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Mooberry Relays welcomes 26 schools, competitive field for 56th edition

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2019

Second-year Rogers coach Brent Palmer has had the chore of cultivating interest in a traditionally lean track and field program.

Sports >  EWU football

New Eastern Washington defensive coordinator Eti Ena doesn’t plan many changes from Eagles’ schemes

UPDATED: Tue., April 16, 2019

A third move to Cheney has been the charm for new Eastern Washington defensive coordinator Eti Ena.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington defense shines in rain-soaked spring scrimmage

UPDATED: Sat., April 13, 2019

Andy Katzenberger, a senior linebacker, sniffed out a short pass from quarterback Eric Barriere in the red zone, the first of four turnovers by the first- and second-team offenses in the 70-play tussle.

Sports >  Area sports

College baseball notebook: CC Spokane pitcher, Boise State commit Reed Harrington continues to mow down NWAC foes

UPDATED: Thu., April 11, 2019

In seven appearances and a combined 10 innings of work, CCS pitcher Reed Harrington has stuck out 17 hitters and hasn’t given up a run.

Sports >  High school sports

Track and field notebook: North Central sophomore Allie Janke among the nation’s best in the 1,600

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2019

Using her tall frame and long, fluid stride, Allie Janke recently ran a career-best 4 minutes, 51.48 seconds at the Eastmont Twilight Invitational, 4 seconds faster than her state championship mark.

Sports >  EWU football

New Eastern Washington offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker looks to keep Eagles buzzing

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2019

Heavy raindrops poured onto Ian Shoemaker as he doled advice to a group of quarterbacks Tuesday at Roos Field, but his smile still beamed through the dreary spring football weather.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Ex-Eastern Washington standout Jesse Hunt teams up with Big Sky rivals at 3X3U National Championship in Minneapolis

UPDATED: Fri., April 5, 2019

The winner of the 3-on-3 tournament gets a $100,000 grand prize. Each tournament win nets a team $1,000.

Sports >  EWU football

Ex-Eastern Washington football stars record impressive marks at pro day

UPDATED: Thu., April 4, 2019

A thinner, seemingly happier Jay-Tee Tiuli stood in front of a half-dozen cameras Thursday at Roos Field, the first time the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year spoke to reporters since November.

Sports >  National sports

Women’s NCAA Tournament: Spokane products continue to reach the Final Four

Thu., April 4, 2019

Oregon senior forward Oti Gildon is the rare Spokane product to reach the NCAA women’s Final Four, which kicks off Friday when the No. 2 seed Ducks face top-seeded Baylor in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Sports >  Area sports

College baseball notebook: Young Whitworth coach CJ Perry has Pirates atop NWC standings

Thu., April 4, 2019

Don’t mistake CJ Perry’s youthful, clean-shaven face for frailty. The second-year Whitworth coach – a 2008 Gonzaga Prep graduate – has the Pirates rolling.

Sports >  High school sports

Track-and-field notebook: First-year Cheney sprinter Camden VerStrate already among state’s best

UPDATED: Wed., April 3, 2019

All Camden VerStrate did in his first meet was was clock in a 10.74 seconds in the 100, the second-best mark in program history behind 2018 state champion Charles Johnson (10.65), now a freshman sprinter at Washington State.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington begins spring camp after quick turnaround

UPDATED: Tue., April 2, 2019

The faces are familiar, but the turnaround isn’t.

Sports >  Area sports

Point Loma coach and Central Valley graduate Ryan Looney keeps on winning

UPDATED: Mon., April 1, 2019

Looney, 42, led Point Loma to the NCAA Division II national title game on Saturday.

Sports >  EWU football

Starting running back, backup quarterback are positions up for grabs for Eagles

UPDATED: Sun., March 31, 2019

A few questions loom in Cheney as the Eastern Washington football team begins spring practice.

Sports >  Area sports

College baseball notebook: Gonzaga happy to be back home after tough nonconference road schedule

UPDATED: Thu., March 28, 2019

The Bulldogs’ three-game stretch against San Diego (17-8, 3-3) at Patterson Baseball Complex begins Friday.

Sports >  High school sports

Track and field preview: Capsules for Greater Spokane League teams

UPDATED: Thu., March 28, 2019

Preview capsules for track and field teams from around the region.

Sports >  High school sports

Greater Spokane League track and field: Mt. Spokane standout and Idaho signee Spencer Barrera ‘a natural’

UPDATED: Thu., March 28, 2019

When asked last season at a Greater Spokane League meet to try the 400-meter run, Spencer Barrera considered the request experimental, not permanent. He breezed to victory, with a winning time of 50.34 seconds.

News >  Spokane

Year-round boxing, mentorship program puts Spokane police, gym owner in at-risk youths’ corner

Mon., March 25, 2019

The Spokane Police Department and Spokane Boxing Club are teaming up to mentor at-risk youth by providing a local version of a year-round boxing program created by the Police Athletic League, or PAL.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Eastern Washington basketball: Up-and-down seasons ended strongly for young, talented men’s, women’s teams

UPDATED: Wed., March 20, 2019

The Eagles’ deep tournament runs in Boise last week – the first time both programs played in the Big Sky championship game in the same season – didn’t equate to winning records.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Big Sky Tournament: Déjà vu for EWU as Montana surges past Eagles for second straight title

UPDATED: Sat., March 16, 2019

Sayeed Pridgett scored 18 points and Montana overcame a 12-point deficit to beat Eastern Washington 68-62 for its second straight Big Sky Tournament title and NCAA bid. Donaven Dorsey and Michael Oguine each added 12 points for Montana (26-8). The Grizzlies also beat the Eagles (16-18) last year in the final.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Big Sky Tournament: Eastern Washington cruises past Southern Utah, earns championship rematch with rival Montana

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2019

Eastern Washington got what it wanted Friday, and its 77-61 dispatching of Southern Utah in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals was only part of the equation.

Sports >  Area sports

Portland State’s late surge denies Eastern Washington women their first NCAA Tournament berth in 32 years

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2019

Desirae Hansen hit a 12-foot jumper with 3.1 seconds remaining to lift Portland State to a 61-59 victory over Eastern Washington and claim the Big Sky Conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Big Sky Tournament: Eastern Washington holds off Montana State, advances to semifinals

UPDATED: Thu., March 14, 2019

Don’t tell Mason Peatling that Eastern Washington relies solely on its long-range shooting.

Sports >  Area sports

Big Sky Tournament: Eastern Washington a win away from ending its 32-year NCAA Tournament drought

UPDATED: Thu., March 14, 2019

The last time EWU qualified for the NCAA women’s tournament (1987), longtime Eagles coach Wendy Schuller was a high school basketball player in Southern California.

Sports >  Area sports

Big Sky Tournament: Eastern Washington punches ticket to first championship game since 1988

UPDATED: Wed., March 13, 2019

The difference between elimination and Eastern Washington’s first Big Sky Conference Tournament championship game appearance in 31 years? A heads-up play by a crafty Australian point guard.