Basketball
RECORD PARTICIPATION AND NEW CHALLENGERS IN SCHOOL BASKETBALL SHOWDOWN
The Spring term witnessed the 4th iteration of the annual secondary basketball tournaments organised by Michael Peake of Carisbrooke College and hosted by Cowes Enterprise College. It’s been another successful year, with over 230 young players participating. All 9 Island...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT VETERAN PLAYS BASKETBALL FOR HELP FOR HEROES
A Royal Air Force veteran from the Isle of Wight has joined the Help for Heroes wheelchair basketball team after impressing coaches at an exhibition match designed to showcase the sport. Gary Butler from East Cowes, who was medically discharged...
Read moreDetailsCAN THE ISLE OF WIGHT TAKE FIRST EVER BASKETBALL PODIUM PLACE IN GUERNSEY?
The Isle of Wight basketball team will be travelling to the Guernsey hoping to bring their 1st ever medal home... 9 teams are competing in this year's Island Games. The side with the strongest record are Cayman Islands with 2...
Read moreDetails3 STARS AND MOON TAKE THE WIN IN LITTLE 3 BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Tres Amigos and 3 Stars and Moon recently came head-to-head in the finals of the Best-of-3 Little 3 basketball league. Each game this season was played on the basis of the first team to score 33 points. In the playoffs,...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT BASKETBALL TEAM READY FOR 2019 ISLAND GAMES
Ian and Rafe The Isle of Wight basketball team are gearing up to compete in this year's Island Games in Gibraltar - and it is hoped that the experience of 2 players in particular will give them a competitive edge....
Read moreDetailsNEW AND SEASONED PLAYERS ENCOURAGED TO JOIN ‘LITTLE 3’ BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Islanders are being encouraged to get involved in a new basketball league that has been established on the Isle of Wight. The Island has lacked a competitive basketball league for some years now, but with the creation of the new...
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