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Softball pitching strongly

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Softball season has begun for Eastern Michigan University. The Eagles (6-13) have had their ups and downs but have won three of their past five games.



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Swim star proud to be a part of the EMU team

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For senior Jake Heyblom, the sport of swimming was not his first love. In fact, if it wasn’t for getting cut from the basketball team in seventh grade, Heyblom wouldn’t have considered swimming. “I was really disappointed that I was cut [from basketball] so my mom suggested that I try swimming,” Heyblom said.


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Women's gymnastics takes first in Eagle Invitational

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The women’s gymnastics team picked up its first, first-place finish of the year with a team score of 193.85, defeating Air Force (192.25), Northern Illinois (192.075) and Temple (190.725) Saturday at the 9th annual Eagle Invitational in the Convocation Center. The Eagles managed to pull out this win on the 30th year of coaching for Steve Wilce. “Not only did we win tonight, but we guaranteed that we would finish the season with a winning record on the year coming out with a 10-7 record tonight with a very young team that has been improving week after week,” Wilce said.



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Tennis team working hard

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Although the season started in the middle of January, the Eastern Michigan University women’s tennis team has played 12 matches and has 11 matches to go in the season.





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Swimming to fifth

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The Eastern Michigan University women’s swimming and diving team finished fifth in the Mid-American Conference championship meet, scoring 392 points in the three-day event in Akron, Ohio.










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.