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Colville’s Trent Baun may be the next rare four-time state wrestling champion

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

The makeshift sauna in Trent Baun’s home has been an adequate substitute for his morning and evening runs through the mountainous terrain near Colville High School.

Sports >  EWU football

Former Cheney standout, Idaho linebacker Ty Graham transfers to Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 25, 2019

Ty Graham, a Cheney High product and former starting outside linebacker at Idaho, has transferred to Eastern Washington.

Sports >  High school sports

Blake Haney’s clutch pin lifts Mt. Spokane over rival Mead for GSL title

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 24, 2019

Blake Haney delivered. The Mt. Spokane senior’s dramatic pin Thursday night at a packed Mead High School gave the Wildcats not only a 30-29 win over rival Mead, but also a Greater Spokane League title.

Sports >  Area sports

Washington commit Nate Pryor sparks North Idaho College’s rout of Community Colleges of Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

Pryor scored most of his game-high 31 points in the second half, helping the defending NWAC champion Cardinals (18-2, 7-0 East Region) flip the switch in the last 14 minutes of regulation.

Sports >  Area sports

Women’s basketball notebook: Boise State guard Riley Lupfer reaches 1,000-point milestone

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

Boise State guard and former Lewis and Clark star Riley Lupfer can score in a variety of ways, but her driving, left-handed floater Saturday at Fresno State put her in elite company.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington promotes Eti Ena to defensive coordinator

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 23, 2019

Eti Ena was named Eastern Washington’s defensive coordinator on Wednesday, replacing Jeff Schmedding, who recently joined Boise State’s coaching staff as a co-special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach.

Sports >  EWU football

EWU quarterback Gage Gubrud narrows transfer search down to Washington State and Utah

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 21, 2019

Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud, who recently

Sports >  EWU football

Three former Eastern Washington stars headed to the Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 20, 2019

Former EWU linebacker Samson Ebukam had three tackles and a forced fumble, helping the Rams clip the New Orleans Saints 26-23 in overtime Saturday in the NFC championship game at the Superdome.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Jacob Davison, Tyler Kidd spark EWU’s win over Montana State on record-breaking night for Tyler Hall

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 19, 2019

Before EWU downed the Bobcats (7-10, 4-3), it upset rival and preseason conference favorite Montana 78-71 on Jan. 10, the Eagles’ first back-to-back wins of the season.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington’s 2019 schedule includes Washington, FCS power Jacksonville State

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 11, 2019

The Eagles’ full 12-game schedule was released Friday, which includes seven away games including road dates with rivals Montana and Idaho.

Sports >  Area sports

Without Pat Whitcomb, North Idaho wrestling cruises past Eastern Oregon

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 10, 2019

Before North Idaho College handled Eastern Oregon 40-9 in a wrestling dual Thursday at Rollie Williams Court, an announcer spoke into his microphone, thanking Pat Whitcomb for his highly successful coaching tenure at NIC.

Sports >  EWU football

Sources: Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud enters name into NCAA transfer database

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 10, 2019

Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud’s college football career may not be over, after all.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best agrees to two-year extension

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 10, 2019

Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best has agreed to a two-year contract extension, the school announced Thursday, keeping him in Cheney through 2024.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Eastern Washington, Montana match up for first time since Big Sky championship

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 9, 2019

The last time Eastern Washington faced rival Montana, the Eagles were denied an NCAA Tournament berth.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder denies report he was offered position at Oklahoma State

Wed., Jan. 9, 2019

FootballScoop.com – a major source for football coaching news – reported Wednesday that Reeder was expected to join Mike Gundy’s staff at OSU, according to a source.

Sports >  EWU football

Plenty of talent and high hopes returning for EWU

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 6, 2019

By the time Eastern Washington reached the program’s second FCS national title game Saturday at Toyota Stadium – it fell 38-24 to juggernaut North Dakota State – the Eagles’ best redshirt freshmen and sophomores were seasoned commodities. Couple that with a proven junior class and key players returning from injury, and the 2019 Eagles should have the means to make another deep postseason run.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Steady Sam McPherson steps up in FCS title game loss for Eagles

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

Sam McPherson, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown in Eastern Washington’s 38-24 loss to North Dakota State in Saturday’s FCS title game, is fleet-footed, but not “elite fast” by his own admission.

Sports >  EWU football

Analysis: North Dakota State controls clock, holds off every Eastern Washington challenge in FCS title game

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

With every yard-churning, clock-eating drive Saturday in Frisco, Texas, the Bison took away opportunities – and ultimately hope – from an erratic Eastern Washington offense working for a lead that wouldn’t come.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington star Jay-Tee Tiuli misses FCS national title game against North Dakota State

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

Eastern Washington nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli, the Big Sky Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, did not play in Saturday’s FCS national championship game against North Dakota State.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Eagles likely to face road-game atmosphere at Toyota Stadium

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 4, 2019

It’s not Fargo, but it might as well be.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington must again beat the odds to top North Dakota State for national title

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 4, 2019

Eastern Washington wasn’t expected to win a Big Sky Conference title – let alone reach the FCS national championship game – when its most recognizable figure, All-American quarterback Gage Gubrud, suffered a season-ending injury in late September.

Sports >  EWU football

Dual-threat sophomore Eric Barriere the next star in long line of decorated Eastern Washington quarterbacks

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 4, 2019

Erik Meyer, the first in Eastern Washington’s string of All-American quarterbacks since 2005, nearly swallowed his whistle the first time he saw Eric Barriere operate.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Jay-Tee Tiuli makes the trip, but playing status not yet determined

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

Eastern Washington nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli donned a game jersey and red football pants Thursday as he posed for a team picture at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Sports >  EWU football

Blueprint to beat the Bison: Eastern Washington will have to slow North Dakota State rushing attack, force turnovers

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 4, 2019

Some of the most proven coaches in the country have burnt the midnight oil looking for Bison frailties, but their searches were often fruitless.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington, North Dakota State players look back at 2010 FCS quarterfinal

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

Eight years after meeting in the 2010 FCS quarterfinals, Eastern Washington and North Dakota State are the gold standard of the decade.