PAWS London Capital 68 (21, 36, 48) (Gariba 13, Ivanov/Knysas 11) Newcastle Eagles 89 (24, 49, 67) (Defoe 26, Bridge/Jackson 16) The Newcastle Eagles kept up their assault on the title tonight with a 68-89 win over PAWS London Capital. The game was played at the Capital City Academy, as Milek Jivens’ struggling side were…
It is with great sadness that we report this week the untimely passing away of Eagles Supporters Club Chair David Hunter. David, who recently moved into semi-retirement following a teaching career at Hookergate Comprehensive in Gateshead, took over as Chair of the Eagles Supporters Club in 2005. Alongside his family, Dave put hundreds of volunteer…
Worthing Thunder 104 (22,46,76) (Bratton 32, Makalainen 23, Prezzie-Blue 15) Newcastle Eagles 90 (21,49,72) (Smith 19, Bridge 17, Jackson/Chapman 15) Worthing Thunder moved back into the play-off positions with a well-earned 104-90 win over reigning BBL champions Newcastle Eagles. The defeat for Eagles leaves them six points adrift of Sheffield Sharks at the top of…
Newcastle Eagles – Andrew Bridge 19, Joe Chapman 15, Darius Defoe/Reggie Jackson 12 Everton Tigers – James Jones 20, Kevin Bell 16, Olu Babalola 14 The Newcastle Eagles took a share of second place in the BBL Championship after beating the Everton Tigers 88-82 at the MetroRadio Arena. It is the second time that the…
Newcastle Eagles 101 (16,44,77) (Smith 23, Defoe 17, Chapman 16) Airwaves Plymouth Raiders 87 (20,44,63) (Martin 22, Valencia 19, Roe 15) Newcastle Eagles moved themselves level in second place with the Marshall MK Lions in the BBL Championship table thanks to a 101-87 victory over the Airwaves Plymouth Raiders at the Metro Radio Arena on…
Newcastle Eagles 87 (17,37,64) (Defoe 20, Chapman/Jackson/Stewart 14) Worcester Wolves 63 (18,38,51) (Uzkuraitis 14, George 13, Zabas 13) The Newcastle Eagles, reigning BBL champions, ended a three game losing streak by beating the Worcester Wolves 87-63 in the North East, after surviving a first half scare. British big man Darius Defoe led their scoring with…
BBL Cup Quarter Final Cheshire Jets 64 (8,28,50) (Myers 15, Marks 14, O’Reilly 11) Newcastle Eagles 61 (17,34,47) (Smith 18, Stewart 14, Chapman 10) Cheshire Jets joined the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders and Marshall MK Lions in the Final Four of the BBL Cup thanks to a hard-fought and thrilling 64-61 victory over the…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 89 (16,39,67) (Smith 17, Bridge/Chapman/Stewart 15) Sheffield Sharks 93 (24,49,61) (Cook 36, Toney 19, Patton 17) Sheffield Sharks extended their lead at the top of the BBL Championship after beating second placed Newcastle Eagles 89-93 in the north east. The Sharks were the dominant side throughout but allowed an 18-point second…
Airwaves Plymouth Raiders 96 (27,40,67,84) Newcastle Eagles 95 (28,45,67,84) (after overtime) Airwaves Plymouth Raiders shocked league leaders Newcastle Eagles to secure their first win of the season with a thrilling 96-95 home victory. After Florentino Valencia had made two free throws to force overtime, the match was undecided until an Anthony Martin (pictured) bucket with…
