Whisper it quietly, The Newcastle Eagles are still alive in the Play-Off race. A week ago, it seemed unlikely as three wins from four games was the least they needed. A week on and they could head to Plymouth on Sunday with a chance to snatch the eighth and final play-off place of the Patriots…
In the penultimate week of the regular season our BBL team continued their fight for a post-season position and strong performances from a pair of Eagles saw them land in the Week 29 All-Star Five. Our Newcastle Eagles set their chase of the final Play-Off spot alight by beating northernmost rivals Caledonia Gladiators at Vertu…
The Newcastle Eagles WBBL side go into this afternoon’s crucial derby game against Durham Palatatines needing to bounce back from a disappointing home loss against a well-drilled and organised Cardiff side. The defeat could be very damaging to Newcastle who had looked comfortable in the play-off positions and indeed were hopeful that they could attain…
Newcastle Eagles live to fight another day after a monster fourth quarter saw off border rivals Caledonia Gladiators at a rocking Vertu Motors Arena. The hosts outscored the 2023 BBL Trophy winners 32-14 during a punishing final period as Ben Mockford lit up from beyond the arc. But it was red-hot Justin Gordon who grabbed…
Bullish Rachael Bland insists Newcastle are ready to lay down a post-season marker as the Eagles shoot for sixth spot in the WBBL Championship table. Four teams are battling it out for the final three playoff berths as an unpredictable campaign gathers pace. And this weekend sees seventh-placed Newcastle face the two teams immediately below…
Newcastle must move on from a humbling defeat in London and focus on the back-to-back fixtures against Cardiff Met Archers that could seal a top-six finish. Noelia Cacheiro’s beaten but unbowed side hosts the Welsh franchise at the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday. And seventh-placed Newcastle travel to eighth-placed Cardiff the following weekend for what…
After the promising win at Surrey last Sunday the Eagles returned home to the Vertu Motors Arena and another packed crowd to face fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks. With six games to go Head Coach Marc Steutel admitted every game is a must-win one if his side are to make the end-of-season play-offs. They sit two…
Marc Steutel is convinced the Hasahn French factor can fuel Newcastle Eagles’ last gasp push for the 2023 Play-Offs. The BBL Rookie bulldozed his way into this week’s All-Star 5 on the back of a bruising 17 points and 18 boards at Surrey Scorchers. And Steutel wants more of the same from the club’s mobile…
Last weekend’s BBL Championship action for our Eagles sees two of them get recognition in the weekly pick of the players. Hasahn French receives a starting place in the All-Star Five while Justin Gordon gets a seat on the bench. Our Eagles’ first win in six keeps us within striking distance of the Play-Off places….
