On Saturday 8 February over 40 boys and girls came together to enjoy a fun afternoon of handball at Newcastle’s Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence. Following on from Newcastle Vikings’ senior men’s and women’s friendly matches against York Hunters and the University of York, the youngsters then took centre stage
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Vikings Lads Victorious over Leeds
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s men put in a brilliant team performance on Saturday to claim a well-deserved 19-16 home win against the University of Leeds, while the Vikings ladies gained a forfeit win over Peninsula. The men’s England Regional League North fixture at South Shields’ Temple Park Leisure Centre got
Fair Play Vikings Ladies Knocked Out of Cup
Liverpool once again took the spoils to this time knock Newcastle Vikings out of the England Handball Women’s National Cup competition 21-14 on Saturday. With the opening rounds of the National Cup competition regionalised, after gaining a first round bye the draw had pitted the Vikings ladies up against their
Vikings Milestones Overshadowed by Home Defeats
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s pre-Christmas fixtures had handed them a tough call with the men’s team up against the second team of Premier League club Warrington Wolves and the ladies facing reigning champions and current league leaders Liverpool. The men got Saturday’s matches at Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence underway
Fun-filled Autumn for our Juniors and Mini-Vikings
This autumn has been filled with on-court and off-court activities for our mini and junior players. The season got underway in September and our youngsters were back in the sports hall after the summer holidays with lots of energy to play handball again. Some of our older juniors and some
Vikings Battle Hard but Come up Short
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s men’s and women’s teams both travelled down to Manchester for Saturday’s English North Regional League matches, although came away defeated but with their heads held high. The Vikings men were only able to field six available players as they took on the University of Manchester for