After a big road win last weekend, the Newcastle Eagles Under 16s were back in league action on Saturday, at home to Mansfield Giants. When the two sides faced off earlier in the season the Giants took a comfortable win, but the Eagles were positive they could give the visitors a real game having taken…
After last weeks close loss away Manchester Giants the Eagles were at home against a tough opponent, Leeds. After a dramatic start to the game, the home side took an early 7-2 lead as they looked to punish Leeds for easy mistakes. It didn’t take Leeds long to find their own rhythm as both sides…
After last weeks loss to Manchester Magic, the Eagles were back on the road to face Manchester Giants. The game started out fairly well balanced for both teams however the Eagles would take advantage of poor transition defence from the home side, and they would go on 17-7 run before they could respond. The quarter…
Newcastle U18s win on the road at Cheshire Phoenix The game started with the home attempting to score from beyond the arc and succeeding. The visiting team however had other ideas, after quickly realising certain shortfalls of individual players, the visitors pressured the home team to take poor quality shots and forcing turnovers in the…
This weekend saw the U16s Eagles away to Cheshire Phoenix. Travelling with the U18s who were playing after, the boys from Newcastle knew they could win this game if they focused for 40 minutes and showed the fighting spirit of the last couple of games. Cheshire had won the previous contest between the two teams…
The short-handed Eagles were taking on Leeds force at home this week for the last of their three meetings this season. The Eagles made a sluggish start to the game with Leeds taking full advantage with a 12-0 run to start the game. After a timeout the Eagles gathered a little bit of momentum and…
Team Northumbria men’s basketball tipped off the second half of their NBL Division One season in style, with victories in their away double header against Team Solent Kestrels and Leicester Warriors. Top of the table Team Solent struggled against an improved and in-form Northumbria who led from the start and delivered the home side their first defeat in six league games. It was also their…
After last weeks victory against Sheffield, the Eagles were back on the road, this time to play Manchester Magic. The game initially was well balanced, as the Eagles looked to play with some intensity that matched Manchester as both teams tried to stop the opposition scoring easily. However as the quarter progressed Manchester quickly took…
