Newcastle Vikings Handball Club hosted their first ever handball event at The Lakeside Centre in Killingworth on Saturday 2 December 2023 for families in the local community. Over 40 children, aged between 3-14, from across North Tyneside and Newcastle came along, joining in with the handball fun activities run by
Author: Andrea King
Vikings men beat Troon for first Scottish victory
Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team got their Scottish league season underway on Saturday with a convincing 18-31 away win over Troon. Having opted to drop down into the Scottish development league following a tough winless year in the top flight last season, Newcastle’s men went into this game in good confidence
Vikings Ladies score superb win over EK82
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies got back to winning ways with a dominant 12-25 victory over East Kilbride’s EK82 in Saturday’s Scottish league match. Left-half Alexandra Inta and debutant centre Sofia Solli got the Vikings’ scoreboard ticking over with early trebles, and Caroline Bergum scored from the left-wing, as Newcastle opened up
Battling Vikings lose out to Tryst
Newcastle Vikings ladies fought hard but were eventually beaten 20-29 by Tryst 77 in Saturday’s Scottish Handball League match at Edinburgh’s Oriam Sports Performance Centre. The two sides went tit for tat for the first part of the match, with goals from right-half Oliwia Szymkowiak’s brace, line-player Sandra Christke-Lamb, right-winger
Junior Vikings going from Strength to Strength
It has been great to see the growth in numbers joining our younger age groups over the last few years, with several players progressing through the ranks into our senior men’s and women’s teams and being selected for England Handball academies. From just a handful of under-16 handballers, Newcastle Vikings
Vikings Selected for England Handball Academy
Several of Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s younger players have been successful in being selected for the England Handball Association’s academy programmes this season. Towards the end of last season, having attended additional preparatory training sessions during May and June, eight of Newcastle Vikings’ youth players attended the trials for the