05/11/07
A good stop by Matthew Brown
Prior College beat Bede College in a
friendly at Prior Pursglove Sports Centre.
The Prior team were comfortable leaders
throughout the game until the final four
minutes. James Burton produced another fine
performance, top scoring with 28 points and
this win will provide the team with a vital
boost ahead of Wednesdays cup game in
Newcastle. For a full report and photos
click
here.
03/11/07
Lions
Looking Good!
03/11/07
Happy
Birthday Steph
01/11/07
October
Player Awards
The latest player awards have been selected,
which has been more difficult due to the
limited games for both teams. Players
efforts in training therefore have taken a
more significant role. Luke Thompson,
Michael Peddie, Philip Findlay and Charlie
Collins lead the way for the MVP's, the
latter two enjoying good performances during
the Game Time CVL. For the full list, visit
the awards section via the home page.
31/10/07
Happy Halloween From Game Time!
31/10/07
Lions New
Strips Arrive
TU Lions will now look the best dressed team
in the North East after the late arrival of
their brand new uniforms. Team photos will
be taken this Friday, so please ensure all
players are present at training.
29/10/07 - greece
Bucci
Continues To Impress
GS Peristeriou
are enjoying a good run, thanks to no small
part from Ralph Bucci, who is playing his
best basketball since arriving in Greece
three years ago. Many would argue that this
season has been his first real season where
he has been played to his full strengths and
his stats are suggesting he is the catalyst
to his teams success, especially after
losing their first two games.
Bucci was his teams top
scorer with 18 points in their win over
Iraklis at the weekend and his impressive
strat to the new season has seen him enter
the leaders tables after only five games for
rebounding (11th with 32), points (22nd with
62), free throws (2nd with 24/27 89%),
steals (20th with 7) and his good figures
have led to him being ranked 6th in the
whole league for performance. Peristeriou
are in eighth place with one game in hand.
Bucci was also voted
Eurobasket.com
MVP for his display against AO Sporting.
Click link to read the report.
Have your say on how Ralph is doing and
where you think his team will finish on the
Game Time message forum.
29/10/07 - cvl
The
Losers are Winning!
Its not often you win, if you are part of
the losers, but the 'Losers' team won three
of their four games in the Game Time Central
Venue League yesterday. They top the table
with 9 points from their first three games,
2 points ahead of the Lions in second with
one loss.
With a few players missing from the male and
female leagues and the possibility of new
teams, the league is tipped for further
excitement.
For a full report and all the stats and
standings visit the CVL section within the
left margin
24/10/07
Junior &
Female Mini League
The Junior and female League Games will take
place this Sunday 28th October. All players
have to be at Billingham Campus School on or
before 11.30 so we can organise the teams
and get started as soon as possible.
The games will run from 11.30 to 1.30pm.
Senior Training will run as normal, after.
Anyone is welcome to attend. The cost for
league games is £3.
You don't have to have a team, you will be
placed into teams on the day. Friends and
newcomers are welcome so spread the word.
All players 16 and under are eligible. We
are hoping to run a female mini league too
so all female players turn up at the same
time.
Post a message on the Next Game section of
the message forum if you would like to play.
23/10/07 - college
Prior
College Fixtures
Prior College basketball team will host a
friendly fixture against Bede College on
Monday 05/11/07 at 4.30pm at Prior College.
The game will be a preparation match for
their important trip to Tyneside to play
Tyne Met College in the British Colleges Cup
on the following Wednesday. All players can
state their availability on the Prior
section of the message forum and the team
will be picked soon and announced on the
Game Time site.
23/10/07
The second of three All Star Basketball
camps took place at the impressive Kings
Academy School in Middlesbrough with 46
basketball enthusiasts receiving top
training from James Thomson, Carlos Alemanno
and special guest Sean Ord. James Thomson
and Carlos Alemanno work closely together in
various basketball developments within Game
Time and Sean also brought a wealth of
knowledge from his professional playing days
with Sunderland and Newcastle. To read a
full report and view extensive photos of the
event click
here.
20/10/07
Camp
Success
Over 45
basketball enthusiasts took part in the
second of three All Star Basketball camp
today. The camp took place at Kings Academy
in Middlesbrough. Report and photos to
follow. The Evening Gazette will feature the
Camp on Monday or Tuesday.
19/10/07 - tbl
Lions went down
69-82 in front of their home crowd to the
visiting Ormesby Specsavers Tigers. It was a
game in which Lions never looked
comfortable, despite leading at the end of
the first and second quarters. For full
match report and photos click
here
17/10/07 - Greece A2
Ralph
Leads GS Peristeriou To Big Win
Ralph Bucci led the way with 20 points, 9
rebounds and 3 steals in 21 minutes in a
91-58 win over AO Sporting. Bucci put in an
MVP performance to secure the teams first
win of the season after a shaky couple of
games. Peristeriou now travel to Apollon
Patron on Saturday and could move to first
place in the table should they win and other
results go their way. A Patron are
struggling third from bottom and this will
be a game Peristeriou must win, if they have
any Championship aspirations. You can have
your say about this game and the Greek
League or give your support to Ralph in the
message forum.
16/10/07
Lions
Tee Shirts Arrive
TU Lions Tee Shirts have now arrived and
will be handed out to the registered players
on Friday
16/10/07
All Star
Camp II - 4 days to go!
It's not to late
to enter this Saturdays All Star basketball
Camp. Each camp involves high intensity
training and a mini tournament for Junior
players, under 14 (9am-1pm) and Senior
players, 14 and over including adults
(1-5pm). If you would like further info
visit the events section or contact Game
Time.
16/10/07
All
Star II Camp Update
Unfortunately Ike
Attah will not be present at this camp
due to prior commitments. The camp will
still go ahead as normal and their will
be no changes or upsets to the schedule.
16/10/07
Prior College basketball team put on a show
with an in house friendly for the College
Open Evening. James Burton led the A team to
victory with a solid performance in an 84-62
win. For match report and photos, click
here.
13/10/07
In a very sluggish performance from both
teams, a low scoring outcome was the only
guarantee from this game. Neither team
played badly but no one played exceptionally
well either. With so many simple errors and
missed shots the Lions win was a welcome
one, although there was a sense of
disappointment in the lack of performance.
For full match report and photos click
here.
08/10/07
Updates
The Fun Room has been updated with new
games, jokes and funny pictures.
05/10/07
Training
Venue Switch For Lions
The training sessions will no longer run at
Billingham Campus on Fridays, but at
Blakeston school instead. The new sessions
will run for Juniors (16&U), females and
beginners from 6-7pm and Seniors from 7-9pm.
Each session costs £2. Blakeston School is
situated on Junction rd in Norton, heading
towards Tesco, Stockton, just off the A19.
The new times will allow more dedicated
training for the respective groups. Training
at Blakeston begins tonight.
01/10/07
Stripped
Off!
 |
 |
 |
|
Click on images to enlarge |
After weeks of delays the new TU Lions
uniforms arrived. Unfortunately they are the
wrong sizes and need to be returned. The
strips themselves however look fantastic and
I think people will agree by the pictures
above they will be worth the wait! Have your
say on the message forum. Pictured above is
Josh modelling what should be a basketball
top for a 10-12 year old!
01/10/07
All Star
Camp II
The next All Star Camp will be taking place
in 19 days time at Kings Academy School in
Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough. If you want to
attend the camp you are advised to complete
and return the entry form asap, the cost is
only £15 and includes a free Tee shirt. For
more details and an online entry form click
here.
01/10/07
Fun at
Prior
Players from Prior College enjoy a team
photo before their training. If you were
involved in the training, why not get
involved with the message board by clicking
the message forum on the left. Click on the
image to enlarge.
29/09/07
Monthly
Awards
The awards for TU Lions players have been
updated. Visit the awards section via the
home page or the Training page.
29/09/07
Sunday
Training
Total Fitness will run from 10-11.15 from
now on. There will be additional training
from 11.30-12.30 for juniors at Billingham
Campus. There will also be senior, female
and B team training as well as the popular
Game Time sessions. See Training link for
further details.
29/09/07
Thursday
Training
Senior players are invited to attend
Warriors training sessions on Thursdays.
This Thursday will take place at Kings
Academy, but other weeks may take place at
Billingham Campus. Always check website for
updates or contact Game Time to make sure
training is on as this session is run by
Warriors. Game Time will be providing expert
coaching for the Warriors this Thursday with
Carlos Alemanno taking the session.
29/09/07 - friendly
TU Lions A team played a friendly against
Warriors in place of the postponed fixture
against Norton Bulls and gave the Warriors a
taste of what to expect in the league as the
multi talented Lions ran out 101-76 winners.
The game was not without scares though as
Warriors won the second quarter 15-24 and
only lost the fourth by 25-23. Click
here for
match report and photos. Luke Thompson,
pictured above produced the highlight of the
game with this two handed dunk. click the
image to enlarge.
25/07/09 - tbl
Lions A v
Norton Bulls - Postponed
Norton Bulls have postponed this Fridays
league fixture due to a problem with player
registrations. Darren Butler, head of Norton
Bulls confirmed last night, adding "We are
still in the process of registering players
and are not able to put out a team until we
receive the appropriate insurance
confirmation from England Basketball."
Training will resume as normal from 6-8 at
Billingham Campus. It is also hoped that the
kits will have arrived so we can take a team
photo of each squad.
25/09/07
Mega
Basketball Sessions Start This Sunday
Game Time have been looking for an
alternative venue to develop its basketball
centre of excellence on Sundays since
leaving David Lloyd almost a year ago. Game
Time will now run sessions at Billingham
Campus School every Sunday from 11.30-3.30.
There will be training sessions for juniors,
females and senior players as well as the
popular 'Game Time' sessions in which games
are played in real Game Time situations with
scoreboard, strips, etc. This also helps the
scorers and officials practice.
Once a month a Junior Central Venue League
will operate to provide youngsters in the
area with competitive experience.
For more information visit the newly updated
Training section.
25/09/07
Redcar
Basketball Sessions Every Wednesday
A new basketball session at Bydales School
has begun. The session takes place every
Wednesday from 3.30-5pm. We realise some may
be pushed for time in arriving for 3.30 and
its ok if you arrive late. All ages and
abilities are welcome to attend. Groups will
be split into beginners and advanced to
allow specific training at the appropriate
level. The session costs £2. For more
details visit the Training section which has
training sessions info around the area.
24/09/07
Prior
Session Going From Strength...
The Prior College basketball training
sessions are going from strength to strength
with 6 newcomers to the latest session. 20
people participated in the Guisborough
session on Mondays from 4-6pm including 5
females. The standard of play is good with
some newcomers to the game as well. All ages
and abilities are welcome to attend. There
are some friendly matches being arranged for
the future and there is a dedicated section
for Prior College basketball in the message
forum.
22/09/07 - tbl
MVP matthew Insall
The Redcar Mariners pulled off a comfortable
win over the young Lions to take the Lions B
team to one win and two losses for the
season. The experience and talent of the
Redcar outfit was too much as Paul Neesam,
Gordon Barnes and Craig O'Malley combined
well with game MVP Matthew Insall to beat
the Lions by 33 points. Lions were without
key player Matthew Norman and Matthew Brown,
last games top scorer with 37, enjoyed a
game to forget hitting only 6 points in the
last quarter. For a full match report click
here.
20/09/07
First Caps and Towels Arrive
Lions have taken delivery of the first batch
of merchandise with the arrival of Lions
caps and sweat towels. The kits should
arrive on Wednesday which will mean the team
will be fully kitted out in the brand new
Lions custom made strips for the next game.
All players who paid option 1 and 2 will
receive their cap and sweat towel. Tee
shirts and strips will follow.
20/09/07 - tbl
TU Lions travelled with only eight players
to Catterick Garrison to play the Richmond
Vikings but had enough to win the game with
relative ease. The Vikings, on their day are
capable of beating anyone and are a very
professional outfit but were unfortunate
victims of injury to a few players and found
themselves struggling against the all star
cast of the Lions. Click
here for
full match report.
18/09/07
|
We've Got Balls! |
|
 |
Thanks to a successful grant application
from the Tees Valley Community Foundation,
Tees United Lions have been able to purchase
some brand new match balls for their games.
The club now have the professional baden
lexum balls for senior, junior and female
teams.
18/09/07
|
Prior College Training Begins |
|
 |
|
click image to enlarge |
Students from Prior College enjoyed their
first training session yesterday with 14
players being put through their paces by
Game Time. Game Time deliver the coaching
sessions which run every Monday night from
4pm til 6pm in the Prior College Sports
Hall. Prior College basketball team also has
its own section within the message forum
enabling people to have their say on how
things are going and make new friends within
the basketball world.
15/09/07
|
All Stars
On Display |
|
 |
|
click image to enlarge |
The All Star basketball camp took place
today with over 45 basketball enthusiasts of
all ages participating in the all day event.
The day campers started to arrive at 8.45
for the junior session which would see them
enjoy 4 hours of intensive training led by
James Thomson, Carlos Alemanno and Ike
Attah. The players also benefited from the
assistance of TU Lions senior players James
Burton, Richard Keirl and David Whitney who
were also coaching.
Junior camp Most Improved Player was awarded
to Alan Slasor while the Tournament Most
Valuable Player was awarded to Marshall
Patterson. A special award was given to
Billy Aston-Wright who showed good character
after one of his teams star players in
Patrick O'Connor had to leave the court
after injuring his ankle. O'Connor was
leading his team to victory until he twisted
his ankle on a lay up.
The Senior honours went to Katie Dodgson for
Camp Most Improved Player and James Burton
for Tournament MVP. Matthew Brown was
closely behind Burton for the honour. Photos
will appear soon.
The next All
Star Camp is on Saturday 20th October at
Kings Academy, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.
Click
here for
more info.
15/09/07 - tbl
Lions'
Roar Generates Thunder!
The Lions B team overcame a physical side in
Thirsk Thunder to achieve their first win of
the new campaign and bring their record to
1-1. Lions controlled the game throughout
whilst the inexperienced Thunder got into
foul trouble early in the first quarter, a
trend which would continue through the game.
Michael Peddie (19) was again in top form
along with game MVP Matthew Brown (37)
who could have had even more if it weren't
for a few easy misses. Matthew Norman
chipped in with 12 points to compliment a
good team display with the right attitude in
what was often an aggressive game. Top
scorer of the game was Thunders' Craig
Wakefield who collected a massive 48 points.
14/09/07
Fun Room
Updated
The Fun Room has been updated with new
jokes, trivia, funny pictures and games.
14/09/07 - tbl
Lions B v
Thirsk Thunder
There is little information available on the
Thunder but indications point to a well run
club with what should be a strong team.
Thirsk won the league a few seasons ago
before splitting to develop teams at
Northallerton, Richmond and Easingwold. They
have a strong link with schools development
so there should be a mix of experience and
young talent on show.
Lions will be looking forward to the return
of Marshall Patterson and Miles Sayer after
missing the opening defeat at Hartlepool
Hornets. Team changes will be made put the
squad selection for tonight's fixture will
not be announced until the game. Lions are
expected to name a strong unit to hopefully
place them back on track after the
disappointment of their 1 point loss to
Hornets. It is also rumoured that Alan
Slasor will make his debut after missing out
the Hornets game.
The game will
take place at Billingham Campus, 6.15pm Tip
Off.
14/09/07
Spot The
Ball
The new spot the ball competition is
available for entry within the competitions
section of the message forum.
14/09/07 - tsl
Schools
League Amendments
At the Tees Schools League pre season
meeting last night the final amendments were
made to the team entries for the new season.
Grangefield School have pulled out the Y10
team and Manor have pulled out their Y7, U16
girls and CVL teams. Newlands have also
pulled out their girls U14 team. There have
also been more entries in Dyke House Heat
(girls U16) and Our Lady & St Bede (Y10).
The up to date team entries will be
available on the schools section soon.
11/09/07
Redcar
Basketball Sessions
Game Time is planning two sessions in the
Redcar area with the first starting tomorrow
(Wednesday 12/09/07) at Bydales School,
Marske. The session is from 3.30-4.30 for
juniors and 4.30-5.30 for seniors. Each
session costs £2 and all ages and abilities
are welcome. We are also waiting
confirmation to re start the session at
Redcar Community College on the same day.
More news will follow regarding this session
once its confirmed.
11/09/07 - tbl
Lions
Lose By One!
TU Lions B lost their opening fixture of the
new campaign by one point as they went down
62-61 to the Hartlepool Hornets. Lions
started the game really well with a 6-0 run
to shock the home side. Matthew Brown opened
the scoring with Michael Peddie taking over
shortly after and not stopping until the
third quarter when he received a technical
foul for bad language and then fouling out
in the fourth. The first quarter though was
a dream start for the new club and in the
ninth minute were leading 4-17 with Katie
Lamb scoring a nice 3 pointer on her debut.
The second quarter saw Hornets claw their
way back with excellent work from Sam
Guerin, including two 3 pointers to come
within 3 points with the scores at half time
reading 23-26 in favour of the Lions. It was
the third quarter that damaged Lions as they
could only manage 10 points to that of
Hornets 19. This enabled the Hornets to take
the lead for the first time and provide a
tense and thrilling end to the game. Matthew
Brown hit 6 and Peddie added 4 for Lions in
the third quarter but with no one else
finding the hoop and Peddie collecting a
technical foul to place him on 4 fouls of a
possible 5 he had to be taken out of the
game which left Lions looking a little tame.
Lions now had their work cut out as they
trailed by 6 points, 42-36.
The fourth quarter witnessed a fantastic
finale as both teams went all out for the
win. Nathan Duff was terrific in his first
game for the Lions and although his
positioning needs improvement, the man
nicknamed Inspector Gadget didn't disappoint
as he made three big steals. Peddie fouled
out in the sixth minute to leave the team
struggling as they lost their top scorer.
Matthew Norman had a quiet game by last
season's standards but made a big shot in
the eighth minute to take the lead 56-57. In
the ninth minute the ending was sealed as A
De Silva hit a 3 pointer to tie the game and
MVP Sam Guerin made 1 of 2 free throws to
seal the victory.
To their credit, the Lions B team is a
testament to youth development with five
female players (16 and under), all in their
first season of competitive basketball and
three 12 year olds and the oldest player
being 28.
08/09/07 - tbl
Lions B
To Open Season at Hornets
The Tees United
Lions will travel to Hartlepool Hornets
tomorrow looking for the new clubs first
win. Players are to meet at Lidl car park,
Newport rd, Middlesbrough at 16.20. The game
at Brinkburn College tips off at 17.15pm.
Players can view the squad list on the
message forum within 'Next Game' Topic. The
game will see competitive debuts for a host
of players including Miles Sayer, Stephanie
Edwards, Katie Dodgson, among others.
08/09/07
Game Time
Hit Record
Game Time's official hits for the month of
August were a mammoth 251,678 and this
record may even be beaten this month as the
hits so far for September are 68,030 in
seven days!
