WOW, just WOW. In what must rank as one of the most memorable BBL Championship games in the history of both sides, the Newcastle Eagles came away with a memorable road win at Cheshire Phoenix last night. Why was it so memorable? Because it took three five-minute periods of overtime to finally separate one of…
Rahmon Fletcher ripped up the form book and rolled back the years as Newcastle Eagles finally kickstarted their season with a 12-point demolition of London Lions. The unstoppable guard added 17 assists and four steals to his game-high 25 points on a night to remember for the Kansas City native. And the savaged Lions limped…
Newcastle Eagles Under 14 girls accelerated towards another big win despite a nightmare trip to South Yorkshire. Tip-off was delayed against the homecourt Sheffield Hatters after the visitors got stuck in traffic. But once the game got underway Newcastle moved through the gears to grab a convincing 73-55 win. Grace Rae (19) and Sophie Hawkins…
London Lions gave Newcastle Eagles a lesson in total team basketball as the title favourites cruised to a sixth straight league win. One of the most talented rosters in WBBL history headed to the North East without Holly Winterburn, Leah McDerment and Valentina Klocker. But it mattered little as a team tipped to win this…
As Storm Arwen raged across the North East, Newcastle Eagles’ fans were desperately hoping for the winds of change. A near fully-fit roster and back-to-back wins meant a familiar air of optimism filled a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena prior to tip-off. But two hours later and Newcastle had been blown away by fierce rivals Sheffield…
In-form Newcastle Eagles made it three wins on the bounce at Nottingham Wildcats last night to increase the pressure on the WBBL’s top four. Chris Bunten’s side warmed up for Saturday’s visit of unbeaten league leaders London Lions with a gutsy display in the East Midlands. And it was a masterclass in perimeter shooting from…
A flurry of towering triples from Joe Corkin paced another impressive win for in-form Newcastle Eagles Under 16 boys. The boys in black hit the road to take on Northern Premier rivals City Of Leeds. And Corkin’s deadly accuracy from downtown was just one of the many highlights as Newcastle bagged a huge 83-21 victory….
Newcastle Eagles Academy Under 14 Boys celebrated their first homecourt clash of the season in style with a convincing win against City Of Leeds BC Gold. Chloe Gaynor’s side led from tip to buzzer as they closed in on a famous century of points. And although the hosts fell just short of the 100-point mark,…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL finally broke their Vertu Motors Arena duck to win in front of their own fans for the first time this season. A second successive victory lifts Chris Bunten’s fast-improving team into mid-table ahead of this month’s international break. But a game of two halves saw Jekyll and Hyde Newcastle struggle for the…
