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Sometimes it’s difficult to pin down a subject that you want to write about and your muse advises you to dig into the memory banks and churn out a story before deadline. I like to call these “reflective commentaries” where I look back on one or several memories — moments that are G-PG rated and suitable for all audiences — and ponder on some of the lessons I learned from those experiences. This week I’m lucky because winter sports have started, which means wrestling season has begun. High school wrestling has a special pla...
November is Native American Heritage Month, something that ought to receive more public attention in this area given our many ties to Native American culture. Native American Heritage Month began as American Indian Day in 1912 when Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian and director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Rochester, N.Y., successfully persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside one day for the “First Americans,” which they did for three years. In 1916, the state of New York proclaimed the second Sat...
The path from community college to a four-year higher education institution has been, for many, one full of obstacles and unexpected bumps in the road. And to go in reverse and fill in some blanks, was more-or-less impossible. But a recent agreement signed between the Community Colleges of Spokane and Eastern Washington University seeks to smooth the journey in both directions. According to a news release, EWU and CCS have agreed to what is called a Reverse Transfer agreement,...
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students who were selected for the November Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) Student of the Month award Nov. 14, with a special lunch provided by Bruchi’s and the school. Novemeber’s PACE trait of the month was citizenship. Name: Siane Alsadon Grade: Seventh Favorite subject: World History What citizenship means to you: Being a good role model for the school. If you do something good, it will rub off on others. Name: Connor Gilbert Grade: Eighth Favorite subject: Math Wha...
The door finally closed on Eastern Washington’s slim chances at qualifying for the Big Sky Conference’s postseason volleyball tournament, but it took until the very end — a five-set loss to North Dakota last Saturday at Reese Court. The Eagles jumped to a two-set to none lead on Senior Night, but were not able to maintain and lost 3-2. Set scores were 25-20, 25-23, 13-25, 17-25 and 7-15. Eastern needed to defeat UND while Southern Utah had to fall at Sacramento State since the Thunderbirds owned the head-to-head tiebr...
Harvey wins share Big Sky Player of the Week award Eastern Washington University men’s basketball junior guard, Tyler Harvey, earned a share of the first Big Sky Conference Player of the Week Award of the season for helping lead the Eagles to a pair of victories over teams who advanced to the postseason last year. In wins over NCAA Tournament participant Texas Southern (86-62) and NIT selection Utah Valley (75-50), Harvey averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He had just one turnover in 7...
FOOTBALL Big Sky Conference School Conf. Pct. All Hm. Rd. Stk. E. Washington 6-1 .857 9-2 6-0 3-2 W2 Mont. State 6-1 .857 8-3 6-1 2-2 W2 Idaho State 5-2 .714 7-4 5-0 2-4 L1 Montana 5-2 .714 7-4 5-0 2-4 W1 N. Arizona 5-2 .714 7-4 4-0 3-4 L1 Cal Poly 5-3 .625 6-5 4-1 2-4 L2 Sac. State 3-4 .429 6-5 4-2 2-3 W2 North Dakota 2-5 .286 4-7 4-2 0-5 W1 Northern Colo. 2-5 .286 3-7 2-2 1-5 L1 Portland State 2-5 .286 3-8 2-2 1-6 L3 Southern Utah 2-5 .286 2-9 2-3 0-6 L2 Weber State 2-5 .286 2-9 1-4 1-5 W2 UC Davis 1-6 .143 2-8 1-3 1-5 W1 R...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team jumped out to a 15-2 lead, and breezed to a 75-50 nonleague victory over Utah Valley Nov. 17 at Reese Court. Tyler Harvey finished with a team-high 18 points, Ognjen “OG” Miljkovic had 16 and Venky Jois came a rebound from a double-double, added 13 points. Drew Brandon was the fourth Eagle in double figures, finishing with 10 points. Eastern hosted NAIA school Walla Walla College this past Wednesday. The Eagles will next play at nationally-ranked Southern Metho...
Twenty-three Cheney High School student-athletes and one head coach have received All-Great Northern League fall sports honors. Leading the way individually was Blackhawks’ volleyball head coach Courtney Webb, who received the GNL Volleyball Coach of the Year award. Team-wise, the Blackhawks football team landed the most awards with 10 players receiving 14 awards. Cross Country Boys Steaven Zachman Senior First team Kameron Galm Senior Second team Kaleb Lerch Sophomore Second team Girls Hannah Spakousky Freshman First team J...
Senior leadership emerged to lead Eastern Washington to victory in its season-opening women’s basketball game versus Utah Valley State University last Friday, Nov. 14, on the road in Orem. Melissa Williams tossed in 18 points, plus 12 rebounds for a double-double. Lexie Nelson added 12 more as the Eagles rallied in the second half to win 68-62 at the UCCU Events Center in the opening contest for both teams. “I thought Melissa was fabulous,” EWU head coach Wendy Schuller said. “She set the tone defensively for us in the pai...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men) Saturday, Nov. 22, EWU at Southern Methodist Univ., 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, EWU at Indiana - Bloomington, Ind., time TBA. Wednesday, Nov. 26, EWU hosts Northern Kentucky, 6:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, EWU hosts Eastern Oregon, 2:05 p.m. (Women) Saturday, Nov. 22, EWU at Southern Methodist Univ., noon. Monday, Nov. 24, EWU at Abilene Christian, 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, EWU hosts Central Wash. (doubleheader with men’s basketball), 4:35 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Friday, Nov. 21, EWU at Portland State, 7:10 p...
