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Newcastle Eagles continued their flying start to the European North Basketball League Group (ENBL) with a very solid 75 – 61 win over the visiting Bulgarians of Spartak Pleven. After last week’s win on the road in Slovakia against Spisski Rytieri this was the first home stand of the campaign. Head coach Marc Steutel will…
Heartbreaking is a big word and one that shouldn’t be used lightly. However, losing a game when you are 5 points up with only 79 seconds to play is certainly a situation that the wording could be applied too. The Eagles just coming up short in their attempt to get their SLB Championship season off…
Super League Basketball rookie Jaelin Llewellyn accepts Newcastle Eagles have significant work to do in order to become serious contenders this season. But the former Princeton point guard is determined to do everything in his power to propel the men in black forward — a can-do attitude shared by his fellow players. A refashioned Newcastle…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles already have one eye on a bounceback win against Euro rivals Pleven after bogey side Cheshire inflicted a heavy loss on the men in black. The fast-tiring hosts suffered a fourth quarter collapse in the face of a fired up Phoenix. And while nobody within the Newcastle camp will use…
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Newcastle Eagles picked up where they left off last season with a typically powerful performance on foreign soil. Marc Steutel’s men were the surprise package of the 2023/24 European North Basketball League (ENBL) as they stormed all the way to the playoffs. And if that roster has been reshuffled then the intent remains the same…
The 2024/25 Newcastle Eagles tasted defeat for the first time this season going down in a thriller at Ellesmere Port on Sunday night. They went into the game with a perfect 4 – 0 record knowing a win would all but seal them a Trophy Semi-Final spot. But a fourth quarter surge by the home…
Newcastle Eagles stretched their unbeaten start to the season to four games after delivering another gutsy victory down the stretch. It’s a measure of Marc Steutel’s attention to detail and determination to be better that the club’s frustrated head coach was far from satisfied with another big win against Caledonia Gladiators. But for as long…
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Marc Steutel can’t wait to unleash secret weapon Cole Long on Super League Basketball (SLB) with the Canadian stepping up his return to fitness this week. And with two tough away trips inside 48 hours coming up at the weekend, don’t bet against Newcastle Eagles’ summer signing playing some part for the men in black….
The first competitive home game of the 2024/25 season in the Vertu Motors Arena ended in a satisfying victory for the Newcastle Eagles. But Head Coach Matt Newby’s team were made to fight all the way by a Durham side who never went away despite not having the luck going with them. The games between…
