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Cheney volleyball split a pair of matches last week, winning in a non league contest and losing in a Greater Spokane League match. With Claire Watkins delivering 17 digs, the Blackhawks swept 2A East Valley in non-league play 25-23, 25-20 and 25-15, Oct. 15. Leah Pettet had 13 assists and Watkins 11 digs in Cheney's 3-0 loss to Mead by scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-17. Cheney closed out the regular season with an Oct. 24 home match vs. University and Oct. 29 at Mt....
Garret Johnson candidly admits he let a college wrestling career slip away and with it the opportunity to shine as he once did at Medical Lake High School. Johnson's doing his best lately with the second chance he's been given by wrestling - and winning - on the world stage for Team USA. He just returned from a couple of weeks in the Adriatic Sea community of Porec, Croatia. There Johnson won his 130 kg weight class in Freestyle at the Annual Veterans World Championship. In no...
CHENEY — The UC Davis Aggies were bottled up most of entire first quarter of their Oct. 19 at Roos Field, running just 14 plays and gaining 48 yards in four possessions. But everything changed in the second quarter. Within 33 seconds it took for Lan Larison to race 53 yards for the Aggies first touchdown it changed the day. UCD would outscore Eastern 28-6 to build a lead they never lost in a 48-38 Big Sky Conference win in front of a EWU Homecoming crowd of 7,419. While Larison scored just once, the one-time rodeo steer wre...
Cheney put all seven boy’s runners inside the top-10 and raced to a comfortable Greater Spokane League cross country victories, Oct. 16. Cheney eased past Ferris 18-45 and Ridgeline, 15-50. “(It was a) great day overall, only a few PRs on the chilly night, but lots of great efforts,” head coach Derek Slaughter wrote in an email. Samuel Hilton led the Blackhawks’ dome action with a 16 minute 46.24 second time, just six seconds ahead of Cameron Frenk’s 16:52.33. Ferris’s Parker Lemmon (16:58.41) broke up a potential C...
Awards Hall of Fame breakfast scheduled for Oct. 19 CHENEY — Eastern Washington University will honor six former student-athletes on Oct. 19 as the 20th class of inductees into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame taking place in conjunction with EWU’s football game versus UC Davis at Roos Field. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. in the Pence Union Building with the induction ceremony at 8:45 a.m. The inductees of the 20th class of the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame include: Rod...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University Athletics announced the return of men’s golf as a varsity program. The team will begin competition during the 2025-26 academic year. The Eagle men’s team made their debut at the NAIA level in the 1960s before playing in NCAA Division II in the 80s. After a 10-year hiatus from 1982 to 1992, the men’s program returned with the addition of the women’s team and went on to play through the 2001-02 academic year. “As a regional comprehensive...
“It was a bizarre 60-minute ballgame, cut into 30-minute pieces.” — Coach Aaron Best SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eastern Washington found just the right medicine to end their four-game football losing streak Oct. 12. A trip to Sacramento and Hornets’ Stadium. Coming out of halftime and trailing 21-14, Eastern scored back-to-back touchdowns and 21 consecutive points rallying for a 35-28 Big Sky Conference victory over No. 18 Sacramento State in a place where they have a lifetime...
MEDICAL LAKE - In its race to return teams to the state 1A cross country championships four weeks from now in Pasco, Medical Lake put its best feet forward, Oct. 9 at Colville. Behind its usual cast of contenders, the Cardinal boys edged the hosts 27-28 on the boy's side but had less drama in the girls 22-33 win. A final kick from the Cards No. 5 runner, Aiden Murillo, allowed him to score the deciding points. Murillo who clocked an 18 minute, 38 second finish, was just ahead...
This interception by Central Valley's Jake Young at the end of the first half stopped a potential Cheney scoring drive....
Considering what happened the last time he took to the field, Cheney did a notable job of stopping record-setting Central Valley running back Beau Butner last Friday. But the Bears had too many other weapons to do damage in a 34-6 Greater Spokane League football victory, Oct. 11 at Tom Oswald Field. Butner ran for a new GSL record 367 yards - plus six touchdowns - in CV's 66-35 win over rival Ridgeline on Oct. 4. But the Blackhawks limited him to a third of that with 121...
FREEMAN — The Freeman Scotties and Rylee Russell continued to burn up the Northeast 2B league in soccer scoring an 11-0 win over Newport at Freeman. In that contest, Russell scored six times, giving her 31 goals, the most in the state and across all classifications according to coach Dave Ellis. Nora Gass opened scoring at the 2-minute mark and Russell followed with five consecutive goals between the sixth and 19th minute. Freeman (7-0 NE2B, 10-0 overall) had an 8-0 halftime lead with goals from Phyllis Prosser and Emily J...
CHENEY - Considering what happened the last time he took to the field, Cheney did a notable job of stopping record-setting Central Valley running back Beau Butner last Friday. But the Bears had too many other weapons in their 34-6 Greater Spokane League football victory over the Blackhawks, Oct. 11 at Tom Oswald Field. Butner ran for a new GSL record 367 yards - plus six touchdowns - in CV's 66-35 win over rival Ridgeline on Oct. 4. But the Blackhawks limited him to a third...
It was a quiet past week for Cheney cross country with the “storm” ahead with the finish of the Greater Spokane League’s regular season. The Blackhawk teams had a “bye” week of sorts prior to meets in the next two weeks that engage the GSL contenders. The Blackhawks traveled to a meet at Ferris which also featured Ridgeline on Oct. 16 and on Oct. 22 face Mt. Spokane and Lewis and Clark in Spokane. “The crew is getting healthier and working on their last training block of the year really trying to push to another level...
Freeman High School's cross country team leads the pack during a recent meet, showcasing their stamina and determination. Runners from several local schools, including Spokane Valley, competed on a brisk fall day, with athletes pushing through the challenging course to achieve personal and team goals....
Jared Taylor's completes his tackle shedding 48-yard scoring run in the third quarter that drew Eastern within 31-21 of Montana in their Sept. 28 game. See more on Page 6....
CHENEY - Experts will tell you never try to outrun a grizzly when out in the wild. The Eastern Washington football team learned that the species from Missoula also has a whale on an arm following Montana's wild 52-49 Big Sky Conference shootout win over the Eagles, Sept. 28 at Roos Field before 8,846. Try as they did, the Eagles were unable to fully recover from the second quarter 21-7 scoring binge in which the Griz retook a lead they never lost. Montana had never won on the...
CHENEY — It’s October and that means basketball season is almost here. And for the second consecutive season, Eastern Washington will host Eagle MadNest on Wednesday, October 16 at 6:30 p.m. EWU men’s and women’s basketball will be joined by wheelchair basketball at Reese Court. Eagle MadNest is a high-energy celebration to kick off the basketball season on the brand new Reese Court floor. The night includes team introductions, games, giveaways, skills competition, 3-point contest and the dunk contest to close out the eve...
SPOKANE - As the calendar pages turn and postseason looms, Cheney head cross country coach Derek Slaughter is seeing a better picture of that future. The Blackhawks warmed up for that by earning wins at a Greater Spokane League triple-dual, Oct. 3 and scoring solid finishes in the Battle of the 509, Oct. 5. Cheney boys had it easy at home with wins over University (19-58) and Shadle Park (19-63) where the Blackhawks took all but one of the top-eight spots. On the girls' side,...
SPOKANE - What's that saying about "close only counts in...?" The Cheney Blackhawks got close, and in fact led the Shadle Park Highlanders late in the game at ONE Spokane Stadium, Oct. 3 before losing 22-16 in overtime. "We put ourselves a position to win a game," head coach John Graham said. "Now the next step in the program is to win those games. Shadle quarterback Kaden Hooper completed his 198-yard rushing night scoring on an 8-yard run to end it and improve his team's...
Stacy Ashcroft took her first “driving test” with the West Plains Little League by becoming a board member a decade ago in 2015. By 2017, the keys to the car were in her hand, and Ashcroft was at the wheel as the organization's president and traveling new roads. "We do not regularly do fundraising, but after last year our board is getting a little bit more active and we're getting more ideas flowing," Ashcroft said. The effort to raise at least $8,000 — but more is always welcome — will fund a variety of field improve...
Football Eastern off to Sacramento CHENEY – Now out of the bye week, Eastern is refocused as they enter the heart of its Big Sky schedule. EWU will be in Sacramento to face the No. 18/20 ranked Hornets with kickoff at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Catch the action live on 700 ESPN and the Varsity App with voices of the Eagles, Larry Weir and Paul Sorensen. Eastern is 1-4 and 0-1 in conference through six weeks of the season. Sac. St. is also coming off a bye with a 2-3 overall record and 0-1 in c...
Slow Pitch Oct. 1, Deer Park 7, Cheney 4 Oct. 3, Mt. Spokane 18, Cheney 1 Oct. 7, Lewis and Clark 19, Cheney 6 Volleyball Oct. 1, West Valley 3, Medical Lake 0 Oct. 1, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 3, Liberty 2 Oct. 2, Medical Lake 3, Chewelah 0 Oct. 3, Liberty 3, Colfax 2 Oct. 5, Omak 3, Medical Lake 0 Oct. 5, Liberty 3, Rosalia 2...
CHENEY — After a five-year hiatus, Eastern Washington University will honor six former student-athletes on Oct. 19 as the 20th class of inductees into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame taking place in conjunction with EWU's football game versus UC Davis at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. in the Pence Union Building with the induction ceremony at 8:45 AM. Tickets for the event are now available for $35 per attendee. The inductees of the 20th class of the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame include: Rodney S...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks girls soccer team collected a 4-1 non-league victory Sept. 26 over 1A Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), but fell in a pair of Greater Spokane League contests last week. Behind the two goals from Kinley Collins, one in each half, the Blackhawks cruised past the Eagles. Kaylee Kohlman's free kick goal in the seventh minute got thing started. Raimee Gleason connected in the 30th minute for a 3-0 lead. The Cheney keeper tandem of Kiah Klauss (70 minutes) and...
Cross Country Warm-up for Card runners TACOMA —Medical Lake cross country emerges from a rare week off from competition by participating in the HOKA 28th John Payne XC Invitational at Chambers Creek Properties Central Meadow near Tacoma. Oct. 6. That race will help prepare the Cardinals for the start of Northeast A League competition, Oct. 9 at Colville. — Football Lancers edge Bulldogs, 7-6 KETTLE FALLS — The Liberty Lancers from Spangle edged Kettle Falls, 7-6, in a Class 2B football matchup. The Lancers (2-2) stay home thi...
