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Max Darling continues to grow in confidence as he progresses through his seocnd season in Croatia with KK Vrijednosnice Osijek. Max had a solid performance last night finishing with season high 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in his 34 minutes. KK Vrijednosnice Osijek won the game against KK Sonik Puntamika in overtime 102-95. …

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The CRBF are excited to announce new roles for Mick Downer & Mel Downer beginning 2020.  Mick’s role will be the Performance Programmes Director and Mel’s role will be the Performance Pathways Manager.  These roles come with the addition of Nakita Rue as the Performance Programmes Administrator with Ben Sheat moving in 2020 to a …

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Max De Geest is heading into his freshman year at Long Beach State University. Max is orginally from Oamaru where he attended Waitaki Boys before he moved to Christhcurch to attend Christs College from Year 11 to Year 13. Max trained with the Canterbury Rams and New Zealand Breakers before heading over to start at …

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Over the past week there have been plenty of great performances from Eagles Alumni in College. Check out some of the performances and where you can follow the athletes over the coming week. Carl Isitt – Central Methodist College Carl’s team have had a great start to the season. So far they are 6-0 and …

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Catching up with Zoe Richards Mainland Eagles Alumni Zoe Richards from Dunedin (St Hildas College) is currently based in St Petersburg, Florida where she attends Eckerd College. Previously she attended Gillette College with her twin sister Brittany who is currently playing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Recently we caught up with Zoe to discuss …

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 Catching up with Jackson Stent    We recently caught up with Jackson Stent who after 2 years at Casper College is now playing at NCAA Division 1 Houston Baptist University. How have the past 2 years prepped you for the upcoming season at Hosuton Baptist? The past two years at Casper College have helped me …

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Eagles Express Hayden Collier -Laramie County Community College Hayden is currently heading into his Sophomore year at Laramie County Community College. Hayden attended Rangiora High School from 2012-2016. Before he left he trained with the Eagles Academy here based in Christchurch and trained with the Canterbury Rams. He is completing a social science degree currently at …

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 Max Darling Signs with Croatian Club Christ College old boy Max Darling has signed a multi year professional contract in Croatia with 1st division club Vrijednosnice Osijek. Vrijednosnice Osijek is based in Osijek, Croatia and is coached by Vladimir Kritic who is currently a Croatian national team assistant coach as well as former national team …

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Joe Cook-Green joins Sam Smith at Texas Wesleyan Congratulations to Joe Cook-Green who has committed to study and play at Texas Wesleyan University starting this August. He will join fellow Mainland Eagles Alumni Sam Smith who will be heading into his second season at Texas Wesleyan who are one on the best NAIA programs in …

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Tom Crutchley to attend Wayland Baptist University Congratulations to Tom Crutchley who has accepted a scholarship to attend Wayland Baptist University to study and play basketball.  Tom attended Waitaki Boys from Year 9 to Year 11 before moving to Christchurch to attend Christ’s College in his final two years of high school. Wayland Baptist is …

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