Hawks blow away the cobwebs - and the Rams - in big NBL win
2 May, 2021 11:07 PM
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Canterbury Rams Sam Smith fights to contain the Hawks Hyrum Harris. Photo / Ian Cooper
Hawkes Bay Today The Taylor Hawks have shown a year out of national basketball league action has done little harm by blowing away the Canterbury Rams with victory by 14 points in a Sunday afternoon match at the Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale.
The 104-90 win celebrated the Hawks first Sal s NBL match since losing the 2019 final but completed a dismal few days on the road for the Rams, who had bitten the dust by more than 20 in succumbing 95-74 to the Wellington Saints on Thursday night in Wellington.
Hawks ready for 2021 tip-off as their big man arrives just in time
30 Apr, 2021 12:49 AM
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Re-signed Taylor Hawks forward Hyrum Harris (right) during his first season with the club in 2018. Photo / File
Re-signed Taylor Hawks forward Hyrum Harris (right) during his first season with the club in 2018. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Doug Laing
The Taylor Hawks have been given a big boost ahead of the weekend s opening match in the 2021 national basketball league with the return of two-metre tall forward Hyrum Harris from Australia.
While the NBL started last weekend, the Hawks, having bypassed the short 2020 season, don t make their entrance this year until a 3pm tip-off at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, on Sunday against the Canterbury Rams.