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Area soccer notebook: Washington State ranked No. 9, highest in program history

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 26, 2018

For the first time in program history, the ninth-ranked Cougars (8-0, 1-0 Pac-12) have cracked the top 10 of the NCAA coaches poll.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Quarterback Troy Andersen does it all for resurgent Montana State

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 25, 2018

Quarterback. Running back. Linebacker. The statuesque 6-foot-3, 215-pound Troy Andersen has done it all for the resurgent Bobcats (3-1, 1-0 Big Sky), who are off to their best start since 2012.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Ex-Cal Poly coach Eti Ena’s defensive ends step up to slow Mustang rushing attack

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 22, 2018

Just three years removed from his stint as a Cal Poly assistant, Ena knew the chore the Eagles’ defensive line would have in stopping the Mustangs’ triple-option offense, an old-school look capable of moving the chains on the staunchest of FCS defenses.

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Sports >  EWU football

Defensive touchdowns, return of Antoine Custer Jr. leads Eastern Washington to 70-17 rout of Cal Poly

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 22, 2018

Cole Karstetter and Jim Townsend cashed in on a pair of first-half Cal Poly fumbles, sparking the sixth-ranked Eagles’ 70-17 rout of Mustangs in their Big Sky Conference opener.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington ready for Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly’s triple-option

Sat., Sept. 22, 2018

As college football continues its high-octane, throw-it-all-over-the-field evolution, Cal Poly’s triple-option offense offers a rare, throwback look for modern defenses. Sixth-ranked Eastern Washington (2-1), which opens Big Sky Conference play Saturday against the Mustangs at 1:05 p.m. at Roos Field, has had the chore of preparing for the run-it-all-day scheme, just days after trying to slow down a vastly different foe – Washington State and its Air Raid offense.

Sports >  EWU football

Big Sky picks: Conference play starts with intriguing matchups

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 21, 2018

Predictions for the opening week of Big Sky Conference play.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington Hall of Fame inductees Jeff Ogden, Rick Worman laid the groundwork for Eagles’ high-octane offense

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 20, 2018

The quarterback pipeline that runs between Eastern Washington and the Canadian Football League wasn’t excavated by Bo Levi Mitchell or Matt Nichols, two of the league’s veteran arms.

Sports >  EWU football

LIVE CHAT: EWU football 9/20

Thu., Sept. 20, 2018

EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood looks ahead to the Eagles' Big Sky Conference opener with Cal Poly.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington football notebook: Running game still effective without standout Antoine Custer

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 19, 2018

The balanced Eagles (2-1), who rank third in the FCS in total yards, have 110 carries to 94 pass attempts, totaling an impressive 723 yards on the ground and 910 through the air. Junior scatback Antoine Custer, a second-team All-Big Sky Conference selection in 2017 and a preseason first-team pick this summer, hasn’t played a down.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Second-half momentum killed on a holding penalty in loss to Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 15, 2018

Its offense flummoxed and its defense on skates most of the first half, Eastern Washington had finally strung together a sequence of yard-churning drives.

News >  Washington

Some fans must choose between family, team ties as Washington State Cougars host Eastern Washington Eagles

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 15, 2018

With a proximity of only 80 miles between the two schools, the sellout crowd of nearly 33,000 at the Washington State-Eastern Washington football game had dozens of fans whose families have allegiances to both schools.

Sports >  WSU football

The picks: Washington State will remain unbeaten after Eastern Washington test

Sat., Sept. 15, 2018

Both Theo Lawson (WSU beat writer) and Ryan Collingwood (EWU beat writer) give their predictions on Saturday’s showdown between the Cougars and visiting Eagles at Martin Stadium in Pullman.

Sports >  High school sports

Connor Halonen accounts for six touchdowns to lead Gonzaga Prep past University

Fri., Sept. 14, 2018

When Gonzaga Prep quarterback Connor Halonen wasn’t bulling through University High defenders Friday night, he was running around them.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington has proven to be a pest for Pac-12 foes

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 14, 2018

Since 2011, the Eagles’ six games against the likes of Washington State, Washington, Oregon and Oregon State have been decided by an average of 6.3 points.

Sports >  WSU football

Rewinding the tape: Cooper Kupp and others tell an oral history of the classic 2016 battle between Eastern Washington and Washington State

Fri., Sept. 14, 2018

With the help of a few prominent cast members, we rewind the tape and take a closer look at the unforgettable game in 2016, placing a magnifying glass on a few of its top storylines.

Sports >  EWU football

Big Sky picks: Pac-12 foes loom for Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Southern Utah and UC Davis

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 13, 2018

EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood predicts this week’s Big Sky Conference games

Sports >  EWU football

EWU football chat 9/13

Thu., Sept. 13, 2018

EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood takes questions on the Eagles' Week 3 matchup Washington State

Sports >  EWU football

Competition fuels Eastern Washington football brothers Nsimba Webster, Nzuzi Webster

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 12, 2018

As friends and family from her native Congo sipped drinks and socialized at a wedding reception Saturday near Oakland, California, Batala Webster sat in a nearby chair, her eyes locked onto a live video feed.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington defensive tackle Dylan Ledbetter, son of a former Washington State linebacker, feels home at his natural position

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 11, 2018

Jay-Tee Tiuli is back in the middle and now Mark Ledbetter is at home: defensive tackle, the position he was recruited to play out of Seattle’s O’Dea High School.

Sports >  EWU football

Washington State coach Mike Leach talks Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 10, 2018

WSU head coach Mike Leach answers questions about his next opponent, Eastern Washington.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Eagles offense puts up big numbers, but defense makes name for itself

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 9, 2018

With an offense as efficient as Eastern Washington’s, it’s defense – one of the most experienced in the Big Sky Conference – just has to do a serviceable job.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington strikes early, holds off Northern Arizona rally in 31-26 victory

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 9, 2018

When Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus was forced to kick the game’s opening snap out of bounds near his own end zone Saturday, the No. 18 Lumberjacks’ chalked it up as a self-inflicted wound.

Sports >  EWU football

Big sky picks: Eastern Washington, Montana State have stiff road tests

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 7, 2018

Week 2 Big Sky Conference football predictions

Sports >  EWU football

Strong-armed showdown: Eastern Washington’s Gage Gubrud, Northern Arizona’s Case Cookus set to air it out

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 7, 2018

Two of the country’s top FCS quarterbacks share a conference, gaudy statistics and the amount of Division I scholarship offers coming out of high school: Zero.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington notebook: Northern Arizona star receiver Emmanuel Butler poses a major threat to EWU’s experienced secondary

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 7, 2018

The first time Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best met Emmanuel Butler, he threw the Northern Arizona receiver a red jersey and jokingly requested his services in Cheney.