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Eastern Washington notebook: Dennis Merritt’s injury thins out Eagles’ backfield

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 7, 2019

Teammates took a knee Saturday as burgeoning Eastern Washington running back Dennis Merritt was carted off the Roos Field turf, some emotional after he suffered what appeared to be a leg fracture.

Sports >  EWU football

Eric Barriere, Dre’ Sonte Dorton help Eastern Washington down Lindenwood on record day

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 7, 2019

Eric Barriere may have found his next reliable, big-play receiver.

Sports >  High school sports

Mead breezes past Post Falls in season opener at the Pine Bowl

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

Mead (1-0), which returns 40 lettermen from last year’s Greater Spokane League runner-up team, looked like the veteran club against the Trojans (1-1), who yielded 536 total yards to the Panthers.

Sports >  EWU football

EWU proposes major football stadium renovations, aims to raise $25 million

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

The Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proposal by the school’s athletic department on Friday for renovations to its football stadium, Roos Field, a privately funded project with an estimated cost of $25 million.

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Eastern Washington ready to rebound from season-opening loss to Washington with visit from D-II Lindenwood

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

Eastern Washington center Spencer Blackburn was on the wrong end of the Eagles’ 47-14 loss to defending Pac-12 champion Washington last week, a game in which Eagles totaled a meager 64 yards on the ground against one of the best Power 5 defenses in the country.

Sports >  Area sports

Averie Collins, Washington State quickly sink Gonzaga women’s soccer in overtime

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 5, 2019

Washington State’s senior midfielder went 90 minutes without seeing the 17th-ranked Cougars – the country’s top-scoring team – slip one by pesky Gonzaga on Thursday.

Sports >  EWU football

Big Sky Picks: After lopsided losses, Eastern Washington and Idaho have much easier tasks in Week 2

Thu., Sept. 5, 2019

Eastern Washington beat writer Ryan Collingwood predicts Week 2 games in the Big Sky Conference.

Sports >  EWU football

Move to offensive line paying off for Eastern Washington right guard Kaleb Levao

Wed., Sept. 4, 2019

If not for the switch from defense in 2016, Levao, who swiftly developed into an All-Big Sky Conference right guard, his college career would likely be over.

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Eastern Washington notebook: Defensive back Joe Lang the latest small-town walk-on to start for the Eagles

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 3, 2019

The previous time Joe Lang saw his name in the starting lineup, he was helping Washington small-school power Royal cruise to a 1A state title at the Tacoma Dome.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Eagles linebacker Chris Ojoh shines in lopsided loss to Washington

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019

When budding Eastern Washington linebacker Chris Ojoh reported to fall camp 15 pounds heavier than he was a year ago, his teammates felt sympathy for opposing ballcarriers.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington has no answer for Jacob Eason as No. 13 Washington rolls Eagles 47-14

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019

Behind quarterback Jacob Eason’s 349 passing yards and four touchdowns, 13th-ranked Washington handled EWU 47-14 in front of 65,000 fans.

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Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere ‘can’t wait’ to face his first Pac-12 school as a starter

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

Eric Barriere smiled and anxiously rubbed his hands together as he envisioned himself stepping up to Washington’s traditionally salty defense.

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Big Sky Picks: Eastern Washington will have its hands full with big, talent-stocked Huskies in Week 1

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood predicts Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football games.

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Washington assistant coaching trio has strong Eastern Washington ties

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

The sixth-highest paid state employee in Washington, North Central and Eastern Washington graduate Jimmy Lake, has had the luxury of avoiding Seattle’s gridlock traffic by taking his boat to work. And he’s not even a head coach.

Sports >  EWU football

A season removed from a FCS runner-up finish, Eastern Washington returns with its sights again set squarely on finishing ‘Uno’

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

With the return of electric junior quarterback Eric Barriere, a star-studded offensive line and over a dozen other proven skill players and defensive stalwarts, coaches and national pundits agree: The Eagles can push for their second national crown since 2010.

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Eastern Washington Eagles season predictions: Third-ranked Eagles have eyes set on another trip to Frisco

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

Will it be a trip to the playoffs or an early offseason for the Eagles this year?

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Several Eastern Washington players, coaches return home to Seattle to face Huskies

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 28, 2019

It’s based in Cheney, but Eastern Washington’s FCS power football program is quite western, widely comprised of talent from the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area.

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Eastern Washington linebacker Jusstis Warren brings experience, knowledge of Washington Huskies to Eagles defense

Tue., Aug. 27, 2019

By the time Washington outside linebacker Jusstis Warren got acclimated to his talent-rich position group, the writing on the wall was in pencil.

Sports >  EWU football

Anfernee Gurley happy to be back in the fold for Eastern Washington’s football team

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 24, 2019

One of the Big Sky Conference’s top true freshmen in 2017, Anfernee Gurley looked on in frustration as his Eastern Washington cohorts advanced to the 2018 FCS national championship without him.

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Young Eastern Washington cornerbacks aided by veteran position groups

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

Of the four cornerbacks who shared reps in Eastern Washington’s ball-hawking 2018 secondary, the youngest were fifth-year seniors.

Sports >  NFL

Former Washington State standouts Shalom Luani, River Cracraft work to stick in NFL

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 21, 2019

Former Washington State standouts Shalom Luani and River Cracraft have kept an eye on the Cougars’ ascension since exhausting their eligibility in 2016, each keeping in touch with players from the program’s school-record 11-win team last season.

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Antoine Custer leads the pack for deep, experienced Eastern Washington backfield

Tue., Aug. 20, 2019

Third-year Eastern Washington running backs coach Kevin Maurice was forthright Tuesday when discussing his group of experience-rich ballcarriers.

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Gunner Talkington, Trey Turner emerging as top candidates to be EWU’s backup quarterback

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 17, 2019

Eastern Washington’s Gunner Talkington, true freshmen Trey Turner and Kellen Kranc and redshirt freshman Simon Burkett are each battling for the outright No. 2 quarterback job behind Eric Barriere, a preseason Walter Payton Award candidate. Two weeks into practice, it appears to be a two-way race between Talkington and Turner, with the former appearing to have the edge due to experience.

Sports >  MLB

Former Ferris star Andrew Kittredge finds a major-league home with Rays

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 17, 2019

Andrew Kittredge dealt at Ferris High School, overpowering Greater Spokane League hitters for four years before doing much of the same at Washington. After floating around various rungs of the minor leagues for much of the decade, the 29-year-old reliever appears to have a foothold in the majors.

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From Eagle to Seahawk: Jay-Tee Tiuli fights to earn a place on Seattle’s D-line

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 16, 2019

Former Eastern Washington star defensive tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli hopes, at the very least, to earn a spot on the Seahawks practice roster and gain a foothold in the NFL. The Seahawks will cut their roster from 90 players to 53 by the end of this month.