The Eagles Central Venue League runs in two ten week blocks for players in under 12, under 14, under 16 and under18. The league has been running for more than 10 years. For the second consecutive year the league’s all star game took place prior to a Newcastle Eagles game. The selected players were split…
Newcastle Eagles players visited Percy Hedley Secondary School on Wednesday 18th December. The players worked with 30 young people on the Healthy Hearts programme which is sponsored by Heart Research UK and Subway. The players delivered sessions on healthy eating, no smoking, effect of exercise on the heart and basketball. The programme looks at how…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 104 (Cooke 34, Martin 16, Lasker 14) Surrey United 73 (McGill 21, Henry 18, Kucinskas 17) After losing at Cheshire Phoenix in their previous BBL Championship outing, it always looked likely that Fab Flournoy and his players would bounce back with a home fixture against basement dwellers Surrey United…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of November. Scoring machines Five players managed to pass the landmark of 20 points per game, with Brandon McGill (Surrey United) way out in front with 27.5 points per game, although the new arrival only played twice during the period….
Cheshire Phoenix v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 1 December 2013 Northgate Arena (17:30) The late game heroics of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in their top-of-the-table clash with Worcester Wolves show the strides they are making, according to coach Fab Flournoy. Eagles overcame a late deficit to take victory in overtime last Friday, setting them…
It may still be early in the season, but one of the most wide-open and thrilling BBL Championship title races looks like potentially unfolding during the coming months. Heading into this weekend, there are no fewer than five teams all locked on two losses at the top of the standings and it is even leaving…
Newcastle Eagles 123 Huddersfield Heat 67 On Wednesday night the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle played host to Yorkshire’s Huddersfield Heat in a mid-season friendly game that benefitted both sides. Eagles had been without any form of competition for almost two weeks so needed a sharpener and Heat are an ambitious EBL Division 2 side with…
Two of the region’s top-flight sports teams – along with three of their star players – are being sponsored by law firm Sintons. Newcastle Falcons and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are both supported this season by Sintons, in what is the continuation of a long-standing relationship with the Aviva Premiership rugby club, but a newly-formed…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the months of September and October. Scoring machines Eight players have made a blistering start to the new campaign in the scoring stakes, but one player is way out in front when it comes to points production. Brent Benson (Birmingham Knights) has…
