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The Easterner

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The Easterner

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Mariners relying on their king early

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 13, 2015

Another start, another milestone reached by Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who has begun the 2015 season with a 6-0 record and a 1.85 ERA, a start to the season that the club has desperately...

Harvey during the NCAA tournament vs. Georgetown on March 19

Tyler Harvey invited to NBA Draft combine

By Sam Deal, Sports Editor May 13, 2015

Tyler Harvey will have another opportunity to prove he belongs with the best prospects in the country after receiving an invite to participate in the NBA’s annual pre draft combine. The combine started...

One final qualifying mark set for EWU track and field before Big Sky

One final qualifying mark set for EWU track and field before Big Sky

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 13, 2015

In the last meet before the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, the EWU track and field team added a conference qualifying mark and set multiple season bests at the Sasquatch Carnival in Spokane on May 6. The...

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Eastern thrower looks to finish on top at home

By Fetlew Gebreziabher, Online Sports Editor May 13, 2015

After injuries sidelined him in high school from playing football and problems with his baseball coaches during his sophomore year, EWU senior hammer thrower Jordan Arakawa found himself searching for...

Jake Rodgers on Senior Day

Jake Rodgers headed to ATL

By Sam Deal, Sports Editor May 12, 2015

  Jake Rodgers is one step closer to playing football on Sundays. The Eagles All-American offensive tackle was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 225 pick of this past weekends NFL draft. “He...

Boxing is dead

By Sam Deal and Sam Deal May 12, 2015

MayPac wasn’t a disappointment. It was just a Floyd Mayweather fight. “The fight of the Century” was five years past when it should have happened and overhyped to increase viewership. It worked. HBO...

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EWU Track and Field solid in Corvallis

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 12, 2015

The EWU track and field team put up a flurry of top 10 school records and posted a new conference qualifying mark at the Oregon State High Performance Meet in Corvallis on May 1, as the Big Sky Conference...

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EWU women’s distance runners look to finish conference play strongly

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 12, 2015

It has been a long season for the EWU track and field team, but the women’s distance runners are sprinting to the finish and looking to close out an already successful conference campaign at Roos Field...

Jeff Schmedding is an old face in a new place for EWU football

Jeff Schmedding is an old face in a new place for EWU football

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 3, 2015

Though Jeff Schmedding is in his first year as EWU football’s defensive coordinator, he brings an abundance of knowledge and experience to the position The 2002 EWU graduate enters his 12th season...

EWU women’s golf finishes 8th in Big Sky Championships

EWU women’s golf finishes 8th in Big Sky Championships

By Brandon Cline, Staff Writer May 3, 2015

The EWU women’s golf team shot a second round best of 298 in the Big Sky Conference Championships in Chandler, Arizona, but faltered on the final day to finish the three-round tournament in a tie for...

SLU's Austin McBroom tranfers to EWU

SLU’s Austin McBroom tranfers to EWU

By Sam Deal, Sports Editor May 3, 2015

Eastern’s men’s basketball team is continuing to turn over its roster after having one of the most successful seasons in school history. Former St. Louis University point guard Austin McBroom announced...

Big Sky Conference inks 3 year deal with Reno

By Sam Deal, Sports Editor May 3, 2015

For the first time, Eagle fans will know where the Big Sky basketball tournament is being held long before the season begins. The Big Sky Conference revealed Friday that the annual season ending basketball...

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