tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851Thu, 24 May 2012 14:14:14 +0000Local LeagueScottish CupInternationalUnder 12sGeneral Club NewsCadet MenJunior MenCadette WomenSenior Mencoaching200 ClubOfficiatingu14 GirlsPhotosJunior WomenFundraisingSenior Womenu14 BoysMatch ReportSunday HoopsChristmas RaffleBasketball CampsKingsClub HonoursOfficial home of the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club, one of Scotland's largest and most successful basketball clubs.http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/noreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)Blogger472125CityOfEdinburghBasketballClubhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6910488664943012646Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:00 +00002012-05-24T15:14:14.937+01:00u14 BoysPrint Page The Under 14 Boys will be holding a Parents v Sons game during their Wednesday training slot from 17:30 to 19:00. If you are up for the challenge, you have some time to dig out your trainers and shorts and get in some practice in preparation for Wednesday 13th June. All parents are welcome!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/UxnwdZS2Aao/u14-boys-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/UxnwdZS2Aao" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/u14-boys-challenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-3219298418851120184Wed, 23 May 2012 10:35:00 +00002012-05-23T11:35:44.666+01:00Under 12sInternationalu14 BoysPrint Page Some of our Club players have taken part in their first competitive games for Scotland as they travelled with the U12s and U13s to take part in a tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sean Nealon-Lino and Alexander Ferguson played for the U13 boys and were narrowly beaten in the semi-final. Owen Mackle was playing for the U12 boys and Tia Davies and Niamh Mackle were playing for the U12 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/UOQTZc0-iy8/club-players-in-gothenburg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/UOQTZc0-iy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/club-players-in-gothenburg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-935533360212353440Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-05-17T17:00:16.658+01:00General Club NewsPrint Page Please note there is no training again at Portobello this Monday 21st May, due to a school holiday.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/TAmZbe7nyHM/monday-21st-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/TAmZbe7nyHM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/monday-21st-may.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-222011921665314748Mon, 14 May 2012 19:38:00 +00002012-05-15T14:44:58.474+01:00General Club NewsPrint Page The annual club Race and Awards Night took place on Saturday 12th May at Easter Road. As well as a fundraiser, the night was a celebration and recognition of the performances of the club members that have helped to make this such a successful season. Each team had nominations for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player and for Outstanding Team Performance. There were also special http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/14PYsaeew0s/club-awards-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/14PYsaeew0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/club-awards-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2840443682774191705Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 +00002012-05-10T12:45:26.743+01:00Senior MenGeneral Club NewsPrint Page Kevin Will, a member of our successful Senior Men's squad, has been in touch to share his thoughts on the season just finished: I had a fantastic season of playing basketball for the Edinburgh Kings. Before going abroad to Scotland I haven't even thought about being part of such a young and successful team and to win the scottish championship at the end of the season as well as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/YCgshqUB1OI/few-words-from-kevin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/YCgshqUB1OI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/few-words-from-kevin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6843143809887405806Wed, 09 May 2012 16:18:00 +00002012-05-09T18:06:18.244+01:00Cadette Womenu14 Girlsu14 BoysPrint PageThe finals of the East & Central Regional Development League take place this Sunday May 13th at Meadowbank Sports Centre (Hall 1). Three of our teams are taking part in the finals, the U14 Boys, U14 Girls and U16 Women, who are all up against opposition from Highland Bears. Spectators are welcome. There is plenty of space at Meadowbank as the bleachers will be out, so please come http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/V3aQsoMo2FM/east-central-rdl-finals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/V3aQsoMo2FM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/east-central-rdl-finals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6155860515460063256Mon, 07 May 2012 18:13:00 +00002012-05-07T19:13:06.113+01:00Senior MenSenior WomenPrint Page In a great end to an already successful season, the Edinburgh Kings Senior Men completed a well-deserved League and Play Off double on Saturday at the Peak with an 89-69 win over rivals Falkirk Fury. The game started with a tight first quarter with the teams trading baskets for a 16-16 scoreline. The second quarter was more of the same until the the Kings pulled slightly ahead for a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/ahq4Ka8YWN4/kings-do-double.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/ahq4Ka8YWN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/kings-do-double.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2231111476433390729Sun, 06 May 2012 14:54:00 +00002012-05-06T15:54:06.677+01:00FundraisingPrint Page If you have collected any Tesco vouchers and are wondering what to do with them, please hand them into the Club as we can use them to get basketball nets and fitness equipment. Just hand them in to your Team Manager or Coach or bring them along to the Race Night and give them to Claire. If you haven't got any yet and you shop at Tesco, they will be giving them out until the 20th May http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/Ph7GZVMVK2w/tesco-for-clubs-and-schools-vouchers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/Ph7GZVMVK2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/tesco-for-clubs-and-schools-vouchers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6926965087749483018Sun, 06 May 2012 14:48:00 +00002012-05-06T15:48:27.189+01:00General Club NewsPrint Page Please note there is no training at Portobello this Monday 7th May, due to the May Day school holiday.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/48dvkMDrgxA/monday-7th-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/48dvkMDrgxA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/monday-7th-may.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2757919913086744247Sat, 05 May 2012 13:23:00 +00002012-05-05T14:23:35.082+01:00u14 GirlsPrint Page The 2011-12 season nears completion for the U-14 Kats with a final showdown against Highland Bears at Meadowbank on May 13th (Noon tip-off). The girls have shown steady progression in practice and competition throughout the season winning all but one of their games in the U-14 league. Certainly over the last few weeks the seasons’ work appears to be falling into place throughout thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/zNAo5Ce2MJY/final-tester-for-u-14-kats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/zNAo5Ce2MJY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/final-tester-for-u-14-kats.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-1821185556702795335Tue, 01 May 2012 16:33:00 +00002012-05-04T12:37:05.508+01:00Senior MenSenior WomenPrint Page The Kings Senior Men secured a place in the 2012 League Play Off final with a comprehensive 95 - 50 win over Glasgow University on Saturday. The Kings overpowered the students in the second quarter to take a 43-21 lead at half-time and never looked back. Top scorer in the game was Lee with 23 points, ably supported by Edgars on 21 and Simon on 16. For a full report on the game see http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/GlQ0hV12U9Q/kings-join-kats-in-play-off-finals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/GlQ0hV12U9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/05/kings-join-kats-in-play-off-finals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-4020087160953002296Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:37:00 +00002012-04-30T12:37:35.014+01:00FundraisingPrint Page Thanks to everyone for a great effort and all your support - we have now reached our target for race horses and jockeys (although we would love to get a few more sponsors!). Also note that tickets are going quickly so get in touch with Simon - he'll be around at training sessions over the next 2 weeks. Remember NO TICKET, NO ENTRY unless otherwise arranged with Simon or you may have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/1jxB0BpVaDg/race-night-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/1jxB0BpVaDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/race-night-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6820765331164888648Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:32:00 +00002012-04-26T21:14:17.452+01:00Cadette Womenu14 GirlsUnder 12sCadet Menu14 BoysPrint Page This Sunday, 29th April sees our youngest club members in action at venues around Edinburgh in the final rounds of the East and Central Youth Leagues. The full game schedule for the day can be viewed here. Good luck to all the teams but especially those who are taking part in semi-final games. For league tables and full results check out each age group page for the latest links (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/j0KcW_XyO8c/busy-weekend-for-young-kats-and-kings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/j0KcW_XyO8c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/busy-weekend-for-young-kats-and-kings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-925829145554302420Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:41:00 +00002012-04-26T21:15:17.079+01:00Senior MenSenior WomenPrint Page This Saturday, 28th April sees the Senior Men take on Glasgow University in the last home game of the 2011-12 season. The Kings take a slender 4 point advantage into the second leg of the play off semi-final, following their 74-70 win at the Kelvin Hall. It should be a great game, so hope you can come down and cheer the guys on to another final. Tip off is now at 5:00pm. There will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/HyWwdEtISIY/last-home-game-of-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/HyWwdEtISIY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/last-home-game-of-season.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2777473449149581159Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:00 +00002012-04-17T17:24:00.257+01:00FundraisingPrint Page As we near the starting line for the 2012 Awards and Race Night on Saturday 12th May 2012, we need one last effort from you all to generate as much as we can from the sale of horses and jockeys. Remember we are also still looking for race sponsorships, so if you have any family members or friends who have business contacts then why not ask them to get involved! Tickets are on sale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/iXPfeIHlsJc/under-starters-orders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/iXPfeIHlsJc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/under-starters-orders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-7729116810173455094Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:45:00 +00002012-04-18T09:25:00.312+01:00Senior MenSenior WomenPrint Page The Kings Senior Men are set to play the first leg of their play-off semi-final against Glasgow University at the Kelvin Hall this Sunday 22 April 2012, with a 1pm tip off. The game will be played on the show court as a warm up to the Glasgow Rocks last home game of the season, against Durham Wildcats. Admission for the Kings game is £3 for adults and £2 for concessions (with U-14'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/fwOIx7uCPH8/kings-to-play-kelvin-hall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/fwOIx7uCPH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/kings-to-play-kelvin-hall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-320102127076084076Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:48:00 +00002012-04-16T14:51:26.292+01:00Basketball CampsPrint Page This Easter holidays, the Club ran two Easter Camps in conjunction with Active Schools. Numbers were limited due to having to use the small halls at Holy Rood High School in the morning and the small hall at Portobello High School in the afternoon, however we still had nearly 40 people over the 2 camps. We've had fantastic feedback about these camps both from the attendees and fromhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/skxUiZa7uAw/city-hoops-easter-camp-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/skxUiZa7uAw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/city-hoops-easter-camp-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-887065619105829674Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:50:00 +00002012-04-11T10:50:52.422+01:00200 ClubPrint Page The 200 Club draw for March 2012 took place last week and the lucky winner was Trevor Lodge. See details of all the previous winners and check out your numbers on the updated 200 Club page.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/IyAXAeojrQg/200-club-march-draw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/IyAXAeojrQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/200-club-march-draw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-8679290088142005964Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:55:00 +00002012-04-04T15:57:10.049+01:00FundraisingPrint Page Although we have had a good response from Club Members so far, we are still some way from our achieving our fundraising target. So if you have not done so already, please try to sell as many race sponsors, horses and jockeys as you can and get back to Simon Flockhart either by email or by text or at the school when training resumes after the holidays. Tickets are now available for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/qSMFITYZEgg/awards-and-race-night-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/qSMFITYZEgg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/awards-and-race-night-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2255954411069267796Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:06:00 +00002012-04-05T11:13:04.791+01:00Cadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page In a fantastic end to the season, both the Cadet Men and Junior Men squads returned from Grangemouth on Saturday with silverware to show for their efforts. The Cadet Men proved too strong for Boroughmuir in a well deserved 51 - 44 victory. Despite Boroughmuir coming within 4 points in the final quarter the boys showed their resolve to come home with a seven point advantage. Top http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/nJ0PHPo6-Go/play-off-success-for-cadets-and-juniors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/nJ0PHPo6-Go" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/04/play-off-success-for-cadets-and-juniors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-3433990598645342375Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:19:00 +00002012-03-27T20:19:27.740+01:00Senior MenPrint Page If you are not going to Grangemouth this weekend, don't worry as there is plenty of basketball at Portobello this Saturday, 31st March. In the first of two Lothian Cup finals, the Kings Senior Men Lothian League team take on West Lothian Wolves, at 11:00am. The women's final follows at 1:00pm with Pentland Star playing Midlothian Saints. Later at 3:30pm, it is the turn of the Kings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/Tm2w9TBKVxo/action-at-portobello-this-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/Tm2w9TBKVxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/03/action-at-portobello-this-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-1748054360930297774Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:58:00 +00002012-03-27T19:59:52.461+01:00Cadet MenJunior MenPrint Page This Saturday sees two of our youth teams going for glory in the league play-offs finals at Grangemouth Sports Complex, FK3 8JB. The Cadet Men survived a late come-back from Falkirk Fury last Saturday to record a narrow 55-53 victory. This earned them a place in the final taking on Boroughmuir Blaze in what is a repeat of the Scottish Cup final in February. If the boys win it will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/0cwLhrda2lw/play-off-finals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/0cwLhrda2lw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/03/play-off-finals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6901716960244750252Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:48:00 +00002012-03-27T17:06:23.460+01:00FundraisingPrint Page Tickets are now available for the Race/Awards night taking place at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday 12th May 2012. Priced only at £5, they can be purchased from Simon Flockhart who will be at Portobello this Tuesday evening and on Saturday between 10am and 5pm. Simon can be contacted by email during the holidays and tickets will also be available when training resumes after the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/d0ZmLgw6XQg/get-your-race-night-tickets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/d0ZmLgw6XQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/03/get-your-race-night-tickets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-5985677093204900121Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:06:00 +00002012-03-22T21:06:54.007ZCadette WomenUnder 12sPrint Page Check out our Under 12s Page for some recent photographs of our youngest teams in action and their session with the Cadette Women.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/ViX7jTIwwHM/under-12s-photographs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/ViX7jTIwwHM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/03/under-12s-photographs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-4265520192878879365Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:01:00 +00002012-03-22T20:07:52.993ZFundraisingPrint Page To finish off what has been another successful season for the club, we are hosting the Awards & Race Night again at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday 12th May 2012. To be sure we continue our previous success we need to sell as many horses and jockeys as possible. You should all have received your form for the night already but if you don't you can get a copy here. Can you please get http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/fQDH1j2pwm0/race-night-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/fQDH1j2pwm0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/03/race-night-2012.html