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Opinions vary after first Eastern scrimmage

Eastern Washington University head coach Beau Baldwin put his Eagles through what he described as a “choppy” 90-minute situational scrimmage – the first of fall camp for the defending Division I national football champions – at Roos Field Saturday afternoon. And the post-practice evaluations by those most heavily involved varied immensely.
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Mixed reviews at EWU scrimmage

Eastern Washington University’s fourth-year head coach Beau Baldwin put his Eagles through what he described as a “choppy” 90-minute situational scrimmage – the first of fall camp for the defending Division I national football champions – at Roos Field Saturday afternoon.

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Eastern’s cornerbacks turn corners

Eastern Washington practiced in full pads Saturday afternoon for the first time since last spring, and did so – according to defensive coordinator John Graham – with fewer concerns at the cornerback position than they had back in April. The Eagles lost both starting corners from last year’s NCAA Division I championship team and are staging a spirited competition to find replacements for Jesse Hoffman and Dante Calcote, who combined to make 29 of 30 possible starts as seniors last season.
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EWU’s cornerbacks turn corners

Eastern Washington practiced in full pads Saturday afternoon for the first time since last spring, and did so – according to defensive coordinator John Graham – with fewer concerns at the cornerback position than they had back in April.
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A summer to savor for golfer Chris Williams

Chris Williams was back home in Moscow earlier this week, hoping to relax and recharge his competitive batteries following a hectic and wildly successful summer run in which he won four prestigious tournaments and established himself as one of the finest amateur golfers on the planet.
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Mixing it up at Riverside

The diversity of the 18 holes that make up Riverside is remarkable. Fairways bend in all directions, with only a few playing straight away. And each of the five par-3s, which range in length from 150-193 yards, has its own unique character and level of difficulty.
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This course will fool you

Though lacking the diversity of holes found on its sister course, Mountainside offers its own unique challenges, including relatively small greens that border on illegible. The nearby mountains influence nearly every shot, with tees shots, approaches and putts all running away from majestic peaks and confounding most golfers making their first visit to the wonderfully conditioned course.
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Twin treasures

FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – Located less than 70 miles north of Cranbrook, the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a veritable feast for golfers of all ages and skill levels. The two championship 18-hole layouts, Riverside Golf Course and Mountainside Golf Course, will test the abilities of high-handicapper and scratch golfers, alike, while the splendid Creekside par-3 serves as a terrific venue for youngsters trying to learn the game, as well as seasoned players trying to improve theirs.
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Eastern opens practice welcoming challenge of being target

Don’t be surprised if Eastern Washington University’s football team goes a bit retro this fall and adopts Pat Benetar’s early 1980’s hit single “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” as its anthem. The Eagles are coming off a magical 2010 season in which they won their last 11 games to finish 13-2 and claim the NCAA Division I championship with a 20-19 title-game win over Delaware in Frisco, Tex.
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Eagles geared to stay on top

The target on the collective back of Eastern Washington University’s defending NCAA Division I national championship football team can’t get any bigger. And the Eagles, according to fourth-year head coach Beau Baldwin, are OK with that.
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Eagles on target for success

“In terms of the target that comes with winning a national title and being ranked high again this year, that’s what we want,” said EWU football coach Beau Baldwin on the eve of his team's first workout of preseason camp.
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Eugene battles back to blast Spokane for league victory

This time there would be no comeback. The Spokane Indians, just 24 hours after staging a dramatic late-inning rally to stun visiting Eugene on Thursday, came up with nothing in the way of an answer to the Emeralds’ third-inning offensive outburst Friday night and suffered an 8-4 loss to their Northwest League rivals in front of a sellout Avista Stadium crowd of 6,855.
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Indians lose before sellout crowd

This time there would be no comeback. The Spokane Indians, just 24 hours after staging a dramatic late-inning rally to stun visiting Eugene on Thursday, came up with nothing in the way of an answer to the Emeralds’ third-inning offensive outburst Friday night and suffered an 8-4 loss to their Northwest League rivals in front of a sellout Avista Stadium crowd of 6,855.
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Sierra’s walkoff grand slam powers Spokane Indians past Eugene Emeralds

Spokane manager Tim Hulett was at a loss following Thursday night’s riveting 11-7 win over Northwest League rival Eugene to determine who had the biggest night – Ruben Sierra, Jr., whose two-out grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning decided the issue, or Leslie Vancil, the lucky fan who won a new Ford F-150 pickup courtesy of Sierra’s game-winning blast. “I’d say it was a pretty big night for both of them,” a smiling Hulett said, as the post-game celebration raged around him.
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Sierra’s grand slam in ninth lifts Spokane

Spokane manager Tim Hulett was at a loss following Thursday night’s riveting 11-7 win over Northwest League rival Eugene to determine who had the biggest night – Ruben Sierra, Jr., whose two-out grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning decided the issue, or Leslie Vancil, the lucky fan who won a new Ford F-150 pickup courtesy of Sierra’s game-winning blast.
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Eugene’s pitching puts collar on Indians

Pitching was the engine that powered Eugene to a first-half championship in the West Division of the Northwest League. And it continued to hum smoothly along Wednesday night as the visiting Emeralds strong-armed the Spokane Indians 3-2 in a crisply played game witnessed by an Avista Stadium crowd of 3,955.
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Eugene’s pitching stops Indians

Pitching was the engine that powered Eugene to a first-half championship in the West Division of the Northwest League. And it continued to hum smoothly along Wednesday night as the visiting Emeralds strong-armed the Spokane Indians 3-2.
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New job forced Mitchell to miss Rosauers

From the hole-in-one eventual champion Corey Prugh made on the difficult par-3 eighth hole at Indian Canyon Golf course, to the three days of near-perfect weather and the dramatic three-stroke swing between Prugh and second-round co-leader Tim Feenstra on the closing hole, last weekend’s Rosauers Open Invitational had it all – almost. What it didn’t have was an entry form from two-time champion Chris Mitchell, who was a no-show for the first time in the 24 years the prestigious Pacific Northwest PGA sectional event has been held.
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Manito assistant pro wins Rosauers title

After putting together 36 solid but relatively uneventful holes during the first two days of the 24th annual Rosauers Open Invitation golf tournament, Corey Prugh hopped on what resembled an amusement park thrill ride Sunday afternoon at Indian Canyon Golf Course. The assistant pro at Manito Golf & Country Club made every number from one to six during a wild final-round ride – which included a hole-in-one, a near-calamitous double bogey and an eagle-3 on the 449-yard, par-5 finishing hole – to chase down second-round co-leader Tim Feenstra, an assistant pro at Seattle’s Broadmoor Golf Club, and capture this second Rosauers title in the past three years.
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Prugh wins second Rosauers Open

After putting together 36 solid but relatively uneventful holes during the first two days of the 24th annual Rosauers Open Invitation golf tournament, Corey Prugh hopped on what resembled an amusement park thrill ride Sunday afternoon at Indian Canyon Golf Course. The assistant pro at Manito Golf & Country Club made every number from one to six during a wild final-round ride – which included a hole-in-one, a near-calamitous double bogey and an eagle-3 on the 449-yard, par-5 finishing hole – to chase down second-round co-leader Tim Feenstra, an assistant pro at Seattle’s Broadmoor Golf Club, and capture this second Rosauers title in the past three years.
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Feenstra, Franklin hold edge after two rounds at Rosauers

It turns out there was another 62 out there. But not surprisingly, none of the three golfers who hit that impressive 9-under-par number during Friday’s opening round of the $135,000 Rosauers Open Invitational found it on Saturday.