Noelia Cacheiro will continue to rule by committee after encouraging a new era of communication within a club in the ascendancy. And Newcastle Eagles’ forward-thinking coach insists the decision to nurture mutual trust is paying dividends for a team chasing success on multiple fronts. Ahead of a potentially season-defining weekend, the women in black are…
Eagles Community Foundation is excited to announce the expansion of its girls basketball programme with the launch of sessions at the Cramlington Vikings club. Girls Only sessions are designed to equip young female players with the skills needed to enjoy the game of basketball in a social environment and as they develop it opens the…
Newcastle Eagles and Great Britain Men’s Head Coach Marc Steutel has confirmed the 24-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers window next week. GB face Belgium at the Vertu Motors Arena next Friday night, followed by Serbia away in Belgrade on the weekend, with some exciting new faces joining an established…
Drama for U16 boys as they win a thriller against Derby The U16 boys produced their best performance and result of the season so far after completing a thrilling 62-61 success against Derby Trailblazers who had beaten them by more than 30 points earlier in the season. A huge block in the last second of…
Marc Steutel is banking on his senior stars to restore some national pride as Great Britain bid to wrap up their World Cup campaign on a high in Newcastle later this month. But the acting head coach intends to blood some exciting new talent on Tyneside against a Belgian roster bidding to end its own…
Sidelined for an agonising 16 months, one of North East basketball’s most talked about imports is finally feeling her way back onto court. Simon Rushworth caught up with US star Courtney Clasen. During the most mentally testing of times 12 months ago, a downbeat Courtney Clasen wondered whether she’d ever again experience the unique buzz…
This week’s WBBL All-Star Five is led by two Eagles whose performances helped our Eagles soar to the Saturday night ‘W’ against Manchester Met Mystics. Katie Nolan and Antoinette Lewis both posted double-doubles as the team took a 14 point victory over the visitors. Our Eagles made it back-to-back home wins beating Manchester Met Mystics…
Newcastle Eagles travelled to the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village yesterday to take on a tough Cheshire Phoenix side that were in the top four of the BBL table. Phoenix had only lost twice on the home court this season so it was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Marc Steutel’s men….
Noelia Cacheiro heaped praise on her energetic bench after a strong start and explosive finish bookended Newcastle’s second win on the bounce. The in-form Eagles head into a two-week break sitting pretty in sixth place in the WBBL. And the women in black proved their playoff pedigree after overcoming a nervy period either side of…
