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CHENEY- Michaela Friedrich is the newest addition to the Cheney Free Press. She is a junior in the Gonzaga journalism program and is looking forward to her new gig. "I'm really excited to be here-this is my first job in journalism outside of the Gonzaga Bulletin," Michaela said. "After I graduate, I plan on staying in the general area. I'm excited to start being a part of the Cheney community." Michaela was born and raised in Patterson, Calif., a small agricultural community i...
CHENEY-Governor Jay Inslee met with students, faculty and administrators on campus Thursday morning, April 28, to inquire about the university's approach to combating climate change and learn about the Eastern's sustainability efforts. He also toured the Palouse Prairie Restoration project, which aims to restore 120 acres of the native Palouse prairie habitat. The project provides students with learning and research opportunities while also benefiting the environment. "The...
CHENEY-The Avista Foundation presented the Cheney Depot Society (CDS) with a check for $25,000 Wednesday morning, April 27. It was the second of two installments to help fund the restoration and preservation of the town's 93-year-old historic train depot. "We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of the Avista Foundation," said Cheney Depot Society Board President Tom Trulove. "This grant will help ensure interior renovations that are both functional and beautiful...
CHENEY—The Cheney FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Club turned in a top 10 performance at the State Business Leadership Conference on April 20-23. “Team members placed 36 times in the competition including two state championships and three second place finishes,” FBLA Advisor Adam Smith said. “As a chapter, the team had a very strong showing with all teams but two competing to move past the preliminary round into finals.” The highlights, according to Smith, included...
CHENEY- Cheney got back on the winning track, defeating the team's three opponents last week. Coming into the games, the Blackhawks had dropped six in a row and were outscored 53-9. But the team found its groove and dominated two games with Ridgeline by a combined 15-3 score and taking a 6-4 contest from North Central. The three victories landed Cheney in a fourth-place finish in league play and qualified the team for the postseason. "Our turnaround was due to getting back to...
CHENEY— Student athletes at Eastern Washington University have a new $4.9 million training suite at their disposal. The facility is located on campus inside the Pavillion and Albers Court. Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Monica Jaenicke said the University secured funding for the project form the Capital budget of the 2019 legislative session According to the Eastern Washington Sports Information Department, the training suite has nearly three times the space of the former athletic training room. There are 1...
CHENEY— The Blackhawks lost two of three games last week, falling 10–3 to Mead at home on April 26, beating Ferris 5–1 on the road on April 28, and losing an 18-8 contest to Mt. Spokane in Cheney on April 29. The team sits at 8-6 in the league standings and is 8–8 overall, with four games left in regular season play. “I think wee played one of our best games of the season against Ferris. We were batting on all cylinders and Maddie (McDowell) pitched one of her best games of the year,” Coach Gary Blake said. “Unfortunately, we...
CHENEY-It's been weeks in the making, but the Cheney Public Schools have finally hired its next superintendent. Dr. Ben Ferney is the unanimous choice of the Board of Directors. Ferney will assume the position on July 1. "I am excited to come and serve in Cheney Public Schools," Ferney said. "The district is moving forward in a positive direction and I look forward to being a part of this great team." For the past five years, Ferney has served as the superintendent of the...
The Cheney-Spangle road off Main Street was closed all day Friday, April 22, as crews with the street department remove a cold patch over a natural gas line and replace it with regular asphalt....
CHENEY—The city of Cheney’s Clean Sweep event on Saturday, April 23 saw more than one hundred local residents turn out to help beautify the community. The popular event has been going on in Cheney for more than a decade. “It was our 15th annual clean up day,” said GIS/Permit Tech Susan Beeman with the Cheney Planning Department. “We had a bout 170 citizens participate. There were several church groups and businesses that put together teams to come out and pick up litter....
CHENEY - Travis Peevey is the new head coach for the Cheney Blackhawks varsity boys basketball team. Peevey will look to turn around the program that's produced just four wins (4-27) in the last two seasons. "I am excited to announce that Travis Peevey will be our next boys' basketball head coach. He has extensive knowledge of the game, built on a lifetime of experiences gained from playing basketball in college and beyond," Cheney High School Athletic Director Tim Kennedy sai...
CHENEY-The Blackhawks losing streak has extended to seven straight after dropping games to U-High and Gonzaga Prep last week. Cheney is now 4-10 in league competition, 4-12 overall, and is in eighth place in the GSL standings. The Blackhawks were shut out, 4-0, at home by the Titans on April 19. Cheney lost a twin bill to the Bullpups by scores of 7-4 and 3-2 on April 21 and 22. The team's ace lefty Quinn Hobbs, who has been nursing a back injury, turned in a strong...
CHENEY- Back-to-back losses to Ferris and Lewis & Clark last week has the Blackhawks sitting at 2–4 in the Greater Spokane League standings and 5–5 overall with two matches left before the Inland Empire Tournament on Friday. Cheney had momentum on its side when the team hit the road to take on the Saxons on Tuesday, April 19 having pulled out a 4-3 over North Central a few days prior. But the Blackhawks were not able to capitalize on it and dropped the match, 6-1. "Their fir...
CHENEY — Cheney has hit its second rough patch of the season with three losses in the team’s last three games. The Blackhawks dropped two contests to Mt. Spokane by scores of 15-1 and 7-0 on April 12 and 14 and were blown out 17-2 by University on April 15. The stretch of losses results from the club’s health and the younger inexperienced talent called up to fill in while varsity personnel heals. “We have a lot of injuries to some key players and have brought up some freshma...
CHENEY— The Blackhawks took one on the chin in a 5-0 loss to Gonzaga Prep on Tuesday, April 12, but came roaring back in dominating fashion, with a 15-1 win over North Central on April 15, to improve to 5-3 in league play. “We had some hitting problems against one of the better pitchers in the GSL—I think we had four hits so not much opportunity to manufacture anything,” Coach Gary Blake said. “We also committed three errors in the game which led to five unearned runs —three of them came on a bases loaded fly ball that our fi...
CHENEY— The Blackhawks got back in the win column taking a doubleheader from the Saxons at home on Wednesday, April 6. Cheney shutout Ferris 1-0 in Game 1 and then blew out the visitors from Spokane 13-6 in Game 2. “Our bats seemed out of sync in the first game, but Quinn Hubbs was dominant in the win, striking out 10 and only allowing a double,” Coach Rob Beamer said. “We had some timely hitting in the second game—and were pretty solid defensively in both games.” The lone un...
CHENEY- The Blackhawks split matches with University and Gonzaga Prep to open league play last week. Cheney dropped a close, hard-fought 4–3 outing on the road to the Titans on March 29 and rolled past the Bullpups, 5–2 at home on March 31. "Tuesday's match with U-High gave us two matches that went to three sets and we won them both. That is something I am incredibly proud of our boys for," Coach Dan Estock said. "Aiden (Flanary) and Logan (Konrad) turned things around after l...
CHENEY- Back-to-back losses to Mt. Spokane and University High have Cheney at 4-2 in the GSL and 4-4 overall. The Wildcats blew out the Blackhawks 11-1 in Spokane on March 30 and were dealt a 17-8 loss to University High at home on March 31. Despite the lopsided losses, coach Gary Blake feels the team is still in the thick of things. "We just need to settle down and play our game," Blake said. "I thought going into the season, these two teams were going to give us our biggest...
CHENEY- Cheney has hit a bump in the road in league competition, dropping three straight games to close out March and open the April schedule. The Blackhawks lost to Central Valley, 14–4 on March 29, fell to Mead 8–5 on March 31 in Cheney and then dropped a 6–1 road game at Mead on April 1. The losses drop the Blackhawks to 2–4 in the GSL standings. "We've gotten away from playing for each other and went back to playing as individuals. Being young has something to do with th...
CHENEY- Maddie McDowell fanned 10 Saxons and the Blackhawks pulled out a 3-2 comeback win over Ferris at Cheney High School Monday afternoon. It's the fourth consecutive league victory for the team that finds itself at the top of the GSL standings with a 4-0 record. "It was a good fastpitch softball game," Head Coach Gary Blake said. "They went up 2-1, and we scored two in the bottom of the sixth and shut them down in the seventh inning." The game was a classic pitcher's duel...
CHENEY—The Blackhawks turned in a solid outing on the links at Apple Tree Golf Course Monday, March 21, finishing in the middle of the pack shooting 359 as a team to open the season. West Valley finished first (318), Wenatchee shot 329 to place second and Eastmont took third place with a team score of 345. Jake Vallances carded an 81 to finish 11 over on the Par 72 course, which landed him in the ninth spot individually. Ben Rowe placed 20th with a round of 87. Alex Hinrichs shot 93 to place 25th and Chris Matthews f...
CHENEY — The Blackhawks are off to one of their worst starts with seven consecutive losses, giving up 31 goals and recording just two. Cheney dropped a 2-1 match to West Valley, was dealt a 2-0 loss at home to Gonzaga Prep, were blanked by Lewis & Clark 7-0, lost 12-nil to Davis on the road and were held off the scoreboard in a 4-0 loss to Mead at home on Tuesday, March 23. The Blackhawks then suffered a 2-1 loss at Mt. Spokane on Friday, March 25 and dropped a 2-nil fuss at Pullman on March 26....
CHENEY— The Blackhawks turned in a dominating performance vs Medical Lake Saturday, March 26, taking a 7-0 match from the Cardinals. The win moves Cheney to 2-2 on the season. “It was a great win to close out our non-league matches,” coach Linnea Love said. “We’re anticipating next week’s matches against U-High and G-Prep for our first league matches of the season.” Cheney found little resistance from Medical Lake with one match going to a tiebreaker at third doubles. Match results First Singles: Adrianna Wood (CHS) def. Au...
CHENEY—Quinn Hubbs tossed a complete game shutout giving up four hits and striking out 13 Bears and Cheney beat Central Valley 1-0 at home Friday, March 25. It was the second win in as many games as the Blackhawks beat Lewis & Clark 5-3 on March 22 and evened their record at 2-2 on the season. “Lewis and Clark was a great game where Isaac Nesbitt threw 7 innings and Tate Heuschkel threw 2 scoreless for his first varsity win,” Coach Rob Beamer said. “The team really started...
CHENEY- Cheney is on a heater, posting its third win in a row on the courts. The Blackhawks latest victim, the Medical Lake Cardinals, had their wings clipped 6-1 at home on Saturday, March 26. "It was a beautiful day for tennis. Our families came out and supported us in full force and the boys played well," Coach Dan Estock said. "Medical Lake was our last non-league match-up before we start into the GSL schedule next week. I am really happy with the trajectory we are on. We...
