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Eastern begins pursuit of another Big Sky title

Thu., Sept. 24, 2015

The Eagles hit the road this week at Sac State as conference play begins

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Big Sky notebook: Jody Sears relishes opportunity at Sacramento State

Thu., Sept. 24, 2015

Jody Sears has spent more than his share of time on the coaching carrousel. This time he hopes to stick the landing. In the last seven years, the Sacramento State coach has lived through outrageous fortune and misfortune, sometimes in the same year.

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GSL girls soccer: Quick-striking Ferris rallies past Lewis and Clark

Thu., Sept. 24, 2015

Instilled with a sense of urgency, the Ferris girls soccer team responded in dramatic fashion Wednesday afternoon. In a just a 10-minute span after halftime, the Saxons scored three goals to rally past Lewis and Clark for a 3-2 win in their Greater Spokane League opening match.

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EWU prepares for Big Sky play

Wed., Sept. 23, 2015

With a tough trio of games behind them, the Eagles look toward defending their Big Sky Conference title

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EWU quarterback Jordan West shows good poise, great numbers

Wed., Sept. 23, 2015

Eastern Washington quarterback Jordan West is perfectly unsatisfied. Three days after setting a school record for passing efficiency in a 55-50 win over Montana State, West was the first one to point out the flaws in his masterpiece:

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Soccer notebook: Area teams ruled nonconference play

Wed., Sept. 23, 2015

Three area collegiate soccer teams have emerged from nonconference play with a full head of steam. The Washington State Cougars and Eastern Washington Eagles women and the Whitworth Pirates men have just two losses among them after enjoying a stellar preseason. The Eagles and Pirates can thank some home-grown stars for their early success.

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Eastern Washington avoids 0-3 start in offensive shootout

Sun., Sept. 20, 2015

So much for all the hand-wringing at the prospect of Eastern Washington opening the football season with three straight losses. The prospects look a lot brighter now after the fireworks show Saturday afternoon at Roos Field, where the Eagles held off Montana State 55-50 in a nonconference game that seemed straight out of a video game.

Kupp pours it on

Sun., Sept. 20, 2015

So how is that hip, Cooper Kupp? “It feels great,” Kupp said after catching 12 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns to help Eastern Washington to a 55-50 thriller over Montana State.

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Eastern Washington avoids 0-3 start in shootout win over Montana State

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 19, 2015

Jordan West threw for 410 yards and six touchdowns and Jabari Wilson ran for 188 yards and two scores to lead Eastern Washington to a 55-50 win over Montana State on Saturday.

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Eastern Washington demoralized Montana State in recent games

Sat., Sept. 19, 2015

Unless it’s game film, football coaches aren’t much for reliving the past. That goes double for losses, such as the one-point heartbreaker Montana State suffered at the hands of Eastern Washington last year in Bozeman.

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Eastern Washington demoralized Montana State in recent games

Fri., Sept. 18, 2015

Unless it’s game film, football coaches aren’t much for reliving the past. That goes double for losses, such as the one-point heartbreaker Montana State suffered at the hands of Eastern Washington last year in Bozeman.

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Eastern gears up for MSU challenge

Fri., Sept. 18, 2015

Hoping to avoid an 0-3 start, the EWU football team prepares for the Bobcats

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EWU football: Todd Raynes stands out wherever he’s inserted

Fri., Sept. 18, 2015

Todd Raynes loves a challenge, even the ones he didn’t seek. Recruited to Eastern Washington as a receiver in 2011, he was switched to defensive back. No problem.

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Young CV undaunted

Fri., Sept. 18, 2015

If the rest of the Greater Spokane League is poised for some payback against Central Valley, the Bears are still looking, well, poised. Even if most of them aren’t old enough to drive. Winning will do that for you: The Bears have won two straight State 4A soccer titles.

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EWU football: Todd Raynes stands out wherever he’s inserted

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

Todd Raynes loves a challenge, even the ones he didn’t seek. Recruited to Eastern Washington as a receiver in 2011, he was switched to defensive back. No problem.

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EWU football chat, Sept. 17 (transcript)

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

Here's the full replay of beat writer Jim Allen's live chat on Eastern football, held Thursday

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Ewu sports chat Sept. 17 (noon)

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

Chat starts at noon today. Send me you questions.

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Eastern defense will have its hands full

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

Eagle defense faces MSU standout quarterback Prukop

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Mead girls soccer favored in Greater Spokane League in expected tight race

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

If the Mead girls finish atop the Greater Spokane League soccer standings this year, the journey began last fall on a muddy field at Central Valley. Heavy underdogs in their District 8 4A title match, the Panthers slogged past the Bears to take a 2-0 win and an unlikely spot in regionals.

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Montana State’s Dakota Prukop presents interesting challenge for Eastern Washington

Thu., Sept. 17, 2015

A year ago, even his coach didn’t know what to expect from Montana State quarterback Dakota Prukop. “We really didn’t know who our starting quarterback would be,” Rob Ash said Tuesday. “But he really took off.”

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Eastern gears up for Montana State

Wed., Sept. 16, 2015

Eagles are winless but focused for home opener

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Eagles refuse to panic despite 0-2 start

Wed., Sept. 16, 2015

For the record, Beau Baldwin isn’t dwelling on Eastern’s rough start. The Eagles are 0-2 for only the third time in Baldwin’s eight seasons as EWU’s head coach, but there’s too much work to do and no time to fret.

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Eastern and Big Sky links

Tue., Sept. 15, 2015

It's another tough game for the Eagles with Montana State coming to town

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EWU could lose key players to injury

Mon., Sept. 14, 2015

Eastern Washington's loss at Northern Iowa last weekend could be doubly costly.

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Big test for Eastern, other Big Sky teams

Sat., Sept. 12, 2015

The Eagles face a big test today at Northern Iowa; lose, and they'll fall to 0-2 with powerful Montana State coming to Cheney next week