Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Donate to The Echo
The Eastern Echo Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 | Print Archive
The Eastern Echo

Sports

The Eastern Echo

Wrestling earns first MAC win

By Raven Gardiner · Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University men’s wrestling team posted their first win in the Mid-American Conference when they defeated the Northern Illinois University Huskies Saturday in DeKalb, Ill. With the 22-17 win, the Eagles improved to 7-10 overall and 1-2 in the MAC.

The Eastern Echo

Eagle women beat Kent State on the road, 64-45

By Eugene Evans · Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

Behind a season-high 40 points from the Eastern Michigan University bench, the women’s basketball team cruised to their largest victory this season, 64-45, Thursday night against the Kent State Golden Flashes at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. For EMU (4-14, 2-3 Mid-American Conference), freshman Bianca Cage played 23 minutes and scored nearly half of the bench’s 40 points, with 19 from 8-of-17 shooting to go along with 3-of-9 from three-point range. “Bianca stepped on the floor and they played zone and she was our zone-buster tonight,” EMU head coach Tory Verdi said. Junior Desyree Thomas finally had her breakout game of the season as she scored a season-high 12 points.

James Still to face 15 years, 4 in prison

By Al Willman · Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013

Sentencing was announced Tuesday for former Eastern Michigan University basketball forward James Still. He pled guilty in November to felony assault for an incident in April 2010 when he was a student at Providence College in Rhode Island.

The Eastern Echo

Gymnastics opens season with loss

By Raven Gardiner · Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

Eastern Michigan University sports like basketball and wrestling are reaching the half way mark, but the EMU women’s gymnastics team just opened their season Jan. 20 with a close loss in Kalamazoo against the Western Michigan University Broncos.

Freshman Jalen Ross hopes to stay close to basketball

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

Freshman Jalen Ross plays point guard on the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team. He comes to EMU from Greensboro, N.C. which is about an hour away from Raleigh. Ross said it’s right in the middle of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte.

The Eastern Echo

Women’s basketball loses 70-48

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team, through missed opportunities and lackluster effort, dropped its third consecutive contest, 70-48, Sunday to the Miami University of Ohio RedHawks at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.

SPORTS BBA-RANGERS 1 FT

Team USA roster: Outfield is biggest strength

By Alex Alvarado · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

As the World Baseball Classic is approaching its start in early March, Team USA announced their roster Thursday. Managed by Joe Torre, this is a team of great depth, good bats and some questionable pitching.

The Eastern Echo

Wrestling defeats Olivet

By Raven Gardiner · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University men’s wrestling team triumphed over the Olivet College Comets for the sixth consecutive occasion; the Eagles defeated the Comets 34-6 on Eagle territory Wednesday.

The Eastern Echo

Wrestling falls to NY

By Raven Gardiner · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University men’s wrestling team fell to the University of New York at Buffalo Bulls Friday at the Alumni Arena in New York.

The Eastern Echo

Men’s, women’s track teams reign in Simmons-Harvey meet

By Colin Maresh · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams had strong showings at the University of Michigan’s Simmons-Harvey Invitational Saturday. While not as dominating as their performance at the season-opening Eagle Holiday meet in December, both teams competed very well in a deep field.

The Eastern Echo

EMU swim teams defeat Ball State

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

After an exhausting four-and-half hour bus ride, the Eastern Michigan University men and women swim and dive teams knocked off the Ball State University Cardinals at the Lewellen Aquatics Center in Muncie, Ind.

Eagles get 1st win over RedHawks since ’97

By Al Willman · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

Many celebrated the long-awaited beginning of the NHL season Saturday, but before the first puck dropped in North America, there was a Mid-American Conference basketball game to be played. The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team defeated the Miami University of Ohio RedHawks 65-58.

The Eastern Echo

Eagle women drop third straight, 70-48 to Miami-Ohio

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team, through missed opportunities and lackluster effort, dropped its third consecutive contest Sunday 70-48 to the Miami University of Ohio RedHawks at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.

The Eastern Echo

Women's basketball loses to Toledo 56-40

By Eugene Evans · Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013

Despite junior Natachia Watkins’s best efforts to keep her team in the contest with a game-high 16 points, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team dropped its second game in a row 56-40 to the Toledo Rockets at the Convocation Center Wednesday evening.

Police play charity game as NHL gets under way

By Alex Alvarado · Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013

After 113 heart-breaking days, Detroit Red Wings fans can finally start planning trips to Joe Louis Arena to pay and watch their favorite team. Though most of these players play for the love of the game, there are a few hockey players that may be playing for an even greater cause—hope for a nine-year-old boy.

Latest Podcast

Another week, another episode! Available now to listen, go to Spotify to find out what’s happening on and around Eastern Michigan University’s campus. The week of Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, there is an event for everyone! 

If you like music, the host, Julez DeShetler, has got you covered! How about theater? Or politics? Even more fall fun can be expected this week. 

Check out the third episode of Scoop on the Scene to find your next move this weekend or week. Plan ways to get involved in less than five minutes. Yup, the episode can be listened to, start to finish, in less than five minutes! So what are you waiting for? 

Click below to listen now. 

Scoop on the Scene: ep. 3 on Spotify.
Featured Media
bbqueer-2024
BBQueer 2024