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Offensive Line sophomore, (77) Sandro Malicevic picks up wide receiver senior Cooper Willman after a touch down in the end zone, at the Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Indiana State Sycamore, at O'Brien Field. Saturday night. Panthers won 27-20.

Panthers of the Year: Cooper Willman, Macy McGlone, Dan and Kristi Paulson

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor May 12, 2025

The male Panther of the Year is going to Cooper Willman from the football team. The senior wide receiver from Sterling was named part of the 2024 First Team All-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference...

Eastern Illinois softball team surround junior infielder Kendall Grover after she stole home to win the Ohio Valley Conference championship against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1-0 on Saturday.

EIU softball wins second OVC championship in three years

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor May 10, 2025

Kendall Grover did not get a pitch in the zone all day.   In the bottom of the eighth inning of the winner-take-all Ohio Valley Conference championship game, the first OVC title game ever to go into...

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore outfielder Karson Davey slides into home plate past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior catcher Piper Montogomery in the 10th inning to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal against SIUE 5-4 on Friday.

EIU softball beats SIUE to advance to championship game    

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor May 9, 2025

Nine and a half innings and three hours of play at the semifinal game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament came down to one swing on Friday.   Freshman outfielder Morgan Hance stepped up to the...

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman celebrates after scoring in two runs in the bottom of the sixth during the Ohio Valley Conference tournament game against the University of Southern Indiana with Eastern winning 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex on Thursday.

EIU softball defeats USI, advances into OVC Tournament winner bracket

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor May 9, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman had a two run RBI double in the sixth inning to help the Panthers defeat University of Southern Indiana 4-1, advancing in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Zaria Flippin

COLUMN: Top 10 EIU athletics moments in the 2024-2025 season

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor May 7, 2025

Wow. It’s been a year full of EIU athletics. From football’s performance against Indiana State to the women’s basketball 100-point game against Morehead State, here are my top 10 moments from the...

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore pitcher McKenzie Oslanzi pitching ball to home plate during Eastern’s loss to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 3-1 on senior day at Williams field on Saturday.

Panthers of the Week: McKenzie Oslanzi, Abbi Hatton

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor May 4, 2025

The first Panther of the Week is going to McKenzie Oslanzi from the softball team. The sophomore pitcher from Marseilles went 3-0 against Western Illinois this weekend in Macomb. Throughout the...

The Charleston High School softball team gathering on the infield for a meeting during game one of the Trojans' doubleheader against Mattoon High School on Tuesday April 8, 2025., at Neco Field.

CHS softball gets swept by Effingham

Jason Coulombe, Assistant News Editor May 3, 2025

The Charleston High School softball team was swept in an Apollo Conference doubleheader against Effingham at Karch Field on Friday, losing game one 5-1 and losing game two 9-7.  The Trojans’...

The Charleston High School softball team gathering on the infield for a meeting during game one of the Trojans' doubleheader against Mattoon High School on Tuesday April 8, 2025., at Neco Field.

CHS softball returns home, beats Marshall 10-9

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor April 28, 2025

As Charleston High School sophomore Railyn Cox prepared to throw her first pitch of the afternoon, Trojans fans that packed the set of bleachers near the Charleston dugout watched along in anticipation. A...

Eastern Illinois softball freshman utility player Abbi Hatton (right) and freshman outfielder Morgan Hance (left) hugging each other after a walk off hit during the first game of Eastern’s double header against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at Williams field on Sunday.

EIU softball splits doubleheader with second-place SIUE

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor April 27, 2025

Eastern softball freshman utility player Abbi Hatton hit a walk-off single in the tenth inning of the first of two games as Eastern split a doubleheader against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville...

Eastern Illinois softball senior outfielder Sophie Cerveny sliding into home plate as she gets called out during Eastern’s loss to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 3-1 on senior day at Williams field on Saturday.

Panthers break 10-game win streak against Cougars, honor seniors

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor April 26, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball left eight runners on as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville broke Eastern’s 10-game Ohio Valley Conference winning streak 3-1 at Williams Field on Saturday afternoon. Eastern...

Eastern Illinois softball freshman outfielder Morgan Hance on third base getting ready to run to home plate at Williams field during Eastern’s win against Indiana State University 8-0 in six innings on Tuesday.

EIU softball outfielder discusses her change from volleyball in Q&A

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter April 24, 2025

Freshman outfielder Morgan Hance is in her first year with the Panthers. Hance started playing softball at 6 years old but soon started playing volleyball after.  Hance, from Clay City, played...

Eastern Illinois softball senior infielder Briana Gonzalez sliding into third base after hitting a leadoff triple in the bottom of the fifth inning at Williams field during Eastern’s win against Indiana State University 8-0 in six innings on Tuesday.

Panther softball shuts out Indiana State

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor April 23, 2025

Senior infielder Briana Gonzalez returned home and hit a walk off sacrifice fly for Eastern softball’s seventh win in a row with an 8-0 victory in six innings over Indiana State on Tuesday night at Williams...

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