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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...
Eastern Washington women's soccer opened its 2022 fall schedule with a pair of home field exhibition shutout wins at the EWU Soccer Field 3-0 over the University of Calgary Aug. 9 and then 8-0 against Yakima Valley Community College Aug. 12. Eight different Eagles scored against the Yaks and the team had a 31-2 shot advantage. Goals from Elisabeth Cole, Maddie Morgan, Katrina Kupp, Skyler Matthews and Candace Carlson gave the Eagles a 5-0 lead. Yakima Valley would misplay a ba...
The rain didn't seem to be too much of a downer as a good time was had by all at the 2022 Mayfest celebration....
This simulation on April 12 shows a firefighter from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron providing care for someone acting as an air show spectator that has simulated wounds. Airmen would step into character to role-play the scenarios so the responders could properly train....
CHENEY – Evan Stinson, Cheney's 6'5" sophomore guard/forward, was selected First-Team All GSL League by 11 Greater Spokane League coaches. team. Stinson had an outstanding season for Cheney, holding his own against some of the states' best players. Playing in 16 of 19 game this season (missed three for COVID protocol), he scored 370 points (23.1 ave), shoot 55% from the field and 38% from the 3-point line. Stinson also made 72% of his free-throws and pulled down 88 r...
CHENEY – The Eagles dug themselves an early double-digit hole and could not dig their way out in a 67–58 loss to Sacramento State on Reese Court Saturday, Feb. 26. Eastern was ice cold out of the box, shooting 33% from the floor and trailed 22–9 at the end of the first quarter. But the Eagles heated up in the second quarter to get within five points, 37–32 at the half. The Hornets drained the first six points of the third quarter to widen the gap to double-digits, 43–32. A 14–10 Eastern run kept the Eagles in it, 53–46, head...
CHENEY– Following the lead of Gov. Inslee relaxing the indoor mask mandate, the Cheney School District will lift its mask requirements on school buses at the same time as the indoor mask release on March 12. “Cheney Public Schools will follow the newest guidance and end mandatory masking in our schools and school buses starting on Monday, March 14, said Cheney School District Superintendent Rob Roettger. “As a reminder, some staff members and families will continue to wear masks indoors and on school buses after the manda...
CHENEY — Four Eagles hit for double figures, but it wasn’t enough to get past the Sacramento State Hornets as Eastern dropped an 81-75 contest on Feb. 26 that featured 13 lead changes and six ties. Ethan Price led the Eagle attack with 18 points. Ryan Bergersen added 17 points and eight rebounds, Steele Venters drained 15 points and Angelo Allegri finished with 12. The loss drops Eastern to 9-9 in Big Sky Conference action and 15-14 overall. The Eagles are back on the hardwood at Reese Court March 3 when they host Nor...
CHENEY - How do you go from being a senior cut from the Blackhawks basketball team to the most celebrated player on "Senior Night?" Paul Carpenter found out! When the team held tryouts last November, Paul's name wasn't on the list of those who made it. Paul, not real tall and a little short on shooting ability, was heartbroken but desperately wanted to join the group. He was "hired" as the Volunteer Student Coach Manager (VSCM). If there was something to be done Paul, did it....
Despite playing one of their best games of the year, the Cheney Boys dropped a 59-53 contest Tuesday night, Feb. 1, to strong, physically aggressive Lewis & Clark squad. The first half of action favored the Blackhaws as they took advantage of the cold shooting and turnover-prone Tigers’ up 28-21 at the half. Evan Stinson, playing in his first game after having to sit out three due to protocol restrictions, got Cheney off to an early lead scoring 11 of the team’s first 17 points. But for reasons unknown, he didn’t get the b...
