October 2014

The cross country team has battled unseasonably hot race weather en route to several solid performances. And according to coach Michael Wilson, the best is yet to come from this group. “Throughout September and a good chunk of October, we carry a lot of fatigue with us into races,” he said. “Since mid-season races don’t […]

For years, baseball fans have been arguing over the use of designated hitters in baseball. [twocol_one]Be Responsible, Designate A Hitter Andrew Barbin Hitting in the DH spot is an opportunity for baseball players who are more one-dimensional to have more of an active spot on a roster besides pinch-hitting. All athletes’ careers eventually wind down

The Eastern men’s soccer team is off to a 7-2 start, a very good record going into conference play, which kicks off this weekend. The Eagles travel to FDU-Florham this weekend before returning home on homecoming weekend to take on Manhattanville. Once conference play starts it is important to play well and get wins since

Last season was a very successful season for the Eastern Eagles men’s golf team. They won their conference and went to the NCAA tournament. This year, the men’s golf team looks to repeat as conference champions and maybe go even further in the NCAA tournament. The Eagles look as if they have the tools to

With last season’s competition at conference championships the Eastern women’s golf team was ready to start this season off right. This year is the Eagles’ fourth season as a team. They are expecting a great year for the Eastern women’s golf team. The members of the team along with head coach Jason Badecki have been

One of the winningest coaches in Division III women’s volleyball was almost a soccer coach.Before he became the coach of the women’s volleyball team at Eastern, Mark Birtwistle was a senior from Messiah completing an internship under then athletic director Wayne Rasmussen. Rasmussen also coached the men’s soccer squad, and Birtwistle often helped out with

Eastern’s women’s soccer team started the season 2-5. They lost their first two home games of the season to Dickenson College and Arcadia University. However the Eagles had two very impressive road wins so far this season. They scored an impressive six goals against Rosemont College, as they blew out Rosemont 6-1. They also had

In recent months, the NFL has made a couple of decisions regarding player discipline that has caused some controversy and brought up the question: Has the NFL been doing a good job disciplining their players? [twocol_one]Yes Kyle Nichols Each day, I feel I wake up to a new National Football League fiasco. Over the past

The season is in full swing for the Eagles and the Men’s socer team is putting their name on the map. With an overall record of 4-1-0 so far this season, the team is showing that their efforts on and off the field are paying off. The last few games included a great win at

Eastern’s field hockey had a tough start to the year playing two ranked teams very early in the season. Despite their tough start, the field hockey team finds themselves with a 3-3 record. After starting off 0-2 the Eastern Eagles have won three of their last four games. Two of their three losses came against