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Two head football coaches in their second year on the job share the honor as the Big Sky Conference’s Coach-of-the-Year. Eastern Washington’s Aaron Best and California-Davis’ Dan Hawkins were so honored Dec. 21 following votes of their fellow coaches in the league. Both Best and Hawkins guided their teams to an overall mark of 9-2 and 7-1 mark in the Big Sky to share the league title with Weber State. In two years at the helm, Best has compiled a 16-6 record overall and 13-3...
In a program generally known for its offense, the Big Sky Conference spotlight this year shines on Eastern Washington University, particularly Jay-Tee Tiuli. The senior nose tackle was named as the league’s Defensive MVP Nov. 20 as the 2018 All-Conference selections were announced. The Federal Way High School grad is among the 21 EWU players recognized. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 320-pound Tiuli, was joined by 15 other Eastern seniors to be honored, including two-way first-team All-B...
The future appears to be bright for Medical Lake cross country with both its middle school varsity and junior programs winning league championships. Medical Lake High School, which were the defending state 1A champions, recently finished ninth in state competition and have made seven consecutive state appearances. While in the regular season, the MLMS varsity had a 2-3 record with two of the losses to Lakeside Middle School in Nine Mile, the team made sure there was a...
Two games that went into overtime delivered a split for the Eastern Washington men's basketball team last weekend and the Eagles first victory of the young season. Behind the career-high effort - and clutch shooting of Jesse Hunt - Eastern rallied to tie the game and go on to defeat the University of Missouri-Kansas City 87-80, Saturday, Nov. 17 at Reese Court in the consolation game of the 2K Empire Classic benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. Eastern was relegated to... Full story
Eastern Washington added a large exclamation point, and a big dose of hurt on the Portland State Vikings, in the Eagles return to the top of the Big Sky Conference football standings. Scoring the game's first 14 points in less than nine minutes, and then outscoring PSU 27-7 in the third quarter, Eastern rolled to a 74-23 win at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Ore. The win earned them a three-way tie for the conference championship with Weber State and UC Davis, all with 7-1... Full story
Two games that went into overtime delivered a split for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team last weekend and the Eagles first victory of the young season. Behind the career-high effort — and clutch shooting of Jesse Hunt — Eastern rallied to tie the game and go on to defeat the University of Missouri-Kansas City 87-80, Saturday, Nov. 17 at Reese Court in the consolation game of the 2K Empire Classic benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. Eastern was relegated to th...
Eastern Washington added a large exclamation point, and a big dose of hurt on the Portland State Vikings, in the Eagles return to the top of the Big Sky Conference football standings. Scoring the game’s first 14 points in less than nine minutes, and then outscoring PSU 27-7 in the third quarter, Eastern rolled to a 74-23 win at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Ore. The win earned them a three-way tie for the conference championship with Weber State and UC Davis, all with 7-1 l...
The Thanksgiving feast for all those associated with the Eastern Washington University football team ought to taste much better this year. Gone is the indigestion and bad taste from their snub following the 2017 playoffs and knowledge that there is some rest that will allow injuries to heal. The Eagles’ selection last Sunday morning as the No. 3 seed in the 2018 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs means they have two weeks between their final Big Sky Conference game ...
First and foremost, Zeus and Ziva, survived the ordeal that saw them lost for 22 days, trapped in a deactivated Nike air defense missile facility beyond their backyard fence in Medical Lake. But recently it was announced that the German Shepards belonging to Jessica Donges and her husband won another battle, that from Nationwide Insurance Company for their annual “Hambone Award” that honors pets who are still around to bark and meow about their amazing survival skills. Som... Full story
Swoop, the Eastern Washington mascot, has a variety of jobs at the many events and activities at which he attends. At last Saturday’s 2K Empire Classic basketball game between Eastern and Missouri-Kansas City, he did his best to distract free throw shooters from the visiting Kangaroos with his antics. Did it work? Well it depends. UMKC did shoot 75 percent from the charity stripe, hitting 18 of 24 free throws, but lost the game 87-80 in overtime....
Eastern Washington head football coach Aaron Best and daughter Tenli wait patiently on Sunday for the news that the Eagles would earn a berth in the upcoming Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Not only did Eastern receive that good news, but the Eagles found they would receive a round-one bye and a home game Dec. 1 against either Nicholls State or the University of San Diego who play Nov. 24....
School shootings always seemed to happen someplace else — until they don’t, as was the case just over a year ago at Freeman. Hitting really close to home suddenly made school safety a much higher priority on the radar of all area schools, and Medical Lake was no exception. Every district school received physical upgrades of secure doors and video systems that allow staff to monitor who is coming and going. Medical Lake High School will also soon have an 8-foot security fen...
They certainly left little doubt. OK, maybe just a little, in the game's opening eight minutes? But overall - without a doubt from the second time they touched the ball on offense - Eastern Washington's 59-20 win delivered a Big Sky Conference body slam to the University of California-Davis Aggies Nov. 10 at Roos Field. The result certainly sent a message. "That's a very good football team," UCD head coach Dan Hawkins told The Davis Enterprise. And hopefully it also sent one... Full story
They certainly left little doubt. OK, ¬¬maybe just a little, in the game's opening eight minutes? But overall - without a doubt from the second time they touched the ball on offense - Eastern Washington's 59-20 win delivered a Big Sky Conference body slam to the University of California-Davis Aggies Nov. 10 at Roos Field. The result certainly sent a message. "That's a very good football team," UCD head coach Dan Hawkins told The Davis Enterprise. And hopefully it also sent o... Full story
Both the Eastern Washington men's and women's basketball teams have big shoes and roles to fill. Each needs to replace their program's all-time leading scorer. For the Eagle men that is Bogdan Bliznyuk who was the league MVP and an honorable All-American selection last season, finishing with 2,169 points in his career. Bliznyuk set the record that was held for just one year by Venky Jois. There will not be a player with the last name of Hodgins on the Eagles' roster for the...
West Plains wrestling fans can get a taste of a big local collegiate competition this Saturday, Nov. 17 in Medical Lake at the Eastern Washington Scramble. After doing so, it may either save them the drive and other considerations — like parking in downtown Spokane — or encourage attending the Spokane Open Nov. 16-18, at the Convention Center. Featuring 13 college wrestling teams, both men and women, bouts start at noon and will run through about 6 p.m., Medical Lake High Sch...
They certainly left little doubt. OK, maybe just a little, in the game's opening eight minutes? But overall - without a doubt from the second time they touched the ball on offense - Eastern Washington's 59-20 win delivered a Big Sky Conference body slam to the University of California-Davis Aggies last Saturday at Roos Field. The result certainly sent a message. "That's a very good football team," UCD head coach Dan Hawkins told The Davis Enterprise. And hopefully it also...
For the last seven years, Eastern Washington and Portland State have met to conclude their respective Big Sky Conference football seasons. And in five of those it has had some sort of championship or postseason bearings dangling, just like on the outcome in Friday's meeting at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Ore. Their 59-20 victory Nov. 10 over then No. 4/7 UC Davis moved EWU into a first-place tie in the league and puts the Eagles a win over PSU from the school's 10th Big...
Eastern Washington University's mascot, "Swoop," stopped by to visit - and tease - Dax and Xeke Zaman who were tasked with mopping up spills and sweat at Reese Court during the Eagle womens' game with Gonzaga last Sunday....
Members of Eastern Washington University's football team serenade Eagle fans with the school's fight song after their 59-20 Big Sky Conference win last Saturday over visiting UC-Davis....
This time of year has football, basketball and hockey seasons. It’s also holiday season of course. And for places like the city of Medical Lake, it’s the start of budget season, as was the case at the Nov. 6 City Council meeting. Along with regular business, this meeting marked the first of two public hearings for the proposed 2019 city expenditures. City Administrator, Doug Ross said the city expects to spend $3.394 million in 2019, compared to $3.255 million in 2018. Ano...
These are the games and times everyone works for and plays for this time of year. They’re the matchups that matter, like Saturday’s at Roos Field when the No. 5/3 Eastern Washington University Eagles take on No. 4/7 UC Davis in a showdown of teams ranked in the top -10 nationally. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. on Senior Day, as 27 EWU players and their families will be honored in pre-game introductions. “We talk about it all the time, how we want to get everybody’s best sh...
By the time these words are read by those other than editing eyes, one of the most bitter mid-term elections in our times will have thankfully been finished. Forgotten? Not at all. Whomever claims victory in the “Mudstock 2018” will crow until the cows come home. And the loser, well that all depends. Just hope most of it can wash off. There are probably any number of ways to either celebrate or commiserate, some of those taking place at one’s favorite watering hole. I hope...
Medical Lake schools band teacher Craig Johnson was concerned when he was called to high school principal Chris Spring's office, particularly when, as he entered, there sat a couple of his students. "It was funny how he told me," Johnson said. Seeing a couple of his students sitting there as he walked in to see Spring, Johnson was thinking "Oh no, what happened?" What followed was official word from his boss that Johnson had been singled out among dozens of teachers in the...
Saying it is time to put property on which he grew up into the hands of others, Bob Reitmeier is selling the 457-acre dairy farm with frontage on Silver Lake at Absolute Auction on Nov. 15. "I was raised on this farm as a boy," Bob Reitmeier, 76, said in a press release from auctioneer, J.P. King. "My wife (Janice) and I raised our own kids on this farm, but timing is right for us to move on. There is now a higher and better use for the property than for a dairy farm." The...
