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…
When Esh Group Eagles Newcastle lost 79 – 77 at home to Leicester before the Christmas break many began to write off Fab Flournoy’s talented but inconsistent side, writes Jeff King. But, as all Eagles and British basketball fans know, when the going gets tough that’s when Flournoy gets going and after delivering a blistering…
Jaysean Paige becomes one of a pair of players who rack up an impressive fifth starting slot in the league’s weekly pick of players of the season following his stand-out performance against Leicester last Friday. Two members of this week’s opposition in the Sharks join him in the All-Star starters. Here’s the full roster this…
Newcastle Eagles will continue to rewrite North East sporting history under the ‘remarkable’ leadership of Fabulous Flournoy. That’s the verdict of former favourite Ian Whyte who spent five years on Tyneside before swapping hoops for Hollywood. And the 80-times capped ex-England international is confident the club’s imminent move to the brand new Eagles Community Arena…
Team Northumbria women’s basketball head coach Chris Bunten left Sport Central elated after his side produced a phenomenal second half performance to secure back-to-back derby victories against Durham Palatinates with an 85-78 win. The last time the two sides faced off, it resulted in a thrilling fourth quarter that saw TN pull off a miraculous come-from-behind…
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…
The Eagles were looking to bounce back from their horror show in Sheffield against the Falcons who were just above them in the league… First time meeting of the two sides this season…. The home team in black were slow out of the blocks again as Stockport’s top scorer Plummer put 5 on the board…
First of all, a belated Happy New Year to you all. I wish you health, happiness and prosperity in 2018 and all that you’d wish for yourself. A blog probably has been a bit overdue so let’s go! Discretion being the better part of valour I decided to forgo the long road trip to Bristol…
