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High-scoring Steven Beo, a former two-time All-State guard from Richland, Wash., will transfer to Eastern Washington University from BYU and play for the Eagle men’s basketball program. New EWU head coach Shantay Legans announced July 7 that Beo has confirmed his intent to enroll at EWU, and will sit out the 2017-18 season and have three years of eligibility after that. Beo played in 31 games as a collegiate freshman for BYU in the 2016-17 season. He averaged 27.7 points as a high school junior in 2014-15 and 26.7 as a senior...
Eastern Washington University volleyball head coach Michael King has announced the addition of Tyler Fenton to his staff as an assistant coach. Fenton comes to Eastern Washington following a stint as the head women’s volleyball coach at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore. Fenton handled all aspects of recruiting as well as film breakdown, financial management, travel organization and fundraising....
Eastern Washington University teammates Cooper Kupp and Samson Ebukam are now together again as members of the Los Angeles Rams following last week's NFL draft. Kupp, the record-setting wide receiver, was picked in the third round, 69th overall in day two of the draft held in Philadelphia, Pa. Then Saturday, the Rams selected Ebukam in the fourth round with the 125th pick. "We congratulate Cooper Kupp," Eastern head coach Aaron Best said. "Everything he's accomplished he's...
Seven-straight home matches and a trip to the East Coast highlight the 2017 Eastern Washington University women’s soccer schedule as announced by head coach Chad Bodnar, April 20. The defending Big Sky Champions play a total of 20 regular season matches this fall, 11 of which will be played in front of the home crowd in Cheney. “This schedule is an accumulation of a couple heavy years on the road,” Bodnar said, who is set to begin his fourth year at the helm. “When we came in new a few years ago, we had to take games when we...
After a league season to remember, Jacob Wiley, a senior graduate transfer from Newport, Wash., was rewarded with Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player honors as chosen by the league's head coaches, the conference office announced March 6. Wiley was a unanimous first team All-Big Sky selection after an 18-game league season in which he was tops in the Big Sky in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. In addition, junior Bogdan Bliznyuk was selected to...
Cheney seeks applications for lodging tax grant funding The city of Cheney is accepting applications for grant funding from its lodging tax fund for events that promote tourism to the city. Revenue for the fund comes from lodging taxes collected on overnight stays at lodging establishments within the city. Applications go before the Lodging Tax Committee, which reviews and makes awards to twice during the year to events meeting the requirements. “Funded projects must be a tourism draw to Cheney and bring people in from o...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns home to face both Montana schools. Eastern takes on Montana, tonight (Thursday, Jan. 26) at 6 p.m., before hosting Montana State Saturday at 2 p.m. in Big Sky Conference action. Behind the double-double from Ashley Payne, who scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds, the Eagles collected a 67-66 win at Southern Utah on Jan. 21. Eastern began its road trip in the high altitude of Flagstaff, Ariz. where they shot just 26.8 percent from the field in a 56-47 loss to N...
Earning a crucial Reese Court sweep last weekend with wins over Northern Arizona, 83-68, and then a win over Southern Utah, 84-62, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team is back on the road in Montana this weekend. The Eagles play at Montana tonight, (Thursday, Jan. 26) at 6 p.m. and then at Montana State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. Eastern beat the Bobcats 82-64 in Cheney on Jan. 5, then two days later suffered its first and only loss at Reese Court by a 65-59 score versus the Grizzlies. Eastern enters action t...
Zak Designs, headquartered in Airway Heights, announced in a Jan. 20 news release that its patented HydraTrak Straw Tumbler has received a coveted “Good Design” Award from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. “Around the world, the ‘Good Design’ logo is an instantly recognizable seal of design excellence, and we are incredibly honored to be included among the distinguished companies who have received this coveted award,” Irv Zakheim, ch...
Last time out at Reese Court, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team got half the job done when it came to “protecting home court” as head coach Jim Hayford likes to say. Following a convincing 82-64 win over Montana State, the Eagles faded in a 65-59 loss to Montana that ruined their undefeated record at home. Now in their usual dogfight with nine other teams — all separated by one or two losses for eventual Big Sky Conference tournament seeding with a 3-2 league record — Eastern gets another chance. Starting tonight (...
Following a home sweep where they defeated Idaho State, 58-41 on Jan. 12 and Weber State, 99-85 two days later, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team hits the road for a pair of Big Sky Conference games. Trailing 6-0 Northern Colorado by 1-1/2 games in the standings, the Eagles face Northern Arizona tonight (Jan. 19) and then travel to Southern Utah this Saturday. Delaney Hodgins scored 26 points in the Weber win. Ashli Payne matched Hodgins’ 26 points. Payne also finished with a double-double, recording 11 reb...
Had the finish had been like their start, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team would be sitting pretty as one of just two of the Big Sky Conference’s undefeated teams. But the Eagles couldn’t replicate the quick 7-0 lead they took at the start of their game with Montana last Saturday. Instead they surrendering the game’s final six points, all from the free throw line, in a 65-59 loss to the Grizzlies that ruined their undefeated record at home and is now 8-1. The visit from the Montana schools did produce a win las...
Cheney High School student Sydney Zapf was selected as a 2017 National Honorable Mention recipient of The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing. Each year, high school-age women in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to receive recognition for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance and plans for post‑secondary education. This year, the NCWIT selected 50 n...
A disappointing start to their Montana road trip had a happy ending for the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team. Following an 88-83 overtime loss at Montana State, Jan. 5, Eastern collected a rare victory in Missoula against Montana last Saturday, 60-46 at Dahlberg Arena. Tisha Phillips and Delaney Hodgins were red-hot from the field, combining for 37 points on a 67 percent clip. Phillips led the team with 20 points, while Hodgins was right behind with 17. “Thursday’s loss was tough to handle, and physically we were a...
After four years of stellar performances, senior Sarah Reiter ended her career with the Eastern Washington University cross country team with a top-100 finish at the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships, Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Ind. Her efforts earned Reiter the nod as the No. 4 EWU sports story in 2016 staff voting. Reiter, a Renton, Wash., native, was the only individual from Eastern competing. She ran the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20 minutes, 46.6 seconds, placing 86th...
Eastern Washington’s womens’ basketball team will tip off Big Sky Conference play at home, Saturday, Dec. 31 versus the University of Idaho, hoping not only to start off league play with a win, but to end a three-game losing streak. The Eagles and Vandals tip-off is set for 2:05 p.m. at Reese Court. Eastern comes off a road trip to New Orleans, La. where they took part in the Tulane Classic, Dec. 21-22 where they lost the opener to the host Green Wave, 63-51 before falling in the consolation game to Drake University 93-...
The Eastern Washington University men's basketball team has done a splendid job to build their resume. Now they have to get the job done in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles open league play this week at Idaho on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7:05 p.m. in what is expected to be another entertaining game in the rivalry between schools located less than 100 miles apart. The Eagles enter with an 8-5 record while Idaho is 5-6. Idaho returned to the Big Sky in the 2014-15 season, and five...
Junior Delaney Hodgins became just the 17th player in Eastern Washington women’s basketball program history to score 1,000 points on Thursday, Dec. 8, as the Eagles scored an 84-67 victory over Cal State Fullerton at Reese Court. On Sunday, Dec. 11, Eastern was handed its first loss at home this season as the Eagles fell to regional rival Gonzaga, 73-54. Hodgins scored her 1,000th career point with a 3-point field goal in the third quarter and ended the day with 28 points to give her 1,015 points for her career. “Delaney has...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team jumped out to a 27-2 lead and went on to beat Great Falls handily 103-76 in non-conference game Thursday, Dec. 8 at Reese Court. The Eagles had a 59-percent to 47-percent shooting advantage over the Argos, a member of the Frontier Conference in the NAIA. The finals week romp followed five games Eastern won by a collective total of 24 points and featured five overtime periods. Sophomore Ty Gibson scored 13 points in a less than four minute span in the first half and f...
The Big Sky Conference named Eastern Washington University women’s basketball player Delaney Hodgins Co-Player of the Week after the forward picked up a pair of 20-point performances on the road against Boise State and Cal State Northridge. It is the second-straight week that Hodgins has earned a Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honor, as she also named the College Sports Madness Big Sky Player of the Week Nov. 28. This week’s recognition comes after a 21-point effort in a 67-64 loss at undefeated Boise State last Thu...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit with 10 minutes left to force overtime, then prevailed 93-88 in another double-overtime nonconference victory over Seattle University on Sunday, Dec. 4, at KeyArena in Seattle. Six 3-pointers in the final eight minutes of regulation helped send the game into overtime, including a triple with 24 seconds remaining by Felix Von Hofe, who finished with 19 points. After the Redhawks hit a 3-pointer to send the game into a second extra p...
With due respect to all 12 Eagle seniors, it could be dubbed “Cooper Kupp Day” in addition to Senior Day. With the sensational Eagle wide receiver just six catches from breaking the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision career record for receptions, the Eastern Washington University football team will honor 12 seniors this Saturday, Nov. 12 when Idaho State and former Eagle head coach Mike Kramer visits Roos Field in a Big Sky Conference game. Kickoff is 3:35 p.m. Pacific time in a game televised live regionally on SWX. Kup...
Hallett announces October winners Hallett Elementary School announced its PACE award winners for October. Responsibility — Isabel Armes, Parker Chapman, Derek Halme, Cameron Potter, Liam Delange, Collin Johnson, Lillian Kelm, Brooklyn DeVore, Mary Rose Plute, Elizabeth Garrison, Allison Appel, Tyler Williams, Lonnie Lindley, Dillon Bahr Crewdson, Elizabeth Clemen, Triana Canty, Avery Hammac, Bekka Milender, Madison SpringJessa Gonzalez, Cassidy Fitzpatrick and Caelynne Lowe. I Can — Kyra Hawkins, Aiden Miller, Nevaeh Dix...
According to new research from the American Automobile Association, U.S. drivers wasted more than $2.1 billion dollars last year by using premium-grade gasoline in vehicles designed to run on regular fuel. With 16.5 million U.S. drivers having used premium fuel despite the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation in the last 12 months, AAA conducted a comprehensive fuel evaluation to determine what, if any, benefit the practice offers to consumers. After using industry-standard test protocols designed to evaluate vehicle p...
Hallett announces September winners Hallett Elementary School announced its award winners for September. Hawk Pride —Alexia Mason, Eli Griffey, Rylan Horne, Makenzie Stoltz, Kaison Rudy, Nashua Sattler, Jaxx Hammer, Zackery Boyd, Samantha Sallas, Bethany Halme, Ymiymah Flaherty, Evan Dennis, Hailey Scott, Margaret Moody, Andrew Griffey, Alyson Gardner, Caaden Bortfeld, Rianna Layton, Dakota Williams, Shayley Taylor and Tessa Appel. I Can —Calder Diluciano, Caleb Dennis, Cody Rupert, Kataryna Hege, Emily Bowser, Denise Pea...
