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Þóranna Kika Hodge-Carr
Þóranna Kika Hodge-Carr (born 18 July 1999) is an Icelandic basketball player for Valur and the Icelandic national team. She started her career with Keflavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna where she won the national championship in 2017. Playing career First seasons and championship (2015–2020) After coming up through Keflavík junior teams, Þóranna played her first games in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2015–2016 season. She helped Keflavík to the national championship in 2017 when they beat three-time defending champions Snæfell in the Úrvalsdeild finals. The next season, she tore an anterior cruciate ligament in her knee. She bounced back the following season and averaged 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds for Keflavík before the rest of the season and playoffs where canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. College career (2020–2025) In May 2020, Þóranna agreed to join the Iona College Iona University () is a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (basketball)
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (English: Women's Premier League), known as Bónus deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, is the highest basketball competition among women's clubs in Iceland. It is administered by the Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands, Icelandic Basketball Federation. It was founded in 1952 and, until 2007, it was known as 1. deild kvenna (English: Women's First division). The league was known as the ''Subway deild kvenna'' from 2021 to 2024. In July 2024, supermarket chain Bónus became the primary sponsor. Champions Notes Titles per club Awards and honors Domestic All-First Team The Women's Domestic All-First Team is an annual Úrvalsdeild honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every season. Domestic Player of the Year Foreign Player of the Year Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP award is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Úrvalsdeild playoffs. Defensive Player of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson (newspaper editor), Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir. References 1910 establishments in Iceland Newspapers established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyola Ramblers Women's Basketball Players
Loyola may refer to: People * St. Ignatius of Loyola * Loyola (surname) * Etsowish-simmegee-itshin, indigenous man whose baptismal name was Loyola Places * Loyola (CTA), a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, in Chicago, Illinois, US * Loyola (Montreal), a district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Loyola, California, an unincorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, US * Loyola, San Sebastián, a neighborhood in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain * Sanctuary of Loyola, Azpeitia, Guipúzcoa, Spain Education Secondary schools Asia & Oceania = India = * Loyola High School (Goa), Margao * Loyola High School, Patna, Bihar * Loyola High School (Pune), Maharashtra * Loyola High School, Hindupur * Loyola High School, Karimnagar * Loyola High School, KD Peta * Loyola High School, Vinukonda * Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur * Loyola Public School, Nallapadu, Andhra Pradesh * Loyola School, Baripada, Odisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keflavík Women's Basketball Players
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njarðvík and Hafnir to form the municipality of Reykjanesbær. Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík) is adjacent to the town. History Keflavík was founded by Scottish entrepreneurs and engineers in the 16th century, and developed on account of its fishing and fish processing industry. In the 1940s an airport was built next to the town by the United States military, which served as an important refueling stop for trans-Atlantic flights, especially during World War II. During the Cold War, Naval Air Station Keflavik played an important role in monitoring marine and submarine traffic from the Norwegian and Greenland seas into the Atlantic Ocean. Forces from the United States Air Force we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iona Gaels Women's Basketball Players
Iona (; , sometimes simply ''Ì'') is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island. Iona Abbey was a centre of Gaelic monasticism for three centuries and is today known for its relative tranquility and natural environment. It is a tourist destination and a place for spiritual retreats. Its modern Scottish Gaelic name means "Iona of (Saint) Columba" (formerly anglicised as "Icolmkill"). In 2019, Iona's estimated population was 120. In March 1980, the Hugh Fraser Foundation donated much of the main island (and its off-lying islands) to the current owner, the National Trust for Scotland. The abbey and some church buildings are owned by the Iona Cathedral Trust. One publication, describing the religious significance of the island, says that the island is "known as the birthplace of Celtic Christianity in Scotland,” and notes that “St Columba came here i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
