After a turnaround season last year, Eastern is looking to kick off the 2024 season with an upset over the University of Illinois.
After finishing his first season 2-9 from ending his most recent...
Love can stem from anywhere, even on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
That's where Eastern’s head football coach Chris Wilkerson met his wife Sharna Wilkerson.
The Wilkersons were...
The student portion of student athletes tends to be left aside by fans as college sports become more and more of a spectacle.
The reasoning behind this is valid. Our brains are not wired to think...
With a 16-10 win over the Lindenwood Lions, Eastern looks to keep that momentum going when they face off against Tennessee State University at O’Brien Stadium Saturday with a 12 p.m. kickoff.
Panthers’...
The Panthers improve to 4-1 after they beat the Northwestern State Demons at Turpin Stadium Saturday evening.
This is the best start the Panthers have had since 2013.
Here are some events that happened...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 3, 2023
Spring has sprung here in Charleston, IL and with that, the annual football spring game is now officially three weeks away.
The team began practicing for its spring game in mid-March in preparation...
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior tennis player Luisa Renovales Salazar hits the tennis ball with her racket at the Darling Courts at the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston, ILL.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tennis_01_O-1-e1741807434552-1200x670.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior right-handed pitcher Tyler Conklin pitching in the Eastern Illinois University baseball team's intrasquad scrimmage at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois on Jan. 31.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TC_01_O-e1741567955534-1200x669.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior, forward Macy McGlone finds an open teammate to pass the ball too during the game against the Tennessee State Tigers 69-49, in Groniger Arena on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Charleston Ill.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WBB_02_O-1-e1741228987440-1200x692.jpg)
![E[Thumbnail Edition] Eastern Illinois softball freshman utility player Abbi Hatton deciding to throw the softball to home plate in a fielding drill during softball practice at the field house in Groniger arena on Tuesday Feb. 11.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SB_03_O-e1741208880750-1-e1741209739187-1200x815.jpg)
![The Weeklings lead guitarist John Merjave [Left] and guitarist Bob Burger [Right] perform "I Am the Walrus" at The Weeklings Beatles Bash concert in the Dvorak Concert Hall on Saturday.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WL_01_O-1200x900.jpg)
![The team listens as its captain Patience Cox [Number 25] lectures to them about what's appropriate to talk about through practice during "The Wolves" on Thursday, March 6, in the Black Box Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center in Charleston, Ill.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WolvesPre-12-1200x800.jpg)
