So, the hoped for miracle did not unsurprisingly occur. Newcastle Eagles going out at the first stage of the play-offs to the all-conquering London Lions 88-69 on the night and 178-141 on aggregate. A heavy sounding and looking defeat over the two-legs but so many mitigating circumstances. Eagles had to play the first leg at…
At the end of a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball only one thing really counted. The all-conquering London Lions came into the Vertu Arena for the first leg of the SLB playoff quarter-final and left with an 18-point lead to defend at Crystal Palace on Sunday night. It means the Lions already SLB Trophy, Cup…
Newcastle Eagles’ regular season came to a disappointing losing end down in the South West on Sunday afternoon. They went down to a 94-75 defeat against Bristol Flyers but there were mitigating circumstances. Marc Steutel’s men turned up to play without both Deion Hammond and Ray’Sean Taylor who were inactive on the roster for the…
After a third successive Friday night home loss in the Vertu Arena the Newcastle Eagles now know their final position in the SLB standings and who their quarter-final opponents will be. They will finish eighth in the table meaning they take on regular season Champions, the London Lions. That’s going to be a tough challenge…
For the second Friday in a row inside their own Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles failed to take advantage of a winning opportunity against a top four side in the SLB standings. Last weekend Manchester took a 3-point win and this Friday it was fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks taking the win. In losing a game they…
The Newcastle Eagles made the long journey south to Surrey Sports Park to take on the 89ers and will return home full of good heart and spirit after an excellent 103-94 victory. If Manchester have a curse over the Eagles, then the reverse is true of Eagles over the 89ers. This was the fourth and…
A game that somehow slipped from the Eagles grasp after they had controlled almost 35 minutes of a close fought exciting top-class game of SLB basketball. Head Coach Marc Steutel, his staff, and players may well see this as a lost opportunity to gather momentum. After an excellent road win in Caledonia on Sunday this…
Newcastle Eagles produced one of their best road performances of the season to take a crucial Easter Sunday victory at Caledonia. It was a dominant second quarter performance that paved the way for them to complete a comprehensive win in the second half that was key. Whilst scoring 96-points in a great offensive effort will…
For the third time this season the Eagles went up against Manchester in the SLB Championship and for the third time not only did they lose they conceded over 100 points again. Manchester showing on a tough night for Newcastle, in front of a sold-out home crowd, just how strong of a side they are….
