Wildcats edge Meteors in Superleague thriller Waterford Wildcats 60 Trinity Meteors 59 There’s an old saying “the bigger they come the harder they fall“. Such was the case in the Mercy Sports Hall on Saturday night last when Trinity Meteors were raging hot favourites to see off the challenge of hosts Waterford...
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Champions Trophy Quarter-Final – Wildcats through to semi-finals
Champions Trophy Quarter-Final – Wildcats through to semi-finals
WIT Waterford Wildcats 79 Liffey Celtics 55 Karen Devereux Waterford Wildcats had a comprehensive win over Kildare side Liffey Celtics in the Champions Trophy quarter-final at home in the Mercy Sports Hall on Saturday night last with 24 points to spare at the finish. The top six teams at the end of the regular...
Women’s Superleague – Wildcats move second on Superleague table
Women’s Superleague – Wildcats move second on Superleague table
Waterford Wildcats 83 Trinity Meteors 62 WIT Waterford Wildcats are second on the Superleague table following a 21-points win over Dublin outfit TrinityMeteors at the Mercy Gym on Saturday evening last. Wildcats were also in control in this game and led 50-32 at the break. Although the Waterford’s scoring intensity...
U20 Women’s Cup Final – MVP performance from Sarah Hickey as Cats tame Panthers
U20 Women’s Cup Final – MVP performance from Sarah Hickey as Cats tame Panthers
Waterford Wildcats 67 Portlaoise Panthers 51 Waterford Wildcats turned in a hugely impressive performance at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday when they won the U20 Women’s National Cup following a 16-points win over Portlaoise Panthers in the final. The Hickey sisters, Kate and Sarah, dominated proceedings...
Women’s U20 National Cup Final – Wildcats bid to retain U20 National Cup
Women’s U20 National Cup Final – Wildcats bid to retain U20 National Cup
WIT Wildcats v Portlaoise Panthers (National Basketball Arena, Sunday, 11am). Catherine Power Waterford’s Wildcats bid to repeat their success in the 2020 Women’s U20 Cup final when they take on Portlaoise Panthers in this year’s decider at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday next. Wildcats were good value for...
National Cup Quarter-Final
National Cup Quarter-Final
Super Cats reach cup semi-final Fr Matthews, Cork 62 Waterford Wildcats 80 Waterford Wildcats reached the semi-finals of the National Cup following a superb 18-points win over Fr Matthews in Cork on Saturday. On the evidence of their superleague clash at the Mercy Gym just a week previously when Wildcats won...
Waterford IT named Basketball Ireland Centre of Excellence
Waterford IT named Basketball Ireland Centre of Excellence
Waterford IT along with Letterkenny IT have been named as Basketball Ireland Centres of Excellence, bringing the total to four. In March, NUI Galway and Ulster University in Jordanstown were the first two Centres of Excellence announced. Basketball Ireland plans to have 8-10 Centres of Excellence rolled out...
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Jordan Norris There’s no doubt that the sporting landscape of now is incredibly different to that of even five years ago. Games are constantly evolving. Football is being devoured by ideals of high pressing, working off the ball and third man runs. Golf is struggling to come to terms with the idea of heavy hitting...
Basketball; Women’s Superleague
Basketball; Women’s Superleague
WIT Wildcats 55 Meteors (Dublin) 44 Maxol WIT Wildcats continued their winning ways with a hard fought 55 to 44 points victory over Dublin Meteors at the Mercy Sports Hall last Saturday night. Possibly not the best game one could wish to see but it was Wildcats first game in three weeks. For a long spell in this game...
BASKETBALL; WOMEN’S NATIONAL CUP SEMI-FINAL
BASKETBALL; WOMEN’S NATIONAL CUP SEMI-FINAL
MAXOL WIT WILDCATS v KILESTER Saturday January 9th, Mardyke Arena , Cork. Tip-off 6pm Maxol WIT Wildcats go in search of cup glory next weekend when they face Dublin side Killester in the semi-final of the women’s national cup which will played in Cork. Wildcats will be hoping that their excellent run of form before...
Wildcats outfox Liffey Celtics
Wildcats outfox Liffey Celtics
Maxol WIT Wildcats delivered a determined performance against Kildare side Liffey Celtics last Saturday evening in the Mercy Sports Hall and despite a significant height disadvantage Wildcats were deserving winners. Wildcats wanted to continue their winning ways following their narrow first win of the season last...
Thrilling win for Wildcats
Thrilling win for Wildcats
If coach Michael Evans was in need of a stress test then he certainly got one in St. Mary’s Hall Portlaoise last Saturday night as his Wildcats Premier League team who were leading by seven points with one minute 26 seconds remaining almost left victory behind them. The home side Portlaoise Panthers blazed two...