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When another site fell through just months before the 1996 state 1A, 1B and 2B track and field championships were to be held, a group from Eastern Washington University stepped up and rescued the event. That was in 1996 and EWU has been home to this event that features schools from the state's smallest classifications ever since and in 2016 mark the 20th year in Cheney. This year's event takes place May 26-28, and will also be 20 years under the direction of meet manager Jay...
There's certainly plenty of power in the offense and lots of pop on defense that was on display in the annual Eastern Washington University Red-White football scrimmage, Saturday, April 23 at Roos Field. The Eagle offense, led by sophomore Gage Gubrud and two other experienced quarterbacks fighting for the starting job, piled up 382 yards on 84 plays. But while the offense scored 34 points, the defense had its share of big plays, with seven sacks, eight passes broken up and a...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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,"...
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...
Eastern Washington University will have a new student voice on its board of trustees. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed EWU senior Mariana Garcia as the student representative to the board, replacing the graduating Francisco “Frank” Navarro. Garcia officially joined the board July 1, took part in the recent vote to approve the 2016 fiscal year operating budget and will continue serving through June 30, 2016. A 2011 graduate of Granger High School in the Yakima Valley, Garcia has been very active in promoting div...
Another basketball team with a solid pedigree stands in Eastern Washington’s way in their second trip to the NCAA tournament. The No. 13-seeded Eagles face the No. 4 Georgetown Hoyas tonight (March 19) at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The game between the Eagles and Hoyas will start at 6:57 p.m. and will be broadcast on truTV. It may also be heard live via radio on 700-AM ESPN with Larry Weir providing the play-by-play. But Sports Illustrated is not all that impressed with the visitors from Washington, D.C. The m...
The Eastern Washington University men’s and women’s basketball teams are trying hard to deliver the 2015 Big Sky Conference tournament to Reese Court the second week of March by winning the regular season championships. But a group from EWU and the Spokane Regional Sports Commission is hoping to make Cheney and Spokane the permanent home for future tournaments beginning in 2016. A bid to stage both the men’s and women’s tournaments beginning in 2016 at sites that include both Reese Court and the Spokane Arena is among t...
The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team will begin their chase of a Big Sky Conference title fresh from a huge victory Dec. 22 at the Gator Holiday Classic in Gainesville, Fla. after beating host Florida, 67-56. The senior duo of Lexie Nelson, who led Eastern with 28 points, and Melissa Williams, who recorded double-doubles in each of the tournament games, were selected to the All-Tournament team. The Eagles, 7-4 and with three consecutive wins, now take a...
Early foul trouble spelled problems in the end for the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team, which suffered its first loss of the season, 69-53 to Southern Methodist University Nov. 22 in Dallas, Texas. The game, played before the Eastern men met SMU (2-2) in a Moody Coliseum doubleheader, turned quickly — and early. First, Eastern freshman Delaney Hodgins was called for fouls on consecutive possessions to open the game. Then, senior Melissa Williams was whistled for two infractions immediately after. That left hea...
It's been seven months - 222 days to be exact - since Eastern Washington University football players left foggy Roos Field stunned by another gut-wrenching loss, 35-31 to Towson, in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinal playoffs. The journey on the road that hopefully leads back to a do-over starts earlier than ever as football practice for the Eagles begins today, July 31 at 9 a.m. on the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields. All efforts point to the...
Armed with a new professional contract, and soon his degree in communication studies from Eastern Washington University, 6-foot-10 center Martin Seiferth will return to his native Germany for an opportunity to play professional basketball. Seiferth will play for Alba in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague in 2014-15, EWU head men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford announced July 7. Seiferth, the first player to be signed by Alba for the 2014-15 season returns to the Berlin-based club, after previously playing for Alba’s youth tea...
Ronnie Hamlin and that trademark hair flowing out of his helmet will return for another season with the Eastern Washington University football team. Nearing the school record with a current career total of 361 tackles in 40 games, the Eagles' linebacker and Buck Buchanan Award candidate will return for the 2014 season after recently being given a sixth year by the NCAA. The extra year of eligibility replaces two seasons wiped out because of injuries. He is a 2009 graduate of...
Eastern Washington women’s basketball head coach Wendy Schuller wasn’t too excited about her team having to travel through Western Montana, and that was just the bus ride. Following an 0-2 results after losing a late lead - and the game - 78-74 at Montana State last Saturday, an outcome that came on the heels of an 81-64 loss at Montana last Thursday, the Eagles are glad to be home at Reese Court again. The two-game home stand begins tonight (Jan. 16) against Northern Arizona (0-3 Big Sky, 4-9 overall) at 6 p.m. and fol...
Eastern Washington fell short of the tall order of toppling legendary basketball giant, the University of Connecticut, but it certainly was not for lack of trying. The Eagles hung with the No. 15 UConn Huskies off and on most of the game before falling 82-65 last Saturday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. as Eastern concluded its nonconference schedule. The Eagles spent the week of Christmas on the East Coast opening with a 92-70 loss to Seton Hall Dec. 22. “It was a good day for us even though we didn’t get the win...
Bursting onto the scene with the best season by a freshman wide receiver in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision history, EWU receiver Cooper Kupp has been selected by The Sports Network as the recipient of the Jerry Rice Award given to the top freshman in FCS football. The award was presented Monday, Dec. 16 at The Sports Network's FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation in Philadelphia. "It's a great honor to receive an award named after the best receiver of all-time," Kupp...
The Eastern Washington women's basketball team put one of their best efforts of the season on display last Friday night at Reese Court and earned a long-awaited first victory of the season with a 73-53 conquest of Cal State Northridge. Senior center Laura Hughes led three Eagles in double-figures with a career-high 21 points for Eastern, now 1-5 with another home game Saturday at 7 p.m. against the University of Idaho. The game was scheduled for 2 p.m. but the Eastern...
Keisa Monterola of the Eastern Washington University women’s track and field team was selected as the Big Sky Conference women’s field athlete of the week for the week of Dec. 10 after a stellar season-opening performance in the pole vault at the Candy Cane VI Invitational Dec. 7 in Cheney. Monterola entered the competition with the bar at 13 feet, 5 1/4 inches and cleared it on her second attempt, qualifying for the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello, Feb. 27-March 1. That mark sits atop the Big Sky performance list and thi...
Eastern Washington found out just how tough the St. Mary's Gaels can be at McKeon Pavilion. Brad Waldow led five Saint Mary's players in double figures with 20 points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot as the West Coast Conference Gaels beat Eastern 93-65 last Sunday and won their 25th straight home game against nonconference opponents in Moraga, Calif. "Saint Mary's is a better team than I thought – they whooped us," said Eastern head coach Jim Hayford. "They are a very good...
Uriel Iñiguez, one of six siblings to graduate from Eastern Washington University and the father of a current EWU student, has been appointed the university’s Board of Trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Iñiguez is the oldest of 11 children, all of whom were first-generation college students – a dream come true for a family whose parents came to this country from Mexico with no formal education. Uriel holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on human resources from Eastern and he...
