WCBA 2010 finals fixtures

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WCBA 2010 finals fixtures

October 19, 2010 in WCBA

So the weekend was jam packed with some local basketball in Cape Town. There was an upset on day one of the playoffs in the Mens division, with the Vets showing Montana Vikings that they still had enough in their tank by beating them in Game 1 on Friday night. You could say that there was a bit of complacency from the defending champs but they rectified it on sunday by taking Game 2. Now it’s on to Game 3 to decide on who will advance to meet the CPUT Cats who defeated Montana Vikings 2nd team. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Victor Shakineza

CPUT gets one back over the Montana Vikings…

October 11, 2010 in WCBA

With the WCBA Playoffs a week away, CPUT finally got their act together to beat their much fancied and possible final opponents at the last round of the group stages held at UCT. Montana Vikings had played the day before and maybe fatigue managed to creep in but it was a lackluster performance, frustrating at times.

With the semi-finalists almost decided by the time the game got underway, it was a matter of getting some bragging rights before the post season started. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Basketball, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, CPUT, Montana Vikings, UCT, University of Cape Town, WCBA, Western Cape Basketball Association 1 Comment »

by Victor Shakineza

Basketball gives youth a sporting chance

September 14, 2010 in News

More than 3000 children from disadvantaged communities throughout the Western Cape will take partake in 15 different indoor and outdoor sporting disciplines including basketball as part in the fourth annual Kellogg’s^®Health of the Nation 50-Hour Sports Challenge, which takes place at the Western Province Cricket Club in Newlands from Friday 17 until Sunday 19 September.

Western Cape MEC for Education Donald Grant and Good Hope FM DJ Suga will officially kick off the event at 15h00 and participants, who range from 9 to 13 years of age, will keep a ball in motion for an uninterrupted 50 hours to highlight the importance of physical activity in children’s lives. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Victor Shakineza

WCBA League: Montana Vikings beat spirited CPUT Cats

September 5, 2010 in WCBA

In a game that is almost a preview of the end of the season final, Montana Vikings played against their perennial advisories CPUT Cats at a packed UCT indoor arena.

In a game that would be remembered for dodgy referee calls and low scoring, the entertainment came with 2 minutes left in the last quarter. Read the rest of this entry →

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by Victor Shakineza

WCBA pre-season tournament: Vikings make an early statement…

May 6, 2010 in WCBA

After 2 gruelling days of basketball for all teams involved in the WCBA tournament, it all came down to another clash between the Vikings and the CATS in the Men’s final. These two teams have dominated the basketball landscape in Western province for the last few years and Montana Vikings look like they have stolen a step on their opponents in 2010. In the ladies final, it was home team UCT vs. CATS ladies. Having lost to UCT in the USSA qualifiers final, CATS wanted to set the record straight and they came out all guns blazing. Read the rest of this entry →

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