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Overview: EWU special teams

As redshirt freshman Roldan Alcobendas and walk-on Trevor Merritt were blasting the ball past the track at the south end of Roos Field, the coaches were sizing up the two placekickers in what is shaping up to be one of the most interesting position battles on the EWU roster.
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EWU secondary steps up at scrimmage

Saturday’s Eastern Washington scrimmage had a little of everything: a fired-up defense, efficient offense, and a feeling that the young Eagles cornerbacks are starting to, well, turn the corner. And while it gave up 523 yards, the Eastern defense also finished with seven quick-whistle sacks and nine passes broken up on a picture-perfect day at Roos Field.
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EWU secondary impressive in scrimmage

Saturday’s Eastern Washington scrimmage had a little of everything: a fired-up defense, efficient offense, and a feeling that the young Eagles cornerbacks are starting to, well, turn the corner.

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EWU spring football: Eagles have holes to fill in secondary

As the torch is passed to a new generation of Eastern Washingon cornerbacks, expect them to get burned a few times. Better now than later. In today’s scrimmage at Roos Field, they’ll again face the best offense in the Football Championship Subdivision, a pop quiz that figures to be tougher than most of the tests they’ll face next season.
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EWU spring football: Eagles deep at linebacker

T his is the sixth of an eight-part series on spring football at Eastern Washington. Today: the linebackers The teacher-student ratio at Eastern Washington looks even better these days, especially at Roos Field.
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EWU spring football: Eagles deep at linebacker

The teacher-student ratio at Eastern Washington looks even better these days, especially at Roos Field. Minor shoulder injuries have kept senior linebackers Ronnie Hamlin and Cody McCarthy out of contact drills this spring, but the Eagles’ top returning tacklers are helping any way they can.
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EWU signs forward Kyle Reid of Los Angeles

Eastern Washington basketball coach Jim Hayford has added what he believes is a “difference-maker” in the Eagles’ frontcourt with the signing Wednesday of junior college transfer Kyle Reid of Los Angeles. ”He gives us a little more front-court athleticism,” Hayford said of Reid, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound power forward who teamed with Eastern star Tyler Harvey at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif.
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Ferris boys soccer tops CV in shootout

Robin Crain calls them his “super sophs,” the only two underclassmen on the Ferris boys soccer team. Too young, apparently, to feel the burden of Wednesday night’s big match – under the lights, no less – at Central Valley.
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Defense suits Shock’s Terrance Sanders

Defense often goes unappreciated in Arena League, but not on Saturday at the Arena. The Spokane Shock had lost their momentum against the Portland Thunder, but defensive back Terrance Sanders seized it back with a crucial interception in the fourth quarter of a 55-27 win.
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Eastern football position review: Offensive line

This is the fourth of an eight-part series on spring football at Eastern Washington. Today: the offensive line The Eastern Washington offensive line is more than the sum of its parts, mostly because those parts are almost interchangeable.
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Veterans key strong start for Lakeside

Even with a new boys soccer coach, the beat goes on at Lakeside High School. The Eagles are 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northeast A League going into tonight’s match at Newport, and figure to make another run to regionals.
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In good hands

This is the second of an eight-part series on spring football at Eastern Washington. Today: Wide receivers.
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Ex-Eagles star Edwards returns to coach receivers

Talk about finding the seam: Nick Edwards’ transition from playing to coaching is about as seamless as it gets. The former Eastern Washington All-American wide receiver shed his Eagle uniform for the last time in December 2012, took a shot at the next level and now finds himself coaching some of his former teammates.
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EWU football spring preview: running backs

This is the first of an eight-part series on spring football at Eastern Washington. Today: the running backs The evolution of Eastern Washington’s running game can be summed up by one stat from last year: 5.2 yards per rush.
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Rivals Ferris, LC on GSL collision course

The battle for South Hill boys soccer supremacy is more than three weeks away, but Ferris and Lewis and Clark are doing their best to ensure that it will mean much more. The Saxons and Tigers both sit at 3-0 in the Greater Spokane League as they take a week off for spring break, and there’s a lot to like for both teams.