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AUTOCAD BEATS EUROSPED
The basketballplayers of AutoCAD Amazone took a 81-68 against a concurrent Eurosped Twente for a place in the Final Four. Amber ‘AJ’ Jacksons was most successful with contributing a triple double with 23 points, 12 steqals and 10 rebounds. Besides Amazone played as a strong collective and Marloes Renskers was able to play more. ,,She was already better than three days,’’ was one...
10/19/2009
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AUTOCAD WINS FROM BV LELY
Wednesday evening the basketball players of AutoCAD Amazone took a 44-66 at BV Lely. That happened in the basketball temple of the Apollo gym. The game wasn’t great, but Amazone needed the win to maintain the battle for the first or second place in the B-poule of the competition. Those places give a ticket for the Final Four competition in December. The most important concurrent...
10/19/2009
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AUTOCAD WINS IN OVERTIME FROM STOL
It was a breathtaking thriller in the Weide Wereld gym. But in the end it was Heather Zurich who kept control of her nerves and with two free throws she shot Amazone to the 75-74 win, while the clock after 45 minutes already pointed out 0:00. First Amazone had to work away a 65-72 disadvantage. Match winner Zurich lead her team with the help of a crucial three point hit of Charl...
10/11/2009
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INCOMPLETE AUTOCAD HAS NO CHANCE AT PROBUILD
The basketball players of AutoCAD Amazone didn’t have a chance (88-60) at ProBuild Lions, one of the teams who is aiming for a top two ranking. The first two teams will gain a ticket for the Final Four in December. Coach Jan Poels had in Landsmeer an incomplete selection. Guards Marloes Renskers and Francis Donders were injured, Heather Zurich could not plat after a surgery at h...
10/4/2009
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AUTOCAD BACK FROM LUXEMBOURG WITH DAMAGE
AutoCAD Amazone did play well in Luxembourg. First it took revenge at Residence Walferdange (winner of the Luxembourg’s cup and playing the finals of the play-offs), after last week 55-56 lost by a 55-39 win. The second game was a heavy one, Jan Poels only had one substitute left. Heather Zurich and Amber ‘AJ’ Jackson couldn’t play because of injuries. And Poels already le...
10/4/2009
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AMAZONE SHOWS PROGRESS IN LUXEMBOURG
The basketballteam of AutoCAD Amazone showed in Luxembourg that the team made progress.The debute of international Francis Donders helped AutoCAD much to be more organized on the court. In the first game there still was a loss because of Amber Cruffen, making 35 points. But the team of Jan Poels signicifant did win structure. On Sunday it brought Amazone a clear victory over T71...
9/21/2009
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AGAIN NO CHANCE FOR AUTOCAD AGAINST ROYALS
The Univé Challenge Tournament gave Jan Poels coach a lot of subjects for his practices. After the royal double from Royals Saturday (47-98), there was again a big loss in De Weide Wereld, 50-93.Amazone did play better than Saturday, but Saarlouis could make 18 easy points out of the turnovers they stole fro Amazone. So after 40 minutes there were again clear figures on the boar...
9/13/2009
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ROYALS DOUBLES AUTOCAD AMAZONE
AutoCAD Amazone will play the German champion TSV 1872 Saarlouis Royals twice during the Univé Challenge. AutoCAD didn’t have any chance in the Paperclip gym and was beaten with more than double figures, 47-98. The German Champion team of René Spandauw showed that the team of Jan Poels had to work hard on all the details of basketball. The teams will meat again Sunday early afte...
9/13/2009
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HEATHER ZURICH: TOP PLAYER AT AMAZONE
The most remarkable new player in the team of AutoCAD Amazone is Heather Zurich. The player from Rutgers University is only 21 years old, but brings a lot of class, shooting power, experience and team spirit to the team of Jan Poels. Her last season Zurich gathered 5.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and started 28 of the 33 games for the Scarlet Knights in her senior season.
9/7/2009
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SECOND PRESEASON WIN FOR AUTOCAD
In the second preseason game AutoCAD Amazone took a clear win at Batauwe, 74-52. Last season the visitors battled against Cangeroes in the semi finals and only lost after two games and overtime. Amazone did have some problems to win from Cangeroes last week, but in one week Jan Poels’s team showed progress. The team could easier find each other on the court, the amount of 21 ass...
9/5/2009
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CENTER WITH TEAMSPIRIT: AMBER 'AJ' JACKSON
This season Amber Jackson will play at the center position with AutoCAD Amazone. The center is 1.88 meter tall and came from North Texas University, a Sun Belt NCAA Division I team. She arrived already Wednesday in Holland and could be present at the first practice of AutoCAD. The athletic center lives in the Amazone home. An introduction of a team player with an energy giving p...
8/29/2009
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AUTOCAD START PRESEASON WITH WIN
AutoCAD Amazone had mainly new faces in the start of the pre season. There for the team of Jan Poels was most of the team searching for each other on the court. Cangeroes coach Thijs Volmer did see that his team had more team mechanisms. Finally the two new American players of Amazone made the difference. Guard Heather Zurich (15 points) saved the win in the last minutes by prod...
8/29/2009
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AMAZONE GOES DOWN; 3-2 HLB TO FINALS
AutoCAD Amazone started the final game in the best of five in the semi finals with a great attitude against the favorites for the Dutch Championships.Just like the first game in the best-of-five HLB finished with nig figures (86-61), but the team had to take care until the fourth quarter. Amazone hunted the home court team and waited for mistakes of HLB. AutoCAD had to close a g...
5/16/2009
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AUTOCAD FIGHTS BACK AGAINST HLB; 2-2
The basketball players of AutoCAD Amazone managed to gain a fifth game against HLB Accountants. Before the play-offs started it was a thought which never occurred. But Amazone hit hard in the noise and great atmosphere of De Weide Wereld gym. And because of that Amazone pulled the serial against the biggest title candidates into balance. This Thursday both teams will face each o...
5/13/2009
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AUTOCAD BEATS HLB IN OVERTIME; 1-1
It was more than exciting in De Weide Wereld gym of AutoCAD Amazone and the home court team showed the will to survive in the semi finals. Amazone played impressing and in overtime the team finally took the victory (81-75) against the biggest candidates for the new Dutch Championship. The score in the best-of-five became 1-1 and that means that next Tuesday Amazone gained another home court gam...
5/8/2009
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NO CHANCE FOR AUTOCAD AT HLB; 1-0
The basketball players of AutoCAD Amazone didn’t succeed in a stunt in Den Helder. They lost the first game in a best-of-five serial. HLB was better in all aspects and did win without any problems, 81-56. Last season Amazone did surprise in the finals by starting with a win and pulled away the homecourt advantage from Den Helder. This time Amazone wasn’t able to get the ad...
5/8/2009
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AMAZONE ELIMINATES PERIK; 2-0 AND SEMI-FINALS
The basketballplayers of AutoCAD Amazone converted the great win in Tubbergen to cash in a packed and loud Weide Wereld gym. Also in the home court game the team of Jan Poels did beat Perik jumpers (65-57) and qualified to the semi finals. After a season filled with up and downs Amazone raised like a Phoenix out of her ashes and showed that the fighting spirit of last season was...
4/30/2009
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AMAZONE IN PLAY-OFF SHAPE; 1-0
The basketballplayers of AutoCAD Amazone survived the battle in Tubbergen with 72-78 and gave the home court team a hard punch by taking away the homecourt advantage, 1-0 for Jan Poels’s team. Until far in the second half it looked like that Perik was going to get their fourth win against Amazone this season. The last time both teams faced each other, Amazone lost in two overtim...
4/28/2009
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AMAZONE KNOCK-OUT IN ROTTERDAM
The basketball team of AutoCAD Amazone didn’t manage to take a win out of the Topsportcentre in Rotterdam. It was the second time this season that Challenge Sports Renes Binnenland was the winning team against Amazone. In the second half the game got the atmosphere of a clash in the play-offs, especially while Amazone didn’t show all her qualities. Two days before Amazone did sh...
4/15/2009
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AMAZONE PLAYS SOUND IN PRE-EASTERN GAME
The basketball team of Amazone flushed away the loss against STOL Grasshoppers in an impressive game against Celeritas Donar, 91-47. From the first minute Amazone used a strong defense to control the game and Amazone never gave Celeritas a change to get back in the game. With the upcoming play-offs (in two weeks) coach Jan Poels seems to have made progress. Monday (2nd eastern d...
4/12/2009
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AMAZONE LOOSES POINTS AGAIN AT STOL
The play-offs are coming closer, but at this time Amazone doesn’t show the sound play which belongs at having chances in a battle for seasons prices. Amazone lost in Katwijk aan Zee for the second time. STOL Grasshoppers took a 72-62 victory and kept the last possibility to reach a place with right s of playing play-offs. Amazone still has to do a lot of homework the upcoming we...
4/5/2009
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AUTOCAD COPIES EARLIER LOSS AGAINST PERIK
With carnival Amazone lost a yoyo game against Perik jumpers, in the brandnew spring Amazone copied most of that game. This team Amazone took a lead in moneytime, but after two overtimes Amazone was demolished, 71-80. Also this time Amazone was overpowered in the first part of the game and was again condemned to a long and energy taking race to come back into the match again. An...
3/22/2009
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AUTOCAD LOOSES FROM WOONBRON DAS
The basketballplayers of AutoCAD Amazone didn’t survive in their homecourt game against Woonbron DAS, 60-68. It was the first win for DAS in Utrecht ever. Woonbron put the average in the mutual games with Amazone at 2-1. The team also took a decisive lead for the top four places at Amazone and is still battling for the third place. Amazone has to work hard the next weeks to save...
3/15/2009
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AUTOCAD WINS BATTLE FOR FIFTH RANK
In the beginning and end of the game Amazone was looking better for the drive. And the team of Jan Poels had success with the strategy. But in between Amazone neglected to face the basket. BV Lely had problems to stop the quick drives of the Utrecht team and also Audrey Tabon showed herself well under the basket. It was also a positive fact that Sigrid van der Toorn as able to m...
3/8/2009
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AUTOCAD AMAZONE BEATS PROBUILD LIONS
After three defeats in this season against ProBuild Lions, the team of AutoCAD Amazone took a win in their own Weide Wereld gym, 69-59. Besides that Amazone was the team who controlled the game. But in the final quarter Amazone go troubles when ProBuild shot three point hits at a row. From 60-59 Amazone recovered strong and ended the three homecourt games in a row nice with four...
3/1/2009
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AUTOCAD SHOWS HER JANUS HEAD AND LOOSES
In the first of three home court games in De Weide Wereld gym there was a game with two times two faces, the Jeanus head, a good costume for this weekend’s carnival celebration in Holland. AutoCAD Amazone did play a strong second half, but was able to work away the damage of the first half. Perik Jumpers won the game, 50-61. Amazone played the game against there own reserve unif...
3/1/2009
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LOSS OF AMAZONE AT CHALLENGE RENES
The basketball team of AutoCAD Amazone gave Renes Binnenland in the Topsport center in Rotterdam the space for a surprise. Amazone lost (52-53) and gave away to important points in the challenge to win a rank in the league. The team of Jan Poels played a sloppy game and faced the results in the end of the game. A free throw of Janett Woodburry finally decided the game in the hom...
3/1/2009
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AMAZONE WINS AS COLLECTIVE AT DONAR
In the end of the game the was excitement, but finally AutoCAD Amazone didn’t gave away a maximum lead of 33-56 (64-72). Amazone had to sweat in the final period when everything was falling the best way for Celeritas, but the team of Jan Poels show character and pulled the problems away as a team. Amazone took revenge for the loss in the first round of the competition, when Cele...
3/1/2009
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AMAZONE WINS WITHOUT PLAYING SOUND
It’s hard to say that the game was played at a high level. But also without that AutoCAD Amazone did take an easy win at STOL Grasshoppers (65-52). The homecourt team was dictating the game, but never succeeded in finishing the game with clear figures. Grasshoppers only had two substitutes in Utrecht and missed their leading player Rianne Philippo, she had an ankle injury. The f...
3/1/2009
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AUTOCAD WITHOUT CHANCES AT LEADER
AutoCAD Amazone didn’t have any chance at HLB Accountants for having a stunt. Also in the fifteenth round of the league the leader of the competition remained unbeaten (87-59) and took revenge for their elimination in the semi finals of the cup against ProBuild Lions. The first fifteen minutes Amazone was leading the game, but with a 29-4 sprint the home court team decided the g...
3/1/2009
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AMAZONE ESCAPES IN MONEY TIME
After the win at BV Lely Amazone added a second win to it. In a hectically end of the game the team of Jan Poels played away a disadvantage, 71-69. The win against the winner of the Final Four meant that Amazone not only had the first back to back win this season, but also the first game that Amazone finished at the good side of the score in a close game.
1/18/2009
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AUTOCAD WINS IN LELY'S ICE PALACE
In the extreme cold Apollo gym AutoCAD manage to win in the final stage of the game against BV Lely, 53-59 The home team had much troubles of illnesses and injuries. It was the fifth win of Amazone this seasons and they equaled BV Lely and because of winning twice from Lely, Amazone is now positioned at rank five. The new coach Jan Poels hadn’t an easy win, but this time Amazone...
1/11/2009
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HAPPY NEW YEAR: JAMELL BEASLEY
The new player of AutoCAD Amazone is Jamell Beasley. The guard played last season at Towson tigers (CAA Division) and fills in the gap which Lateefah left behind in Utrecht at Amazone, the team which will be lead by the new coach Jan Poels. Beasly already arrived in 2008 in the Netherlands and gives more power and dept in the selection of Amazone.
1/1/2009
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JAN POELS NEW HEADCOACH AUTOCAD AMAZONE
In the beginning of January the successor of Bo Melis will start his new job as head coach. Jan Poels is facing that challenge at Amazone. Poels will get in the trail that interim coach Jeanine Tjin-A-Sioe has left behind. Amazone won before the Christmas stop four of the twelve games and missed the continuing in the Cup tournament and appearance in the Final Four. Poels has to ...
12/17/2008
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AMAZONE DOES NOT SURVIVE IN TUBBERGEN
AutoCAD Amazone had a strong start in Tubbergen, but shortly after the break it had more problems in the game. Perik Jumpers took profit in a good period en finished with the tenth homegame in a row against Amazone since the team started playing in the national league. Because of Perik’s win the difference between AutoCAD and the number four has grown to six points. It was the l...
12/4/2008
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AMAZONE FINISHES RIGHT THIS TIME
After five losses in a row and the leave of coach Bo Melis, Amazone finally was able to take a win against Challenge Sports Renes Binnenland. In the end of the game the team (coach by Jeanine Tjin-A-Sioe) just on the right side of the score, 54-53. Because of the win Amazone won two places in the ranking and is the first in the long row of teams in behind the top four teams...
11/30/2008
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AUTOCAD AND MELIS GO SEPERATE WAYS
Coach Bo Melis and AutoCAD Amazone go on without each other, That is the outcome of the meeting from team and management had together Monday evening. Now AutoCAD is looking for a temporary solution for a coach in December and for 2009 it hopes to find a new coach.
11/26/2008
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FIFTH LOSS IN A ROW FOR AMAZONE
After the elimination of the national Cup by ProBuild Lions AutoCAD Amazone wasn’t able to stop the negative cyclus against Celeritas Donar. The visitors won for the first time in history against Amazone in Utrecht. Because of the loss Amazone is in the right part of the rankings and it will almost for sure miss participation of the Final Four in Delft.
11/23/2008
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AMAZONE GOES DOWN AGAINST LIONS
The clash in the cup between the top teams of AutoCAD Amazone and ProBuild Lions was drawn in the first round. The home court team of lions won with 63-56. It is because of the loss Amazone is for the first time in the short history ready in the cup after one round, and the shortest path to glory has been cut off. In three seasons the Cup adventure of Amazone ended against ProBu...
11/16/2008
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STOL GRASSHOPPERS SURPRISES AMAZONE
61-60 was the final score at the board in Cleijn Duijn . It meant the first win of STOL Grasshoppers this season. And the looser was AutoCAD Amazone. AutoCAD had to complain about the last action of Sharon Bos. The center went to the rim in the final seconds and was pushed under the board while making her last lay-up. That action did deliver the win for Grasshoppers. But the les...
11/9/2008
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LATEEFAH JOYE BACK TO THE STATES
The player with the potential of being the most attractive player in the national league has returned to the States. Lateefah Joye played three games for AutoCAD Amazone and in the few minutes of play she was impressive with two double doubles. Joye still has strong mixed feelings because of the tragically loss of her mother and niece. After long conversations with her brother s...
11/4/2008
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PASSION RETURNS, BUT HLB WINS
The teams which played the play-off finals face each other for the first time since Den Helder took the championship out of the Weide Wereld. For the fifth time in a row Amazone was the team which lost (65-67), but coach Bo Melis could see that the passions had returned in his crimson pearl white team. The game started without excitement, but in the end of the game the atmospher...
11/3/2008
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AUTOCAD GIVES WIN AWAY AFTER HALFTIME IN DELFT
In the fourth round of the competition the basketballteam of AutoCAD Amazone lost for the second time in the season. Woonbron DAS took a deserved win (69-50) and remained in the top of the national league. AutoCAD did sink back tot the middle part in the ranking. The team of Bo Melis could blame itself for the defeat. In the second half Amazone didn’t run the offense anymore and...
10/26/2008
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AMAZONE BEATS LELY AMSTERDAM
The basketball team of AutoCAD Amazone took a big win at BV Lely, 71-38. Lateefah Joye made her first appaeraence for the crimson pearlwhite team and did so with a convincing double double, 13 points and 12 rebounds. Audrey tabon did even better with 19 points and just as much boards. Just like the old days Amazone started very sloppy against BV Lely, but corrected that after ha...
10/19/2008
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BACK AT AMAZONE: LATEEFAH JOYE
Deep tragic family circumstances made it impossible for Lateefah Joye to show her qualities at Amazone in an earlier stage. Since the attractive player landed for the third time in Holland, she has finally the chance to show that. ,,TJ is a player which attracts to people to the gym,’’ said Amazone manager Ray Laatst when he contracted Joye, who is fast as lightning. De 24 years...
10/16/2008
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AUTOCAD DOWN WITH BLOOD AT PROBUILD
AutoCAD Amazone didn’t manage to win from the Dutch champion of 2007, ProBuild Lions was too strong, 70-59. The team of Bo Melis didn’t have a real chance for a win. Melis got more trouble by the fact that two players disappear out of his selection. Maaike van de Bovenkamp and Sharon Bos both had to leave the game with a broken nose. Bos also has a brain caution. Because of that...
10/11/2008
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AMAZONE WINS EXHIBITION AGAINST BBC IEPER (B)
After playing one weekend competition AutoCAD Amazone filled the weekend with an exhibition game against Blue Cats from Ieper (Belgium), 75-53. Coach Bo Melis had to play with six and a halve player. Maaike van de Bovenkamp is on the way back from a food in jury, Charlotte Kromhout had a week a the flue and Annicke van der Burg wasn’t on the roster. Melis counted the players who...
10/6/2008
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COMEBACK OF A TALENT: CHARLOTTE KROMHOUT
Charlotte Kromhout. Those who lost the talent out of sight won’t have to search anymore. Since August 2008 she defenses the colors of AutoCAD Amazone. Remarkable. This season the 21 years old forward makes her début in the national league after three years without playing basketball. Most juniors who have a career in the highest league do that at relative young age. Kromhout has a great challen...
10/2/2008
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AUTOCAD STARTS SEASON WITH WIN
The basketballplayers of AutoCAD Amazone started the season with an easy win against debutant Wereldtickets.nl/Leiderdorp, 81-53. that didn’t happen in a central season opener. This time the tip-off was in the Europahal gym. In the next home the De Weide Wereld (October 18th facing BC Lely) will be available for the losing finalist of the Dutch championships.
9/29/2008
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AUTOCAD MISSES FINALS IN LUXEMBOURG
After playing and practicing for one weekend in Germany, Amazone made almost the same trip again, this time to Luxembourg. Coach Bo Melis had to defense the Cup, which the Amazone team won last season. A surprise by that time. This edition Organisor AB Contern skipped the tournament schedule and switch to a semi finals and finals system. Amazone already lost the semi finals and ...
9/21/2008
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AUTOCAD MEETS SAARLOUIS ROYALS TWICE
The basketball team of AutoCAD Amazone played the first game since the loss against Den Helder in the finals last season. Amazone played to pre season games against Saarlouis Royals. And just like last since there were two defeats. The figures were bigger than the game last season in Utrecht, but the team of Rene Spandauw already played three exhibition games. For Amazone those ...
9/15/2008
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AUDREY TABON: STRONG CENTER FOR AMAZONE
Audrey Tabon is the name of the new center for Amazone. The 1.88 meter tall centre comes over from Big Ten team Illinois to Utrecht. With the center Amazone (who lost last years finals) has a player from the number 17 team of America, who made 31 appearences in last season for Illinois In their fourth season Amazone has to fight the Dutch basketball with Tabon in the red pearlwh...
9/15/2008
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