03/05/07
Over 40k Hits!
April was a very popular month for
basketball fans as the Game Time site
registered 41,652 genuine hits.
30/04/07 - primary leagues
Red Devils Off to a Flyer
The Red Devils currently top the table in
the Frederick Nattrass School League. Lauren
Buckle is the leading scorer with 10 points
in two games. Click
here to
view more.
30/04/07
Blakeston Girls Win County Cup
Congratulations to the girls basketball team
from Blakeston School, Stockton who won the
Teesside Schools County Cup, beating St
Patrick's School, Thornaby at Eston Sports
Academy. Report and photos to follow soon.
29/04/07
Happy Birthday Harriet
Happy Birthday to Harriet Roe who is 6 years
old. Hope you have a great party and get
lots of presents!
28/04/07
Game Time now have a MySpace profile and you
can check it out by clicking
here.
22/04/07 - D2 cup
Knights fell to the marauding Vikings in the
semi final. Click
here for
report and photos.
22/04/07
Photos Updated
Easingwold
Vikings v Norton Knights B photos have now
been uploaded. Click
here
22/04/07 - TBL
Richmond Crowned Division Two Champions
Richomond clinched the title after beating
Norton Knights to tie for first place with
Velocity on points with all games played.
Vikings became Champions of 06/07 season
with a better goal difference.
Congratulations to Jaycie Hall and his team
who are worthy of their title after such a
dramatic improvement.
22/04/07 - basketball 4 all!
Good Sessions - Well Done!
Well done to everyone who came to the
sessions on Friday and Sunday. The turn out
was good and everyone worked really hard.
Please remember from next week the Friday
session will change to 6-7pm to allow
children to attend who have parents that
work late.
20/04/07 - TBL
2
out of 2 for Richmond
Knights lost two games to Richmond Vikings
in the space of two nights. Norton's B team
felt hard done by in a very exciting first
encounter in the semi final of the Division
Cup which the Vikings won 92-63. Norton felt
that many decisions went against them, then
lost a player through injury and finally
lost Big Andrew Marshall, who fouled out in
the fourth quarter. The Knights had taken a
good lead in the second quarter and
restricting Richmond to only 10 points (2
points for the first six minutes). Richmond
though proved too strong and were deserved
winners.
The final League game the following night
was an opportunity to give the younger
players a good run with Dan Brown and Philip
Findlay getting plenty of court time.
Richmond were again winners 59-90, but
Norton certainly made them work for it.
17/04/07
Teesside Select Game
Teesside Basketball League are holding the
select D1 v D2 game on Saturday 26th May at
Kings Academy, Coulby Newham, with the
presentation of League winners and Cup
winners and other awards being made after
this. The event has been arranged to round
off the 06/07 season. 12 players have been
selected from clubs across Teesside and
North Yorkshire to represent each team.
The Coaches are James Thomson for Division
One and Bruce Marshall for Division Two
Thanks to Chris Tappenden for organising the
event.
Div 1 Team
Daniel Cooper - Norton
Mark Finmore - Norton
Ste Harrington - Hornets
Jonny Osborne -Hornets
Dan Farrell - Hornets
Robert Brown - Tigers
Michael Brown - Tigers
Lee Woolams - Tigers
Graham Ord - Heat
Nick Donnison - Heat
Matt Taylor - Northallerton
Ryan McQueen - Northallerton
Div 2 Team
Chris Lyle - Richmond
Jaycie Hall - Richmond
Ryan Dixon - Richmond
Craig Nicholson - Richmond
Craig O'Malley - Redcar
Paul Neesam - Redcar
Richard Baister - Velocity
Chris Tappenden - Velocity
Lewis Tovey - Velocity
Andrew Marshall - Norton B
James Burton - Norton B
John Cleather -
Easingwold
17/04/07
Knights B team are through to the semi final
of the Division Two Cup after beating
Easingwold Vikings 105-75 in North
Yorkshire. The high flying Knights will now
travel to Richmond tomorrow night. James
Burton will return to the squad for the semi
final. Click
here for
full match report.
16/04/07 - Teesside Basketball Cup
Tigers Through To Div One Semi
Ormesby Tigers are through to
the
semi final of
the Division One
cup after a default victory over
Northallerton Vikings. Tigers were awarded
victory as Vikings were unable to fulfil
the
fixture. They now face favourites Hartlepool Heat on Friday.
10/04/07
Campus Session On Friday
The basketball coaching session at
Billingham Campus resumes this Friday. The
junior training will continue from 5-6.30pm
although this may change to 6-7pm in a few
weeks to allow parents to finish work in
time to drop their children off. Senior
training will also resume from 6-8pm.
09/04/07
Wade Takes the Reins at Velocity
Wade Tovey has taken over the running of
Nunthorpe Velocity following the departure
of Chris Tappenden. Wade's details can be
found on the contact page of the
Velocity
website.
07/04/07
Basketball Session on Easter Sunday
The basketball session at Total Fitness will
continue as normal from 10-11.30 on Easter
Sunday. The centre is open as usual and
after a show of hands it was decided we
would run the session for those who couldnt
be without their basketball! We may also
have a few treats to be won.
03/04/07
Division Two Cup Fixture Change
Norton Knights B will now travel to
Easingwold for the quarter final of the
Division Cup. The game will take place on
Sunday 15/04/07. Tip off time is 5.15pm.
03/04/07
Stockton Lions Junior Training
We are looking
for feedback regarding the junior session on
Friday\'s at Billingham Campus. One
suggestion is starting the session at 6pm
instead of 5pm. If this will be better for
people we will change in the near future.
please send your suggestions to
info@game-time.co.uk
We are also looking to begin a new session
for juniors. Monday or Tuesday evenings are
the two possible days. More info to follow.
01/04/07
Great Easter Fun Session at Total Fitness
We had a great session today with other 20
players taking part in our Easter fun
competitions. There were prizes awarded to
the winners of each contest, including Game
Time Tee shirts, basketball sets, computer
games and Total Fitness day passes for the
family. Below are the winners of the
competitions and a team photo of everyone.
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Junior winners of 2-ball -
Louise & Lauren
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Senior winners of 2-ball -
Dan & Phil
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Team photo at Total Fitness,
Stockton
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1st winners of knockout -
Ayzd & Joseph
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2nd winners of knockout -
Matty & Vinay
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25/03/07
Redcar Session Starting Soon
Game Time will begin running basketball
training for all ages and abilities within
Redcar & East Cleveland from 18th April. The
sessions will run every Wednesday from
4.30-6pm at Redcar Community College on
Kirkleatham lane. All are welcome to attend
whether to learn the game or take part in
serious training. Game Time have linked with
Redcar Mariners basketball club to feed
players from the session into the Mariners
team. For more details contact Game Time.
24/03/07 - Teesside Basketball League
Division Cups
Norton Knights have been paired with Hornets
and Easingwold Vikings for the A and B teams
respectively. The B team game will take
place on 5th April at Norton whilst the A
team game will take place on 26th April,
again at Norton. Norton A must make this a
priority as the League is surely now out of
reach. The B team will also be keen to go as
far as they can, especially in the midst of
a playing resurgence.
24/03/07
Friday Training
Its important that all senior players make
training on Fridays from 6-8pm at Billingham
Campus School. This is important for two
reasons, firstly to improve as a team and
secondly to cover costs. Some teams have to
pay up to five pounds for training and game
nights and I am keen to ensure we don't go
over the two pound price. For the session to
be successful please be there on time to
train hard. We have big plans for next
season.
19/03/07 - Teesside Basketball League
Norton almost produced a remarkable win over
second placed Nunthorpe Velocity in an
unusual game with no referees. With other
fixtures being played the referee who was
supposed to officiate this game was unable
to attend. Both teams were only notified
less than half an hour before the game so a
decision was made to proceed without the
refs.
Match report
15/03/07 - Teesside Basketball League
Norton Knights were unlucky to lose against
Redcar Mariners with many spectators feeling
the youngsters were harshly treated
regarding fouls called against them. The
stats showed a massive 26 fouls against
Norton with only 7 against Redcar. This
aside the Stockton team produced an
impressive display collecting a season high
84 points. James Burton and Matthew Brown
were superb from 3 point range while Redcar
had Paul Neesam and Craig O'Malley to thank
for winning the game.
Full match report
13/03/07
Burton Signs For Norton B
Norton have signed James Burton to play for
their young B team ahead of the fixture
against Redcar Mariners this Thursday.
Burton is currently studying at Prior
Pursglove College, Guisborough but travels
to Durham to play for Wildcats in the
National U18 League. At only 16 years old he
is a strong guard who can also play forward.
James is very comfortable on the ball and
has a good shot both in and outside the 3
point line. His presence will be a boost to
the team who gained their first win two
weeks ago. Coach, James Thomson said "We are
happy to welcome James into the squad. He
will improve us and compliments our youth
policy."
13/03/07
Decision To Replay Norton v Tigers
The Management Committee met last night and
made a unanimous decision to replay the
Norton A v Tigers game of last Thursday. The
game will be organised for the next
available date, which will be announced
soon.
08/03/07 - Teesside Basketball League
Norton Win but Don\'t Win!
Norton Knights had thought they were back to
winning ways after a mid season slump. They
left tonight's game celebrating a 63-56
victory over Ormesby Tigers only to later
discover a mistake on the score sheet. The
score had gone from 33 to 40 (the scorer had
mistaken 33 for 38). To Norton\'s credit it
was their officials who noted the mistake
and immediately contacted the League. A
decision by the Management Committee is now
awaited.
07/03/07 - Schools Basketball
Leavendale Win Borough Tournament
Report to follow soon
05/03/07 - Schools Basketball
Tilery Primary School progress to Stockton
Borough Finals after winning the Norton
Cluster Primary Tournament. Click
here for
full report and photos.
