Some of the members of EWU's Sixth Man Club attended the Eastern versus North Dakota game on Feb. 11. They included (front row L-R): LeRoy Nossbaum, Valerie Wilkerson, Jeanne Ager, Dan Harbaugh, Cathy Watson, Scott Mabee. (Back row): Mark Wilkerson, Jan Karel, George Renner, Robin Hayford, Charlie Watson, Craig Sanders and Chris Majer.
When any of the five starters on the floor begin to tire for the Eastern Washington basketball team there's a sixth man - or more - who sits on the bench and eagerly awaits their time to contribute.
But Eagles' head coach Jim Hayford has an entirely different team he can call on in another way to make his program a success, the Sixth Man Club.
And to be truthful, among the members of the group are some dedicated women, too, all who stand out in their red and white sweaters.
Started years ago when Hayford was the head coach at Division III Whitworth University in Spokane, the group was transpla...
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