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SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 2009

GU opens with Colorado in Maui

There are benefits to being up at 3 a.m. -- good parking at the airport and the fact that it led to a late afternoon arrival in one of the prettiest spots on the planet: Maui.I started writing this tournament advance at Sea-Tac -- where…

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Eagles on high after playoff announcement 

As promised, we're back with some additional comments from EWU head coach Beau Baldwin and a couple of his players on the Eagles earning an at-large berth in the 2009 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.I had hoped to post earlier, but Baldwin was understandably a bit…

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Eagles land at-large berth in FCS playoffs 

Eastern Washington University, after winning its final four regular-season games, was awarded on of the eight at-large berths in the 16-team Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on Sunday.The Eagles (8-3) will travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, on Saturday to face Stephen F. Austin (9-2), which earned an…

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Four football teams still standing

Four area teams are one win each away from realizing a dream - playing Dec. 4 or 5 in Gridiron Classic in the Tacoma Dome.Ferris - as improbable as it was expected, the Saxons are in their third straight State 4A semifinal. Three weeks ago…

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