TRAILBLAZERS STUMBLE ON BACK TO BACK DEFEATS
Derby Trailblazers back-to-back wins over Essex Rebels and Bristol Hurricanes quickly turned intoa distant memory as they suffered a heavy 71-55 away defeat to Birmingham Rockets beforecoming up just short against Loughborough Riders in a 79-75 home defeat. With Malcolm Smith unavailable for the weekend double-header, the task in hand was never goingto be easy, […]
TRAILBLAZERS LOOKING FOR RESPONSE AFTER TOUGH NIGHT IN BIRMINGHAM
Derby Trailblazers have a double point to prove on Sunday lunchtime as they welcomeLoughborough Riders to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre for a 1:00 pm tip. They will not only wantto avenge the 93-64 defeat they suffered in Loughborough in the reverse fixture a month ago, butalso to make a statement after a difficult Friday […]
BLAZERS SET TO FACE BIRMINGHAM ROCKETS IN FIRST GAME OF WEEKEND DOUBLE
Derby Trailblazers have a busy weekend in a rare Friday night and Sunday lunchtime double-header. The Trailblazers travel to City of Birmingham Rockets on Friday at 7:30 PM before cominghome to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre on Sunday lunchtime to face Loughborough Riders at1:00 PM on Sunday afternoon. The Trailblazers beat Birmingham 90-85 in the […]
PLAYER FOCUS: CHARLIE BROWN HELPS SECURE WIN OVER HURRICANES
Derby Trailblazers appear to be back on track after a clinical performance on Saturdayevening, taking down the Bristol Hurricanes in a 22-point blowout in front of a loud homecrowd. After a challenging stretch of games, the atmosphere in ‘The Wig’ was absolutelyelectric as the Blazers showcased exactly what they were capable of when everything clickson […]
HURRICANES BLOWN OFF COURSE BY BLAZERS
BCB LeagueDerby Trailblazers 104 (24, 50, 70)Bristol Hurricanes 82 (15, 34, 57) After completing a series double over Essex Rebels last weekend, Derby Trailblazers did the sameagain by securing a 104-82 home win over Bristol Hurricanes. Jai Pathamarajah led the way with 27 points, three rebounds, five assists and not a single turnoverin a performance […]
BLAZERS BACK AT HOME DESPITE HURRICANE THREAT
Derby Trailblazers welcome Bristol Hurricanes to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, hoping for arepeat of their early-season success, when they won 89-77 in the second match of the inauguralBCB league season. The Hurricanes have improved since then, picking up wins against Nottingham Hoods, YorkshireDragons and Worthing Thunder. Their most recent success came just two weeks […]
BLAZERS BACK ON TRACK AS REBELS DEFEATED
Essex Rebels 83 (18, 39, 65) } BCB LeagueDerby Trailblazers 91 (21, 44, 69) } Photo credit – Nick Higgins. Derby Trailblazers held their nerve to survive a spirited third-quarter fight-back by Essex Rebels,as they snapped a four-game losing streak with a much-needed 91-83 away win. The result sawthem leapfrog their opponents to move up […]
BLAZERS HEAD EAST TO TAKE ON REBELS
Derby Trailblazers make the trip to Colchester to take on Essex Rebels on Saturday, hoping theycan achieve a similar result to the one they produced when the two sides met at the ClarenceWiggins Sports Centre back in January. The Blazers won 117-80 on that occasion, but havesuffered four straight defeats since. Jai Pathmarajah led Derby […]
BLAZERS COME SO CLOSE TO TOPPLING KNIGHTS
Derby Trailblazers 97 (28, 50, 77) } BCB LeagueNewcastle Knights 102 (24, 57, 83) Photo credit Michael Taylor. A much-improved performance saw the Derby Trailblazers come extremely close to recording astatement victory over Newcastle Knights, but they couldn’t quite get the result over the line.A good start saw Derby leading by seven points early in […]
BLAZERS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGE AS KNIGHTS RIDE INTO CITY
Derby Trailblazers will need a huge step up in form if they’re to have a chance of beating the jointleague leaders, Newcastle Knights who are visitors to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre onSaturday night (7:30pm). Loughborough Riders humiliated derby last weekend, as their 93-64 home win went into the recordbooks as the Blazers’ biggest ever […]
