By NATHAN VINCENT, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Eastern Oklahoma State College hosted its first-ever Mountaineer Meet & Greet at the C.C. Dunlap Fieldhouse. Guests and students had an opportunity to meet and receive autographs from the players, coaches and judgers on all of Eastern’s competitive teams. Free hotdogs were served at the concession…
By ETHAN HEAROD, Staff Writer The Mountaineers were off to a hot start in 2023 winning four straight to start the year to bring the winning streak to 6 straight. The team has looked great as of late playing together and getting players back from injury. One of the wins was a 1-point victory over…
By NATHAN VINCENT, Staff Writer The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) took on the final race of the season Sunday, Nov. 6, at Phoenix Raceway in Phoenix Arizona. Being the last race of the season, this also means that the four playoff drivers were fighting for a series championship. After 312 laps,…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Reporter For the first time in program history, the men’s soccer team has punched a ticket to attend the National tournament in Melbourne, Florida. In their most recent, national deciding game, Eastern men’s soccer took the victory over Western Texas College. After locking the title as the number one seed…
EOSC Reports The Eastern Oklahoma State College women’s and men’s soccer teams are both off to the best starts in their respective histories. The Lady Mountaineers have started the 2022 season with a 5-2-2 record (4-1-1 in conference) while the Mountaineers boast a record of 4-3-1 (3-0-1 in conference). Both Eastern teams began the season…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer The Eastern Mountaineer baseball team is having a fantastic season so far. The team was the last undefeated team in the country with 30 straight victories until a home loss to Connors State College on April 7. The Mountaineers made up for the loss two days later with two wins…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer Gonzalo Carranza has been announced as the new men’s and women’s soccer coach at Eastern. He first arrived to coach the Eastern men’s team in August in 2021. After arriving, Coach Carranza completely transformed the men’s team as they performed the best in the conference, they ever have in Eastern…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Reporter SHAWNEE — The women’s basketball season came to an end in the championship game of the Region 2 Conference finals March 5. The Lady Mountaineers lost 77-64 to Murray State College, ultimately losing a bid to the NCJCAA Division I National Tournament. The women ended the year with an overall…
Staff Reports The Lady Mountaineers soccer team has gone 4-1 in their past five games, moving their record to 6-5 overall and 5-4 in conference play. Eastern is currently sitting in fourth place behind conference opponents Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa, Seminole State and Rose State respectively. The women have a whopping six conference games to play…
Staff Reports As we head into October, Eastern’s men’s soccer team is finishing out its regular season schedule with three conference games at home. The Mountaineers host Rose State College at 4 p.m., Oct. 7. National Park College visits Wilburton Oct. 10 and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M travels here Oct. 14. Eastern has beaten all three…
Eastern Oklahoma State College has named Gonzalo Carranza as the head coach of the Mountaineer men’s soccer team. “I would like to thank Coach Parker and the entire hiring committee for allowing me the opportunity to call Eastern Oklahoma State College home,” Carranza said. “I look forward to rebuilding the men’s soccer program and I…
Six Eastern softball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Ryleigh Clinton and Ananda Garrison earned First Team All-Region honors. Gracie Woods earned Second Team All-Region honors. Nene Meza, Jaycee Hampton and Kerli Ashing earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Clinton, a freshman catcher from Stilwell, Okla., played in 50 games for Eastern this season. She finished the regular season batting .405 with 18…
Two Eastern men’s basketball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Nigel John, a freshman center from Dallas, Texas, earned All-Freshman Team honors. An important contributor, he appeared in every game this season and averaged 9.5 points, .6 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game during the regular season. John averaged 52.9 percent from the field….
From Eastern and Staff Reports In a year that will forever be tied to COVID-19, the Lady Mountaineers basketball team will stand out as one of the best teams in Eastern Oklahoma State College. After wining the Region II Tournament title, the women’s basketball team saw themselves in the NJCAA National Tournament for the first…
Staff Reports LUBBOCK, Texas — The Eastern Lady Mountaineers fell just two points shy of a win in the NJCAA National Tournament Monday, April 19. The Lady Mountaineers lost 76-74 to Three Rivers Community College in the opening games of the tournament. The women managed to fight back after a deficit that once reached 13…
The Eastern Oklahoma State College women’s basketball team earned a share of the NJCAA Region 2 championship with its 83-64 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Thursday night. With a conference record of 13-3 (15-4 overall), Eastern earned a tie for first place in the region with Seminole State College. This is the first women’s…
By Jaycee Hampton, Staff Writer Athletic teams at Eastern Oklahoma State College are preparing for their upcoming seasons. All NJCAA athletics in Oklahoma have been moved to the 2021 spring, meaning that soccer, softball, baseball, and basketball teams will be playing their season at the same time. The athletic teams at Eastern have been working…