![Dehonta Hayes, redshirt junior safety, poses for The Easterner's first student-athlete of the year award. “I’m more than just a football player," Hayes said. "I care about this school, this community and the people who go to this school.”](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MG_9610-900x600.jpg)
Student-athlete of the year: Dehonta Hayes
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• June 5, 2019
![Creek running from the waterfall at Trail 121 located in the Palisades Park area.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Greenwood3-900x600.png)
Spokane hiking guide
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
• May 22, 2019
![Senior Larry Still has battled through adversity to become EWU's top pole vaulter. At the 47 Pueller Invitational he set the school record vault of 17-feet-6.5-inches.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_28b7_39973554515_o-900x600.jpg)
EWU vaulter Larry Still reaches new heights in the pole vault
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• May 13, 2019
![Athletic director Lynn Hickey and senior associate athletics director for external affairs Devon Thomas sit in front of the board of trustees on Friday. The BOT approved Hickey's decision to postpone the Roos Field renovation proposal until another meeting in October. This meeting occurred in 2019.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BoT5-900x591.png)
Roos Field renovation proposal postponed until October
By Michael Brock, Editor in Chief
• May 10, 2019
![The majority of EWU's student-athletes do not have full ride scholarships, including the entirety of the football team. Out of 335 athletes from 2017-2018, 242 were on some sort of scholarship aid, while 93 received no form of scholarship aid according to the athletic department's grant-in-aid breakdown.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Scholarships-900x600.png)
Breaking down EWU’s athletic scholarships
By Michael Brock, Editor in Chief
• May 8, 2019
![Thousands make their way through downtown Spokane on Sunday as a part of the 43rd annual Bloomsday.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_8401-900x600.jpg)
Bloomsday brings out EWU track and field members
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• May 6, 2019
![Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Nsimba Webster catches one of his four touchdowns in the FCS semifinal game against Maine on Dec. 15. Webster signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 27.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Webster-900x839.jpg)
Undrafted players have that special chip, and Webster fits the bill
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
• May 1, 2019
![Sophomore Zoey Nelson swings at the Big Sky Conference championships on April 25. EWU lost to Southern Utah in the first round of the tournament 4-3.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Tennis1-657x900.png)
EWU women’s tennis falls in first round of conference tournament
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• May 1, 2019
![Four EWU players earn chance with NFL teams following 2019 draft](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-28-at-3.20.43-PM-900x255.png)
Four EWU players earn chance with NFL teams following 2019 draft
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
• April 28, 2019
![Senior wide receiver Jayson Williams earned the Red-White game's MVP award after catching four passes for 67 yards and two touchdowns.](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_4697-2-900x752.jpg)
EWU concludes spring camp with annual Red-White game
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• April 28, 2019
![That one time at EWU football camp](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hot-take-online-900x325.png)
That one time at EWU football camp
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
• April 25, 2019
![EWU Athletics' summer camps connect future students with teams' staff and players](https://theeasterner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Sports-camp-900x503.png)
EWU Athletics’ summer camps connect future students with teams’ staff and players
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
• April 25, 2019
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