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Volleyball earns AVCA Academic Honor Roll award
CHENEY, Wash. — The academic standards were set by Eastern Washington volleyball this past season as the team earned the American Volleyball Coaches' Association (AVCA) 2024 Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT. Eastern earned a spot on the AVCA Honor Roll as well after earning a team GPA in the top 20-percent of Division I programs.
Local D-Day veteran presented with flag flown over Capitol months after 103rd birthday
At 103 years old, Joseph “Pat” Tully has a few pieces of advice he offers people. “Keep going, looking ahead. Life is good. You never know what waits ahead,” said Tully, whose birthday was in February. One of few remaining D-Day veterans, Tully was given an American...
12-year-old boy hit by STA bus in Cheney
A 12-year-old boy was hit by a Spokane Transit Authority bus in Cheney Thursday. The boy was riding a bicycle or a scooter when he was hit on Mike McKeehan Way, according to Cheney Police Department Cpt. Rick Begthol. Investigators have not determined who was at fault. The child may...
Eastern Washington men’s basketball releases schedule, will face WSU and former coach on Nov. 21
Those hoping to see how the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team looks under new head coach Dan Monson will have a handful of in-person opportunities to do so even before the end of the upcoming football season. And if people are curious about how former coach David Riley’s new...
Eastern Washington's Efton Chism III named preseason All-American by Sports Illustrated
CHENEY, Wash. — College football season is right around the corner with fall camps starting in less than two weeks, and the preseason honors are starting to roll in. For the Eastern Washington Eagles, star wide receiver Efton Chism III was one of four wideouts named a preseason FCS First-Team All-American by Sports Illustrated's FCS Football Central.
Big Sky announces Eastern Washington Women's Basketball 2024-25 conference schedule
CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team soared high over their Big Sky Conference opponents last season, winning the regular-season title and the Big Sky tournament championship while setting several records along the way and punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Now EWU knows who...
EWU Police Provide Wildfire Safety Resources
As we prepare to enter the heart of wildfire season in the Inland Northwest, the EWU Police Department has released a comprehensive directory of resources to ensure the campus community stays safe. It was just a year ago, in August 2023, when the greater Spokane community was impacted by two...
Washington Paraolympian serving as role model for wheelchair athletes back home
PARIS, France- Susanna Scaroni is the definition of speed. “I remember some of the first major marathons were people we’re saying Susanna,” Scaroni said. Scaroni, a Tekoa, Washington native, has her eyes on gold this Olympics, but the road to the Olympics started in the Pacific Northwest. “There...
Men’s basketball releases 2024-25 schedule
CHENEY, Wash. — A new era for Eastern Washington men's basketball has begun as head coach Dan Monson enters his first season leading the Eagles. Monson announced the full schedule for the 2024-25 season, with 14 home games. The Big Sky officially announced the conference schedule for all its affiliated members earlier today.
Big Sky releases conference schedule for women’s basketball
CHENEY, Wash. — With several months away, Eastern Washington women's basketball has its path for defending its Big Sky Championship. The conference released its 2024-25 schedule today, with nine home games for the Eagles. Eastern begins the regular season title defense on Jan. 2 at Montana, staying in the...
Track and Field earns USTFCCCA academic honors
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The academic success continued for Eastern Washington track and field this offseason as the program earned honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Eastern's men's and women's teams both earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors. Three Eagles earned All-Academic athlete honors, with the group consisting of Caitlin Simmons, Kimberly Smith and Lucas Couron.
Excessive Heat Warning
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for 11 AM Saturday to 8:00 PM Monday. Dangerously hot conditions will exist during the day with little relief overnight. Drink a lot of water, stay out of the sun, dress in light-weight and light-colored clothing, and stay informed. *...
Penewawa field fire burns 40 acres
LACROSSE - Local fire departments were called to respond to a field that caught fire on Penewawa Road near LaCrosse on Monday, July 15. Whitman County Director of Emergency Management Bill Tensfeld said that the districts were called at 7:42 a.m. Monday morning to respond to standing wheat that had caught fire.
‘I was caught completely off guard’: Erik Meyer, former EWU and Spokane Shock quarterback, to enter Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame
Rightly so, Erik Meyer calls Spokane his second home. First in Cheney for five years playing football and attending Eastern Washington University, then five more seasons playing for the now defunct Spokane Shock indoor team, it all comes full circle for the former quarterback this week. The native Californian will...
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