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Reading Rockets are proud to announce a brand-new session for 2012. Starting on Wednesday 8^th February at 7.30 PM we will be running a one-hour training session designed specifically for adults who want to improve their general fitness, in a social environment, through basketball training.

Rockets' Senior Men have weekend off

Reading Rockets are not in competitive action this weekend as they take a break from league and trophy action before the final two months of the regular season. The Rockets' last three games have all been decided by a single point with the Berkshire club winning their National Trophy quarter-final clash away to Brixton Topcats by 70 points to 69, however that was in between a pair of 76-75 losses at the hands of both Leicester Warriors and Derby Trailblazers at Rivermead Leisure Complex in the league. Four straight losses in the league have left the Reading outfit just outside of the play-off positions for the first time since they entered EBL Division One as the Berkshire club sit in ninth place with a record of five wins and six losses heading into the second part of the season. Rockets are however only four games back from league leaders Bristol Academy Flyers and only one win away from a play-off position with 13 games still to play and a mouth-watering National Trophy semi-final approaching in two weeks time away to Derby Trailblazers.

Rockets edged out by Trailblazers

For the third consecutive game, Rockets were in a game won by only one point, and this time they were just edged by title chasing Derby Trailblazers by 76 - 75.

In each of the three games between Rockets and Trailblazers this season the away team has been victorious, so Rockets will look to the return in the National Trophy semi final at Derby in three weeks time.

Top scorers for Rockets were Ryan Lohfink 19, Harrison Gamble 15 and Kastytis Normantas 13.

Rockets back in league action as Trailblazers visit Reading

Reading Rockets are back in league action this weekend when they take on Derby Trailblazers on Sunday at Rivermead Leisure Complex (4pm tip-off) in a mouth-watering EBL Division One clash. Both teams advanced to the semi-finals of the National Trophy last weekend with the Trailblazers having a comfortable passage through as they dispatched Leeds Carnegie by 91 points to 66, whilst the Rockets had a somewhat tighter affair as they won by a single point away at Brixton Topcats by 70 points to 69. This will be the second time the two teams have met in the league and the third time in all competitions with the Rockets coming out victors in the other league meeting by 81 points to 79 in Derby whilst the Trailblazers took the trophy pool game by 78 points to 72 in Reading. The Berkshire team currently lie in seventh place with a record with five wins and five losses with the East Midlands outfit above them in third with seven wins and three losses to their name.

Rockets successes at gala evening

Rockets Head Coach, Samit Nuruzade won the coveted International Sports Personality of the Year Award at the annual Reading Sports evening at the Hilton Hotel on Sunday night whilst Ben Fisher was privileged with a Coaching Award for his services to Rockets over the last 10 years. Many congratulations to them both!

Men win through at Brixton - Rockets 70 Brixton 69

Though only having five players available for the end game scenario, Rockets won a thrilling quarter final of the National Trophy and go to Derby for the semi. A brilliant last 3 minutes saw Rockets to a deserved victory though by the narrowest of margins - 1 point and with 4.7 seconds remaining. Top scorers were Kastytis Normantas with 17 points, Ryan Lohfink with 14 points, with Lewis Champion and Lukas Aleksandravicius on 11 points.

Meanwhile in other cup games today, the Under 18s won through to the semi final in the Sureshot cup beating Uxbridge College Emperors in their quarter final, whilst the Ladies played well but lost out in their semi final in a hard fought game against a talented Manchester Mystics team.

AASE graduates featuring in Reading Rockets senior programmes

After successfully graduating from their Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) all four of Reading Rockets first AASE Alumni now feature heavily in their senior national league teams.

Lewis Champion, Harrison Gamble, and Steven Vaughan all represents the club at EBL Division 1 whilst Amy Kingston, our first female graduate and Welsh International, has also progressed into senior national league with the Women's Division 2 EBL team.

For more details see

http://www.englandbasketball.co.uk/news/default.aspx?newsid=3921

Rockets' Ladies in National Trophy semi this Sunday

Rockets' Ladies are having a brilliant season and have reached the semi final of the Women's National Trophy for the first time - they take on Manchester Mystics at 5.30 pm on Sunday 15th January at Rivermead Leisure Complex (single court) and would value your support. This is an incredible achievement for the Ladies and home supporters cheering them on will be a real boost.

We look forward to seeing you.

Rockets travel to Brixton to defend National Trophy

Four times National Trophy winners Reading Rockets take their crown to London this weekend when they take on Brixton Topcats in the quarter-final stage of the competition on Sunday (2pm tip-off). Rockets are current holders of the Trophy which saw them defeat Leeds Carnegie in last season's final as they ran out winners by 76 points to 59. Brixton Topcats also enjoyed success last season as they won the other in-season knockout competition in the form of the National Cup when they went all the way to the final and defeated the EBL Division One champions Bristol Academy Flyers, winning the game in convincing style by 77 points to 63. This season the London-based team finished second in Pool One with a record of five wins and a single loss, whilst the Reading outfit finished in third place in Pool Two with three wins and two losses. The teams have already met this season at Sunday's venue, the Brixton Rec. and it was the home side that came out on top as they defeated a rather depleted Rockets team by 73 points to 63.

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