Derby day can’t come soon enough for determined Newcastle Eagles as Chris Bunten’s side goes in search of back-to-back wins against Durham and Oaklands. A week which saw results go the way of the fast-improving Tynesiders means the women in black remain on course for a top eight finish. And for the first time this…
Unstoppable Georgia Ohrdorf played her way into next week’s WBBL All Star Five with an another eye-catching double double to destroy a shellshocked Durham Palatinates. The Maiden Castle club were blown away by the black and whites as a one-sided derby went the way of the rampant visitors. And Ohrdorf built on her burgeoning reputation…
The first North East derby of the WBBL season can’t come soon enough for in-form Georgia Ohrdorf as Newcastle Eagles and Durham Palatinates battle it out for basketball’s regional bragging rights. Both clubs have set their sights on a top four finish as two rosters packed with talent look to upset the league’s big guns….
Newcastle Eagles entertain Caledonia Pride on Sunday determined to bow out of the WBBL Trophy in style. Barring a bizarre sequence of results Chris Bunten’s side looks set to miss out on the knockout stages after struggling to impose themselves on North Group One. But Newcastle tasted victory at the third attempt in the competition…
Georgia Ohrdorf finally returns to the WBBL fray tonight after battling the biggest crises of her basketball career. The Newcastle Eagles star was badly concussed before Christmas and abandoned her comeback earlier this year following a bout of severe headaches. But Ohrdorf was back in full training this week and has been given the green…
Newcastle Eagles suffered last gasp agony at derby rivals Durham Palatinates in the WBBL Trophy to extend the club’s losing streak to four matches. Chris Bunten’s side led their North One group game with less than two minutes on the clock. But Durham made it two wins in 10 days against their North East foes…
Chris Bunten is convinced Newcastle Eagles’ WBBL Trophy trip to derby rivals Durham Palatinates represents the perfect opportunity to return to winning ways. The former Team Northumbria playcaller watched in horror as Durham hijacked his side’s Eagles Community Arena debut last month to claim a convincing away win. But Bunten revealed that the club’s coaching…
A third quarter no-show sowed the seeds for a shock defeat as Newcastle ceded the local bragging rights to a ruthless Durham Palatinates. The visitors arrived on Tyneside second-bottom of the WBBL and with just three league wins to their name. But Lee Davie’s side won a decisive third quarter 27-9 and resisted a late…
Newcastle Eagles welcome WBBL basketball to the club’s brand new home on Wednesday night with owner Paul Blake promising fans an exciting glimpse of the future. Newcastle host Durham Palatinates at the Eagles Community Arena as top flight women’s hoops lands in Scotswood. And Blake is confident the club’s decision to take on the now…
