Steve Bergum
covers EWU football and men's basketball, college baseball, and writes weekly golf column during the summer.
Contact Steve
- Email: steveb@spokesman.com
- Fax: 509-927-2175
Recent stories by Steve
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EWU will have its eye out for ISU’s Rumble
November 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Eastern Washington University will get back to trying to defend the pass – make that many passes – when it travels to Pocatello on Saturday to take on Big Sky …
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WSU faces familiar foe in soccer
November 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Washington State University’s women’s soccer team has been here before – just a little more than two months ago, in fact. But coach Matt Potter’s team hasn’t done what its …
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Eagles hand Hayford his first Division I win
November 16, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Jim Hayford is quick to admit he still doesn’t have a great read on his Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team. That’s why he was also quick to admit he …
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CdA blows into title game
November 12, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 No one has been able to slow Coeur d’Alene High School’s dynamic passing game all fall. So Mother Nature took her shot Friday night.
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EWU, Cal Poly play for pride
November 12, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 There was a time, much earlier this fall, when tonight’s nonconference college football matchup between defending NCAA Division I national champion Eastern Washington University and future Big Sky Conference member …
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Fenter provides foundation for WSU women’s soccer
November 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Matt Potter believes if a soccer player is good enough, she’s old enough – no matter how young she might be. That’s why Washington State University’s ninth-year head coach had …
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Eager Eagles
November 10, 2011 in Sports on Page O6 Jim Hayford isn’t having any problem with the product he’s trying to sell as a first-year Division I men’s basketball coach. His players at Eastern Washington University are buying into …
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Eastern prepares for Cal Poly’s classic spread option
November 10, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 Eastern Washington’s defense has dealt with its share of option offenses this fall. But the one the Eagles (4-5) will face in Saturday’s 6 p.m. nonconference game against Cal Poly …
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Gonzaga Prep falls in shootout against Tahoma
November 10, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Mackenzie Henke had her mind made up long before she approached the ball. She was going low left with her kick, no matter what.
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GSL soccer has strong presence
November 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Gonzaga Prep girls soccer coach Christian Birrer wasn’t surprised by the dominance of Greater Spokane League teams in Saturday’s 4A Regional playoffs. But he was impressed, nonetheless.
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CdA steps up when needed
November 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 Top-ranked and unbeaten Coeur d’Alene got the kind of high school football game it has been looking for all season in Friday night’s quarterfinals of the Idaho 5A state playoffs. …
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Perhaps bye arrived too late for EWU football team
November 3, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 The Nov. 5 bye on Eastern Washington University’s top-loaded 2011 football schedule is listed directly below the name of last Saturday’s Roos Field opponent Portland State – and under the …
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Vandals enter WAC tournament with motivation
November 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Even as the No. 5 seed, Idaho women’s soccer team has a lot to like about the way this year’s Western Athletic Conference tournament is shaping up. The Vandals (7-10-3 …
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Eastern’s playoff hopes end in loss to Portland State
October 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 It was difficult to determine the most fitting omen for Eastern Washington University’s 43-26 Senior Day loss to Portland State at Roos Field Saturday afternoon. For some in a sellout …
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EWU wants to continue surge against Vikings
October 29, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 Coach Beau Baldwin continues to be impressed by the resiliency of his Eastern Washington University football team. “The guys have done a great job of just attacking each week as …
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EWU’s Jackson prepares for final home game
October 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Gabriel Jackson never had a solid backup plan for his college football career. So when his dream of playing for the Air Force Academy was squelched by a family-related kidney …
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Vikings blast Lake City to win IEL crown
October 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Everything pretty much played out as expected Thursday night as visiting Coeur d’Alene steamrolled Lake City 62-21 to claim the Inland Empire League 5A championship and earn the right to … 1
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Big Sky Notes: Eastern’s defense zeros in on PSU’s Kavanaugh
October 27, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 John Graham is convinced the trigger man in Portland State’s pistol offense is much more important that any single bullet. That’s why Eastern Washington’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator …
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Pirates add to Boxers’ long losing streak
October 23, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 You never want to be those guys. You know, that bungling bunch that makes just enough mistakes to hand Pacific University its first NCAA Division III football victory since 1991.
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Eastern plays rested Sacramento State
October 22, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 For the second time in three weeks, Eastern Washington University takes to the road to engage a refreshed Big Sky Conference football rival coming off a bye week. Two weekends …

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