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FOOTBALL Cardinals fall at Liberty SPANGLE – Medical Lake remained winless at 0-2 following their 31-6 loss to the 2B Liberty Lancers (1-1) in a non league game. Behind the two touchdowns from Maddox Strobel, Liberty added to a 14-6 third quarter lead, scoring twice. Dakotah Phillips scored the Cardinals touchdown, a 27-yard strike from Aiden Suddeth, early in the third. No other details were available. Medical Lake returns home to meet another Northeast 2B school, D...
SPOKANE - For Cheney cross country "It was a day for the young runners," head coach Derek Slaughter said via email as freshman boys finished second and girls were third. The Blackhawks Andrew (13:25.80) and Carter Ward (13:32.50) finished second and third to Mead's Stejer Franklin at 13:19.30 as Mead won that team title 15-18. Cheney's freshmen girls earned 34 points to champ University's 19 and were led by Abigail Scharosch in a time of 16:32.90, good for third place. Kiera...
CHENEY – The Ferris Saxons (3-0) continued their dominant start to the season with a 3-0 victory over the Cheney Blackhawks (1-1) in a non-league soccer matchup on Sept. 11 at Oswald Field. Ranked as the top team in Washington state, Ferris took control early, showcasing their cohesive team play and relentless offense. The Saxons applied consistent pressure throughout the match, breaking through Cheney’s defense to score three unanswered goals. Meanwhile, Ferris’ back-line remained rock solid, keeping the Blackhawks score...
MEDICAL LAKE – High school cross country coach Gene Blankenship had a hunch his girls team had some potential this season. Their efforts at the Runners’ Soul race in Hermiston, Oregon, Sept. 14 certainly validated things following a shocking team championship where the Cardinals topped a host of much bigger schools. Medical Lake got a No. 4 overall finish from Kaylee Dennler in 20 minutes, 53.98 seconds and a crucial battle won by the Cards’ No. 5 finisher, Katelyn Hoffer (23:38.38, 38th overall) to edge 4A Kamiakin 72-73...
Too bad Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame passed away in 1975 or he might have been the perfect guest for the coin toss at Eastern Washington’s football game with Drake last Saturday at Roos Field. Had Serling been present as he approached his 100the birthday in December to witness the strange occurrences in the Eagles 35-32 overtime loss to the Bulldogs from Des Moines, Iowa it just might have fueled a football themed episode of the 'Zone? No, not to the memorable level of a...
There’s a great deal of factors driving the Cheney boys’ cross country team into and through the 2024 season. But the biggest just might be the senior class wants to go out as the group history will remember. "We have the largest senior class in Cheney high school cross country history, 17 senior boys alone and with that comes some expectations," head boys coach Derek Slaughter said during the school's media day, Aug. 29. That group was part of the team in 2023 that seemed to not perform up to personal expectations with a sev...
After just one meet, Medical Lake cross country head coach Gene Blankenship is ready to go out on a limb when looking forward to the 2024 season. But over his multi-decade career as a hall-of-fame running coach, the 82-year-old has earned the right to make bold predictions. His teams participated in the Timberlake Farragut Invitational, Sept. 7 and were among the top finishers in the 1A ranks of the multi-class event. The Cardinals finished 20th in the boys amongst 30 schools and over 200 individuals and 13th in girls with...
CROSS COUNTRY Cheney boys fourth at Farragut Farragut, Idaho — Despite no Sam or Calvin Hilton, the Cheney boys finished fourth in the Timberlake Farragut Invitational, Sept. 7. The Blackhawks, behind the efforts of Cameron Frenk and his 10th-place finish in a time of 16 minutes, 18.06 seconds, earned 141 points behind Coeur d’Alene (41) in team standings. Maximus Cervi-Skinner from Coeur d’Alene was the top individual at 15:12.68. Brayden Martin (29/17:02.06), Holland Hurd (31/17:05.26) and Liam Frantzich (35/1...
CHENEY – There’s a great deal of factors driving the Cheney boys’ cross country team into and through the 2024 season. But the biggest just might be the senior class wants to go out as the group history will remember. “We have the largest senior class in Cheney high school cross country history, 17 senior boys alone and with that comes some expectations,” head boys coach Derek Slaughter said during the school’s media day, Aug. 29. That group was part of the team in 2023 that seemed to not perform up to personal expectation...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington opened the 2024 football season with an important win 42-27 on the scoreboard against Monmouth, Aug. 29 at Roos Field. But along the way the Eagles scored other minor victories as they seek to put behind them rare back-to-back seasons of losing records. Consider that Eastern: • was 5-for-5 in converting possessions in the red-zone (20 yards in) into touchdowns. • held a significant edge of nearly 15 minutes in time of possession. • delivered a pai...
CROSS COUNTRY Eastern teams second XC opener CHENEY — The Eastern Washington cross country team opened their season on Aug. 30 in Cheney, hosting the Clash of the Inland Northwest meet including runners from Gonzaga, Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, Carleton, Spokane Community College, Whitworth and Whitman College. The Eagles finished second on the women’s side in a 4K (2.49 mile) with a score of 51 and second on the men’s side with 54 in a 6K (3.73 mile) event. Gonzaga finished first in both races at the event, the wom...
CHENEY – Football begins travels down the trail led by former college coach John Graham on the local big stage at ONE Spokane Stadium. Graham, a former assistant coach at both Central and Eastern Washington, was hired in February, replacing Bobby Byrd. The Blackhawks seek to rebound from a winless (0-8 GSL, 0-10 overall) 2023 season when they open the 2024 Greater Spokane League season vs. Lewis and Clark, 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at ONE Spokane Stadium. The Tigers beat Cheney 44-0 last year at Tom Oswald field on the way to a...
CHENEY – Just four days after the offense stole the spotlight, the defense took center stage in Eastern Washington's final official scrimmage on Aug. 21 at Roos Field. The Eagles were preparing for their season opener on Aug. 29 against the Monmouth Hawks from New Jersey and the Colonial Athletic Conference. "The defense came out strong for the first two-thirds of the scrimmage and did what they needed to do," said head coach Aaron Best. "They brought a little more energy toda...
The local West Plains high school football fields over the past few years might best be considered fallow. That means having been “plowed and left unseeded for a season or more.” In other words, wins have not at all been plentiful. Consider that over the past five seasons, Cheney has but one winning season. That came in 2019, the Blackhawks’ final campaign in the 2A Great Northern League and prior to their elevation to 3A play in the Greater Spokane League with former coach Bobby Byrd. The drought has been much longer over...
CHEERLEADING EWU cheerleaders present kid’s camp CHENEY — Eastern Washington’s cheerleaders are presenting another edition of their kids cheer camp that culminates with a performance at an EWU football game. On Friday, Sept. 6 participants will learn motions to cheers, jumps, stunts, and a dance, which will be performed the following day, Sept. 7 at the EWU Football Game. They will receive real cheerleading pom poms, a EWU Cheer t-shirt, and admission into the game. Cost of the camp is $60. Admission for family members of par...
Dave Belles from Spangle and Cheney's Jason Perkins first got the notion to go sprint boat racing simply as faces in the crowd at Webb's Slough in St. John three years ago. "Halfway through, they said this boat was for sale," Belles recalled. "We looked at each other and were like, we're gonna' buy it." While the seller wanted $20,000 for the operation, Belles said his number was closer to 12K and the pair returned for more spectating. "I'm gonna' go back down, see if I can...
FOOTBALL Eagles will have six games broadcast on television CHENEY - The regular season is nearly here for Eastern Washington football and the local broadcast schedule is set. SWX will broadcast six Eastern football games, with five home matchups and one on the road. The Eagles have five or their six home games airing on SWX, including the first two games against Monmouth (Aug. 29) at 6 p.m. and Drake (Sept. 7) at 4 p.m. Eastern's road trip south to play Idaho on Oct. 26 wil...
CHENEY – While the idea of a remodeled or rebuilt Roos Field is firmly on the back burner at Eastern Washington University, it certainly has not cooled the need for improvements to the fan experience. A step towards that will take place this football season with the introduction of the Bud Light Endzone Club Suites located in the scoreboard end of Roos. Composed of a series of temporary structures so as not to interfere or damage the existing running track at the stadium, t...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University is busy on the football field preparing for the 2024 season with workouts every day of the week, except Mondays. Fall camp consists of 20 practices including two scrimmages, with practices beginning at 9:15 a.m. and going to 11:15, approximately. The Eagles will practice at EWU Sports and Recreation Fields until Aug. 11 and then move to Roos Field for the remainder of camp. Two scrimmages will be held on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m., with the second on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. All of...
After nearly 30 years in a job, one might think things would be pretty cut and dried. Open the office door, turn on the lights and automatically do whatever you’ve done for decades. But that’s not the case if you’re a Division I head football coach like Aaron Best is at Eastern Washington University. Best is busily preparing for his eighth season as the Eagles’ big boss, the team opening at Roos Field in a non-conference game, Thursday, Aug. 29 against the Monmouth Hawks from New Jersey. Fresh from another letter of intent da...
CHENEY - As athletic directors go at Eastern Washington University, the past 12 months for Tim Collins was maybe not that different than many of his predecessors. In mid-July Collins had a full year overseeing the department and recently offered a recap of the time since he and his family relocated here from where he was an associate AD at Fresno State. Like Bill Chaves did in 2007 when football coach Paul Wulff was hired away by Washington State, Collins, too, had a coach...
ACADEMICS EWU football, volleyball are BSC academic champs FARMINGTON, Utah — The Big Sky conference announced its second annual list of Team Academic Champions, and Eastern Washington football and volleyball are among the recipients. The Team Academic Champions honors the conference’s sponsored sports for the 2023-24 academic year that recorded the top combined team grade-point average in their respective sport. Volleyball held the top mark among the Big Sky volleyball programs with a 3.83 combined team GPA. Football...
His motives were to simply be a good dad and make sure his son had the best opportunities for baseball pursuits. Now Lance Michaud has created a monster of sorts - a good one that is - with the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs program. Fresh off their deepest run into the American Legion Single-A state tournament with a semi-final round appearance, the Medical Lake-based program is now preparing for expansion of sorts with summer ball in 2025 planned for AA and even possibly AAA...
The solid pitching from Lakeside Recovery ended West Plains' run at the Washington State American Legion AAA baseball tournament as the Bellevue team ousted the Cannons 3-0, July 30 in Port Angeles. Lakeside would go on to win the state title with a 2-1 win over Yakima Pepsi Pak and a berth in the Northwest Regionals in Billings, Mont. "The guy we faced on Tuesday (Colin Patrick) touched 90 (mph) a couple times and only threw a handful of breaking balls just to keep us off bal...
