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13th April 2016

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11th April 2016

Congratulations from everyone at Cheshire Wire to Matt Dalton who was selected to represent Wales U14 at a tournament in Malta last weekend. Above we see Matt (front row, second from right) and the rest of the Wales U14 team before they jetted out to warmer climes.

9th April 2016

Wire extinguish Fire

Cheshire Wire defeat Brentwood Fire to reach the final four of the Under 16 Premier National Championship. In a closely fought encounter at Priestley College, which was too close to call for most of the game, the Cheshire Wire Under 16 Premier team eventually managed to overcome their spirited opponents by 55 points to 51…

1st April 2016

Lloret Tour 2016

Inspite of late night matches, playing up in some instances by as much as three years and being asked to play against national team development squads, everyone who participated in the basketball tournament in Lloret de Mar, Spain over the Easter weekend were united in expressing how enjoyable the whole week was. The event saw…

20th March 2016

Under 16 Premier team are four baskets short

Cheshire Wire Under 16 Premier team were 7 points short of becoming North Premier Champions for 2016. After two nail biting matches over the last weekend of the regular season, both of which they needed to win and to beat Manchester Magic by 8 points if they were to secure the Under 16 North Premier…

29th February 2016

Final preparations gathering pace for tournament in Spain

Preparations and planning for the upcoming 23rd International Basketball Festival in Lloret de Mar, Spain are reaching their climax as over 80 players, coaches and parents from Cheshire Wire get ready for the Easter weekend event (24th to 28th March). With only three weeks to go, flights and hotels have already been booked but there is…

20th February 2016

The future of basketball could be in our hands

A new joint initiative by British Basketball, Basketball England, Basketball Wales and Basketball Scotland is aiming to transform the future of the game in Britain. Under the banner of the future of basketball, the four governing bodies are…

19th February 2016

More representative honours for Cheshire Wire players

Congratulations to Cheshire Wire under 16 players, Lewis and Luke who have been rewarded for all of their hard work during the season by being selected to represent Wales U15s at a tournament in Belfast in May. Pob Iwc or good luck from everyone at the club.

16th February 2016

Easyfundraising – is it really that easy?

You may have already heard of easyfundraising, the website that helps you to donate to good causes as you spend with retailers online. Each time that you spend online via easyfundraising, a small percentage of what you spend will be given to your chosen good cause. It even keeps a track of what you…

14th February 2016

National call ups for Cheshire Wire duo

Congratulations from everyone at Cheshire Wire Basketball Club to Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo on being selected to represent England U16s and Luke Webster-Smith on being selected to represent Wales U18s at the inaugural Leicester Riders junior tournament to be held from the 15th to 17th February at the newly opened Leicester Community Sports Arena, the home of…