Fans at Sport Central were treated to a thrilling 73-71 Team Northumbria win in their National Basketball League Division One opener. Marc Stuetel’s side won the tip-off but both teams started slowly prior to the first basket from Malcolm Smith two minutes into the first quarter. TN finished the first period as they started and…
Eagles U18s travelled to East Durham college to play the Lions in a U18s 1st round National cup clash. This North east match up started with the home team scoring a couple of quick fast break points and getting on the board early but the Eagles quickly came back on the shoulders of Spoors (11)…
In the second round of the National Cup, the under 16’s Eagles would host West Brom. A team which play in the West Midlands Conference. This game would be a straight knock-out with the winning team advancing through to the third round. The Eagles would come out of the blocks with real intent. Sauveur Kande…
The Eagles started their home program with a tough encounter against a well drilled Sabres team… The Eagles in black jumped out an 18-8 lead in the first quarter mid point… The Sabres playing in yellow then had the better share of the last part of the period after a coach time out as they…
The Eagles had their first away game of the season this week and it was the furthest that they travel this season to West Brom. Last year the Eagles played three very close encounters against this team and were expecting a tough challenge. However the WBA team had significantly changed and only had 6 players…
The Newcastle Eagles were on the road again, this time away to Leeds after last week’s victory in Manchester. The away side couldn’t have asked for a better side as Leeds looked unorganised and the Eagles punished them for their mistakes taking an early 8-2 lead. Fast break points and good defensive organisation allowed them…
The Eagles looking to get their league campaign off to a good start and also bouncing back after their close cup exit and Calderdale…. The Eagles playing in white got off to a decent start against another very young team in the Magic II and it was close quarter till the visitors went on a…
Team Northumbria men’s basketball made it two wins from two in the National Basketball League Men’s Trophy on Sunday with a 76-67 win against Bradford Dragons. Team Northumbria topped Pool 2 and can now look forward to 2018’s knockout stages. Both teams started consistently as the first quarter produced a total of 46 points –…
The first game of the season for the U14 Newcastle Eagles saw themselves on the road against the Manchester Giants. The opening quarter saw lots of missed opportunities for both teams, resulted in a low scoring first quarter however Manchester jumped infront 9-7. The second quarter is where the game began to pick up for…
