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MEDICAL LAKE – The Medical Lake boys landed a pair of non-league wins last week, 73-63 at home against Liberty on Dec. 13 and in Spangle vs. Upper Columbia Academy, 65-45, Dec. 14. "Three straight wins is a good place to be," head coach Brett Ward wrote in a text message. Freshman Gabe Smith scored 21 points with Aiden Suddeth adding 20 for the Cardinals who were dominant in the early going against the Lancers, leading 36-20 at the half. Lebo Holloway had 11 for ML which i...
Long before area sports fans might either be elated or devastated by how the Seahawks, Mariners or Zags might fare on a given day or year, there was another hard luck team that galvanized the community. Prior to sports franchises dealing with $100-million contracts — for a single player — or stadiums and arenas costing billions to build, a local group spent countless hours dedicated to a labor of love without a penny in their pockets. It was nearly 70 years ago that the Miss Spokane unlimited hydroplane carried the hopes...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks girl's wrestling team made the best of hosting their first annual Tie Dyes and Takedowns Invitational, Dec. 14. Cheney had 10 wrestlers place in the top-3 and four of those came away as champions sporting their new tie-dye singlets. In addition, the Blackhawks added a pair of consolation titles in separate competition. Head coach Jeremy McGee singled out several high points in an event that saw his team also capture the team title, 191 to 175 over...
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington Track and Field kicked off its 2024-25 indoor season at the Spokane Invitational, breaking three school records in the process at The Podium powered by STCU. “All you want to do is come out and compete the first meet,” said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Erin Tucker. Caitlin Simmons — who goes by Egypt — and Maddy Shekhawat stole the spotlight, combining for a remarkable three school records. Simmons broke her own indoor long jump record with a leap of 6.12 meters (20 feet, 1 inch) a...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University’s women ended a three-game losing streak Dec. 16 with a 98-45 win at Reese Court over Warner Pacific University. The win also ended a span of games where the Eagles lost seven of eight contests, including a 79-50 non-conference loss to Gonzaga, Dec. 14 in Spokane. At home vs. the NAIA school from Portland the Eagles used a 12-0 run in the first quarter to separate from the Knights and led 52-20 at halftime. Emily McElmurry scored a new career-best with 16 points while Rachel Harvey add...
CHICAGO, Ill. — After leading Eastern Washington in tackles this season from the safety spot, Derek Ganter Jr. was named to the Football Championship Subdivision Football Central 2024 Freshman All-American Team. The award is Ganter Jr.’s second so far this offseason, following a Big Sky All-Conference second team selection last month. In the 2024 season, Ganter Jr. was the Eagles’ top tackler, recording 95 total and 55 solo. He was ranked fifth in the conference and solo tackles ranked third. With 7.9 tackles per game, Gante...
OLYMPIA - Washington State Parks are kicking off the new year with an open invitation to explore the outdoors through "First Day Hikes" on Jan. 1, 2025. More than 30 state parks will host a variety of activities including staff-led and self-guided hikes, snowshoe excursions, trail rides, polar plunges, scavenger hunts and more on New Year's Day. New Year's Day also marks the first Discover Pass free day of 2025 on state-managed lands. Visitors will not need a Discover Pass to...
BASKETBALL Eagle rally falls short against Cal Poly CHENEY — Eastern Washington (1-3) mounted a late second-half comeback but fell short against Cal Poly (3-2), losing 82-78 Nov. 17 at Reese Court. Nic McClain was a standout for the Eagles, setting a new career high with 28 points, surpassing his previous best of 16. The Mustangs led 36-35 at halftime but Cal Poly came out of the break with urgency, going on an 8-0 run to open the second half. Coupled with an Eastern 3-minute scoring drought and another 9-0 run from the v...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Cheney girls wrestling team used a pair of wins and three runner-up finishes to power past Mead, Dec. 7 at the East Valley Girls Mix and Match 140 to 122.5. Jalisca Holmgren scored four successive win by fall, and did so in an ever-increasing efficient manner at 125 pounds. Her first two victories came against Maelia Amen from Ridgeline and Gonzaga Prep's Nala Fernandes, both 4-0 and each in 1 minute, 23 seconds. She closed out her session topping...
CHENEY - The relatively young Cheney girls wrestling program continues to bloom. Just three seasons ago head coach Jeremy McGee had six wrestlers that were part of the boy's program. As they jump into the 2024-25 season the roster blossomed yet again in year-two of the now stand-alone program. "We had 12 wrestlers last year, two graduated 10 came back and we added 12 new girls for 22 this year," McGee wrote in an email. Cheney's progress mirrors a broader landscape where g...
CHENEY - The Cheney boys' basketball team lost its two opening games of the 2024-25 season, 55-49 at West Valley, Dec. 3 and 66-55 at North Central, Dec. 6. Kade Adderly's 12 points were tops for Cheney which saw West Valley explode to score 30 fourth quarter points, a total that erased a 39-25 Blackhawks lead heading into the final period. "We were up and in control after three quarters, but we lost focus and broke down in the fourth quarter," head coach Travis Peevey wrote...
CHENEY - The Cheney girls were on opposite ends of the scoreboard in a pair of non-league games as they opened the 2024-25 season. The Blackhawks suffered a 50-27 loss at West Valley, Dec. 3 but recovered for a 57-28 victory at North Central, Dec. 6. Mairyn O'Regan paced the Blackhawks with eight points in the opener. Cheney, however, was not able to wade its way out of a 25-11 first-half deficit. "The WV game is one that we are taking as a learning and growing opportunity," h...
MEDICAL LAKE — Medical Lake will return a core of experienced wrestlers for the 2024-25 season. The big key to the Cardinals success is keeping them competing until the end in February at Tacoma for Mat Classic XXXVI, Feb. 21-22. Key wrestlers from last year are Hudson Raulston who was undefeated in league and ready to go back to the finals at state before he broke his foot, his father and coach Garrett Raulston reported. He is slated to compete at 132 pounds. “Carsen Buenzli had a tremendous year and was one win away from a...
CHENEY - The reality of the true uncertainty of the game hit Cheney girls' basketball coach Meredith Richards quite early in her first year on the job last year at this time. "Losing our senior point guard, Paige Evans, in our second game of the season to a broken wrist was a big hit to our program," Richards wrote in an email. Indeed, it was as Richards had to endure a ninth-place finish in the 10-team Greater Spokane 3A/4A division finishing 5-15 overall, 1-8 in league play....
Seemingly in a blink, 10 years have passed since a moment in time during the most proficient period in history for the Eastern Washington football program. In a span of three years between 2012 and 2014 Eastern were back-to-back-to-back Big Sky Conference champions. (Sure, in 2012 the Eagles shared the crown with Montana State and Cal Poly.) And twice they were just a handful of minutes away from returns to Frisco, Texas and the Football Championship Subdivision national championship. At the heart of that run were head coach...
CHENEY — Several Blackhawks athletes were earned all-league honors in their respective sports for the fall 2024 season. All-Greater Spokane League team honorees included: Football Second team offense Gauge Seubert - OL First team defense: Tristan Huse - DB Second team defense Tank Best - LB Boys cross country First team Samuel Hilton Cameron Frenk Second team Holland Hurd Brayden Martin Girls cross country First team Hannah Ward Wheelchair Caitlin Shaffer Girls swim/dive Coach Jennifer Hochwalt First team 50 & 100 F...
SALT LAKE CITY — Eastern Washington concluded a four-game road trip with an 88-80 non-conference loss to Utah of the Big-12 Conference on Nov. 30. The Utes (6-1) broke away from a two-point halftime edge, 43-41, outscoring the Eagles 45-39 to secure the win in the concluding game of Mountain to Sea Showcase. “I feel heartbroken for these guys,” head Coach Dan Monson said. “They put their heart and soul in that, they stuck to the game plan, and took one of the best three-point shooting team in the country and made them lo...
FARMINGTON, Utah - Saturday was a historic offensive performance for Eastern Washington football and redshirt-junior Kekoa Visperas was central to the effort. After scoring four touchdowns against Idaho State, Visperas earned his first career Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week award, announced by the conference Nov. 18. The award was split between Visperas and Idaho wide receiver Mark Hamper. Visperas helped direct the Eagle offense to the 77-42 victory over the Benga...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The rushing engine that drove Eastern Washington to victory a week before ran out of steam, and for the most part so did the passing game. The result was Northern Arizona outscored Eastern 16-3 over the game's 24 minutes to earn a 30-18 Big Sky Conference victory in the Walkup Skydome, Nov. 23. "We hung in there, but it's a 60-minute game, not a 45-minute game at the end of the day," head coach Aaron Best said. The game closed out the season for the...
BASKETBALL: Eagle women winless on Hawaii trip HONOLULU — The Eastern Washington women escaped the rain but not a pair of losses in their trip to play in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. Eastern saw a late tally fall short in a 59-57 loss to St. Mary’s, Nov. 22 and then 67-55 to the host Rainbow Wahine, Nov. 24. Eastern trailed 48-39 after three quarters and the Eagles’ 18-11 edge in the final 15 minutes was not enough. Peyton Howard had a game-high 15 points against the Gaels of the West Coast Conference. Jaecy Eggers follo...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks boys basketball has one big hole to fill as the team prepares for the 2024-25 season - the program's all-time leading scorer. Evan Stinson, one of the most high-profile Blackhawk recruits in recent history, departed for big-time college basketball. Stinson originally was set to play at Washington State for then Cougar head coach Kyle Smith but would later change destinations when Smith moved to Stanford. "Evan is a big loss but his contributions h...
MEDICAL LAKE - The old saying that there's nowhere to go but up was perfectly applied to the 2023-24 edition of Medical Lake boys basketball. Under new head coach Brett Ward, the Cardinals made great strides from a dismal 1-19 campaign in 2022-23. Ward, who transitioned to the boy's bench after having coached the ML girls, helped guide his team to an 8-15 overall mark and a berth in the playoffs following a 6-6, fourth-place finish in the Northeast A League. "We ended up one...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The rushing engine that drove Eastern Washington to victory a week before ran out of steam, and for the most part so did the passing game. The result was Northern Arizona outscored Eastern 16-3 over the game's 24 minutes to earn a 30-18 Big Sky Conference victory in the Walkup Skydome, Nov. 23. "We hung in there, but it's a 60-minute game, not a 45-minute game at the end of the day," head coach Aaron Best said. The game closed out the season for the...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington seniors will have many memories from their time in Cheney, but their final time playing on the red turf at Roos Field might just top the list? Many of those seniors played big parts on a record-setting day for the Eagles in a 77-42 Big Sky Conference victory over Idaho State. Jared Taylor authored a career-best in rushing yards, finishing with 163 on 18 carries and a career-best with three rushing touchdowns. Michael Wortham rushed for a c...
BASKETBALL Eagle rally falls short against Cal Poly CHENEY — Eastern Washington (1-3) mounted a late second-half comeback but fell short against Cal Poly (3-2), losing 82-78 Nov. 17 at Reese Court. Nic McClain was a standout for the Eagles, setting a new career high with 28 points, surpassing his previous best of 16. The Mustangs led 36-35 at halftime but Cal Poly came out of the break with urgency, going on an 8-0 run to open the second half. Coupled with an Eastern 3-minute scoring drought and another 9-0 run from the v...
