05/06/07
Guest Coach for Redcar Junior Session
Young basketball enthusiasts are in for a
treat tomorrow night when the junior
basketball session at Redcar Community
College will be delivered by special guest;
Carlos Alemanno from Argentina. The 6'9"
former international will be passing on his
basketball knowledge from 4.30-6pm at the
school on Kirkleatham lane. Newcomers are
welcome to attend and make sure you bring
your autograph books.
02/06/07
Change of Address
The new address for Game Time is 10 Rousham
Gardens, Acklam Green, Middlesbrough TS5
4GJ. You may experience some difficulty
contacting the office number. Please contact
the mobile number or email as an
alternative.
02/06/07
We are very sorry for
the delay in updates at the moment. We are
currently moving office and access to the
internet is limited at this time. We will be
back to normal asap. In the mean time well
done to everyone who attended the Game Time
Presentation evening. We estimate around 80
people came to see the winners pick up their
awards. Photos of the evening will be on the MySpace site very soon. To visit this site:
www.myspace.com/gametimebasketball
19/05/07 - primary leagues
Devils Regain Top Spot
The Red Devils finished in first place with
23 points whilst last weeks leaders, Norton
Bombers are in second place with 21 points.
The Red Devils have played one extra game
than the Bombers so the league is very
close. Rangers and Cheetahs are almost neck
and neck too as both teams performed well to
gain valuable points. One disappointing
factor was the dismissal of Dale Mathe who
plays for the Norton Cheetahs. Dale has now
been fined 4 points after showing
unsportsmanlike behaviour. If Dale hadn't
lost his cool he would have been only 2
baskets behind second place in the leading
scorers.
19/05/07
Pro's Praise For Game Time Stars
American professional basketball player,
Ralph Bucci, visited Game Time's training
session at Billingham Campus yesterday and
was full of praise for the developing
youngsters. The session, which Game Time is
developing into a centre of excellence for
basketball, caters for all ages and
abilities, both male and female. Ralph was
keeping a particular eye on 16 year old
James Burton who has aspirations of
attending high school in the USA. Ralph said
of the youngster "He is not the tallest
player, but makes up for it with good
ability and a really good attitude. Myself
and James Thomson will monitor his progress
over the next year."
Ralph also reserved praise for the
"athletic" Matthew Norman and Marshall
Patterson, "I can tell he has really
improved" added Ralph about 12 year old
Marshall. His favourite player though was 16
year old hustler, Michael Peddie who has
been nicknamed 'spark plug' by the American.
He was kept entertained as Peddie bounced
all over the court, giving his all and
diving for every loose ball.
18/05/07
Elite Coaching Camps
Game Time is currently negotiating to host a
number of elite camps during the Summer.
More details will follow soon including a
number of high profile coaches who will be
running the camp. Players from all clubs are
invited. Contact Game Time now to register
your interest.
18/05/07 - TBL cups
Richmond & Hornets Cup Champions
D1 Cup Hartlepool Heat 68-111 Hartlepool
Hornets
D2 Cup Richmond Vikings 83-49 Redcar
Mariners
Full match reports and photos to follow
soon.
17/05/07 - primary leagues
Bombers Take Charge
The Norton Bombers finished last week with a
bang as they won both league games to go top
of the Frederick Nattrass School League. In
the opening game the former leaders
struggled to cope with the tenacious play of
Calvin Eastwood who was inspirational in
leading his team to victory. The Red Devils,
who have been the top team until these games
suffered a blip although another two baskets
from Lauren Buckle ensured her position as
leading scorer. Click
here to
view league.
15/05/07
Redcar Session On As Normal
The Redcar training session is on as normal
in the reserve sports hall due to exams. The
entrance to this sports hall is on the right
instead of left as you would turn to enter
the school building. The session is open to
all ages and abilities and runs every
Wednesday from 4.30-6pm.
07/05/06
Reserve Your Number!
If you are intending to play for the
Stockton Lions next season you are advised
to get your membership order form in asap to
ensure you reserve your favourite number.
This is for people wanting to buy their own
strip and have their name on the back.
Numbers that have already been reserved are
1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,
17, 20, 23, 24 and
32. You can
reserve your number by paying your
membership option 1. Please note that you do
not have to buy your own strip and their are
other options for membership.
06/05/07 - primary leagues
Buckle Too Hot To Handle!
Lauren Buckle maintained her lead at the top
of the scorers table as she netted another
10 points in week 2 of the Frederick
Nattrass School League. She now has 20
points while Calvin Eastwood has 12.
Buckle's team, the Red Devils are also
topping the league table after another two
league wins. The Fierce Cheetahs made the
biggest improvement in performances and
almost beat the Red Devils with some superb
play by Dale Mathe. Player of the week was
Amy Frost of the Norton Bombers who played
some great basketball and collected 6
points. To view the league, leading scorers,
results and photos
click here.
03/05/07
End of Season Party & Presentation
The Game Time end of season party is for
everyone connected to Game Time. For Norton,
Velocity and Redcar teams and all the junior
sessions around the area. The night will
also be a presentation of awards for players
including the Game Time Awards sponsored by
Evening Gazette. Players, friends and family
are invited but are advised to get tickets
asap. Tickets are available now by
contacting Game Time.
Entertainment for the night will include R&B
Performer and DJ Principul and a disco.
High Profile
players who have already confirmed
attendance include Ralph Bucci, EJ Harrison,
Creon Raftopoulos and Carlos Alemanno and
they will be available to chat with
throughout the evening.
The party will take place at the Knights
Club in Middlesbrough (opp Dickens Inn on
Southfield rd) from 7-11pm on Saturday 26th
May. Tickets are only 2 pounds for Under 16
and 3 pounds for 16 and over.
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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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.
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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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.
