After a dramatic weekend away in Sheffield, the U14 Newcastle Eagles were at home against one of the toughest opponents in the league, Manchester Magic. Initially the Eagles kept up with the firepower of Manchester and managed to take advantage of some easy transition points however common mistakes meant that Manchester would also score easily…
Veteran forward Jack Preston was left feeling frustrated after Team Northumbria’s defeat by Hemel Storm rocked the reigning Division One champions. Heading into the second half, TN were down 17 points, a deficit that proved too wide a margin for the home side as they lost 89-66. And after last season’s success, Preston made it…
The Eagles playing in black were looking to expand on a great performance away to Sefton last Sunday took on top of the table and unbeaten Explorers in white in front another good crowd with a few travelling fans to make it a great atmosphere… The home team got off to a good start as…
Team Northumbria head coach Chris Bunten praised Alison Gorrell’s top score of 27 points which helped her team secure two valuable points in the WBBL Championship. “She plays a huge part in the team and was phenomenal as always,” said Bunten. “I have been very fortunate to coach her last year and this year and…
The game started with the Eagles setting the pace and quickly taking the lead on the back of point Riley scoring a 3 pointer to get on the points board early. Eagles committed a few fouls early which allowed the visitors to get to the free throw line 5 times in the first quarter. Eagles…
The under 16s Eagles were back in action this weekend against Northamptonshire Titans. The league leaders had only lost one game and the home side knew they were in for a real battle against a good team. With the tip-off delayed because of Northamptonshire’s late arrival the Eagles felt well placed to get off to…
After last weeks victory in Leicester, the Eagles would end their away game streak against Sheffield. The game started out slow for the Eagles as Sheffield went on a 7-0 run before a timeout was called and they began to find some rhythm taking a run of their own to take the lead. The lead…
