Our Eagles WBBL team’s Kara Bonenberger has flown into this week’s All Star Five after a huge performance against Cardiff Met Archers on Saturday. Bonenberger was on form in South Wales as she harvested an excellent 26 points and 13 boards. See the full All Stars Five on the WBBL website.
Fatigue finally caught up with an injury-hit Newcastle Eagles as Chris Bunten’s side was given a lesson in WBBL basketball by title challengers Leicester Riders. The hosts ran out 97-57 winners to maintain their position at the top of the championship table. And head coach Bunten cut a frustrated figure as the Eagles failed to…
On Friday afternoon our Eagles Community Foundation took possession of the keys to our Eagles Community Arena as we enter the final stages in the construction of our new home. There’s still much to do, but it was a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come and an opportunity for some of the project team…
Nothing less than victory in Cardiff this afternoon will satisfy Chris Bunten as Newcastle Eagles seek to arrest an alarming four-game losing streak. The upbeat playcaller is confident his players can target the homecourt Archers and pinch a much-needed win before Christmas. But Bunten admitted a mounting injury list means sensible game management is a…
The woes continue for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they were unable to stop the red-hot in-form Sheffield Sharks on the road last night, writes Jeff King. The Eagles now fall further behind in the Championship race as their record slips to 7 – 5 whilst the streaking Sharks now move to 9 – 3….
It’s second v fourth in tonight’s crucial BBL Championship game as Esh Group Eagles head down the M1 for the game at the EISS Sheffield against the red-hot in form Sharks, writes Jeff King. Sheffield have won seven straight cumulating in Head Coach Atiba Lyons picking up The BBL Kevin Cadle Coach of the Month…
Last weekend was a very disappointing one for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they crashed out of The BBL Cup at the semi-final stage, writes Jeff King. A realistic chance to get back to a showpiece final was shattered by a London Lions who won the two-legged tie by an aggregate of ten points. For…
Our Eagles Community Foundation is pleased to be able to offer a series of coaching sessions aimed at developing players who want to accelerate their learning, and have an ambition to play at a higher level. Sessions will be catered to the required skill development of each individual player or group of players. This service is…
It was a weekend to forget for Newcastle Eagles WBBL’s after they were handed a quarter-final WBBL cup loss to a strong Sevenoaks Suns side at Sport Central. While play caller Chris Bunten’s side managed to keep the score close, even leading at half time – they were ultimately unable to overcome a dominant third…
