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There was an obligatory Cooper Kupp touchdown reception, but sophomore quarterback Gage Gubrud and the Eastern Washington University defense also stood out Saturday April 9 in the first spring practice scrimmage at Roos Field. Gubrud completed 6-of-7 passes for 145 yards and directed the offense on both of its scoring drives in the 43-play scrimmage. But aside from a 67-yard touchdown strike to Kupp, a three-time consensus All-American and the reigning NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Year, the defense...
Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist who studies insects, will host a free lecture at the Bing Crosby Theatre in Spokane, April 19 at 7 p.m. for the Eastern Washington University President’s Forum for Critical Thought. She will also speak at EWU’s Cheney campus April 20 at 1 p.m. in the Walter and Myrtle Powers Reading Room, Hargreaves Hall 201 Zuk, a professor at the University of Minnesota, will discuss ideas from her most recent book, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex,...
Seats are very limited but there may still be some availability for the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s “Best of the West Gala” that takes place in the Pend Oreille Pavilion Friday, April 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the awards show starts at 6:30. Tickets, which are $45, include dinner. Dress code is business casual/formal. The chamber has announced the finalists for their variety of categories. Aside from announcing the winners from each category, the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be annou...
The Eastern Washington University football team opens spring practices Thursday, March 31, at Roos Field. The Eagles will spread 14 practices over the course of 29 days, and hit the field eager to improve upon last year’s 6-5 finish in which the Eagles sandwiched a six-game winning streak around two losses to begin the season and three to finish it. For the most part, Eastern will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays, and have scrimmages on Saturdays. The annual Red-White Game takes place on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. at Roos F...
A sensational first half just wasn’t enough for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team to advance in the College Basketball Invitational. Playing without the school’s all-time leader scorer because of an injured knee, the Eagles led 45-43 at halftime, but faltered in the second half and lost 85-70 to Nevada March 21 in the quarterfinals of the CBI at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. Eagle senior Venky Jois was unable to play because of a sore knee suffered March 16 in Eastern’s opening-round win, 79-...
After helping the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team advance to the semifinals of the 2016 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Championship this past week, as sisters sophomore Delaney Hodgins and senior Hayley Hodgins were tabbed Big Sky All-Tournament selections, the league office announced March 12. EWU defeated Sacramento State, 100-97, in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Mar. 9, but fell to eventual Big Sky Tournament champion Idaho, 86-71, in a...
When Delaney Hodgins hit a buzzer-beating 3-point basket to end the first half, it seemed to be a crushing blow for the University of Idaho women’s basketball team. Little did the Eastern women know it would be their last hurrah. The Eagles gave up 51 second-half points and shot just 21.9 percent over the final 20 minutes in an 86-71 loss to Idaho in a Big Sky Conference Championship semifinal contest at the Reno Events Center March 11. The Eagles fell to 20-12 on the year with the loss while Idaho went on to defeat Idaho S...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team will head to Reno, Nev. this week for the 2016 Big Sky Conference Basketball Championship with the prize of an NCAA Tournament bid up for grabs between all 12 conference schools. Eastern (19-11, 13-5 Big Sky) entered the league tournament as the No. 2 overall seed and met No. 7 Sacramento State March 9. The Hornets were a 102-89 winner over No. 10 Southern Utah, March 7. The Eagles split the season series with Sacramento State as each team won on the other’s home flo...
Nonconference clashes with Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s, road trips to Las Vegas and the Midwest, and an always-rigorous Big Sky Conference slate highlight the 2016 Eastern Washington University Women’s Soccer schedule as announced by head coach Chad Bodnar on Monday, Feb. 29. EWU will play a total of 19 regular season matches this fall, including seven contests in Cheney. The Eagles will play seven consecutive matches away from home during the nonconference portion of their schedule, giving Bodnar, now in his third season at...
After clinching a first-round bye at next week's Big Sky Conference Basketball Tournament, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team wraps up its regular season with road games at Idaho State and Weber State. Because of an early start to the women's conference tournament -they open Monday, March 7 -Eastern (19-9, 13-3 BSC) was at Idaho State (13-14, 6-10 BSC) a day early, last night, Wednesday, Mar. 2. They face Weber State (18-9, 10-6 BSC) at 6 p.m. Friday,...
Kindergarten registration opens Kindergarten registration is open for both Cheney and Medical Lake school districts. Forms families must complete in advance of registration include: student registration form, student health form, certificate of immunization, home language survey form, elementary student housing questionnaire, secondary student housing questionnaire, parent permission slip and busing registration form. Families must also bring their child’s birth certificate or proof of birth, and immunization records when t...
In a news release, Eastern Washington University President Dr. Mary Cullinan announced that Dr. Scott Gordon is the university's new provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Gordon's appointment is effective July 1, 2016. Gordon comes from the University of Southern Indiana (USI), where has served as the Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education since 2005. He has a comprehensive track record in all aspects of academic administration, including...
With three weeks left in the regular season, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns home this week for rematches against Big Sky Conference foes Sacramento State and Portland State. Eastern (17-8, 11-2 Big Sky) will take on Sacramento State tonight (Thursday, Feb. 18) at 6 p.m. and Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. Last week, EWU suffered only its second conference loss of the season with a 72-69 finish at North Dakota, on Thursday, Feb. 11. The Eagles bounced back from the loss by finis...
Eastern Washington’s men’s basketball team, winners of six-straight games and nine of their last 11, try to maintain their top-three position in the Big Sky Conference standings this week when they play the first two of three-straight road games. Eastern plays at Sacramento State tonight (Thursday, Feb. 18) and at Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 20 in a pair of games that begin at 7:05 p.m. Eastern took wire-to-wire victories last week over North Dakota (95-85) and Northern Colorado (97-80). The Eagles are unbeaten at hom...
Eastern Washington restocked its shelves for the future at the offensive line, and with running backs to follow their blocks and a quarterback to throw after announcing their 2016 football recruiting class. Feb. 3 at National Letter of Intent day. Eagles’ head coach Beau Baldwin announced that 19 players had announced their commitment to play at Eastern in a breakfast event at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino Hotel. The headliner is quarterback Eric Barriere from La Habra, Calif. High School where he accounted for 130 car...
With four weeks of Big Sky Conference games remaining, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team looks to maintain its spot atop the league standings with road games at North Dakota and Northern Colorado. Eastern (16-7, 10-1 Big Sky) will take on North Dakota tonight (Feb. 11) at 5 p.m. and Northern Colorado on Saturday, Feb. 13 at noon. EWU had plenty of success last week, extending its winning streak to three games with a 72-65 win over Northern Arizona on Feb. 4, and a 64-53 comeback victory against S...
With half of its league games in the rear view mirror, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns to Reese Court for rematches against Big Sky Conference foes Northern Arizona and Southern Utah this week. Eastern (14-7, 8-1 Big Sky) will take on Northern Arizona tonight (Feb. 4)at 6 p.m., and Southern Utah on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. Last week, the Eagles lost their first conference game of the season, falling at Portland State, 79-81, Jan. 28. On Saturday, Jan. 30, the Eagles had their best o...
Home court has been a kind place for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team and the Eagles need to make the best of their weekend after another disaster of a road trip last week. This week at Reese Court the Eagles put their perfect home record on the line tonight, Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6:05 p.m. versus Portland State and Saturday at 12:05 p.m. versus Sacramento State. “We need to go now and protect our home court – we are the only remaining undefeated league team at home,” Eastern head coach Jim Hayford said. “We wan...
The Eastern Washington University Athletics Department announced the details of its 2016 national signing day, this year a breakfast event featuring a live TV broadcast. The breakfast and broadcast will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 7 - 8:30 a.m. at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. The broadcast will be hosted by SWX’s Sam Adams and the voice of the Eagles, Larry Weir, and will be held in the same room as the breakfast, allowing attendees to be part of the live show. The broadcast will feature interviews with EWU h...
Off to its best Big Sky Conference start in six seasons, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team welcomes league foes Montana State and Montana to Reese Court for a pair of conference contests this week. Eastern (11-6, 5-0 Big Sky) will take on Montana State tonight (Thursday, Jan. 21), at 6 p.m. PST, before facing Montana on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. The Eagles’ match-up with the Bobcats on Thursday night will see two undefeated Big Sky squads square off for the right to be the league’s undisputed first...
On the heels of a three game winning streak, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team will finish its Big Sky Conference road trip this weekend at Southern Utah on Thursday, Jan. 14, and Northern Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 16. The games will tipoff-off at 6 p.m. PST and 6:30 p.m., respectively. This past weekend, the Eagles (3-0 Big Sky, 9-6 overall) defeated Idaho on the road, 74-66. Eastern kept Idaho out of their game, forcing the Vandals into 18 turnovers and keeping them away from their scoring a...
FROM Austin McBroom's 3-point shot just 12 seconds into last Saturday's Big Sky Conference men's basketball game with Idaho gave Eastern Washington a lead they would never relinquish and the Eagles went on to score a dominating 74-60 win over the Vandals at Reese Court. McBroom's points were the first of a game-high 26 for the graduate transfer as the Eagles thrilled much of the crowd of 3,262 by racing to numerous big leads. "It sure is nice to play on our home court,"...
Next year when he returns for his senior season, Cooper Kupp hopes to take home a different type of trophy from Frisco, Texas. The sensational Eastern Washington University junior wide receiver won his third NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Year honor Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas, when his name was read among three finalists at the inaugural STATS FCS Awards Banquet and Presentations. The record-breaking offensive juggernaut edged a pair of running...
Road-tested and battle-tested, the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team begins defense of its Big Sky Conference titles. The defending regular season co-champ and reigning tournament titlist, the Eagles will open Big Sky Conference play at Northern Colorado, Thursday, Dec. 31 at 4:05 p.m. and North Dakota, Jan. 2 at 12:05 p.m. Eastern will have played 11 of its 14 games on the road by the time it plays its conference home opener on Jan. 9 versus Idaho. Eastern enters league play with a 6-6 record. All EWU g...
Cooper Kupp might just have to have an addition to his trophy case when he has his first house. Eastern Washington University's sure-handed junior wide receiver secured arguably the pinnacle offensive honor in the Football Championship Subdivision when on Monday, Dec. 21 it was announced he had won the 2015 Walter Payton Award. The Payton will be handed off to Kupp Jan. 8, 2016, on the eve of the FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas. Kupp is also a candidate for the...
