Sports

By: Will Cunningham Friday, Oct. 7 went down as a historical day for Eastern University. It was the first day in school history where fans gathered outside of O’Hara Field in the Valley Forge Military campus for a football tailgate. It was the first time where Eastern football players took the field in front of […]

By: Will Cunningham Homecoming Saturday at Eastern University not only featured the well-known homecoming dance, but also three home sports games for fans to attend. While field hockey and women’s soccer dropped the first two games respectively, men’s soccer put on a show for Eastern fans, dominating in a 7-1 victory over the Hood College

By: Christian Lengkeek What sport is the perfect combination of beauty and athleticism, speed and strength, the mind and the body? I had looked far and wide for this sport, and I had thought after much searching, I had come to a conclusion: curling. If you don’t know what curling is, here are the basics.

By: Will Cunningham The Eastern University Athletic department has grown into a noteworthy program. It features over 300 student athletes competing on 19 different teams as full time members of the Middle Atlantic Conference. (A 20th team, football, will begin conference play next year.) Each of these sports requires different skill sets and methods of

By: Will Cunningham Eastern women’s soccer is officially in the win column, as they secured their first win of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 21. On the road against Immaculata, Eastern cruised to a 4–0 win over the Mighty Macs. For head coach Jess Shanahan, this is her first victory since taking the helm. Forward

By: Marin Dremock On Saturday, March 26, 2022, I played in a collegiate golf tournament at Golden Oaks Golf Club in Fleetwood, Pa. Naturally, it’s March in Pennsylvania, so the weather was bound to be unpredictable. But what I and the other players in the field witnessed that day was something extraordinary. I checked the

By: Marin Dremock Huddersfield, England, c. 1998. 18-month-old Luca Mellor toddles around with a soccer ball at his feet. St. David’s, Pa., c. 2022. Adult Luca Mellor is the assistant coach of Eastern University Men’s Soccer. “It’s all I’ve ever known, really,” Mellor said. “Any opportunities that I’ve had have come from the game.” And

What you need to know. By: Brian Lines In the first week, Josh Allen earned his owners 31.48 points against the L.A. Rams’ defense despite only having a predicted amount of 22.65 points. Also in the first week, for those who captained him, Mohamed Salah earned his owners 24 points against Fulham.  Now it is

How the PGA and LIV saga is changing the world of professional golf By: Marin Dremock Every week, there seems to be news of yet another PGA Tour golfer defecting to LIV Golf. If you don’t follow golf, these terms may mean nothing to you. However, if you are a golf fanatic like myself, the

The defending MAC champions are off to a great start to their season. By: Will Cunningham The Eastern Eagles Women’s Volleyball team entered the 2021 season with odds to overcome. The year before, they were unable to play any games due to Covid-19, and Eastern transitioned to a new conference, the MAC Commonwealth, creating a