today

what a day today

the Swifts win as do Haringey

Angels

What a final. What a team. Angels you are da bomb. Its 1 am and we just got back from one of the best days of basketball I've enjoyed, and that was one of the best games of basketball I've seen....Kash MVP...and the whole team contributed on the day...Angel Power.
Peace and love from the Slo one

Was heartbreaking for the

Was heartbreaking for the Sevenoaks girls to go so close, but what a game and what a finish, Ollie Jones hitting the 2 free throws under so much pressure. What a great advertisement for women's basketball am looking forward to next season already. Unfortunately my daughter twisted her ankle in the Suns semi vs Southend and could only sit on the bench and watch the drama unfold.Congratulations to Harringay, but I would have loved to had overtime to prolong the spectacle.

The Haters crawl out from under their rocks

I am very disappointed that the haters are still out there. The Under 18 Women’s final was played in a great spirit, the true spirit of the game, between players who know and respect each other. The south east all-stars as you call them earned there place in the final fours, took their defeat on the chin and warmly congratulated the winning teams. The Under 18 final was a classic because of the skill and courage displayed by both teams. You evidently know nothing of the true origins of the club and the reasons behind its formation; you need to talk to slo maybe. Although from my experience of your sort of hater you do not care to know the truth but rely on the gossip and half truths of other haters to satisfy your need to vilify others. I really do not want to continue the vicious circle of hating so I will leave it there. I do not understand why you dislike me so, we have not met and I certainly have done nothing to deserve your venomous comments. If you were a true lover of the game you would appreciate the achievements of the SE all-stars and the contribution they made to what was a fantastic weekend of basketball.

P.S

The only thing you got right was your handle, you certainly are NOBODY SPECIAL.

7oaks vs angels

i totally agree with u i think 7oaks didnt deserve it they just stole every1's playas just to win the title. it shows hard work pays off and the angels have worked hard all season and been thru think and thin! thoroughly deserved GO ANGELS next years shud b urs again. JUSTICE WAS DONE. cheaters never prosper

As a parent of one of the

As a parent of one of the Sevenoaks team I had my own personal reasons for moving my daughter to the newly formed club it had nothing to do with chasing silverware and everything to do with my dissatisfaction with the service and value for money I was receiving from her existing club. It is very easy, and frankly an insult to my intelligence for you to make such damming and sweeping assumptions as to the reasons for mine and other parents and players reasons for wishing to move from their existing clubs. You assume we are all over zealous dummies who can be herded around like sheep. Our main aim is to do the best for our children and give them every opportunity of achieving there full potential. I will be dammed if I am going to blight my daughter’s future so you and the rest of the bleating pack feel that they have thwarted some conspiracy. If any coach wants to know my full reasons for moving my daughter they can email and I will be happy to put them straight as would every other parent I would imagine. So please do not talk to me about justice in your case you are mixing it up with vindictiveness and bitterness and if you are the person I think you are hiding behind the alias it is not surprising.

Another PS

Tell me this oh great enlightened one, if we were chasing silverware at all costs why then did we agree to switch the semi final of the Sureshot Cup to the Saturday to accommodate Manchester Mystics request to enable some of their key players to play.A game we subsequently lost.
Surely we would have pressed home our advantage of playing the match on the Sunday.Your arguement is starting to look a little leaky.

Match Report

Enough from the bitter and twisted. Fort those of you not able to attend the final fours at cosford I hope this match report by RS can in some way convey the excitement of the Under 18s Womens Final.

NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL FOURS - FINAL
Sevenoaks Suns Vs Harringey Angels

The Finals match for the Under 18 Women was a thrilling contest which saw reining national champions Haringey Angels snatch victory from the Suns women in the final 4.5 seconds by a score of 62-60. The match between Haringey and Sevenoaks was extremely hard-fought, with both teams demonstrating high levels of skill, toughness and stamina from the opening tap into the final buzzer. While Haringey won in the end, they trailed for the great majority of the game. Led by center Kashmir Joseph, the tournament MVP, Haringey refused to give up and kept the match close enough that they were able to capitalize on a couple of late opportunities and pull off the win in the final 4.5
seconds.
Although the match was hard-fought and well played by both teams for its entire duration, the match was, nevertheless, one of ebbs and flows. Led by the hot perimeter shooting of point guard Ella Joines, the Suns took an early first-quarter lead which they gradually built to double-digit proportions. In addition to Joines hot hand, the Suns' effort was keyed by their strong defense which consistently denied Haringey good scoring opportunities throughout the first quarter. In the second quarter, Haringey answered the bell with redoubled defensive effort and intensity and the Suns hot shooting grew cold. Indeed, Haringey's defensive pressure held the Suns scoreless for one 7 minute stretch during the second quarter. Meanwhile, Haringey broke its own scoring drought and began to nibble away at the Suns' lead, actually
overtaking the Suns in the final minutes of the quarter. Trailing by [2] at the start of the third quarter, the Suns came out and quickly retook the lead. For a while, it seemed that Suns forwards Kara Dougal and Harriet Yea were able to drive through Haringey defence at will and the Suns gradually built up a 12 point lead. However, Haringey refused to go away and much of the third and fourth quarters saw the Suns lead swinging back-and-forth between six and 12 points. With 90 seconds left in the game, the Suns clung to a seven-point lead when Haringey guard, M.Karumba, made a three-point shot from the deep corner cutting the Suns lead to four. From that point on, the Suns went desperately cold and were unable to score either from the floor or the foul line. Although Haringey had their own problems scoring, they continued to pound offensive boards and tied the score with 14 seconds remaining in the game. Following missed Suns foul shots, Haringey grabbed the rebound, pushed the ball up court and, with 4.5 seconds left in the game, Haringey guard, O.Jones, drove to the basket and was fouled. Making both pressure foul shots, O.Jones, gave Haringey the lead for the first time in the second half. With only 4.5 seconds left to play, a Suns desperation effort fell short and Haringey retained its national title.

Match Report

i can only say again, that was one of the best games I've seen....men, women, NBA, whatever. That game was just awesome. Well done to all players and coaches for making it such a great final and an advertisement for the women's game.
I've been reliving Mash hitting that 3 then all the other plays by the Angels all the way to the buzzer in my head since Saturday.

MATCH REPORT

I am glad to hear from someone who appreciated the game without an axe to grind. I also have been reliving all the plays in the last minutes, but from the perspective of the losing side, and unfortunately there had to be one. The girls, from both sides, can be proud of what they achieved in the final. You couldn't have written an end like that, for the pure drama. But then having seen the three games played in the league phase, it was only to be expected.

the real future

Great result for the angels, Back to Back championship performances. Now the pressure is on for next year, surely 3 wins in a row would be a real story. Surprised nobody mentioned how special the win was even in light of the fact that at the end of last season they released 2 of their best players to the states. I remember comments about how they would not win anything without josette and azania!? All credit to the coaching staff and players, keep building the tradition.

The future does look good

Is great to see a serious debate on the topic on the board, i'm sure all will agree that whatever the politics of the situation that the future looks good for the womens game