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Freshman Talolo Limu-Jones consoles Sophomore Eric Barriere after the Eagles 38-24 loss to NDSU in the FCS National Championship on Saturday. Barriere threw for 198 yards and rushed a touchdown in the game.

EWU FB Playoffs

By Randle Kinswa, Co-Managing Editor/Sports Editor April 22, 2021

The EWU football team has been selected as one of the 16 teams to participate in the Division 1 Football Championship Series playoffs for the 2021 season.  The FCS playoffs for the 2021 season include...

The offense for EWU saw the main production come from their senior forwards Taylor Matheny and McKaley Goffard with nine goals on 16 shot attempts for Matheny and eight on 13 attempts for Goffard.

EWU women’s soccer season recap

By Michael Spearman, Reporter April 20, 2021

The EWU women’s soccer season has come to an end after the team came up short to reach the Big Sky tournament. The team ended the season with a conference record of (4-2-2) and an overall record of (5-4-2)...

The Major League Baseball season is on track for 2021.

Baseball is Back!

By Michael Spearman, Reporter April 19, 2021

  The MLB season started on time this year, after last season was cut down to only 60 games due to COVID-19 and disagreements between the MLBPA and the MLB owners regarding contract modifications...

Football Recap- EWU Defeats Idaho

Football Recap- EWU Defeats Idaho

By Randle Kinswa, Co-Managing Editor/Sports Editor April 13, 2021

The EWU football team (5-1) defeated the University of Idaho (2-3) in a barn burner Saturday afternoon, 38-31. Redshirt senior QB Eric Barriere led EWU with 309 yards passing, 54 yards on the ground...

Highs and lows from an eventful year of EWU athletics

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...

The process of replacing the turf at Roos Field has begun.

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...

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...

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...

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 head coach Shantay Legans gives instruction during EWUs 74-71 loss to Idaho Thursday. Legans was largely unhappy with EWUs effort in the game on February 14th, 2020.

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 players take the field during the 2019 season. As of press time, no EWU players had signed a UDFA contract or been invited to a rookie minicamp with an NFL team.

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...

EWU seniors in spring sports, including Madalyn Ardueser of the golf team and Mikayel Kachatryan of the mens tennis team, saw their final seasons at EWU come to an abrupt end this year.

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...

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