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Gallup wins with safety in final minutes of SuperBowl

 In its fourth season, PowderPuff can finally crown a new champion: Gallup. The ladies in pink defeated Gough in the SuperBowl, 2-0, dethroning three-time champion Kea-Guffin. After winning in overtime against Gough during the regular season, Gallup’s defense took the spotlight in the SuperBowl, containing Gough’s strong run game. Fittingly, […]

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Primed for playoffs

Women’s Soccer Eastern has enjoyed a successful two weeks on the field. The team came out strong against Delaware Valley on Oct. 14. In the contest, sophomore Tess Beckwith found the back of the net twice within the first nine minutes en route to a 7-0 win. First-year Kori Wenger […]

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MAC player of the week awards

FIELD HOCKEY Senior Kim Campbell has been on a tear as of late. The senior from Malvern, Pa. dominated opponents’ defenses while helping the Lady Eagles maintain a seven-game winning streak.  Her outstanding play earned her Freedom Conference player of the week for Oct. 12-19. In a 2-0 victory, Campbell […]

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Hard work paying off for cross country

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams have thus far enjoyed their most successful seasons in five years. Within the last two months, the teams have placed in the top three at two major meets. The women’s team placed second at both Cedar Crest invitational on Sept. 19 and Goldie-Beacom Invitational […]

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Baseball Playoff Preview

American League  Red Sox (95-67)- The Red Sox finished miles ahead in the AL wild card race, but how will the Red Sox fare with a new look to their starting rotation? Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and Clay Buchholz will be the starting three. Beckett is familiar with pitching in […]

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Sports Wrap

 Field Hockey   After winning its first MAC game of the season, Eastern took on a very tough squad from Rowan University. Eastern gave up an early goal just a few minutes into the contest, but the defense buckled down to keep Rowan scoreless for the rest of the first […]

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Reinhold Wins National Player of the Week

 Sophomore Courtney Reinhold added another trophy to her stacked collection. The All-American outside hitter was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as the Division III National Player of the Week, ending on the week of September 27th.   This marks the first time an athlete from Eastern has received […]

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Eagles receive MAC awards

Yvonne Herbster Sophomore forward Yvonne Herbster earned player of the week honors from Sept. 14-20. Herbster scored the lone goal in a 2-1 loss against #4 TCNJ. When field hockey defeated Widener on Sept. 17, Herbster scored the only goal, which helped Eastern win a close match 1-0.  On Sept. […]