Withdrawal of the Lions: Why Nordhorn No Longer Wants to Play in the State League

By Holger Wilkens For Patrick Olliges, the long-time player and coach, as well as the new head of the basketball department at VfL Weiße Elf, this decision is "one step back to take two steps forward": The Nordhorn-based club will no longer compete in the state league with its men's team and, after a major personnel shakeup, will focus entirely on youth development and sustainable structures. "In the long term, we are also aiming for basketball …