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Alec Doyle

Alec Doyle

BBL Championship: Cheshire Jets 73 Leicester Riders 80

BULLYING Leicester Riders almost got a bloody nose courtesy of the Cheshire Jets at the Northgate Arena as the sides met in the BBL Championship.Read

Cheshire Jets: Pain will not stop Matt Schneck

INJURIES, wounds and sickness have time to heal at the Northgate Arena this weekend as the BBL Cup final takes precedence over BBL Championship fixtures.Read

Cheshire Jets: NBA lockout escalates but hopes Artest will play for Jets are over

EFFORTS to bring NBA star Ron Artest to the Cheshire Jets for a handful of games this season appear to have ended, despite the US season facing complete cancellation.Read

Cheshire Jets: Leicester Riders coach Rob Paternostro picks out Adam Brown as Jets danger man in BBL Cup

ROB Paternostro knows his Leicester Riders can expect a tougher game in the BBL Cup at the Northgate Arena than their 80-59 victory in the Championship last month.Read

Cheshire Jets: Council discusses plans for new arena in Ellesmere Port

PLANS to create a new home for the Cheshire Jets may be on the brink of progress after Cheshire West and Chester Council was formally asked to approve the proposed site of a new leisure centre.Read

Retired basketball star launches anti-bullying programme in Chester

CHESTER basketball legend James Hamilton and current Cheshire Jet Shawn Myers have launched a schools programme to combat bullying.Read

Cheshire Jets: Paul Smith plots revenge as Jets face Mersey Tigers in BBL Play-off semifinal

A STUNNING comeback by Sheffield Sharks has thrown up the BBL play-off tie of the season and given the Cheshire Jets the chance to avenge last year’s quarter-final exit at the hands of derby rivals Mersey Tigers.Read

BBL Play-offs: Cheshire Jets 83 Plymouth Raiders 70 (177-164 agg)

THE form side in the BBL Play-offs, Plymouth Raiders, are out after Paul Smith's Cheshire Jets delved back into their defensive armory to take the second leg of the quarter-final away from Gavin Love's visitors.Read

Cheshire Jets: Quemont Greer says Jets must get balance right ahead of the play-offs

ON the eve of the final weekend of the regular season, the Cheshire Jets find themselves caught between two stools.Read

BBL Championship: Sterling Davis wary of Cheshire Jets' downtown range

GLASGOW Rocks come to the Northgate Arena on Sunday (5.30pm) as the BBL Championship’s two third-placed sides meet up for a key battle in the title race.Read

Cheshire Jets: Paul Smith not expecting an easy ride from Mersey Tigers in double-derby weekend

THE race for the BBL Championship reaches a pivotal stage this weekend as Cheshire Jets take on rivals Mersey Tigers twice in a mouthwatering double-header.Read

BBL Championship: Cheshire Jets 108 MK Lions 106

JEREMY Bell saved the Cheshire Jets' blushes with an uincredible display of scoring in one of the most exciting games seen at the Northgate Arena this season.Read

Cheshire Jets: Matt Schenck to return on February 18 after shortest-ever MHA ban by UKAD

CHESHIRE Jets star Matt Schneck will soon be back in action – after receiving one of the shortest drugs bans in history.Read

Cheshire Jets: Matt Schneck facing ban after tests reveal supplement contained banned stimulant

A CHESHIRE Jets player suspended for failing a random drugs test says he made an “honest mistake”.Read

Cheshire Jets: Quemont Greer puts foul frustrations aside as team continues to excel

QUEMONT Greer may not be standing out with game-high scores and honourable mentions at the moment, but the quiet man from Milwaukee is more than happy with the Cheshire Jets’ season so far.Read

Cheshire Jets: Veteran centre Calvin Davis rolls back the years to earn Team of the Week spot

CALVIN Davis was surprised when The Chronicle told him he had made the BBL’s Team of the Week.Read

Cheshire Jets: Tweet the club and you could win a season ticket

STEPPING into cyberspace could win you a Cheshire Jets season ticket for the rest of the BBL Championship campaign.Read

Cheshire Jets: Matt draws inspiration from cousin’s death for charity drive

THE slam dunk is the most iconic method of scoring in basketball, and Cheshire Jets player Matt Schneck is turning it into a way to make money in memory of his late cousin.Read

Cheshire Jets: Major sponsorship deal announced with digital media company AVC as Sky Sports reveal start of BBL coverage

A SPONSORSHIP deal worth just under six figures has given the Cheshire Jets a huge boost as the table-topping BBL Championship side prepare to return to our TV screens.Read

Cheshire Jets: Guard Stephen Gayle says young stars have taken the club to a new level

STEPHEN Gayle says he finally has a team he has to work to keep up with!Read

Author Profile

Alec Doyle is the senior sports reporter for the Chester Chronicle, Ellesmere Port Pioneer and Whitchurch Herald. From boxing to motorsport, tennis to football, his main focus is to give readers the best sports coverage available. Tel. 01244 606410.