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The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner

Bogdan Bliznyuk poses with his career points record plaque on Jan. 25. | Photo courtesy of Ron Swords

Bliznyuk receives little playing time in Summer League, will play in Israel

By Dylan Harris, Copy Editor July 19, 2018

Former EWU forward Bogdan Bliznyuk signed a multiyear deal with Bnei Herzliya on July 5, just one day before he made his debut with the Los Angeles Clippers’ summer league team. Bliznyuk received...

EWU quarterback Gage Gubrud and safety Mitch Fettig at the Big Sky Conference’s summer meetings | Taylor Newquist for The Easterner

EWU Football No. 1 in Big Sky coaches and media pre-season polls

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor July 17, 2018

  The Big Sky Conference’s annual summer meetings found a new home in downtown Spokane this year, as players, coaches and media members gathered at the Double Tree on Spokane Boulevard. Representing...

Bogdan Bliznyuk, who was named the 2018 Big Sky Conference MVP, will make his NBA Summer League debut on July 6, 2018. | Easterner Archives

Bliznyuk to make summer league debut July 6

By Dylan Harris, Copy Editor July 2, 2018

Former EWU basketball standout Bogdan Bliznyuk will make his NBA Summer League debut July 6 against the Golden State Warriors on ESPN. The 6’6” guard signed a summer league contract with the Los Angeles...

EWU volleyball head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud answers questions from the media on June 25. | Jeremy Burnham for The Easterner

Flores-Cloud settles in as EWU volleyball gears up for new season

By Jeremy Burnham, Managing Editor June 26, 2018

Less than two months before the start of the 2018 volleyball season, newly hired EWU head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud would like more time to prepare, but she's not going to rush things. “I think everyone...

A knack for nutrition

A knack for nutrition

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor June 24, 2018

The EWU athletic department checked another box on its summer to-do list with the hire of Nate Barry as the new assistant athletic director for athletic performance on June 19. Barry will plan and implement...

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EWU volleyball names Leslie Flores-Cloud head coach

By Jeremy Burnham, Managing Editor June 16, 2018

There will be a new coach in charge when the EWU volleyball team takes the court this fall. EWU athletic director Lynn Hickey named Leslie Flores-Cloud the squad’s new head coach on Friday. "We are...

Head football coach Aaron Best leads the football team out after halftime against Weber State last season. Best has been a part of the Eagles' last eight Big Sky Championships - one as a player and seven on the coaching staff | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Aaron Best ready for second season at the helm

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter June 7, 2018

Aaron Best has been a part of the EWU football program for 20 of the last 21 years, beginning with his playing career in 1996. This fall, Best will start his second year as the Eagles’ head coach, after...

Two hockey club members in a game against Washington State this season. The club recently joined the Pac-8, a Division II conference in the American Collegiate Hockey Association | Photo courtesy of EWU Hockey Club

EWU hockey club moves to Pac-8

By Jeremy Burnham, Copy Editor June 6, 2018

EWU hockey has a new conference. The men’s club hockey team will be moving to the Pac-8 conference, EWU Hockey Club president Zachery Mindermann announced on May 31. The Pac-8 is a Division II conference...

Athletic Director Lynn Hickey during her introductory press conference on April 25. Hickey is focused on pinpointing and solving problems in the athletic department at this point in her tenure | Photo courtesy of EWU

EWU Athletic Director Lynn Hickey and the athletic department prep for a busy summer

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter June 6, 2018

EWU Athletic Director Lynn Hickey has spent six weeks in her permanent position. In her first week she filled staff vacancies for the associate head soccer coach and the Senior Associate Athletic Director...

Senior Paula Gil-Echevarria competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big Sky Championships on May 10. On May 25, Gil-Eehevarria placed 27th in the event at the NCAA West Preliminaries | Photo courtesy of EWU Athletics

Eags’ outdoor track & field campaign ends in Sacramento

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 31, 2018

The EWU outdoor track and field season concluded last weekend at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, after all seven competing Eagles placed outside of the top 12 that was required to qualify...

Bogdan Bliznyuk, who was named the 2018 Big Sky Conference MVP, will make his NBA Summer League debut on July 6, 2018. | Easterner Archives

Bogdan Bliznyuk continues NBA Draft preparation

By Michael Brock, Sports Editor May 31, 2018

Since capping off a record-breaking EWU career by being named the 2018 Big Sky Conference MVP, senior forward Bogdan Bliznyuk has been working tirelessly to fulfill his dream of playing professional basketball. Bliznyuk...

Senior Erin Clark prepares to pole vault at a recent practice. Clark will compete in the event at the NCAA West Preliminary Championship in Sacramento this weekend | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Sactown showdown: Eags prep for NCAA West Prelims

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 23, 2018

Seven Eagles have qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Championship this weekend in Sacramento after final rankings were posted on May 17. Three athletes from the men’s team and four from the women’s...

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