Past Reviews: April 07; September 07;

28/10:  Sunday's Match headlines:

Patron's Cup:

Northampton qualify for semi-finals from the South Pool, but Leicester must wait to see if  Kent can do them a favour by beating Cardiff in four weeks!

Wolverhampton 's chance of a semi-final place disappears with one-point defeat by Northumbria. Tees Valley take the second place (even without submitting their result yet!).

EBL 3:

Sheffield Sabres and Mansfield Stars make it an unbeaten quartet at the top of table, in North; Huddersfield sink to the foot of the table;

Seven teams are now level, on four points, at the top of the South;

EBL 4:

Tyne Met go level at the top of North;

Derby II and Richmond College stay unbeaten at the top in Midlands/South; Newly relegated Loughborough sink to the foot of the table;

Rain stops play. Leaking roof postpones Swindon's home game, in time to save Marjons from travelling;

EBL 1 Women:

Second win of the weekend takes Northumbria to the top of the table;

27/10:  Saturday's Match headlines:  Postponements updated, plus a late result from last week.

One Senior and no less than eight Youth results not available

National Trophy:

Reading and Manchester confirm first and second places, respectively, in Group 1; Worthing and Sheffield clinch qualification for semi-finals, and will determine their placings when they meet in three weeks' time;

Patron's Cup:

Cardiff stay in control at the top of the South Pool, but wins for Northampton and Kent leave three teams level in second place - and the top two are unlikely to be decided until Cardiff meet Kent in four weeks!

Northumbria qualify, at the top of North Group; and Tees Valley or Wolverhampton will join them after tomorrows final games.

EBL 3:

Liverpool collapse again, as Leeds Carnegie surge to the top of table, in North on points difference over Sheffield Saints, who ended Bradford Dragons' unbeaten start; Mansfield Giants pick up an easy two points as Bradford Maroons default; Durham Wildcats win big over Manchester Magic II

Colchester lose their unbeaten record, with one-point defeat at London Met. in South; London Westside and Brixton Topcats remain pointless after both suffer narrow defeats;     Tables

EBL 4:

Sefton go 2&0 at top of North;

Westminster pick up their first win after returning to the League, in Midlands/South;

Portsmouth go clear in South-West;     Tables

EBL 1 Women:

Fourth quarter spurt gives Team Northumbria victory over UWIC; Worst possible start for newcomers Sevenoaks as they default at Sheffield Hatters; Rhondda win easily at Towers; close victories for Manchester at Solent and Nottingham at home to Acers; 13-2 start to fourth quarter helps Northumbria to victory over newly-promoted UWIC;     Table

EBL 2 Women:

Bury stay clear at top of North with last night's victory at Ellesmere Port;

Cardiff leapfrog to the top of the Midlands/South-West with one-point win at Black Country Bears;

Westside pick up their first points in the South by inflicting a first defeat on leaders Enfield;     Tables

U-18 Men:

PAWS are two-thirds of the way to last season's 3 defaults, as they fail to turn up at Solent in South Conf. 2;

U-16 Men:

Hackney are the only unbeaten team in South Prem., after ending Southampton's 100% start;

U-18 Women:

Brentwood are the latest team to suddenly disappear from the schedules - they're gone from South Conference;

21/10:  Sunday's Match headlines:

National Cup:

EBL3 North leaders Bradford Dragons dump out Sheffield Arrows on their own court! Third Division Eastside Eagles came within a point of West Anglia Fury; and Second Division Plymouth Raiders II within 2 points of Taunton Tigers;

Patron's Cup: (yesterday)

41 points from Joe Reynoso couldn't save Northampton Neptunes at Cardiff Celts as Mike Gregory hits 47 in the home team's 122-113 victory!

EBL 4:

Bury's good start in North comes to a halt, as they forget to take their licences to Luna Mansfield II;

U-18 Men:

Guess which club's Under-18 team has now forfeited a game?;

U-16 Men:

Southampton Trailblazers beat East London, and go clear at top of South Prem.;

Scarborough Seahawks go top of North East Conf. with victpory over Lees Tigers;

U-18 Women:

Birmingham Force and Sevenoaks Suns lead the North  and South respectively;

20/10:  I regret to confirm that my worst fears (of yesterday) were well founded - West Herts Warriors  website confirms that they have gone from EBL1 (though I see that their EBL3 team still played on Saturday night) !

Saturday's Match headlines:

Women's Cup:

All three Division 1 teams survive, but Towers needed overtime at home to Enfield;

Trophy:

Reading win in Manchester to secure a semi-final place from Pool I; Bristol stay in the hunt;

Sheffield Arrows edge closer to semi-finals, with narrow victory at Taunton in Pool II, while Worthing Thunder are nearly there after thrashing Leopards;

Patron's Cup:

Victory at NEWI keeps Tees Valley Mohawks' hopes alive in North Pool; Northumbria move one step away from qualification as they cruise past Birmingham Athletics;

South Pool is thrown wide open as Plymouth Marjon upset holders Leicester and Kent beat Plymouth Raiders II; 

EBL 3:

At last some good news for West Herts as Warriors II start their league campaign with victory over Southampton Trailblazers in South;

Better performance by Liverpool, as they score 65 ... but they still go down by 26 at Sheffield Saints in North; 

U-18 Men:

Sheffield and Manchester are the only teams remaining unbeaten in North Prem.;

Plymouth Marjon start their campaign in the South-West Prem. with an 80-point victory; TASIS continue winning start;

Doncaster Danum win at Coventry to go top in Midlands Prem.;

U-16 Men:

Hackney end Solent's unbeaten start in the South Prem.;

U-16 Women:

Reading's big win keeps them clear at top in South II; Southend stay unbeaten to keep up their pursuit;

The number of postponements in Under-18 and Under-16 is up to nine already!

14/10:  Sunday's Match headlines:

All of today's Senior results now available - but one of yesterday's missing ones is still AWOL; Two of the four missing Youth results are still not in ... and the fourth was a 0-20; three of today's results still unavailable.

Patron's Cup:

Birmingham Athletics become the fourth team with a 1&1 record in North Pool, leaving NEWI Nets adrift;  

EBL 2 Women:

Enfield Phoenix go clear in the South, after their second win of the weekend;

The leaders met in the North, with Bury Blue Devils going clear of Leeds Carnegie

13/10:  Saturday's Match headlines:

First default result of the weekend, and you'll never guess which team it is, in U-16 South II Conference! (hint - they forfeited their Cup game last week, too).

London Westside are the latest team to vanish without a trace, from U-18 South II Conference (and I only realised when I noticed that their Cup fixture at Westminster has disappeared from the schedule)

Seven Senior results still unavailable, and four from Under-18 and Under 16! Doesn't get any better, does it.

National Trophy:

Manchester Magic and Reading Rockets remain unbeaten in Group 1; Barkers (Tarring) Worthing Thunder start with a win in  Group 1; Taunton Tigers upset London Leopards;

Patron's Cup:

Holders Leicester Warriors boost their defence with victory over Cardiff Celts in South; Team Northumbria now the only unbeaten team in North;  

EBL 3:

Bradford Dragons thrash newly-relegated Liverpool by a margin of 99 points in North; 42 points from Rob Stockwell help Luna Mansfield Stars to 12-point victory at Durham Wildcats (and Stockwell didn't score in third quarter!);

Southampton Trailblazers start the season well, with a home win over Glamorgan Gladiators in South; Newly promoted Brookes Sport Oxford lose by one in overtime at Eastside Eagles

EBL 4:

Having lost all 16 games in EBL3 in 2005-6, Richmond College make a strong start to their return to the League, with victory over Loughborough Cardinals;

EBL 2 Women:

Newcomers Bury Blue Devils and Leeds Met Carnegie top the table in North;

Enfield Phoenix and West Herts Warriors make the running in the South, as the only two remaining unbeaten teams, after just two matches;

Sureshot U-18 Cup:

TASIS score an incredible 150 points, for a 107 point away victory! Bury Blue Devils, of the North-West Conference, put out Premier side Trafford;     Cup flowchart

07/10:  Sunday's Match headlines:

All of yesterday's missing results are now in (most of them Postponements - actual late results shown, as usual, in orange).

Leicester Dynamite (U-18 Midlands Conf.) join the growing list of disappearances;

National Trophy:

Reading Rockets go clear in Group 1 with their second win of the weekend;

City of Sheffield Arrows beat London Leopards to head Group 2;         Tables

Patron's Cup:

Correction to yesterday's score at Birmingham Athletics in North - a 16 point margin, not 40 as on EB; Tables

Women's Trophy - flowchart:

Brixton Topcats default at home to London Westside;

EBL Shield - flowchart;

EBL3 North:

Luna Mansfield Stars' bid to bounce straight back into EBL2 is off to a good start, with big win at Huddersfield Heat, despite 36 points from Jason Swaine;     Table

U-16 Sureshot Cup - flowchart:

Still (8.30pm) five results not available (including one from last night!);

06/10:  Saturday's Match headlines:

National Trophy:

Manchester Magic and Reading Rockets take joint leadership of Group 1; No result from Coventry;

West Anglia Fury come back from last week's defeat in Group 2 to win at Taunton Tigers;

Patron's Cup:

Holders Leicester Warriors begin their defence with a win; 29-point victory puts newly promoted Cardiff Celts at the top of the South Pool;

University of Birmingham beat neighbours Birmingham Athletics to head the North; Tees Valley Mohawks lose narrowly, in their first ever Patron's Cup game; 

EBL Shield:

All five matches go to "form" (if there is such a thing, at this stage of the season!);

Women's Trophy:

Southend Swifts edge a one-point victory at Holbrook Tigers; No joy for relegated Doncaster Danum Eagles as Mansfield Giants take home a win; Manchester Mystics II hold off Leeds Carnegie's challenge; Cardiff Celts default;

U-16 Sureshot Cup:

PAWs may have picked up a stunning BBL victory last night, but their Under-16s show no signs of changing, as they default on their Cup game (one of four matches in the competition decided without use of a ball);

Even worse is the spate of withdrawals - Ellesmere Port, Baddow Eagles and London Towers join Birmingham Athletics in disappearing from U-18 Men Premier; Bromsgrove Blaze and West Herts II had already left the U-18 Conference; Fortismere Hawks join West London in leaving U-16 Men South II; and Under-16 Women South I is left with just five teams as Croydon Flyers follow Eastbourne Hotshots out.  

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