Byrne-Willner highlights Bury U14s weekend success
The Lancashire Spinners Bury U14s continued to record wins whilst Rossendale U14s narrowly lost to the Manchester Giants. LANCASHIRE SPINNERS BURY U14 BOYS 82, CHESHIRE WIRE GREEN 48 Bury U14 Boys had...
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Bradford to test Lancashire
It was a weekend to forget for Lancashire, who suffered successive home defeats at Castle Leisure Centre for the first time. But the Spinners are still in contention to make the National Basketball...
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Lancashire tames the Dragons
Steven Gayle scored a game-high 28 points to lead Lancashire past Bradford and end the Spinners’ two-game losing streak on Saturday. Holding a 66-58 advantage with less than two minutes left in the...
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Lancashire travels to Derby
If Lancashire plays like the team that garnered tremendous pre-season expectations then they are hard to stop – it just happens too inconsistently. But it does happen against the Derby Trailblazers....
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Lancashire undone by turnovers at Derby
Lancashire was punished for committing a season high 23 turnovers in its 78-66 road loss to second-placed Derby on Saturday. “We backed away from the challenge in the first quarter and as soon as it...
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Murtagh and Lancashire edge Thunder
Connor Murtagh scored 17 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and hit a pair of game winning free throws with seven seconds remaining, and the Spinners edged past Worthing Thunder 72-70 on Sunday. “I’d just...
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Blackburn College draws Cardiff in playoffs
There are many unknowns about the Cardiff Met Archers but what Blackburn College coach Danny Byrne does know is his team is playing well when it matters – now. And it will have to carry that confidence...
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Magic game cancelled due to scheduling conflicts
The Lancashire Spinners have accepted a forfeit from Basketball England for its league trip to the Amaechi Centre and Manchester Magic after being unable to reschedule the game originally set for Feb....
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The Spinners welcome Kent as season nears end
What has head coach Neal Hopkins learnt about his team over the last two weeks? “We continue to dig deep,” he said ahead of Kent’s visit on Saturday in the penultimate regular season home game....
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Lancashire Spinners Fans’ Player of the Year
With the season drawing to a close we invite you the fans to vote for who is your Fans’ Player of the Year for the 2015-16 Division One season. Voting is open from now until Friday, March 25, and the...
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Youth leads Lancashire over Kent
Week in and week out the Lancashire Spinners continue to affirm its commitment to developing youth players. A trio of teenagers – Kyle Carey, George Darling and Zion Tordoff – combined for 37 points...
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Bernard and the Spinners beat Leicester
The Spinners’ game plan was simple: force the ball inside and make them stop us. And Lancashire imposed its will, especially after halftime, en route to an 82-76 win at Leicester on Sunday. Mike...
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Lancashire ends regular season against Essex
Heavy feet off the opening tip, consecutive 3-pointers, five straight missed shots, and a double-digit deficit all before the Spinners could blink. If a mulligan had been offered, they would’ve...
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A spryly performance turns away Essex
Cian Hickey’s long 3-pointer with under 30 seconds remaining was the perfect representation of a team that battled right to the very end. And the Spinners will likely need every point to avoid being in...
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Lancashire, Derby meet in first-round
Lancashire will face the Derby Trailblazers at Noel-Baker School in the first-round of the National Basketball League playoffs on Saturday, tipoff scheduled for 7.15pm. After finishing in a four-way...
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Lancashire’s frontcourt pivotal to playoff success
One. One possession at a time. One quarter a time. One game at a time. “We’re taking it that way,” said Lancashire guard Cian Hickey. “It’s only our first year in this division but we feel we have...
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Lancashire knocked out of the playoffs
The Derby Trailblazers knocked Lancashire out of the National Basketball League playoffs following its 91-61 win in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Steven Gayle scored 21 points and Kyle Carey added 15...
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Spinners move into offseason
One point, two points or thirty points – nothing dulls the sting of a season coming to an abrupt end. “That moment sticks,” said Cian Hickey of the Spinners’ lopsided 91-61 defeat to Derby in the...
View ArticleBury U16 Girls fall short in semifinals
The Lancashire Spinners U16 Girls fell 41-38 to Sevenoaks Suns in the Development League semifinals on Sunday at Elton High School. Steph Cornell led the Spinners with 15 points and Anya Badat and...
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Spinners shine at HoopsFix All Star Classic
Zion Tordoff and Kyle Carey shine as quartet from Lancashire/Myerscough participated in the 2016 HoopsFix All-Star Classic at Brixton Rec in London on Sunday. Tordoff (Class of 2017), who was on Team...
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