In a thrilling contest over the two legs, it was eventually the Mersey Tigers who secured the remaining BBL Trophy Final berth after they defeated the Newcastle Eagles 74-77 at near 3,000 capacity Sport Central on Friday evening to win 156-159 on aggregate. The Tigers will now face the Guildford Heat at the O2 Arena…
They are the form team of the new calendar year and most definitely turning the screw in their pursuit to successfully defend their BBL Championship title. With this in mind, maybe it’s not too surprising the red-hot form of Newcastle Eagles means their players dominate the BBL line-up this week as the Tyneside team grab…
On The Spot Reporters: James Parker, Meg Henry, Jordan Pease, William McLean, Molly Toward and Meg Robson In January, Joe Chapman: the famous Eagles basketball player that stands at 6ft 6in and originates from Chicago was interviewed at Benfield School. Mighty Joe revealed enlightening facts about his career and experiences. The talented player was more…
Newcastle Eagles continued their relentless pursuit of retaining their league title with a resounding 67-112 victory on the south coast at Worthing Thunder. As has been the pattern in their ten match winning streak the Eagles dominated the match from the start as they stormed out to a 14-27 first quarter lead and never looked…
The Newcastle Eagles made it nine league wins in a row, as they went through the century mark for the fourth time in five games in beating the Prestige Homes MK Lions 91-100. The Eagles used another strong first half performance, as they were through the half century mark by half time for the sixth…
Durham Wildcats 94 (22,47,75) (Capocci 27, Flaherty 18, Elderkin 16) Newcastle Eagles 101 (25,45,70) (Chapman 26, Smith 26, Thomson 17) The Newcastle Eagles showed their championship credentials once more as they dug themselves out of a hole to beat local rivals the Durham Wildcats 94-101. The Eagles have now won six games in a row…
Newcastle Eagles high flyer Kadiri Richard was crowned dunk champion at the NIA in Birmingham ahead of the BBL Cup Final after seeing off stiff competition from Stefan Gill to claim the coveted 2011 trophy. Arriving in Birmingham proudly wearing his Newcastle United shirt (a must for all Newcastle fans on a big derby day…
Newcastle Eagles maintained their strong recent run of form in the BBL Championship as they picked up their eighth successive victory in the competition thanks to a 111-75 victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at Sport Central on Friday evening. The result means that the Eagles keep the pressure on the Cheshire Jets…
Trey Moore takes a break from the BBL Team of the Week but the Eagles still have one player in the starting line-up and one coming off the bench. Jeremy Bell (Cheshire Jets) Bell continues to impress during his rookie BBL season with the playmaker rubber stamping a fourth appearance of the season in the…
