A fortnight on from their first win of the season, Newcastle Eagles Wheelchair Team were back in action, home to RGK Wolverhampton Rhinos. Amongst their starting five, Rhinos could count three members of GB Men’s Bronze Medal winning team from the Beijing Paralympics and that was in addition to Kyle Marsh, who at aged 18…
BBL Cup Semi-final, Second leg Everton Tigers 97 (24,47,76) (Smith 30, Gross J. 21, Midgley 16) Newcastle Eagles 86 (20,43,67) (Smith 21, Moore 20, Stewart 16) Everton Tigers will meet the Airwaves Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Cup Final on Sunday 18 January 2009 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham after the Tigers overturned a…
Newcastle Eagles pair Charles Smith and Lynard Stewart have both been picked for the BBL Team of the Week following game-winning performances in the BBL Cup semi-final first leg. Eagles take a 112-105 lead into Friday’s second leg on Merseyside, thanks in no small part to a combined 43 points from Smith and Stewart. Smith…
Newcastle Eagles 112 (31,56,88) (Smith 25, Bridge 21, Smith 18) Everton Tigers 105 (27,47,74) (Smith 24, Midgley 19, Babalola/Gross 18) It’s still all to play for in the BBL Cup semi-final between Newcastle Eagles and Everton Tigers after a thrilling first leg on Tyneside, which ended 112-105 in favour of the home side. The Eagles…
Eagles first semi-final of the year looms as The Everton Tigers come to Newcastle this Saturday night for the first leg of the BBL Cup semi final. This game is a change to the previously advertised tie agianst Cheshire Jets. Season tickets and all promotions linked to the Cheshire game are valid for this semi-final…
Eagles triumphed over old foe Scottish Rocks in a gripping tie that saw the Eagles finally take control of the game with 2 minutes on the clock, thanks to a 3 pointer from Andrew Bridge to take the game to 81-79. The team pulled away from this point, with 6 of 6 from the free…
Scottish Rocks 89 (22,45,61) (Yanders 24, Murray 21, Shelton 18) Newcastle Eagles 74 (23,41,56) (Moore 23, Stewart 21, Jackson 11) The Scottish Rocks prevailed in one of the BBL’s biggest grudge matches, to move up to third place in the BBL Championship, as they beat the league- leading Newcastle Eagles by 89-74 in Glasgow. It…
Newcastle Eagles 111 (20,49,76) (Moore 29, Bridge 13, Jackson 12) Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 74 (24,39,59) (Windless 20, Martin 15, Williams 14) Newcastle Eagles moved two points clear at the top of the BBL with a crushing 111-74 win over an injury hit Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. Trey Moore’s 29-points for the home…
Newcastle Eagles Wheelchair Team played host to Essex Outlaws in their first home game of the GBWBA Super League season. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams, and was expected to be a competitive encounter. Travelling with a slimmed down squad of six, Outlaws were looking to bounce back from defeat in…
