Corbin Jountti rushed for three touchdowns, Casey Jahn ran for two and Marcus Alford returned an interception 70 yards for a score as Northern Arizona defeated Eastern Washington 52-30 on Saturday night at Roos Field in Cheney.
Gonzaga women’s basketball opened year two of the Lisa Fortier era with a 64-31 exhibition win over Carroll College that also served as a tune-up for the serious games ahead: Air Force a week from now and 16th-ranked Stanford two days after that.
Eastern Washington’s young defense has been learning on the fly. More often than not, the halftime adjustments have paid off, keeping the Eagles in games and keeping them in contention to win another Big Sky Conference title. It happened again last week with a second-half shutout in a 14-13 nailbiter over Weber State.
Aaron Neary is getting noticed – again. Most of the pro scouts who drop by Eastern Washington football practices are there to check on Neary, an All-American left guard with a high motor and high ambitions to play in the NFL.
For the fifth time in as many Big Sky Conference games, Eastern Washington’s defense found a way to turn the tide in the second half of the Eagles’ 14-13 win over Weber State.
The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups dominated Central Valley for most of a chilly evening before earning a 1-0 shootout win in their 4A District semifinal at Bullpup Stadium. “It didn’t play out the way I figured, but give CV credit,” said Prep coach Billy Barmes, whose team swept through the Greater Spokane League this year with a 9-0 record but had to endure 90 minutes and a shootout before clinching a spot in next week’s regionals.
John Stockton is back in the game. The NBA Hall of Famer has joined the Montana State women’s basketball program as an assistant coach, the school announced Tuesday morning.
