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Gage Gubrud, the junior All-America quarterback at Eastern Washington, has been selected as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Week for the second-straight week from College Sports Madness after directing EWU’s fourth-quarter rally in a 41-38 win at UC Davis on Oct. 7. The 2014 graduate of McMinnville (Ore.) High School helped Eastern erase an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit by directing scoring drives of 71, 55 and 75 yards in the final quarter. Finishing with six touchdown passes and 452 yard...
The “other Montana” as in Montana State travels to Roos Field this Saturday. Two of the top teams in the Big Sky Conference in recent years pair off this week when the No. 10/9 Eastern Washington University football team hosts Montana State this Saturday. Kickoff is 1:05 p.m. at sold-out Roos Field on Military and Veterans Appreciation Day. The Bobcats and Eagles resume what has been a rivalry maybe not as intense as Eastern and Montana, but in recent times, for the most part, it’s been equally entertaining. Parti...
Former Eastern Washington University volleyball coach and current administrator Pamela Parks will be inducted into the Inland Northwest Hall of Fame in ceremonies taking place Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Spokane Arena. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with the induction and awards ceremony. A reception and cubicle unveiling will follow from 5:30-6:30 p.m. More information and registration for the event is available at: www.spokanesports.org/sports-hall-of-fame.html Parks is among a handful of former Eagles who have previously...
The names of the top opposing players on the field may be somewhat unfamiliar this week to fans of the Eagles, but the offensive numbers and head coach will pop out to them. The top two offenses in the Big Sky Conference will square off when the 10th-ranked Eastern Washington University football team plays at UC Davis and new Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins this Saturday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is 6 p.m. in Davis, Calif., where EWU plays its fourth road game in the first six outings of...
Two years ago the Montana Grizzlies laid a real licking on Eastern Washington, 57-16 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. With the momentum of a huge non-conference win on the road in New York City against Fordham, 56-21 last Saturday, plus an offense that finally came untracked and a defense that stifled the Rams in the Bronx, the Football Championship Subdivision's No. 11-ranked Eagles would like to deliver a little payback in the Big Sky Conference opener. Kickoff is...
The old notion that there is a problem getting places across the country — and the world — from Spokane is certainly something of the distant past with the most recent announcement from Spokane International Airport that yet another new non-stop flight was added. Southwest Airlines (SWA) announced Aug. 28 that it will begin daily flights to San Jose (California) International Airport starting April 8, 2018 on a 143-seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft. “We are grateful to Southwest Airlines for recognizing the strong passenger deman...
His first season at the helm of the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team will be a challenging one — and road heavy — for new head coach Shantay Legans. Three Pac-12 Conference opponents and a stretch of 10-straight games away from home are the task ahead for the Eagles as their 2017-18 schedule was announced on Aug. 25. The Eagles are coming off a third-straight appearance in a national postseason tournament, and were 22-12 overall a year ago. Eastern will play eight opponents who played in postseason tourn...
Eastern Washington University soccer player Kelsee Winston’s collegiate career is off to a solid start, as she was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22 following the opening weekend of play. Winston’s second-half efforts in both of Eastern’s matches over the weekend helped the Eagles get off to a 2-0-0 start. “We planned on throwing Kelsee into the fire and putting her into tough spots in the second half of both games to see how she would respond,” head coach Chad Bodnar said. “She is the kind...
The Eastern Washington University soccer team used home field to their full advantage, sweeping a pair of nonconference matches last weekend. In their Sept. 18 opener the Eagles scored a 5-1 win over the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They followed that two days later with a 1-0 decision over the University of South Dakota. Against Omaha, five different players scored, led by the goal and assist from Chloe Williams who opened scoring in the second minute. Saige Lyons made...
For a change it was the Eastern Washington defense that made the noise, at least in the team's first preseason scrimmage Aug. 19 at Roos Field. Interceptions by junior linebacker Kurt Calhoun, sophomore linebacker Trevor Davis Jr., junior defensive back Brandon Montgomery and true freshman defensive back Anfernee Gurley were the highlights of a defensive effort that saw the offense average only 3.7 yards per play. The defense surrendered no play of longer than 18 yards in the...
Spokane Teacher's Credit Union's expansion added a new chapter with the Aug. 23 opening of its Airway Height branch at the corner of Hayford Road and U.S. Highway 2. Stephanie Luby, a 17-year STCU employee who was raised in Airway Heights, is the branch manager. "Branches remain an important touchpoint with STCU members, despite their increasing reliance on technology," Tom Johnson, STCU CEO and president said. "Even tech-savvy members want to see an STCU representative when t...
Following its second consecutive Big Sky Conference Tournament appearance, the Eastern Washington University volleyball team has been picked ninth in the 2017 BSC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced on Aug. 11. The Eagles earned 44 total points from the league coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own squad. Defending champions North Dakota was picked as the preseason favorite with 120 points and 10 first place votes. Northern Colorado was tabbed to finish second with 103 points and two first place v...
Eastern Washington University's other football team - or futbal to be more precise - is also busy preparing to defend a Big Sky Conference title. Coming off the most successful season in program history where they won the BSC championship on their home field Nov. 6 over Northern Arizona in a penalty kick finish 4-3, the Eagles are tabbed to be the team to beat in 2017. That season starts this Friday, Aug. 18, at 4 p.m. against the University of Nebraska at Omaha at the EWU...
This week marks a transition for the Eastern Washington University football team that moves closer to actual preparation for their Sept. 2 season opening game at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The Eagles wrapped up practices on the grass fields and moved to Roos Field for drills on Thursday and Friday. Then Saturday, Aug. 19 at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Eagles will scrimmage at the “Inferno” where head coach Aaron Best looks to solidify his depth chart. “I’ve always said in the offensive line room that their job is...
Following its first Big Sky Conference tournament championship in program history, the Eastern Washington University women’s soccer team was picked to finish first in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Soccer Poll, the conference announced Aug. 7. The projection sets another milestone under fourth-year head coach Chad Bodnar, as it marks the highest ranking ever in the BSC preseason poll for the Eagles. Eastern picked up 95 total points and received eight first-place votes. Northern Arizona was picked to finish second with 80 p...
The reigning national champion James Madison Dukes were picked Aug. 7 as an overwhelming preseason No. 1 in the STATS NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Top 25. Eastern Washington is ranked fifth. James Madison, which won the Colonial Athletic Association football title and only lost to North Carolina in a 14-1 season, collected 134 of the 163 first-place votes and 4,034 points in the national media poll. On the way to winning their second national title, the Dukes ended North Dakota State’s five-year championship run i...
As summer blazes on and our minds frazzle in the heat, the Better Business Bureau of the Northwest warns that con artists are plotting to target consumers looking for the best travel deals. Consumers across the Northwest reporting to BBB Scam Tracker have lost an estimated $50,000 to nearly 300 travel scams in the past year. Of those scams, 152 were reported from Washington with over $5,000 lost and nearly $8,000 attempted from scammers. According to the 2016 BBB Annual Risk Report, the median loss for travel and vacation...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team will play Georgia State and either Prairie View or Eastern Kentucky as part of the fourth-annual MGM Resorts Main Event on Nov. 20-22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Ole Miss, Rice, UNLV and Utah comprise the Heavyweight Bracket with Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Georgia State and Prairie View A&M competing in the Middleweight Bracket. The Main Event tips off on Monday, Nov. 20 with Eastern Kentucky playing Prairie View A&M at 11 a.m. Pacific time, follo...
One of the driving forces of bluegrass music in the Inland Northwest reaches a milestone birthday in 2017. Medical Lake's Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival celebrates its 16th season as the Inland Northwest's flagship bluegrass event and takes place at Waterfront Park Aug. 11-13. Since it's inception in 2002, Blue Waters has grown to become one of the largest and most-respected summertime bluegrass festivals in the Northwest. Held every August under a canopy of Ponderosa pines...
Spokane International Airport announced Aug. 1 that Southwest Airlines launched new daily year round nonstop service to Sacramento International Airport. The flight is operated with a 143-seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft. In addition to service to the California capitol city and wine country, the flight provides convenient connecting service to Southern California destinations including Ontario, Burbank, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County, and San Diego, as well as, Las Vegas and Phoenix. “Nonstop service to Sacramento was a...
Five months into his tenure as Eastern Washington University's quarterbacks coach, Bodie Reeder will also officially assume the role of offensive coordinator, head coach Aaron Best has announced. Reeder has been interim offensive coordinator since June 7 when Fred Salanoa resigned and returned to be with his family in Hawaii. Reeder spent the 2014-16 seasons working with quarterbacks at Oklahoma State University and working in offensive quality control. The former player and...
Game times for all 11 Eastern Washington University football games have been set, as well as television coverage for EWU’s five home contests. Eastern’s Sept. 9 (North Dakota State), Oct. 14 (Montana State) and Nov. 4 (Weber State for (Homecoming) games are slated to start at 1:05 p.m. Kickoff for Eastern’s Hall of Fame Game on Sept. 30 (Sacramento State) is 1:35 p.m. and the home finale on Nov. 18 (Portland State) is slated for 3:05 p.m. The first four home games will be broadcast regionally by SWX, while the game versu...
The Eastern Washington University football team will begin practices for the 2017 season on Thursday, Aug. 3 on the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields. Players will report on July 31 and Aug. 1, then the team will practice together for the first time on Aug. 3 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern will practice in pads for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Because the NCAA no longer allows two-a-day practices, Eastern will practice together for nearly a full month prior...
There will likely be no surprise attacks in 2017 from the Eastern Washington University offense. Last season, Eagles' sophomore quarterback Gage Gubrud shocked just about everyone - except, perhaps, himself - by becoming the Big Sky Conference's Offensive MVP. The McMinville, Ore. product was tabbed July 17 to repeat that honor in preseason voting from the league's annual Football Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Gubrud was joined on the preseason all-conference list by senior...
A unique partnership involving three governmental entities hopes its combined resources will be able to fuel a new aerospace engine for the West Plains. The designation, known as a Public Development Authority (PDA), is a partnership between the city of Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane International Airport that would include the geographic areas of the airport plus some bordering property west, south and east of the airport. The Spokane City Council and Spokane County Commission separately considered this past week a...
