Highs and lows from an eventful year of EWU athletics
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
June 8, 2020
The wildly eventful, usually unpredictable and never expected school year that has occurred around the country in 2019-20 extends to EWU athletics. In this article, The Easterner takes a chronological look back at five highlights and five lowlights from a fascinating year of Eagle sports. High: Roos Field renov...
Roos Field renovation under way as work to replace turf begins
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
June 5, 2020
The process of “out with the old and in with the new” in regards to EWU’s famous red turf at Roos Field has begun. Construction on replacing the old turf with new, more modern turf is under way...and the global pandemic is actually helping the process. “As soon as we got word that no one was al...
UPDATED: Fall sports filled with uncertainty at EWU
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 25, 2020
In a normal world, fall sports would be getting under way in the next few months. But the world is anything but normal right now, and as a result, uncertainty reigns about what fall sports will look like at EWU in 2020. “The overall concern needs to be the health and safety of our students, our...
Fall sports filled with uncertainty at EWU
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 18, 2020
In a normal world, fall sports would be getting under way in the next few months. But the world is anything but normal right now, and as a result, uncertainty reigns about what fall sports will look like at EWU in 2020. “The overall concern needs to be the health and safety of our students, our...
Campus Rec finds new ways to get students involved
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 11, 2020
Intramural sports like basketball, flag football and ultimate frisbee might not be available this quarter at EWU, but I.M. Sports and EPIC Adventures are trying to accomplish one of its main goals through alternative methods: Increase student participation on campus. I.M. has conducted esports tournaments featu...
EWU coaches adjust to pandemic-style recruiting: Part three of a three-part series
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 6, 2020
EWU coaches hoping to lure top-notch athletes to play in Cheney have had to get used to a lot of FaceTime calls and virtual campus tours while on the recruitment path. That’s just one of the adjustments EWU recruiters have had to make amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the cancela...
EWU coaches adjust to pandemic-style recruiting: Part two of a three-part series
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 5, 2020
EWU coaches hoping to lure top-notch athletes to play in Cheney have had to get used to a lot of FaceTime calls and virtual campus tours while on the recruitment path. That’s just one of the adjustments EWU recruiters have had to make amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the cancela...
EWU coaches adjust to pandemic-style recruiting: Part one of a three-part series
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
May 4, 2020
EWU coaches hoping to lure top-notch athletes to play in Cheney have had to get used to a lot of FaceTime calls and virtual campus tours while on the recruitment path. That’s just one of the adjustments EWU recruiters have had to make amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the cancela...
Laying the Law-COVID-19 didn’t do small school football players any favors
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
April 28, 2020
Drew Lawson is The Easterner's sports editor/co-managing editor. His opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Easterner, its staff or Eastern Washington University. This article has not been edited except for AP style. The Big Sky Conference is...
Several former EWU football players anticipate NFL Draft amidst COVID-19 chaos
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor / Co-Managing Editor
April 20, 2020
This upcoming weekend, hundreds of college football players will see their professional dreams come true as they hear their name called during one of the seven rounds of the now-virtual NFL Draft. Others won’t hear their name called, but will earn opportunities as undrafted free agents or training...
EWU spring seniors face decision regarding a return
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
April 14, 2020
The EWU men’s and women’s track teams were busy preparing for what promised to be a competitive outdoor season. The golf team was in the middle of a tournament in Utah. The men’s tennis team was full of confidence after finally notching a conference win, and the women’s tennis team was in Co...
Big Sky and EWU suspend all spring sports activities
By Aaron Hutchinson, Reporter
April 8, 2020
With social distancing practices changing the way students live their lives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Sky Conference has taken the unprecedented decision to cancel the spring sports season and suspend practices and workouts for the remainder of the year. On March 18 the Presid...
