Oaklands Wolves men's coach Liam Jefferson is looking for his side to make a winning start to their home National League Division Three campaign when they host Derby Trailblazers

That game comes on Saturday with a 7pm tip-off at the Oaklands Sportszone.

Jefferson said: "After a weekend off between games, the group is itching to get back on the floor and play our first game at home.

"We’ve been working hard in practice to keep building our identity and philosophy and the players are ready to put on a show for our fans."

While Wolves opened their league campaign with a 86-51 win on the road at University of East Anglia, the Blazers also started with a 94-77 home victory against Northamptonshire Titans.

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Wolves women's also return to action after a week off, and they will look to seal a place in the Super League Trophy semi-finals when they travel to Cardiff Archers on Sunday afternoon.

The Welsh side opened their campaign with an 85-27 loss at Leicester Riders on Saturday, and with Wolves having already beaten Leicester in the competition, a win for Lee Ryan's team will clinch a home semi-final against Essex Rebels.

With neither senior team in action over the weekend, the academy women's side took centre stage, and they had mixed results against older and more experienced teams.

They exited the National Cup with a 73-57 loss at Milton Keynes Breakers on Saturday before bounding back to beat London Elite 63-55 in NBL Division Two the following day.

Wolves started well at Milton Keynes, leading 23-21 at the first break but the game got away them in the second period as Breakers outscored them 27-14 before extending their lead to 66-41 at the final break.

A 16-7 fourth quarter proved too little, too late for a Wolves team that was led by 13 Lily Harness points with Rianna Redondo and Caitlin Ryan adding eight apiece.

An entertaining game at Oaklands the following day saw Shanice Beckford-Norton's team finish strongly to maintain their unbeaten start to the league season.

After trailing early in the game, Wolves edged the first period 18-17 before extending their lead to 37-31 at half-time.

That lead grew by one to 46-38 after a tight third period but the teams were tied at 52 heading into the final four minutes.

But big threes from Ryan and Redondo put the hosts in charge before five Darcey Woodman points wrapped up the win.

Captain Ryan drained six triples in her team-high 22 points, adding seven rebounds and three steals while Woodman had 10 points and three boards.

Sarah Nicholson, Redondo and Azaria Abdie-Waite each finished with seven points while Maliya Lawal pulled down eight boards to go with her three steals.

There was overtime heartbreak for Wolves II in the NBL Conference as they went down 81-78 at Stevenage Royals.

The hosts doubled their 15-12 first period lead to go into the locker room 33-27 ahead.

But Wolves narrowed the gap to  46-42 at the end of the third period and then took the game into overtime with a 31-27 fourth period.

That proved to be as good as it got for a  young Wolves side who struggled with Royals' size as the hosts won the extra five minutes 8-5.

Tristan McIntosh led La-Quarne Sayles' side with E.Manyeku adding 14 and A.Kwawalana 12.

Wolves U16 girls made it three wins from three as they swept aside Brentwood Fire 81-28.

The home side rushed into a 31-7 first period lead and the game was over as a contest by half-time with Wolves leading 50-13.

They switched to half-court defence for the second half, extending their lead to 68-23 at the end of the third period and then wrapping up the win with a 13-5 final quarter.

Jane Yu led Wolves with 19 points with Eunice Wong adding 15, N.Gitonga 12 and Daisy Golan 10. 

The U16 and U14 boys premier sides had contrasting home losses against sides from the capital who are expected to challenge for the national title.

Michael Ball's U16 team never recovered from a 24-12 first period deficit as they went down 88-65 against London Thunder.

Thunder extended their lead to 44-23 at half-time and 65-38 at the final break before the hosts won the fourth frame 27-23. 

Otis Lau-Johnston  led Wolves with 21 points, eight rebounds and six steals, while Sam Macrea finishing with 12 points and five rebounds.

Noah Binan marked his second game in a Wolves vest with an 11-point, 12 rebound.

The U14 boys went close to an upset before being edged out 72-67 by London Legends.

Against a side who had won by 113 points the previous week, Wolves started well and led 16-11 at the first break before the visitors pegged them back to 29-25 at half-time and took control to lead 48-46 going into the final frame. 

Legends led by as many as 12 in the fourth period but a Wolves  side led by Jacob Edrupt's 21 point, 14 rebound double-double fought their way back into the game before eventually running out of time.

Harry Regan added 15 points while Manuel Gracia Peris finished with ten points.

Wolves U16 conference side collected their first victory of the season as they hammered Aylesbury Dux 111-50, led by 16 points from Albert Dye and 12 apiece from Dylan Maisey and Harrison Fletcher. 

Ibrahim Gariba's team never looked back after a 29-6 first period, and they steadily built the lead before wrapping things up with a 32-9. final quarter.

George Walker's U12A boys team started their league campaign a week after most of the club's other teams but they made up for lose time with a 69-35 home win against Oxford Hoops.

The home won all four periods, but it was a 30-10 third quarter that effectively wrapped up the victory for Wolves.

Having been given a walkover the previous week, the U14 boys conference team made a successful start on the court with a 57-52 victory at Bedford Thunder White. 

Graham Roberts' team made a good start with a 14-8 first period but trailed 38-30 at the final break before a big fourth quarter saw them outscore the hosts 27-14 to take the win. 

In contrast the U12B boys lost 61-29 at home against Essex Rebels and the U14 girls were beaten 136-23 at MK Breakers.