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The Medical Lake Middle School held its third annual chess tournament, April 23, with Josh Wagner winning the eighth-grade and under division and Jeremy Ryan winning the ninth-grade and older round-robin tournament. Ryan defeated Wagner in the final match to become the undisputed champion; winning a chess set with handcrafted pieces. He was the champion in the first MLMS tournament and the co-champion along with Jonathan Stebbins in the second tournament. Ryan's father, Paul...
West Plains Little League’s Inland Power softball team rallied to defeat Wheatland Reardan, 10-9, April 22, at Salnave Park, in Majors softball action. Down 2-1 in the second inning, Ellie Haas hit a two-RBI double, then scored herself to give her team a 5-2 lead. McKenna Weick hit an RBI triple then scored to boost Inland Power’s lead 7-4. Other offensive highlights for Inland Power included Natalie Trujillo’s inside-the-park home run in the third inning and Madison Munden’s RBI in the fourth. Wheatland nearly closed...
The Cheney High boys’ and girls’ golf teams returned to Great Northern League competition in the league tournament at Hangman Valley Golf Course, April 19. The girls finished second with 137 points, six strokes ahead of East Valley (131). 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. Cheyenne Marchand finished second overall after shooting a 59, which is 34 higher than her score in the March 22 GNL tourn...
The Cheney High boys’ tennis team continued its path to a second Great Northern League regular season title with wins over Pullman, 4-3, April 19, and West Valley, 6-1, April 21. Ryan Axtell, No. 1 singles, came back to defeat Marcello Scudiero, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. After Axtell dropped the first set, head coach Jesse Erickson suggested he “be a little more patient” and “let his opponent’s shots come to him.” “In those second and third sets, Ryan picked his moments and capitalized when he had an opening,” Erickson said. Mason Van...
The Cheney High girls’ tennis team hit a rough spot during Great Northern League play after a 6-1 loss to Pullman, April 19, then rebounded to defeat West Valley, 6-1, April 21. Bridget Calvert, No. 1 singles, went 2-0 after wins over Pullman’s Alexa Yadoma (6-3, 4-6, 7-5) and West Valley’s Ava Raney (6-4, 6-1). Alannah Lewis, No. 2, picked up a win at West Valley (6-2, 6-2) as did No. 3 Emily Howard (6-1, 6-0) and No. 4 Caitlyn Strong (6-3, 7-5). No. 2 doubles Danica Gary and Amparo Contreras finished the week with a win a...
The road to the Great Northern League postseason continues to be a rocky one for the Cheney High baseball team, who went 0-3 in league play last week, bringing their losing streak to four games. The Blackhawks lost to first-place Clarkston (9-1 GNL, 10-1 overall), 8-2, April 19, then dropped both games of an April 22 doubleheader to second-place West Valley (5-6, 9-6), losing 4-2 in the opener and 3-1 in game two. Cheney (5-8, 7-10) is currently fourth in the GNL standings, one half game behind East Valley (5-7, 7-11). Clarks...
Eastern Washington University mascot Swoop and Bill Williams, business development manager at Telefonix Inc., stand next to one of the new electric vehicle charging stations during the university's April 22 Earth Day celebration....
To borrow a few lyrics from the 1970s rock band, Stealers Wheel, the Cheney High baseball team is “stuck in the middle,” of the Great Northern League. The Blackhawks (5-5 GNL, 7-7 overall) are in third place in the league standings after they split a doubleheader with Pullman April 12, losing the first game 7-1 and winning game two, 5-1. They also went 1-1 in a doubleheader against East Valley, April 16 after they won the first game, 6-3, and lost the second, 10-0. In game one, Cheney scored its only run in the fourth inning...
The Cheney High girls’ tennis team is off to a good start in Great Northern League play after they swept East Valley 7-0, April 12, and defeated Clarkston, 5-2, April 18 — a match that was rescheduled from April 14 due to weather conditions. In singles, Bridget Calvert, No. 1, came back from a one-set deficit to defeat Ella Gokouchenko (4-6, 6-2, 6-0) and Emily Howard, No. 2, won her match against Macy Pachall (6-4, 6-2). No. 3 Alannah Lewis defeated Kate Pointer (6-1, 6-3) while No. 4 Caitlyn Strong picked up a win over Kenn...
The Cheney High boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in a couple of tournaments to prepare for the upcoming Great Northern League competitions. Cheyenne Marchand and Kelsey Smith represented the Cheney girls in the March 14 East Valley Invite. Marchand finished third out of 29, shooting a 91, one stroke behind second-place Ali Hartley of Deer Park (90). Smith tied for 15th after she hit a 110. Clarkston’s Gracie Frazier (83) won the event. The girls were scheduled to compete in the Deer Park Invite, April 18. The resul...
Fight fans who watch the boxing events during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, may see some familiar faces and world champions compete alongside the amateur fighters who hope to capture the gold medal in their weight division. The International Boxing Association, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), which sanctions amateur boxing around the world and the Olympics, announced that professional boxers will be eligible for this year’s Olympic Games. Like amateur fighters, p...
Cheney High boy's tennis coach Jesse Erickson predicted his team would face some tough opposition when they entered Great Northern League play, particularly against Clarkston, and he was right. The Blackhawks edged the Bantams in a close match, 4-3, April 15, three days after they swept East Valley, 7-0. Cheney's singles and doubles fired on all cylinders against the Knights. Ryan Axtell, No. 1 singles, defeated Josh Lee (6-2, 6-2) while Mason Van Stone, No. 2, won his match...
Imagine a place where you can meet characters like Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz," Smokey the Bear and Eastern Washington University mascot Swoop while acquiring new books at the same time. Students and their parents experienced that at Snowdon Elementary School's "Camp Read-a-Lot" literacy night, April 14, presented by the school's Curriculum Night Committee. Once students received their stamp card and bag containing two books, they went around to several rooms that housed...
Dozens of Airway Heights residents and their pets took part in the third annual 5K-9 Fun Run and Walk, April 16. The event was sponsored by the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department, Ginnie O's Grooming and Play N' Stay...
Eastern Washington University is holding its Research and Creative Works Symposium Week May 16-19, with different events for staff, students and community members to attend. The symposium started 19 years ago as a two-day event where students from different disciplines presented various research projects, using a variety of mediums such as art, posters and oral presentations. Last April, EWU held the 29th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research which brought thousands of students from 700 colleges to the Cheney...
Once again the Fisher Building has a potential buyer. At its April 13 meeting, the Cheney School Board voted to hold a public hearing at its May 11 meeting at 7:05 p.m. at Snowdon Elementary School regarding the potential sale of the Fisher Building with Director Mitch Swenson abstaining. The public hearing will take place after the district's employee recognition night. Prior to the vote, Kassidy Probert, executive director of finance, announced that Eastmark Capital Group ma...
Michael Anderson Elementary physical education teacher Sandy Zimmerman was having dinner with her family and Teresa Raby when her son answered the phone. “Teresa was telling him, ‘let mom answer it,’ which I thought was kind of funny,” Zimmerman said. The phone call was from NBC, who let Zimmerman know she was chosen to compete on the eighth season of “American Ninja Warrior.” “American Ninja Warrior” is a popular sports entertainment TV show where athletes attempt to complete four stages of obstacle courses, each one increa...
Cadet Brandon Lukenbill stood on the top of Spokane County Fire District 3's tower, just after he took his oath of enlistment into the United States Army with three of his fellow cadets. Moments later he rappelled off the tower with many of the other cadets watching below. For Lukenbill, while he had done some rappelling exercises during basic training, this was a different experience for him. "It was a special moment, being sworn into the Army and then rappelling off the...
The Cheney High boys’ and girls’ golf teams returned to action this past week. The boys team took third (540) in the Deer Park Stags Invitational, April 11. Cam Hardt led the Blackhawks, shooting a 103. Other top finishers from Cheney include Ian Hill, who hit a 104, Scott Nadeau with 108, Carter Rowe with 110 and Jack Kallem with 115. On the girls’ side, Cheyenne Marchand took sixth (89) in the Palouse Ridge Invite, April 12. Hannah Barnett also competed for Cheney in the tournament but did not finish. The boys will compe...
The Cheney High baseball team continued their rollercoaster season with an 8-5 Great Northern League loss to Clarkston, April 5. Down 1-0, the Bantams scored two runs in the second inning to take the lead. Cheney surged ahead taking a 4-3 lead after scoring a run in the third inning and two in the fourth. Clarkston put up five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead from there. The Blackhawks capped their scoring with one run in the sixth. Head coach...
With spring already here and summer approaching, it’s more common to see kids running around the neighborhood playing with friends. Some folks refer to this as “free range parenting” but there have been stories popping up here and there about parents who were arrested for letting their children roam the neighborhood or businesses without their supervision. One recent incident was in Spartanburg, S.C. According to an April 3 WYFF News 4 story, Tiesha Hillstock was arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after she let her 9...
Imagine a quiz competition where contestants are asked questions about historical figures such as George Washington and Genghis Kahn, as well as events like the Whiskey Rebellion and the Fall Classic, also known as the World Series. Eight Cheney Middle School students did just that when they competed in the regional History Bee competition, March 22. Four of the eight students reached the regional finals and qualified for National History Bee competition to be held June 9-12...
Cadet Alexandra Landoe (right) and a non-commissioned officer hold the rope and watch cadet Candace Madriaga (not pictured) as she descends from the tower....
The Airway Heights public library held a "Wands, Wizards and Broomsticks" party, April 6 where it staged numerous activities focused on the Harry Potter book series. Jack Lonam (left), dressed as the character Sirius Black and siblings Henry and Louisa Scott, standing with their mother Kellie Scott, won the costume contest....
At its April 11 meeting, the Cheney Planning Commission voted to recommend adoption of Ordinance W-82, which proposes amending both the land use map and zoning map to apply multi-family residence (R-3) to five parcels located on both sides of Washington Court. The ordinance also establishes an overlay zone with design standards to address proposed development on the five parcels. Prior to the vote, the commission held a public hearing on the ordinance. No one testified at the hearing. According to a staff report from city...
