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Fresno, Calif. — Dylan Lynch’s 25-yard field goal in the second overtime proved to be the deciding points and Lavelle Bailey’s interception on the next play allowed Fresno State to claim a 34-31 non-conference football victory over Eastern Washington, Sept. 9 at Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, Calif. The teams traded a pair of short touchdowns in the first overtime from EWU’s Anthony Stell, Jr. and FSU’s Elijah Gilliam that tied the game at 31-all. Eastern (0-2) twice rallied from 11-point deficits — 14-3 and 21-10 — aga...
In their National Invitational Tournament second-round battle with the Oklahoma State, Eastern Washington ran out of bullets. Playing at home in Stillwater, March 19, the Cowboys shot the ball well while the Eagles did not and claimed a 71-60 win at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Eastern advanced to this second-round game following its 81-74 win over Washington State on March 14 in Pullman. The Eagles, who regularly shot at or near 50 percent from the field in most of their games, were...
After a historic regular season that included a Big Sky record 16-0 start to conference play, record-tying 18-game overall winning streak and the fifth regular season Big Sky Championship in program history, Eastern Washington men’s basketball was recognized with several 2022-23 Big Sky Conference honors announced March 3. Guard Steele Venters was named Most Valuable Player and head coach David Riley earned Coach of the Year. Additionally, guard Angelo Allegri was named to the All-Conference First Team and forward Ethan P...
Streaks are meant to be built and broken, but championships are forever. That might be some consolation for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team which saw its Division-I leading 18-game winning streak come to an end last week. The Eagles, however, also clinched the outright Big Sky Conference championship and No. 1 seed in the upcoming league tournament. The Eagles went on the road where they secured the regular season title with an 89-82 win over Weber State in Ogden, Utah, Feb. 23. Two nights later the u...
Northern Colorado led just once, 5-2 in the opening moments of their Big Sky Conference basketball game against Eastern Washington. After that it was all Eagles as they kept the Bears trailing by double-digits and not only collected an 89-77 win but clinched at least a share of the conference regular season title, Feb. 18 at Reese Court. The championship is Eastern’s fourth since joining the conference in 1987. The Eagles won the regular season Big Sky title in 2003-04, 2014-15 and 2019-20. The 2014-15 team shared the d...
Eastern Washington men’s basketball keeps mowing down other teams and milestones. In the Eagles’ 73-66 Big Sky Conference victory Feb. 11 over Idaho at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena not only saw an extension of the team’s winning streak, now at 15 and the longest in the nation in Division I play, but their conference run reached 13-0. “We found another way to win,” said head coach David Riley after the game. “We took care of the ball, got 12 offensive rebounds and did a pretty good job making sure the right guys were s...
The Eastern Washington men needed another late rally but successfully kept alive their best start in Big Sky history with a sweep of its two road games last week. Trailing by five points, 74-69 with 2 minutes, 45 seconds to play, the Eagles went on a 10-2 run to claim a 79-76 win over Northern Arizona, Jan. 21. Earlier in the trip Eastern led from the midpoint of the second half to defeat Northern Colorado 83-75. Eastern improved to 8-0 in conference play, 14-7 overall and won its 10th consecutive game. Steele Venters...
The Eastern Washington men needed another late rally but successfully kept alive their best start in Big Sky history with a sweep of its two road games last week. Trailing by five points, 74-69 with 2 minutes, 45 seconds to play, the Eagles went on a 10-2 run to claim a 79-76 win over Northern Arizona, Jan. 21. Earlier in the trip Eastern led from the midpoint of the second half to defeat Northern Colorado 83-75. Eastern improved to 8-0 in conference play, 14-7 overall and won its 10th consecutive game. Steele Venters...
A pair of free throws from Steele Venters with 1 minute, 54 seconds remaining broke a 57-all tie and helped propel Eastern Washington to a 6-0 Big Sky Conference record — and some history — as the Eagles beat Montana 64-57 Jan. 16 at Reese Court. With the victory, its eighth consecutive, the Eagles are off to their best start since joining the conference for the 1987-88 season. On Saturday, Eastern defeated Idaho 95-74 to stay perfect in Big Sky play. Cedric Coward provided the insurance with a basket at 1:06 for a 61-57 lead...
Eastern Washington’s women’s basketball team swept its games over the past weekend with notable Big Sky Conference victories over Idaho and at Montana. The Eagles turned the tables on the Grizzlies in Missoula, Jan. 16 with a dominating 87-60 victory, this after an 81-70 loss to Montana in the Big Sky opener, Dec. 29 at Reese Court. On Saturday, Jan. 14 as part of a doubleheader with the EWU men, the Eagle women topped Idaho 74-59, halting a nine-game losing streak against the Vandals. At Dahlberg Arena Eastern set the tone e...
Consider it a tale of two rallies, one they needed to make and another stave off for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team to remain perfect in the early stages of Big Sky Conference play. The Eagles used a huge run down the stretch on Jan. 5 at Reese Court and rallied to defeat Portland State 92-80. Two days later the script was reversed as Eastern watched a big halftime lead evaporate, but on Steele Venters 3-pointer in the closing seconds, earned a 78-75 win over Sacramento State. Leading 49-28 at halftime E...
The Eastern Washington men's basketball team did something very rare on the opening week of Big Sky Conference play beating both Montana and Montana State - on the road. Eastern opened Dec. 29 with an 87-80 win over the University of Montana and followed that Dec. 31 defeating defending Big Sky Champions, Montana State, 70-67. The Eagles did sweep both schools during the COVID-complicated 2020-21 season, but in the traditional schedule setting the last time the Eastern pulled...
The battle between longtime friends Aaron Best and Beau Baldwin decided a critical place in Big Sky Conference standings. Not first as one might expect but last as both Eastern Washington and Cal Poly have struggled in 2022. But the Eagles' defense repeatedly held off the Mustangs, forcing five turnovers, and their offense did just enough to escape the Big Sky standings cellar, and San Luis Obispo, Calif. Oct. 22 with a 17-10 win. "We have a lot of respect for Coach Baldwin...
CHENEY - For about eight minutes last Saturday, Eastern Washington resembled the Eagles of old scoring three touchdowns on as many possessions and rallied to tie Sacramento State 21-21. It was the other 52 minutes where the Eagles returned to their familiar recent selves in getting steamrolled by the Hornets 52-28 in a Big Sky Conference football game Oct. 14 on Homecoming at Roos Field. No. 5 Sacramento State (3-0 Big Sky, 6-0 overall) led 21-0 after the first quarter but...
Eastern Washington and Weber State went eye-to-eye and toe-to-toe for the better part of three quarters Oct. 8 at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah. Tied 21-21 following Mitchell Johnson's scoop-and-score fumble return with 7 minutes, 1 second left in the third, Weber State went on to score the next 24 points and rolled over Eastern 45-21 in a Big Sky Conference football game. With the loss, Eastern falls to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in conference, while Weber State stays perfect at...
Eastern Washington scored first and last with a pair of touchdowns, but in-between the Florida Gators scored oftentimes quickly in taking a 52-17 non-conference football victory over the Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 2 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. The game was moved from Saturday to Sunday due to Hurricane Ian. Eastern had a 3-0 lead after a Seth Harrison 44-yard field goal. However speedy Florida scored on its first touch of the football when Anthony Richardson connected with Justin Shorter for 75 yards on a play that...
SPOKANE – Drivers who use the loop on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 90 at the Geiger/Grove Road interchange, will need to find alternate routes during an upcoming four-week closure of the loop on-ramp. The loop on-ramp closure to eastbound I-90 began Wednesday, Aug. 4, and continues through Wednesday, Sept. 1. This allows contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation to extend the length of the on-ramp connection to eastbound I-90. During the loop on-ramp closure, drivers will detour south o...
CHENEY - Water recreation enthusiasts will find their access to Williams Lake limited beginning this week. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is beginning a project to replace the existing ramps at the public water access are on the lake, located south of Klink's Resort. In a news release, DFW officials said the work was beginning now due to a limited construction season. Contractor crews will be onsite preparing the area for construction, which will require full...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A domestic violence-shooting occurred in Airway Heights at around 3:50 a.m. on July 27. Zion J. Carter, 38, fired shots at his wife and 11-year-old stepdaughter, who were transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Airway Heights Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the call in the 1000 block of S. Aspen Street. Carter is believed to have fled the scene in a silver 2018 Nissan Rogue with the Washington license plate BQT0555. He is a Black male, 6 foot 7 inches tall and weighing ar...
CHENEY -- State Patrol officials are reporting that the fire which broke out Monday near Andrus Road has reached 55% containment. Crews utilized infrared technology on the fire line overnight to look for hot spots, and will continue to conduct mop up operations today within 200 feet from the fire perimeter as well as begin the repair process. "In the initial attack of a fire the crews may have to cut fence or drive into areas we wouldn't normally drive into," State Patrol...
MEDICAL LAKE — Travelers using State Route 902 will experience detours and delays due to railroad crossing replacement. The closure will begin at 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, until 5 p.m., Friday, June 25. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close State Route 902 at North Staley Street to the east and North Lefevre Street to the west. Once closed, crews will begin removing the existing asphalt and railroad ties around the railroad crossing. Once the new railroad ties have been p...
CHENEY--Eastern Washington University is scheduled to host a trio of teams starting this February as the result of an abbreviated 2020-21 football schedule announced by the Big Sky Conference on Nov. 4. Montana is scheduled to visit EWU's Roos Field on March 6, with Idaho coming to Cheney on March 27 and Cal Poly on April 10 in the return to EWU of new Mustang head coach Beau Baldwin. 10 of the league's 11 schools will play in the winter/spring, with Sacramento State opting out because of concerns with the short turnaround...
CHENEY -- Road trips will be few and far between for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team, as the preliminary 2020-21 Big Sky Conference schedule has been released. On Wednesday (Oct. 14) the Big Sky Presidents' Council approved the league schedule, which will help limit travel because of the Covid-19 pandemic. League teams will typically play two games at a venue, with EWU's schedule starting with games on Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 versus Northern Arizona at Flagstaff, Ariz. Eastern will have 10 home games, starti...
SPOKANE -- Officials at the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency are warning residents in the region that, depending on the winds and fire activity, air quality over the next several days is expected to worse. According to a Sept. 10 news release, air quality today (Sept. 11) could possibly reach the Orange Range (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) or worse of the Air Quality Index (AQI). Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13, the air quality could decline even further to the Purple...
CHENEY -- Emergency response crews are onsite at a hazardous materials incident at Centennial Mills in downtown Cheney, 601 1st St. According to an alert posted on the city's website, 1st Street is closed between C Street and College Avenue. Residents are asked to avoid the area if possible. According to an employee, the incident involves a chlorine leak that happened as a result of a broken chlorine bottle at the Archer-Daniels Midland facility. Response teams from Cheney...
