Newcastle Vikings’ under-16 boys team picked up a great win before losing twice in Sunday’s fourth round of the Scottish Handball 08/09 age group league in Kilmarnock. The first of the mini tournament matches saw Newcastle get off to a brilliant start to the day, holding out for a 17-18
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Vikings victory seals second place in league!
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies secured second place in the Scottish Handball League with a spirited 25-17 home victory over Tryst 77 on Saturday. The Vikings went into this crucial final league match of the season at the Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence knowing that they needed to win to seal the
Victorious Vikings Ladies up to Second as Records Achieved!
Newcastle Vikings’ women’s team moved back up to second place in the Scottish Handball league table with a commanding 14-27 victory over Kelvinside on Saturday. But it was another defeat for the Vikings’ men as they lost 34-28 to Tryst. After line-player Maria Gonzalez Pascual had opened the scoring for
Battling Vikings succumb to Edinburgh’s strength in depth
Newcastle Vikings’ women’s team competed hard but eventually lost out 15-27 as Edinburgh retained the Scottish Handball league title on Saturday. Only six Newcastle ladies were able to make the trip north of the border to the Oriam National Performance Centre at Heriot Watt University, due to a combination of
Narrow Glasgow loss for Battling Vikings
It was another case of so near yet so far for our Newcastle Vikings’ men who narrowly lost 25-28 to Glasgow in Saturday’s Scottish league match at Oriam in Edinburgh. Back-court players Marian Machel and Adam Batley dominated Newcastle’s scoring, firing in 10 and eight goals respectively. Batley found the
Vikings in agonising close defeats to Troon and Edinburgh
Newcastle Vikings’ women’s and men’s teams both suffered frustratingly close defeats to Troon and Edinburgh respectively in Saturday’s Scottish league matches up at Oriam in Edinburgh. The afternoon’s ladies’ match saw the lead constantly change, with never more than two goals between the two sides as the Vikings managed to