So….Yes ok ……. thats a little bit of a lie….. but check out what Jim has been up to Down Under Repin the Mighty Warriors

Hey all,

Hope all is well back in sunny England.

I finished up in Byron Bay by going snorkling off Julian rocks. Was pretty good. There was loads of jellyfish (seemingly harmless, as I swam through loads) and big groupa and other fish. Saw a couple of Wobbegon’s (technically classed as sharks) a stingray and 2 turtles.

Then I left Byron for the cheesy glitz and lights of Surfers Paradise. A bit of a culture shock after being in Byron for a week. Surfers seems to be trying to be Vegas. Then it’s got the longest beach I’ve ever seen, but wasn’t the best as it was so windy that the sand gets blown in your face if you try to lie on the beach. Met up with a dutch dude and Sooth Aflican girl (who I met in Byron) the first night for a few drinks then met up with a Londoner dude (also met in Byron) for a few more drinks the following night.

Then I headed up to Brisbane with Tania (the South African). Not much here really. Altho the day we got here it was about 35degrees of pure sunshine. Had a walk around the city centre and botanical gardens before heading back to the hostel and chillin in/by the rooftop pool. Incredibly satisfying. How all tuesday afternoons should be. Then that evening we got treated to a nice sunset with an awesome thunderstorm at dusk. Sat watchin the fork lightning for about an hour from the roof, untill the rains came.
Then yesterday we went to Australia zoo. Was pretty good. The highlights were definitely the Tiger show (3 tigers running aroung playing with toys, jumping 15ft across into the water after said toys and pouncing on the dude playing with them), feeding the kangaroos (made me feel a little bad for eating skippy about a week ago) and obviously seeing the crocs, recognising a few of them from tv.

I’m off to Noosa today. Staying at a campsite type thing tonight, then start my 2 day canoe trip so will probably be out of contact for a few days.

Peace out

Jim
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After last week’s tough road loss, how would the Warriors 1’s respond against the Basingstoke Blizzards at home?

The Warriors started well both defensively and offensively but so did the Blizzards. Both teams started in their very intense zone defense making everyone earn their baskets. As the game moved onto the second period, the pace was picking up and the match was becoming more physical. The Blizzards decided to stay in their zone defense which opened up the shooting for the Warriors. Ricky “money” Sharma took advantage of the zone hitting some key 3’s which contributed to 6 of his 20 points, leading all scores to close out the half 32-22.

The second half started just as intensely as the first half. This was a physical game all the way through. Sandro Mosquera led the tough physical play as he contributed as the game’s second highest scorer with 18 points. After trading baskets the period ended 44-36.

In the fourth, the game was as intense and as competitive as it could get. The Warriors were for the most part in control with about 5 minutes to go, going as much as 10 up. But the Blizzards wouldn’t just lie down as they came back hitting 3’s and making other shots. They got the lead down to 2 points with about 1 minute left. That’s when Capt. Mark Harris excelled and calmed the troops down with his play. He hit 2 very crucial foul shots with 40 seconds left in the game. Those 2 points out of his 15 couldn’t have come at a better time, putting the Warriors up by 4. After a desperate 3 by the Blizzards the Warriors got the rebound and held the ball until the buzzer.

Overall it was a hard fought match. Ricky, Sandro and Mark lead all scores but everyone played hard and played their role to contribute to the victory. The Warriors prevailed and defended their home court.

On to the next one boys and all we can say is that the swagger is back on!

By: Alex Cartagena