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Adams, ISU’s Arias in Payton battle Eastern Washington junior quarterback Vernon Adams is one of three finalists for the 2014 Walter Payton Award, given to the Football Championship Subdivision’s top offensive player. Adams, who was runner-up for the award in 2013, will battle it out with Idaho State’s Justin Arias and Villanova’s John Robertson. The winner will be announced Dec. 15 in Philadelphia. Adams and Arias waged a battle at “The Inferno” in Cheney on Oct. 4. Adams completed 23 of 35 passes for 354 yards and four to...
Eastern Washington used a big run to open the second half, putting enough distance between themselves and the visiting Central Washington Wildcats and earned an 83-70 nonconference women’s basketball victory Nov. 30 at Reese Court. The Eagles, 3-2, led just 43-39 at the break but put together a 16-7 run in the opening seven minutes of the second half and withstood one last CWU surge for the victory that began a busy home stretch. Eastern hosted local rival, Gonzaga, Dec. 3 and...
FOOTBALL Offensive Player of the Year Vernon Adams Jr. - Quarterback First Team All-Big Sky Vernon Adams Jr. - Quarterback; Cooper Kupp - Wide Receiver; Aaron Neary - Offensive Guard; Jake Rodgers - Offensive Tackle; Ronnie Hamlin - Inside Linebacker; Tevin McDonald - Safety. Second Team Quincy Forte - Running Back; Samson Ebukam - Defensive End; Jake Miller - Punter. Third Team Shaq Hill - Wide Receiver; Dylan Zylstra - Defensive Tackle; Cooper Kupp - Return Specialist. Honorable Mention Kendrick Bourne - Wide Receiver: Zach...
Kim Johnson Riggers of Spokane was drawn as the Grand Prize winner from all entries who beat the “Experts” over the 10 week run of the 2014 Cheney Free Press football contest. Riggers wins two tickets to the hit Broadway musical, “Memphis,” at the INB Performing Arts Center, plus dinner at the Longhorn Barbecue in Airway Heights. The winner must come to the Free Press office at 1616 W. First St. in Cheney to pick up their prizes. The Cheney Free Press wishes to thank everyone for participating this year....
Cross Country - Boys First Team Domenic Rehm Senior Jacob Dingfield Junior Noah Kroeze Senior Second Team Mason Williams Freshman MVP: Micah Dingfield Coach of the Year: Gene Blankenship (boys/girls) Cross Country – Girls First Team Mariah Pena Sophomore Maleeka Wegner Senior Second Team Sakaiya McCoy Junior Football Second Team Offense Jackson Tappero Senior Keenaen Dejong Senior Second Team Defense Jackson Tappero Senior Soccer – Girls First Team Jessica Laird Junior Honorable Mention: Hannah Hartman Sen...
Not much can keep Vernon Adams out of the minds of the Big Sky Conference’s head football coaches. Even a broken foot that sidelined him for four games did not dissuade voters from naming the Eagles’ junior quarterback as the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, announced Nov. 25. Adams, who earned the honor for a second-straight season, joins Erik Meyer (2004 and 2005) and Matt Nichols (2007 and 2009) as EWU’s repeat recipients. His honor marks the 11th time in school...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Dec. 6, EWU at Seattle Univ. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, EWU at Seattle, (Key Arena), 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, EWU at U. of San Francisco, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, EWU at U. of Washington, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, EWU at Sam Houston State, Huntsville, Texas, 4:30 p.m. Women Friday, Dec. 12, EWU hosts St. Martin’s, 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, EWU at Boise St., 1 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Dec. 6, EWU hosts either San D... Full story
Baseball season is over but teams are already getting ready for next year, including the Seattle Mariners who made their first big purchase of the season. According to ESPN.com, the Mariners and Nelson Cruz, free agent and outfielder, have agreed to a four-year, $57 million deal that includes a $1 million signing bonus. The Mariners are expected to make an official announcement today (Dec. 4), as long as Cruz passes his physical. If Cruz, 34, receives a Mariner jersey and ball cap, he will bring some power to Seattle’s b...
Former Eastern Washington University quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell put together an MVP afternoon Nov. 30 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, leading the Calgary Stampeders to a 20-16 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup championship. Mitchell, who played at EWU in 2010 and 2011, leading the Eagles to the 2010 Football Championship Subdivision national championship, completed 25 of 34 passes for 334 yards, no touchdowns...
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, 1:35 p.m. Roos Field (8,000) TV/Webcast: Televised live by ESPN3. Radio: 700-AM ESPN in Spokane. Larry Weir calls the play-by-play, with analysis by Paul Sorensen and sideline commentary by Keith Osso who will also serve as host of the Washington Trust Bank Tailgate Show, starting 1 1/2 hours prior to kickoff. Internet Radio: www.700espn.com or www.tunein.com. Watch Parties: Consult EWU social media outlets for details the Friday before games. Those who may carry EWU games include Eagles Pub in...
The NCAA likes to seed teams into the initial rounds of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with the geography — and face it, money — in mind. With the potential of cross-country junkets in the future for teams that advance, college football’s sanctioning body does what they can to cut travel. Past playoff match-ups in Cheney have prompted a “who’s that,” and “just where the heck are they from,” responses since 2010. So it’s hard to beat how things shook out...
Eastern Washington followed their latest program-defining basketball win, that 88-86 victory Nov. 24 at Indiana that ended the Hoosiers' 43-game home court nonconference winning streak, with two more victories last week and are off to their best start in nearly 40 years. The Eagles collected wins, 81-60 versus Northern Kentucky, Nov. 26 and 104-78 over Eastern Oregon, Nov. 30 both at Reese Court, improving to 6-1 on the season. The win Sunday versus the visitors from La Grande...
Arguably, Eastern Washington's 88-86 men's basketball victory over Indiana University, Nov. 24 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, was one of the program's high points. The Eagles went on the road and toppled both the team and mystique of one of the most storied programs in college basketball where five national championship banners hang in the Hoosiers' gym. In the final 1 minute, 36 seconds of the game the Eagles started the run of their young lifetimes, outscoring the...
