthorpe
and now Richmond.
Division One
Hartlepool Heat 69-60 Norton Knights
A
Adam Turner won the tip for Heat and Graeme
Errington opened the scores. The action was
non stop in front of a big crowd as Sean
McKezie forced a Norton turnover and was
then fouled going to the basket. He missed
both free throws, allowing Mark Finmore to
counter with the fast break for Knights.
Knights then took the lead with good play
from Raymond Jackson and Mark Winter, the
latter converting a 3 point 'and 1' play.
With good all round play from both sides the
game had the feel of an All Star game. In
the final seconds of the second quarter
Norton showed signs of fatigue as Heat made
three fast breaks to secure an 8 point lead
at half time with the scores at 35-27.
The third quarter was good for Heat as
Graham Ord continued his fine form under the
basket and with Knights trying to double
team Ord this allowed Nick Donnison and
Andrew Ray wide open shots which they
converted. By the fourth quarter Knights
were trailing by 13. Through Jenkins and
Finmore Knights forged a 9-4 run and were
looking to close the gap until Rob Ivey and
Mike Wassell fouled out. The Heat
capitalised with the unstoppable Ord
instigating a 10-0 run to close the game.
Norton had one final surge in the last
minute and actually won the quarter by 4
points but Heat had done enough to win this
hard fought, thrilling game which could have
gone either way. The superb display by
Graham Ord earned him the MVP leading his
team with 16 points. Mark Finmore was the
games top scorer with 17 points for Norton.
Hartlepool Hornets 65-56 Ormesby
Specsavers Tigers
The first quarter opened and finished fairly
even with both teams scoring 13 points and
good early work from Robert Brown of Tigers
and Mike James of Hornets. The defence of
Hornets left a little to be desired and if
it wasn't for Tigers missing too many they
could have taken the lead. The second
quarter was another under par performance
from the usually methodical Hornets although
better than the first. With key players
missing in Lee Norton and Dale Burrell and
an injury to linchpin Bruce Marshall, Tigers
were trying their best to take advantage
with Lee Woolams finding his range inside
the key. Stuart Anderson and Ste Harrington
did well enough for Hornets though to lead
by 9 at half time. The second half was a
bruising encounter as both teams battled for
an important victory and going right to the
wire until the final six minutes when
Hornets Malcolm Royal chipped in with a
sterling performance to secure a 9 point
victory, scoring 10 of the teams 15 final
quarter points. Tigers' Lee Woolams was the
games top scorer with 21 and the MVP was
awarded to Malcolm Royal for his late
dramatics and an all round good defensive
display.
Division Two
Nunthorpe Velocity 68-77 Richmond
Vikings
The first half was a free scoring affair
with Ryan Dixon nailing two early three
pointers for Richmond and Lewis Tovey
driving hard to pick up points under the
basket for Velocity. The difference however
would be the impressive haul of 19 points
including three straight unanswered fast
breaks by Vikings' Chris Lyle. Both teams
traded the lead and as the half time buzzer
loomed Velocity forward Chris Tappenden shot
a 3 pointer from way behind the line to
secure a morale boosting basket and edge the
half by a single point at 41-40.
The third saw a fired up Richmond pull away
to lead by 12 at one stage, the result of
tight defence on Lewis Tovey, Chris
Tappenden and Richard Baister. The trio
struggled with their new found shackles but
in the seventh minute managed to pull the
game back to an 8 point deficit. Velocity
pushed forward in their attempt to rescue
the game but the height advantage and a
strong bench of the Vikings proved decisive,
as did the match winning solo MVP
performance of Chris Lyle who poured in a
massive 38 points for Richmond. Lewis Tovey
and Chris Tappenden collected 26 and 16
respectively for Nunthorpe.
26/02/07
Important Change to Friday Session
Please note that the sessions will be
starting an hour earlier than previously
thought. Therefore the sessions will be:
5-6.30pm Juniors (under 15)
6-8pm Seniors (over 15)
!2 per session
26/02/07
Egglescliffe On Hold
The basketball sessions at Egglescliffe have
been placed on hold for the time being. The
session has been slow to develop so the
participants have been encouraged to attend
the new coaching sessions that will take
place at Billingham Campus on Fridays. This
is by no means the end of basketball at
Egglescliffe but the facility and location
of Billingham Campus is ideal to develop a
local centre of excellence that all
basketball players throughout the Borough of
Stockton can enjoy. Please pass this message
along to anyone concerned.
24/02/07
New Home For New Club
After months of trying to locate a suitable
venue to develop a new basketball club we
have finally found one in Billingham Campus
School. The venue is great with a superb,
well lit and modern sports hall as well as
two further sports halls and new changing
facilities. The centre will also provide a
base for the basketball parties and future
Game Time events. We are looking forward to
a good relationship with the centre and have
already been allocated a display board for
our club. The manager of the centre, Tracy
Farnaby added "I\'m happy to receive the
basketball session in our centre. There is a
lot of interest, especially within the
school and its great that a bridge can now
be linked from the school to professional
coaching in a proper out of school club.
The format for the new club will be:
5-6.30pm Juniors (under 15)
6-8pm Seniors (over 15)
!2 per session
The new club will be named Stockton Lions,
representing Stockton on Tees Borough and
the wider Teesside region. A senior and
junior team will be entered into the
Teesside local leagues next season whilst a
female team, already in development at
Blakeston school will also train from the
venue and enter a league when ready.
This will mark some exciting times for Game
Time and the new Lions club. With this new
base we will continue developing basketball
in the area, providing satellite sessions at
other venues including Total Fitness and
creating a centre of excellence at
Billingham Campus. James Thomson added "The
facility is fantastic and perfectly suited
to what we need to go to the next level. We
can now bring everyone together and improve
and qualify players, referees, table
officials and coaches."
21/02/07
New Jokes Updated
There are new jokes and funny pictures on
the interactive page. Click
here to
view.
20/02/07 - Teesside League
Norton Knights B went down to Velocity, but
not without a valiant fight.
Full report
18/02/07
Knights B v Velocity
This fixture will take place at Kings
Academy, Coulby Newham. Meet there at 7pm.
18/02/07
GT Academy Updated
The basketball Academy site has been updated
with new layout and photos to coincide with
our move to Total Fitness. You can visit the
Academy site via the links above.
14/02/07 - Schools County Cup
Blakeston Into Final
Blakeston School Girls Team are celebrating
after an emphatic win over Nunthorpe to send
them through to the Final of the County Cup.
Click
here for a
full report and photos.
12/02/07
Party Page Updated
The photo gallery of the party site has been
updated and now includes photos from the
latest parties.
10/02/07
Happy Birthday Lauren Bewick
Happy Birthday Lauren, hope you enjoyed your
Game Time birthday party.
08/02/07
Senior Shooting and Skills Session
A shooting and skills session for senior
players has been arranged to begin next
week. The more advanced players will be
invited to participate in more intense and
specific training at Total Fitness. More
details will follow soon.
07/02/07
Girls Wanted
A basketball session based in Stockton has
been arranged for girls of all ages and
abilities. The session is being delivered by
Game Time at Blakeston School every Tuesday
from 4.30-5.30pm. Senior ladies are also
invited to attend. The intention is to start
a ladies basketball club to compete within
the local league. The cost for non pupils is
2 pound per session. A new name for the team
will be decided in two weeks time.
06/02/07
Basketball Session Restart
The Game Time basketball session will run
every Sunday from 10-11.30am at Total
Fitness, Stockton (just off Mandale
Triangle). Each session costs only 2 pound
with professional coaching and prizes to be
won. All abilities are welcome to attend
although because of court restrictions the
session will be aimed at juniors (14 &
under). An alternative session for senior
players will be announced soon.
