A disappointing road loss for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle down in Surrey this afternoon all but extinguished their hopes of landing the BBL Championship for the season, writes Jeff King. It was at best a long-shot in any event. But failing to stop the Scorchers from racking up their seventh consecutive home win means the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face a tough BBL Championship clash at Surrey Scorchers this afternoon after their long journey south this morning, writes Jeff King. The Scorchers are on a red-hot run of home form having won six in a row on their own court. Indeed, they haven’t lost in Surrey this calendar year and…
Fabulous Flournoy isn’t one for putting his feet up. Then again, Leeds Force aren’t in town every week. And if there was one game Newcastle Eagles’ veteran player-coach could afford to miss it was surely the visit of the BBL’s bottom club. Ahead of this season’s most brutal run of fixtures, Flournoy stayed home with…
On the face of it, tonight’s BBL Championship match-up for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle against bottom of the table Leeds Force has a look of inevitability about it, writes Jeff King. The Eagles have already thumped Force twice this season and the Yorkshire-based outfit’s 1 – 23 record leans towards a Newcastle clean sweep of…
With the absence of Drew Lasker from their senior roster, Lasker is off to Australia to represent England in The Commonwealth Games, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken the decision to promote from within to cover the veteran guard’s absence. 19-year old starting point guard Themba Yabantu is the player being promoted. He’s been playing…
Another round of games and another starting place for one of our Eagles as Jaysean Paige now clocks-up eight appearances on the BBL’s pick of players. Congratulations Jaysean! Here’s the full roster this week: Tony Hicks (Surrey Scorchers) Surrey Scorchers completely blew away struggling Leeds Force and Hicks was at the heart of a commanding…
Drew Lasker has pledged to do Newcastle proud as he prepares for the most exciting challenge of his basketball career. The veteran Eagles guard flies out to Australia on Thursday as part of England’s 12-man Commonwealth Games squad. And Lasker has promised to make the most of an unexpected opportunity after grasping the chance to…
Just before the blizzards and high winds hit the North East for the second time this month, our Eagles Community Arena constructors Esh Group managed to get us this fantastic aerial photo of the build so far in an “Eagle’s eye view” of our new home. Find out more about the Eagles Community Arena on…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle turned their fortunes around in more ways than one on Friday night as the completed a 93 – 70 victory over Bristol Flyers, writes Jeff King. It means the Eagles have now one three games in a row at home following three previous defeats on the home court. Not that a…
