Casademont Zaragoza captain Guillem Vives has reviewed his first few months at the Aragonese club in an interview with Mundo Deportivo. Although he is a new signing, the fact that he is already the voice of the locker room reflects the importance he will have both on and off the court in a key year for the club's new project.
The start of the season can sometimes be demanding and exhausting. If anyone knows that, it is Casademont Zaragoza's next ACB opponent, Valencia Basket. The reigning league champions are facing a genuine marathon this week, with two EuroLeague games forcing them to travel from Lyon to Zaragoza without returning home before taking on the Aragonese side in the second round of the league season.
Mariona Ortiz's spell at Casademont Zaragoza, which began in 2022, has a set end date: December 30, when she will begin a new adventure with Project B after accepting an offer that was impossible to turn down. Knowing when her time in the Aragonese capital will end also makes it possible to identify her final game in the red jersey.
Amid the tsunami surrounding the Mariona Ortiz case, Ornella Bankolé has arrived in the Aragonese capital after completing her first WNBA stint, becoming the latest addition to the team, while Astou Ndour will not join until January.
Just as Casademont Zaragoza announced Mariona Ortiz’s upcoming departure, Project B, the emerging competition she will join next year, announced the signing of the Catalan point guard, the club’s symbol and leading figure in recent years.
The news no one wanted to accept is now official. Following this week's reports about her future, Casademont Zaragoza announced Friday that Mariona Ortiz, the women's team's leading figure and symbol, will leave the club at the end of the year to join the emerging Project B competition.
It is difficult to find the right words to explain a farewell. Even so, although Mariona Ortiz will not leave Casademont Zaragoza until the end of the year, the captain and leading figure of the women's team wanted to address the fans and the red-and-black club after her departure was announced.
As happens every year, the start of a new Copa del Rey campaign will produce stories to remember. One of them will take place at the Juan Guerrero 'El Lobo' Stadium in Cuarte de Huerva, Zaragoza. After earning a place in the knockout tournament thanks to last season's performance, the Cuarte-based team will host none other than a Segunda División side.
Project B is on the lips of all Casademont Zaragoza fans after learning that team captain Mariona Ortiz will leave in December to take part in the competition. But the question most people are asking is: what exactly is Project B?
With no respite and two matches in less than six days, Wanapix AD Sala 10 face Catgas Energía Santa Coloma at 9:30 p.m. this Friday away from home in the final game of this chaotic stretch.
CAB Estepona will face Casademont Zaragoza in their Liga Femenina Endesa opener after suffering their first setback of the season. The Aragonese side’s first domestic opponent has been eliminated from Europe after losing to GEAS Basket in the EuroCup qualifying round, ending the Malaga team’s hopes of making their continental debut.
The Mariona Ortiz case is shaking everything up. The departure of Casademont Zaragoza women’s team captain and leading figure has become the main focus both inside and outside the club’s circles. During her presentation as the Aragonese club’s new player, Yarden Garzon was asked about the issue on everyone’s lips, but the Israeli chose to steer clear of controversy with a measured and discreet response.
Although Mariona Ortiz's case has dominated the headlines surrounding Casademont Zaragoza in recent days, Yarden Garzon was presented Thursday as the club's new player. The Israeli forward, who has been part of the squad since the first day of preseason, repeatedly stressed that the main goal for Carlos Cantero's team at this early stage of the season is to "give our best."
Nearly 80 games, five teams and four different sports for 120 euros. Zaragoza sports are joining forces with the launch of the Siglo XXI Season Ticket. The joint initiative by Wanapix Zaragoza Fútbol Sala, Contazara Zaragoza Balonmano, Indescar Voleibol Zaragoza and Club Baloncesto Zaragoza aims to bring their competitions to the entire Aragonese capital.
Atlético Calatayud is one match away from facing a top-flight Spanish side. If it overcomes Baztán in the Copa del Rey preliminary round, after winning the first leg 2-0, it will meet one of these four teams.
BM Contazara have added Georgian international Nikoloz Mamulashvili to their squad as they aim to secure survival after a poor start in the División de Honor Plata.
Casademont Zaragoza's EuroLeague first round is now complete after the final qualifying game was played on Wednesday. Its third group-stage opponent will be Lithuania's Kibirkstis Vilnius, which defeated Sopron Basket 62-81. The Aragonese team will seek to reach its second Final Six, with the event returning to the Príncipe Felipe for a third consecutive year.
The first sanctions have been imposed after referee Yago Aparicio was brutally assaulted at the end of the Primera Juvenil match between C.D. Pina and C.D. Unión La Jota Vadorrey. The RFAF has published the relevant sanctions in the first disciplinary ruling.
Wanapix AD Sala 10 came close to pulling off one of the season’s biggest upsets against a powerhouse like ElPozo Murcia (3-4). The Aragonese side overturned a two-goal deficit, but a Murcia goal with 14 seconds remaining ended their hopes of victory.
Mariona Ortiz’s name is on everyone’s lips after it emerged on Monday that she will move to Project B following an almost irresistible offer, as first reported by Heraldo de Aragón and later confirmed by El Periódico de Aragón. The Casademont Zaragoza captain has accepted the proposal from the competition, which will launch in 2027, with the only question being when she will leave the Aragonese capital.
