The Eagles U16 academy girls travelled to Leicester on Saturday 18th February. Their previous encounter ended in defeat for the Eagles so they knew they had to be at their best to get anywhere close to victory. However, what they hadn’t predicted was the intensity of the environment they would need to play in which,…
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Drama for U16 boys as they win a thriller against Derby The U16 boys produced their best performance and result of the season so far after completing a thrilling 62-61 success against Derby Trailblazers who had beaten them by more than 30 points earlier in the season. A huge block in the last second of…
Leicester Riders 45 v Newcastle Eagles 61 Head Coach – Darius Defore / Assistant Coach – Dominic Taylor Starting 5 – Luke Tucker, Lewis Pinnock, Alfie Rhodes, Tyler Cadete, Arran Dower The Eagles unbeaten streak continues with a win on the road to v Leicester Riders. Captain Billy Crawshaw had to sit this one out…
Following the improvements in the previous weekend’s games, the Eagles girls knew they had the potential to take on the Nottingham Wildcats and narrow the defeat they’d suffered in their previous encounter when they lost 33-70. With a final score of 52-69, they did exactly that. However, a frustrating and disappointing start to the game…
Newcastle Eagles 100 v City of Leeds Gold 30 Head Coach – Dominic Taylor Starting 5 – Luke Tucker, Billy Crawshaw, Alfie Rhodes, Leo Glaholm, Arran Dower This week the Newcastle Eagles welcomed City of Leeds Gold to the Vertu Motors Arena. The game got out to a quick start with the Eagles winning the…
U16 Boys fall to Riders on the road There was disappointment for the Eagles U16 boys after they couldn’t quite make it back-to-back wins after falling 77-70 at Leicester Riders. With both teams having posted similar season records and results, the well matched nature of the fixture was clearly visible as the action unfolded during…
The Eagles girls were determined not to take a step backwards following their win yesterday as they took on Milton Keynes Breakers in their second home game of the weekend. With their previous encounter ending 106-33, the girls knew the game was going to present as a challenge but they had their sights set on…