Shorthanded Newcastle Eagles struggled to respond to the absence of key men Mike Okauru and Malcolm Delpeche as border raiders Caledonia Gladiators executed the perfect smash and grab raid on Tyneside. The hosts started slowly and finished tentatively as Jonny Bunyan’s men dominated the first and fourth quarters. And Newcastle need to find a way…
Injury-hit Newcastle Eagles failed to bag back to back road wins in Manchester as head coach Herman Mandole celebrated his first homecourt clash with a victory. Marc Steutel was without Malcolm Delpeche after the forward fell heavily in Bristol less than 48 hours earlier. And for the second game running there was no Will Neighbour…
Sometimes in life as well as sport there are moments in time when you just had to be there. Saturday night in the Vertu Motors Arena was one of those moments that will live long in the memory of everyone that was there and connected with Newcastle Eagles. Dubbed ‘The Big One,’ the annual home…
Newcastle Eagles completed a five-match unbeaten run in February on Friday night with a solid professional performance against the Bristol Flyers. In doing so it levelled the League series between the two sides and further haunted the Flyers after January’s SLB Trophy Final win. Once again it was ‘Money’ Mike Okauru who led the way…
A heart-breaking result for the Eagles after a heroic effort on the road in Sheffield saw them fall just short of causing a Cup upset. The 94 – 90 defeat was in some respects one of their finest performances of the season as they took a highly rated Hatters side all the way to the…
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Newcastle Eagles women’s excellent 81-75 win over Durham Palatinates las weekend perhaps didn’t garner the full appreciation and respect it deserved. No-one doubted that Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side deserved the win but it was against more adversity than perhaps was realised. Kendall Currence who has been a consistent supporting third scorer to the one-two…
Following Sheffield Sharks’ progression to the SLB Cup Final in order to release them from their Championship fixture that week as per league rules the following changes of opposition have been confirmed. In total, three our Newcastle Eagles’ Men’s SLB Championship games have changed line-ups. Tickets already purchased for our fixtures are valid for the…
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It was the Newcastle Eagles who came away from a packed derby day crowd in the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday night with local bragging rights after a hard-fought 81 – 75 win over the Durham Palatinates. The Eagles deserved their victory after holding off a determined Durham fightback in the second half. Newcastle had…
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‘Money’ Mike Okauru cashed in a season-high 40 points to save Newcastle Eagles from a shock defeat before telling stunned team-mates: “You can bank on me!” The in-form guard carried the men in black on his back for the bulk of a nail biting overtime clash against basement strugglers Caledonia Gladiators. And Okauru flew home…
