Playoffs make heroes and heartbreak
There have been 11 playoff games on Roos field since the Eagles won the National Championship in 2010. EWU has won seven of those games, losing three times in the semifinals. This year the Eagles start...
View ArticleAll momentum blocked
With the offense stalling and momentum waning at the end of the first half, Nicholls State lined up for a 37-yard field goal to give them a 14-point lead, but junior defensive lineman Dylan Ledbetter...
View ArticleLate drive sends Eagles to Semifinal
Blood pressures in the Inferno stands were on the rise in the fourth quarter, as EWU trailed with the season on the line. Senior running back Sam McPherson saved the day with a 35 yard touchdown run...
View ArticleFrisco Bound
No last second plays, no heartbreaks and no doubt. After powering through Maine, EWU will go to Frisco, Texas to play for the program’s second FCS national championship on Jan 5. The No. 3 seed Eagles...
View ArticleBison run over Eagles to repeat as champions
North Dakota State University added another National Championship to the Bison’s ever-growing trophy cabinet, powering through EWU in the Eagle’s second-ever appearance in the title game. The Eagles...
View ArticleBest signs extension through 2024
Fresh off the second best finish in EWU football history, that saw the Eagles lose 38-24 in the FCS National Championship game, second-year head coach Aaron Best has signed a two-year contract...
View ArticleEagles promote Eti Ena to defensive coordinator
The Eagles’ filled their defensive coordinator position by promoting associate head football coach Eti Ena, head coach Aaron Best announced on Jan. 22. Ena will retain his title as associate head coach...
View ArticleBlackburn granted sixth year of eligibility
One of EWU’s five senior co-captains from its 2018 FCS runner-up campaign is returning for another season. All-American center Spencer Blackburn was granted a sixth-year of eligibility from the NCAA on...
View ArticleFootball ticket prices expected to increase by 35 percent
Football season ticket renewals open on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m., and following the program’s second ever trip to the FCS national championship in Frisco, Texas, ticket prices are expected to...
View ArticleEWU football fuels food pantry awareness on campus
There are seven food pantries across campus and EWU safety Dehonta Hayes, who will be a redshirt senior next season, wants you to know about every one of them. Hayes, who is a communications studies...
View ArticleEWU football reigns over Big Sky heading into spring camp
The Eagles had 87 days to reflect on their heartbreaking season, which they finished as FCS runners-ups, before starting spring camp on April 2. Like every year, the team stepping out onto the red turf...
View ArticleOpinion: Roos field is in need of a face-lift
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner’s editorial...
View ArticleEWU Athletics’ summer camps connect future students with teams’ staff and...
Youths spending their school vacation at a summer camp may experience all the same suburban cliches of open fires, rope swings over a green lake and close encounters with poison ivy. Camp season is...
View ArticleThat one time at EWU football camp
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The overtly hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner’s editorial...
View ArticleEWU concludes spring camp with annual Red-White game
Wind gusts as high as 28 mph took center stage in EWU’s annual Red-White game on Saturday, blowing kickoffs, extra points and passes awry. “The weather gods of Cheney know when it’s Saturday,” EWU head...
View ArticleFour EWU players earn chance with NFL teams following 2019 draft
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View ArticleUndrafted players have that special chip, and Webster fits the bill
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The overtly hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner’s editorial...
View ArticleTwo EWU football players shot in downtown Spokane
EWU football defensive starters Dehonta Hayes and Keith Moore were reportedly shot early Saturday morning in Spokane in the central bar district. Both players are expected to make a full recovery....
View ArticleEagles fly west to kick off season
Football is back. EWU’s quest to return to Frisco, Texas for the FCS National Championship begins at the FBS level. The Eagles kick off the campaign against the reigning Pac-12 champion Washington...
View ArticleEagles thrashed by Huskies in football opener
The EWU football team’s upset bid was quickly snuffed out by the Washington Huskies Saturday in each team’s season opener. UW found the endzone on its first three drives and didn’t let up much after...
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