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Steve Thompson to Step Down as Eureka College Director of Athletics
EUREKA, Ill. – Steve Thompson will step down as Eureka College Director of Athletics on June 30, 2018, the College announced Tuesday. Thompson has accepted an administrative athletics position at another institution closer to his home in Ohio. Bryan Moore, Director of Media Relations has been named interim Director of Athletics.
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Introducing the Eureka College Athletics Foundation
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College is proud to unveil the Eureka College Athletics Foundation (ECAF), the new fundraising arm of the Eureka College Department of Athletics. ECAF has four giving societies ranging in level of philanthropic support with “The Gold Ax Society” serving as the top level of ECAF.
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Eureka Golf Outing Set For July 27 at WeaverRidge
EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College Department of Athletics will host the 2018 Eureka College Golf Outing on Friday, July 27 at WeaverRidge Golf Club in Peoria, Ill. The department’s annual fundraiser is scheduled to begin with registration at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. and a 5 p.m. dinner that will include awards, raffles and silent auction.
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Eureka Finalizes 2018 Volleyball Schedule
EUREKA, Ill. – Third-year Eureka College volleyball head coach Becca LaKosh has finalized the Red Devils’ 2018 schedule, according to a Friday morning announcement. A season-opening tournament in Wisconsin, nine home matches in the month of October and the traditional 18-match St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference slate highlight EC’s 28-match schedule that will begin on Friday, Aug. 31.
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Sean Green Voted to All-SLIAC Third Team
GREENVILLE, Ill. – Eureka College junior center fielder Sean Green (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Robert Morris-Peoria) has been named to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Third Team, Interim SLIAC Commissioner Brian Lovellette announced Thursday night at the league tournament in Greenville, Ill. Green led the Red Devils in nine offensive categories and ranked third in the league with a .488 on-base percentage in 21 conference appearances.
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Softball
May 4, 2018
Dura, Osborn, Smith Named to All-SLIAC Team
ST. ANN, Mo. – Eureka College senior shortstop Kerrigan Dura (Edwards, Ill./Brimfield H.S.) has been voted to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team and sophomores Morgan Osborn (Washington, Ill./Washington H.S.) and Erin Smith (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap H.S.) were named to the All-SLIAC Third Team, according to an announcement Thursday night at the SLIAC Tournament at ABC Park in St. Ann, Mo.
Baseball
May 2, 2018
Eureka Splits With MacMurray, Finishes SLIAC Slate
EUREKA, Ill. – Sean Green (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Robert Morris-Peoria) scored three runs and fell a double short of the cycle and Gregory Cluskey (East Peoria, Ill./Metamora H.S.) pitched into the ninth inning to secure his third win of the season in the Eureka College baseball team’s 7-6 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over MacMurray, Wednesday afternoon. The visitors won game one, 10-2, to split the league twin bill.
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April 30, 2018
Harfst Wins Javelin at SLIAC Track & Field Championships
GREENVILLE, Ill. – Ashley Harfst (Saunemin, Ill./Pontiac H.S.) won the women’s javelin, Brett Charlton (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) was the runner-up in three separate events and the men’s 400 meter relay team finished fourth, leading the Eureka College track and field team at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, Friday and Saturday in Greenville, Ill.
Softball
April 28, 2018
Red Devils Suffer Losses at Fontbonne to Close Regular Season
ST. ANN, Mo. – The Eureka College softball team played the final two games of the 2018 regular season on Saturday afternoon at Fontbonne, dropping both ends of a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader to the Griffins at ABC Park in St. Ann, Mo. Fontbonne came back for a 4-3 win in game one and broke a late tie to win game two, 7-4.
Softball
April 25, 2018
Eureka Sweeps Away RMU-Springfield in Home Finale
EUREKA, Ill. – Gabby Wood (Bartonville, Ill./Limestone H.S.) broke open game one with a bases-loaded triple and later smashed her fifth collegiate home run in game two to drive the Eureka College softball team to a non-conference doubleheader sweep of USCAA Robert Morris-Springfield, Wednesday afternoon in Eureka. The Red Devils won the opener 8-3 and also triumphed in the nightcap, 10-2 in six innings.
Baseball
April 25, 2018
Red Devils Come Up Empty Wednesday at Spalding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sean Green (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Robert Morris-Peoria) and Kyle Finke (Argenta, Ill./Argenta-Oreana H.S.) hit their first home runs in a Eureka uniform in game one and Joe Quinn (Coal City, Ill./Coal City H.S./Illinois Valley) drilled a go-ahead two-run double in the nightcap, but host Spalding held off a late EC rally to win the opener 9-8 and later used a rally of its own to best the Red Devils in game two, 7-4, to sweep a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Derby City Field on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky.
