Despite a herculean effort on the road in Manchester against the odds, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle came up just short as they dropped a game they had desperately wanted to win. That it came down to the final play will hurt Newcastle all the more after they ran out of steam late on in the…
It was another fabulous Friday night at The Eagles Community Arena in front of another sell-out crowd who raised the roof as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle took a vital BBL Championship win over arch-rivals Glasgow Rocks 104 – 98 after a thrilling overtime match-up. The Eagles were without top scorer Victor Moses through injury but…
Back to back wins. Another sell-out crowd. Fabulous Flournoy back in black and white. And overtime drama to boot. Now it feels like home. Finally. Newcastle’s thrilling win against a battling Glasgow Rocks suggested the Eagles Community Arena can become a fortress. It can lay the foundation for future success. And it can help the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle claimed their first win at their new Eagles Community Arena last week and tonight they are back home to host arch-rivals Glasgow Rocks in what is now the third sold out game of just four in the new venue. Glasgow have won four in a row in the league to close…
Darius Defoe set the tone early in our first win at our Eagles Community Arena last Friday night as we battled past Manchester Giants and has landed himself a place in the BBL All-Star Five for week 19 of the season. DD finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the 93-85 victory, whilst shooting…
Last Friday at the third time of asking, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle finally celebrated a win at the new Eagles Community Arena with a 93 – 85 win in the BBL Championship over Manchester Giants. For veteran guard Drew Lasker one of Fab Flournoy’s trusted lieutenant’s it was a great feeling to finally get off…
At the third time of asking, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle finally got “the monkey off their backs” and recorded their first senior win in the new Eagles Community Arena. In doing so they gained a modicum of revenge on a Manchester Giants side that had defeated them three weeks earlier. That Giants win had ended…
Newcastle Eagles managed to overcome an early first quarter 20-8 deficit to win their first game in their new stadium, defeating a combative Manchester Giants side 93-85. Sitting in third place in the BBL table, Newcastle came into the contest on the back of a fantastic 103-92 win over Worcester Wolves. In front of a…
It’s very rare that a team playing at home goes in to a game against a visiting team that has a better record than they do in their own arena but Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face that very conundrum tonight as they prepare to play the Manchester Giants in a BBL Championship clash, writes Jeff…
