Fans at Sport Central were treated to a thrilling 73-71 Team Northumbria win in their National Basketball League Division One opener. Marc Stuetel’s side won the tip-off but both teams started slowly prior to the first basket from Malcolm Smith two minutes into the first quarter. TN finished the first period as they started and…
Chris Bunten will not allow a painful bump in the road to knock Team Northumbria off course after insisting his new-look roster remains en route to WBBL success. The 2016 Playoff champions let slip a winning position to go down 85-79 in an overtime thriller at Sevenoaks Suns. But that heartbreaking defeat followed a first…
Eagles U18s travelled to East Durham college to play the Lions in a U18s 1st round National cup clash. This North east match up started with the home team scoring a couple of quick fast break points and getting on the board early but the Eagles quickly came back on the shoulders of Spoors (11)…
In the second round of the National Cup, the under 16’s Eagles would host West Brom. A team which play in the West Midlands Conference. This game would be a straight knock-out with the winning team advancing through to the third round. The Eagles would come out of the blocks with real intent. Sauveur Kande…
The Eagles started their home program with a tough encounter against a well drilled Sabres team… The Eagles in black jumped out an 18-8 lead in the first quarter mid point… The Sabres playing in yellow then had the better share of the last part of the period after a coach time out as they…
Chris Bunten will not allow a painful bump in the road to knock Team Northumbria off course after insisting his new-look roster remains en route to WBBL success. The 2016 Playoff champions let slip a winning position to go down 85-79 in an overtime thriller at Sevenoaks Suns. But that heartbreaking defeat followed a first…
The Eagles had their first away game of the season this week and it was the furthest that they travel this season to West Brom. Last year the Eagles played three very close encounters against this team and were expecting a tough challenge. However the WBA team had significantly changed and only had 6 players…
The Newcastle Eagles were on the road again, this time away to Leeds after last week’s victory in Manchester. The away side couldn’t have asked for a better side as Leeds looked unorganised and the Eagles punished them for their mistakes taking an early 8-2 lead. Fast break points and good defensive organisation allowed them…
