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EWU puts offensive balance against pass-happy T-birds

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Quarterback Brad Sorensen and the Southern Utah football team are putting up some impressive numbers this year. The Thunderbirds are averaging 270 yards per game through the air with 18 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. They have scored 25 times out of 26 chances in the red zone.
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Eastern’s Ena earned reputation for toughness

Friendships run a little deeper in the trenches, Paul Ena will tell you. So do reputations for toughness, one that Ena has built during four seasons on the defensive line at Eastern Washington.
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Mt. Spokane stands stop district girls soccer

The Mt. Spokane soccer players were walking toward the parking lot at Spokane Falls Community College on Wednesday night when one of them shouted, “We’re halfway there, girls!” She didn’t mean the bus, which was pulling up to meet them after the Wildcats turned away University 3-1 to win the District 8 3A title.
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Strong-armed Southern Utah quarterback challenge for EWU

When asked about the next quarterback who will confront the Eastern Washington defense, linebacker Ronnie Hamlin chose his words carefully. “We haven’t faced a guy like him before,” Hamlin said before practice Tuesday at Roos Field. “He’s accurate, and he has a great arm.”
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Undefeated Mt. Spokane wins district soccer

The Mt. Spokane soccer players were walking toward the parking lot at Spokane Falls Community College on Wednesday night when one of them shouted, “We’re halfway there, girls!”
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Central Valley wins district girls soccer title

For the Central Valley girls soccer team, Tuesday night was all about resilience. Less than a week after falling short of the Greater Spokane League title, the Bears took an easier path to something bigger as they rallied to defeat Mead 3-1 and win the District 8 4A championship on a cold night at Spokane Falls Community College.
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Spokane trio lead Vandals’ soccer success

The injury is almost forgotten now, unlike the memories Liz Boyden will carry forward after a bonus year of soccer at the University of Idaho. A broken leg three matches into the 2011 season led to a medical redshirt, and made her eligible for a lot more than just another season.
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Two-QB system works like family at Eastern

It wasn’t posted on YouTube, but Eastern Washington head coach Beau Baldwin body-bumped one of his players Saturday night. That would be quarterback Kyle Padron, whose fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Brandon Kaufman gave the Eagles a two-score cushion lead en route to a 31-28 win over Sacramento State on Saturday.
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Top-ranked Eastern holds back Hornets

As a wall of television cameras shielded him from the icy wind, Eastern Washington football coach Beau Baldwin warmed up to the subject of life at the top. Moments after a 31-28 homecoming win over Sacramento State that was both exhilarating and confounding, Baldwin shrugged as if to say: That’s life in the Big Sky Conference. In their first game as the top-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision, the Eagles made just enough plays Saturday night to stay there for another week.
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Eagles welcome Hornets to start second half

Six games into the football season, only one thing is certain: The Eastern Washington football team is halfway home. With a 5-1 record and a No. 1 national ranking, the Eagles are on track to host a second-round FCS playoff game provided they don’t stumble down the stretch, starting with today’s homecoming game against Sacramento State.
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EWU men chosen third in media poll, sixth by coaches

Eastern Washington’s strong finish last season made an impression, especially with the people who cover Big Sky Conference men’s basketball. Despite returning only two starters, the Eagles are picked third in the preseason media poll released Thursday. Big Sky coaches picked them sixth out of 11 teams.
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EWU’s Greg Herd found his place at wide receiver

Among the many memories of Eastern Washington’s national championship season is a soggy football wobbling its way toward Greg Herd in the FCS quarterfinals against North Dakota State. Down by seven with barely a minute to play and facing fourth-and-10 at EWU’s 28, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell got the play from the bench.
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Eastern’s Herd found his place at receiver

Among the many memories of Eastern Washington’s national championship season is a soggy football wobbling its way toward Greg Herd in the FCS quarterfinals against North Dakota State.
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Idaho State, police investigate Kramer

Idaho State football head coach Mike Kramer is being investigated by police and the university for allegedly shoving a player to the ground two weeks ago in an incident caught on video.