The Raiders third team continued their strong start to the season with a 38 - 31 victory over Mallards, and now have a 2-1 (2 win, 1 loss) record for the season.

Raiders suffered a tough loss to local rivals Essex Outlaws in the first Super League match of the season. Raiders trailed by 14 points at half time, following a strong start by Outlaws, and never quite recovered, despite a spirited fightback. Raiders cut the lead to as little as 5 points in the 4th quarter, with less than 2 minutes remaining, but some key baskets late on by Outlaws players Hadj Lahmar and David Robertson stopped the Raiders momentum, and Outlaws held on for victory.

The Raiders third team lost their opening game with a tough loss to the Warwickshire Bears second team, after seeing the Raiders second team come short against the Bears first team.

The Raiders second team started their first division campaign in a commanding fashion, defeating the Tigers by 50 points. The result promises well for the team who hope to continue their momentum from their last two seasons, and continue to rise up the GBWBA league.

Raiders Wheelchair Basketball team from Tower Hamlets have secured a second year sponsorship deal with a leading not-for-profit leisure trust and sports foundation.

Not-for-profit leisure operator GLL in association with the GLL Sport Foundation, has agreed to provide a further 12 months of financial and practical support to the team, including providing free access to sporting and leisure facilities across London.

Raiders 2 finished their successful season with a third place finish at the GBWBA Second Division Playoffs. Weakened by some absences from the squad, Raiders' junior players stepped up and played magnificently to help Raiders secure a win against 2nd division south runners up Tornados after losing to the 2nd division north runners up, Lothian, the previous day. Congratulations to all the players on another successful season.

Raiders 2 suffer their first loss of the season in a physical encounter in Stanmore.

Raiders maintained their 100% record with another hard fought win against the Bucks Aces in an early tip off. Their record now stands at 10-0 and means that they have clinched the second division south title, as well as promotion to the first division

The Raiders second team capped a successful weekend for the Raiders with a resounding victory over the Warwickshire Bears second team, to remain unbeaten and on track to top the second division south. After a slow start, the Raiders team, buoyed by the first teams resounding victory the day before, pulled ahead to claim yet another win.

The Raiders team lost out on a chance to make the playoffs and finish in 4th place after a heavy defeat to playoff-bound Sheffield. After finishing the 1st quarter leading by a single point 12-11, Sheffield pulled out to a 12 point lead at half time, then pulled away during the third quarter, lead by Colin Price.

In the second of a double header, the Raiders second team ensured that they kept their unbeaten record for the season, securing a closely fought win against a spirited Essex Outlaws second team.

Raiders escaped with a narrow, 3 point victory against Vikings in a nailbiting finish to the match in St Helens. Down by 8 points at the early stages of the fourth quarter, Raiders tightened up their defence and stopped Vikings from scoring for the rest of the game, and important plays down the stretch from the Weeks brothers ensured a tough fought victory.

A tired Raiders 2 side struggled to put away an energetic Force side in the second of the two matches played on the 7th of December. The victory means that Raiders finish 2008 undefeated for the season, and having lost only once, (in the league cup final, to the Wolverhampton Rhinos), all year.

In the second game of the double header against the Aces teams, the Raiders second team recorded a comprehensive victory to remain undefeated for the season.

In a tight battle Raiders 2 hang on for victory after two late free throws in the last 30 seconds from Chris Weeks are enough to defeat a tough Tornados side.

Raiders 2 (45) - Tornados (43)

Quarter by Quarter Results:

Q1 Raiders 10 Tornados 2
Q2 Raiders 11 Tornados 16
Q3 Raiders 5 Tornados 9
Q4 Raiders 19 Tornados 16

Top Scorers

Emlyn - 13
Tyler - 13
Chris - 10
Heinrick - 7
Andrew G - 2

Another excellent win today for Raiders, and their second in succession in the Super League.

Final score: Raiders 65 - Vikings 41

Quarter 1: Raiders 16 - Vikings 6
Quarter 2: Riaders 12 - Vikings 4
Quarter 3: Raiders 23 - Vikings 14
Quarter 4: Raiders 14 - Vikings 17

Scorers:

Anday Dear: 20 points
Jaspal Dhani: 13 points
Chris Weeks: 10 points
Jignesh Mepani: 8
H Hanicke: 6
Tyler Saunders: 6
Roy Carter: 2

Raiders win a tightly contested match against Essex Outlaws for their first Super League win

A sponsorship deal between the Raiders Wheelchair Basketball Club, social enterprise GLL and the GLL Sport Foundation has been signed to help develop the sport within London.

The Raiders are the leading Wheelchair Basketball team in the Capital, having been promoted to the elite National Super League. The Raiders also have a second team in National League 2 and as part of this sponsorship deal will launch a new initiative to get more young people and women players to participate in the sport.

Raiders went 5-0 in a pre-season tournament to win the inaugural Menghi Mulchandani Trophy. After winning all their matches in the run-up to the final, Raiders met a tough Essex Outlaws side in a battle for the trophy.

The match was a memorable one, with Outlaws coming back from 6 points down with under a minute to go of the final quarter to force the game into overtime after a four point play and last second reverse layup. However, Raiders were determined not to let the efforts of the day go to waste, and after some tough defense and solid offence in the overtime period, emerged victorious.

Raiders would like to thank Menghi's family for all of their contributions to a wonderful tournament, and will hope to return to defend their crown next year.