Newcastle Eagles bounced back in tremendous style in Saturday’s Super League Basketball Women’s Championship game against the Nottingham Wildcats taking a well deserved victory by 89 points to 64 to move to third in the table with a 5 wins 2 losses record The Wildcats made things difficult for Newcastle especially in the first half….
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Josh Ward-Hibbert insists SLB Trophy finalists Newcastle Eagles retain 100 per cent belief in themselves and the process despite December’s dip in form. The men in black stretched their winless streak to five games on Friday night following a narrow loss to top four rivals Sheffield Sharks. And it doesn’t get any easier for Newcastle…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ celebrations at the end of their titanic Women’s British Basketball League Playoff quarter final victory over Sheffield gave a real insight into the togetherness of the squad. The 71 – 69 victory was perhaps the surprise result of either of the women’s and men’s first round playoff series with Newcastle having…
Jordan Johnson admits he’s riding the rollercoaster of hoops emotions to keep Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ European dream alive. US guard Johnson was the driving force behind one of the greatest wins in franchise history as Newcastle sentenced RSW Liege Basket to a shock 100-92 defeat on Tyneside. “I enjoyed it a lot out there,” said the…
Larry Austin Jr has warned Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ top-flight rivals to beware a locked-in backcourt in no mood to back down. The US star continued his comeback from a groin injury with a brace of big-game cameos against London Lions and Surrey Scorchers last week. And Austin Jr believes head coach Marc Steutel’s vision…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles playcaller Marc Steutel has hailed his sides grit and determination as they claimed their fifth successive win after they defeated Caledonia Gladiators 82-73. Following a mixed start to the season, the Eagles recent form has seen them soaring up the British Basketball League table, with their impressive win over the Gladiators…
A 67-point home loss is not normally cause for optimism for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles but Captain Marina Fernandez does believe the 115 – 48 loss to Women’s British Basketball league powerhouse London Lions is also not cause for concern. She knew going into the game it was going to be tough as she…
Malcolm Delpeche couldn’t have asked for a kinder draw after the British Basketball League’s fixture list served up an immediate return to his former club. But the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles star will not allow emotion to narrow his focus ahead of Friday’s regular season trip to Bristol. Delpeche makes no secret of the fact…
Sidelined for an agonising 16 months, one of North East basketball’s most talked about imports is finally feeling her way back onto court. Simon Rushworth caught up with US star Courtney Clasen. During the most mentally testing of times 12 months ago, a downbeat Courtney Clasen wondered whether she’d ever again experience the unique buzz…