EWU's Peatling is Big Sky MVP

CHENEY — The hardware haul was large for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, but none bigger than the one senior Mason Peatling deservedly garnered.

Peatling capped a dominating run through the Big Sky Conference by being selected as the Most Valuable Player by the conference’s 11 head coaches, the league announced on Tuesday, March 10. He becomes the fifth Eagle to win the award in EWU’s 33 seasons as a member of the conference.

“Mason is as deserving of the MVP as any player I’ve ever been around,” Eastern head coach Shantay Legans said of the 6-foot-8 forward from Melbo...