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See a photo gallery from the event here. The Cheney High baseball team finished the first round of Great Northern League play with four games in three days last week, a 7-4 loss to Clarkston (March 30), a 7-5 win against East Valley and back-to-back losses in a West Valley doubleheader, losing 4-3 in game one and 6-4 in the nightcap. "I told the guys, we lost to Clarkston and West Valley, but we didn't get beat," head coach Glenn Chamberlain said. "But in game two of West...
The Cheney High boys’ and girls’ golf teams closed the first half of Great Northern League competition at the March 29 tournament at the Links Golf Course. Both teams finished in fifth place, the boys with 533 points and the girls with 88. Scores in the girls’ tournament were calculated via the modified Stableford Scoring system where the highest total of points wins instead of the lowest. Tyler Koohns led the Blackhawks with 81 points while Thomas Baycroft shot an 85 and Nate Koohns hit a season best 89. Donovan Heart...
It was another one-match week for the Cheney High boys tennis team, who defeated 3A Greater Spokane League North Central, 6-1, in a nonleague match, March 30. Aaron Fillmore picked up his first singles win at No. 2 after he defeated Adam Miller (6-1, 6-1), snapping a two-match losing streak. Head coach Jesse Erickson said it was Fillmore's best varsity performance so far. No. 3 Eric Van Wig won his first varsity match after a close contest against Ryan Hildahl (6-2, 2-6, 6-2),...
The Hallett Elementary School Hawk cheered on students and volunteers who particpated in the school's annual "Wow Now Fund Run," March 31....
The long — and some would argue pointless — war against Planned Parenthood continues. On March 30, Vice President Mike Pence was the tiebreaking vote on a Senate-proposed bill that would give states permission to withhold more than $200 million in Title X federal family planning funds from abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health, maternal and child health services. The organization, which has been around since 1921, is often the tar...
See a photo gallery from the event here. Despite the weather and subsequent rescheduling of games, the Cheney High baseball team did get some time on the field on March 25, with nonleague wins against Northeast A League’s Lakeside (3-2) and Medical Lake (5-4). The Blackhawks were supposed to have a busier week with nonleague games against Lakeland (March 21) Clarkston (March 23), Medical Lake (March 24) and Lakeside (March 25). Both the Lakeland and Clarkston games were rescheduled because of rain while the game against t...
Despite the weather and subsequent rescheduling of games, the Cheney High baseball team did get some time on the field on March 25, with nonleague wins against Northeast A League's Lakeside (3-2) and Medical Lake (5-4). Read the full story here.... Full story
Sherridan Connors tests out a race track he built out of foam tubing at the kick off for Community Center Saturdays in Medical Lake on March 25. The program, held at the middle school and in partnership between the city of Medical Lake, the school district and Re*Imagine Medical Lake, had different activities such as volleyball, basketball and board games....
The Medical Lake High School Cardinal Players theater club is getting ready to stage its spring production - an adaption of "Big Fish: The Musical." "Big Fish" is based on Daniel Wallace's 1988 novel, which was later adapted into a film by Tim Burton in 2003, followed by a Broadway musical in 2013. The story focuses on the relationship between Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman and storyteller, and his son Will, who searches for the truth behind his father's tales. Alex...
Both the Cheney High boys and girls golf teams kicked off Great Northern League action March 23 after competing in the first league tournament of the season. The boys finished second after they shot a collective 510 points while the girls were fifth with 89 points. Team scores in the girls’ tournament were calculated via the modified Stableford Scoring system where the highest total of points wins instead of the lowest. Thomas Baycroft tied for third place with Pullman’s Eric Martin after they shot a 91.Tyler Koohns (92) and...
The Cheney High girls’ tennis team had a light schedule last week with a 5-2 win against Mt. Spokane, March 21. Bridget Calvert, No. 1 singles, came back from a one-set deficit to defeat Halle Maroney (6-7, 6-0, 11-9) in what head coach Courtney Webb called “a close match.” “In that first set she was trying to figure things out and got it together in the second set,” Webb said. “They had to play a super tiebreaker because of the rain. They were going pretty hard and it was a fun match to watch.” No. 2 Alannah Lewis and No....
The weather has been rough for local high school sports teams, particularly the Cheney High boys’ tennis team, who were swept by 3A Greater Spokane League’s Mt. Spokane, 7-0, March 21 in their only match of the week. The Blackhawks’s March 22 match with Northeast A’s Lakeside was rescheduled twice, first for March 24 and then again postponed for a later date. “The weather has been brutal,” head coach Jesse Erickson said. “I can’t tell you when we’ll get that Lakeside match in.” Erickson added that the team was fortunate to ge...
Saturday, March 25, 2017 will go down in history for Gonzaga basketball fans as it was the day the Bulldogs earned their first trip to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament after they defeated Xavier. While most of my friends were watching the game and cluttering social media with pictures and posts, celebrating the Bulldogs’ win, I was watching the Cheney High baseball team come back from a one-run deficit to defeat Lakeside, 3-2, then turnaround and beat Medical Lake, 5-4. I get it. It’s March Madness and men’s colle...
The Cheney High School drama club wrapped up its three-day run of "The Diary of Anne Frank" on March 26. The story focused on Anne Frank, played by Abigael Dotson (pictured) and her experiences during a time whe she and her family went into hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands....
When they grow up, the Medical Lake Middle School eighth-grade class will be a little more prepared when it comes to managing their finances The class took part in the Junior Achievement Finance Park, sponsored by Boeing Employees Credit Union, at the Shriners Event Center, March 24. Junior Achievement is a program dedicated to giving children, from eighth to 12th grade, knowledge to help them plan for their future and make smart economic choices. This was the first time Medic...
Streets and fishing were the two main discussion items at the March 21 Medical Lake City Council meeting. Mayor John Higgins informed council that staff could end up spending a lot of money fixing roads that were damaged by water runoff and that there could be a “couple of budget amendments by the end of the year.” City Administrator Doug Ross added the street repairs would reduce the general fund’s ending cash balance. “Let’s say that we were going to have $800,000 (in the general fund) before,” Ross said. “We would take out...
Fairchild Air Force Base added several new aircraft and personnel under its umbrella of refueling wings in the form of the 384th Air Refueling Squadron. The squadron, also known as the "Squarepatchers," was officially welcomed to Fairchild during a March 23 relocation and assumption of command ceremony. Lt. Col. Sean R. McClune, the director of operations for the 92nd Operations Support Squadron, officially took command of the 384th during the ceremony. Commissioned in 2001,...
Spokane artist, Dan McCann, is holding his exhibition, "A Look Back," at the Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art until April 27. Many of the pieces on display, including "Black," (above) and "Tools of the Trade Voodoo Box," (right) showcase McCann's skills in mixed media, sculpting and box construction. The gallery, located in the Art Building situated in the center of the Fine and Performing Arts complex, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and a...
Remove the lower four dams on the Snake River system or keep them? That is the question the Medical Lake High School Future Farmers of America Agriculture Issues team is posing to businesses, state officials and others for their "forum." Forums are where an agricultural issues team researches the pros and cons of an agricultural topic. The team will present their topic at the state FFA convention in May where judges will grade them on their research and theories. The team...
Medical Lake Middle School was recently honored with its third Gold Star Award. The award is given to schools for being in the top-performing districts in the state in terms of getting eligible seventh- and eighth-graders signed up for the College Bound Scholarship program. The College Bound Scholarship Program, established by the Legislature in 2007, is a state program that provides financial aid for seventh- and eighth-grade students whose families are income eligible. Students who are enrolled in foster care or are a...
The Medical Lake Fire Department is looking to install a vending machine at the station. However, this vending machine will not dispense snacks or soda pop, but rather equipment and medical supplies that firefighters will use on call. The Fire Department plans to bring in a Fastenal-designed vending machine to the fire station. According to its website, Fastenal is a company that makes custom-made vending machines for businesses and organizations. These machines can dispense...
Patrons of the Airway Heights Library were treated to the sounds of traditional Irish music from the band, Floating Crowbar, who performed at the library, March 18. Above: Morgan Andersen (left) plays the fiddle while Don Thomsen is on the banjo during a song. Left: James Hunter plays the Irish uilleann pipes....
At its March 15 meeting, the Airway Heights Planning Commission passed resolutions approving staff’s recommendation regarding State Environmental Protection Act reviews for two upcoming projects. The first was for a project on approximately 2.2 acres of land at 11507 W. 21st Ave., located between Lyons and Hayden streets and owned by Barnes Industrial LLC. The project calls for construction of two 4,800-square-foot buildings, one 7,600-square-foot building and a five-lot binding site plan. As a condition for the future b...
The city of Airway Heights has authorized the sale of a portion of the $13 million unlimited tax general obligation bonds to pay for construction of an aquatic and fitness center. At its March 20 meeting, the City Council passed the first and only reading of an ordinance that authorizes the sale, issuance, and delivery of $3.2 million bonds. When City Attorney Stanley Schwartz asked why only $3.2 million in bonds was being authorized for sale, Clerk-treasurer Amy Gravelle explained that the city sold $9.515 million of the...
The Cheney High girls JV and varsity tennis teams took on St. George, March 16. The Blackhawks' varsity squad came away with a 5-1 victory, sweeping the Dragons in doubles play.... Full story
