If ever the value of Victor Moses and importing the right goods in to the country needed to be emphasised for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, last night in Sheffield more than confirmed it, writes Jeff King. The Eagles top scorer and big man led his team magnificently top scoring with his fellow Americans Jeremy Smith…
League titles have become synonymous with Newcastle during Fabulous Flournoy’s unprecedented reign as Eagles’ player-coach. The only disappointment tonight was the unfamiliar name on this season’s Championship crown. That London Lions – and their abrasive playcaller Vince Macaulay – finally secured their coveted regular season prize in the North East left a sour taste in the…
Unsurprisingly with little to play for in the regular season Esh Group Eagles Newcastle decided against risking any of their injured starters against a Sheffield Sharks side that needed to take the win to qualify for the end of season play-offs. All of which meant a hard night’s graft for Fab Flournoy and his remaining…
An astonishing fourth quarter comeback from Newcastle Eagles helped them secure a dramatic 105-97 win over a stubborn Surrey Scorchers. Trailing 73-60 heading into the fourth quarter, Fab Flournoy’s men managed to pull off a stunning comeback to shock Surrey, who lead for most of the game. With just three games left in the BBL…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL eased to a third win on the bounce on the back of 19 points inside 22 minutes from flying forward Georgia Ohrdorf. Former Team GB star Steph Gandy maintained her impressive burst of late-season form with 15 points. And Newcastle are timing their run to the playoffs to perfection – sealing a…
Without Ken Nottage there would be no Newcastle Eagles. It was the former Sunderland and England star who, alongside managing director Paul Blake, rescued the franchise from the ashes of the Newcastle United Sporting Club in the late 90s. And it is Nottage who has continued to guide and encourage his co-owner during two decades…
Going in to the London Lion’s den this afternoon it was Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s last chance to make one final effort to land The BBL Championship for this season but they had to win, writes Jeff King. However, long-time league Lions were just too good over the 40 minutes and ended the Eagles hopes….
A dramatic final quarter at the Eagles Community Arena saw Newcastle Eagles take a huge step towards securing their WBBL play-off place as they managed a nail-biting 59-56 win over London Lions. On the back of perhaps their best performance of the season, a 96-87 win over Leicester Riders just a week prior, playcaller Chris…
To the Victor go the spoils. But this was a bittersweet triumph for the reigning Molten BBL Player of the Month on the night Newcastle Eagles edged closer to a top two finish. Victor Moses enjoyed his most prolific run yet in a black and white vest during March, averaging 22.7 points and nine rebounds…
