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History will tell you that Medical Lake head track and field coach Gene Blankenship is never shy at making bold predictions like foreseeing success. But as he approaches the 2023 season the veteran leader who has overseen immense accomplishments for the Cardinals in both track and cross country is playing his cards close to the down vest he might wear navigating the winter weather that does not want to let go. Already more than a week into preparation for the season,...
CHENEY - There appear to be no "supply chain" issues when it comes to Cheney High School baseball in the 2023 season. "We have 77 kids signed up," fifth-year Coach Rob Beamer reported, meaning there will be plenty of players to fill every nook and cranny of the program. That's a significant uptick from Beamer's first season. "My first year I think 45 kids signed up," he said. "Then each after that, we've had 70 to 80." That will help stock varsity, junior varsity and even a...
Cheney High School's Alma Smith won the state 3A diving championship last week, the first title in the sport for the school. That was quite a feat in itself, but consider Smith's 338.05 to 316 win over Christopher Sellers from Bishop Blanchet High School came in Cheney's inaugural dip into diving. "The hardest dive was an inward two and a half somersault," Smith explained of the competition that is very much like whit is seen in the Olympics. Leading through both the...
Unknown Speaker 1:50 Oh, like how much are there? Winbond. Yeah, right. About I think a little over 20 points. So how is that considered a significant win, you know, by a major amount of major, you know, margin or is it kind of close or? Were you worried? Unknown Speaker 2:15 I was a little worried. To divers behind me did really well in the final round. Good enough to stay on top. There are five voluntary dives. Deep Dives. The degree of difficulty on those add up to nine....
A pair of Cheney seniors completed their wrestling careers at Mat Classic XXXIV at the Tacoma Dome, Feb. 17 and 18, earning their second medals. Joe Showalter, 138 pounds, battled through a bracket loaded with returning placers to a fourth-place finish and a 46-12 record on the season. Jaysen Rodriguez of Hermiston improved to 23-3 on the season with a 4-0 decision. “Joe has been a great ambassador of our program for four years and his leadership is going to be hard to replace...
Suffice to say the clean-up has been relatively fast and there’s little sign of the damage from the tornado that tore through the Eastern Washington University basketball program in late March 2021. The 2022-23 Eagles have put together a so-far perfect 13-0 record in the Big Sky Conference, hold a three-game lead in the standings with five games remaining — and their 15-game winning streak is the nation’s longest in Division I and 18-7 overall. That storm, which came out o...
As often is the case, the final score does not tell the entire story. But for the Medical Lake girls’ basketball team it’s all that mattered Feb. 7 as the Cardinals fell 49-38 at Colville in a first-round, loser-out, District 7 1A playoff game. “We had so many chances,” first-year head coach Brett Ward wrote in an email. “We shot 14-30 from the free throw line, which also included missing four front end of one and ones.” After trailing 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, the...
Eastern Washington University Athletics Director Lynn Hickey will retire when her contract expires April 30 following a 5-year tenure in Cheney and 50-years of involvement in education and intercollegiate athletics According to a university news release, Hickey cites a desire to be closer to family in the Texas-Oklahoma area, including her only daughter, as a key reason for her decision. "I would like to thank EWU and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity to serve the inst...
The down elevator for Cheney girls’ basketball may have begun its climb back up? As the regular season comes to an end with no post-season possible, the Blackhawks have strung together a pair of victories last week That began with a 68-37 non-league contest over Rogers on Jan. 30 in the “Railroad Rumble” at Spokane Arena, followed on Feb. 3 with a 39-38 Greater Spokane League decision at North Central, Feb. 3. Cheney closed out the 2022-23 season with a GSL road game at Unive...
Cheney wrestlers will take one road trip to the west side this weekend in hopes of earning yet another more important one the next. Following district competition Feb. 3 and 4 at the Spokane Convention Center, the Blackhawks will send one champion and seven other wrestlers to regional competition at Jaunita High School in Kirkland, Wash. on Feb. 11. Their goal will be earning places in Mat Classic XXXIV State Wrestling, Feb. 17 and 18 at the Tacoma Dome. Cheney's Dalton...
The winning streak for the Cheney boys was short lived at one. Following last week’s 61-48 victory over Rogers in the “Railroad Rumble” rivalry game — a non-leaguer that ended a seven-game losing streak — the Blackhawks relapsed in a 63-56 loss to North Central as the team returned to Greater Spokane League play. Turning back the clock to the win, head coach Travis Peevey said that the energy of the Spokane Arena crowd played a part in his team’s win. “It’s always fun to p...
Medical Lake will send eight wrestlers to regional competition in Deer Park, Feb. 11, including a pair who won their weight classes. Hudson Raulston, who competes at 113 pounds and Gavin Chaffee, a 285-pounder, both emerged from districts last week at Freeman with individual titles. Raulston won all of his matches, including a potential upset of No. 1 seed, Newport’s Preston Kremer with a 12-4 score. Chaffee had byes into the final where he won by a pin. Other Cardinal q...
Medical Lake’s 2022-23 boys’ basketball season might be looked at as dismal considering their 1-19 record. But following a pair of losses to Freeman 80-35 on Jan. 31 and 73-44 at Lakeside, Feb. 2, consider it, perhaps, a foundation for the future as many of life’s early struggles become. “Our program had growth despite our record,” head coach Jordan Starr explained in an email. “We have a young team that will be coming back next year with experience and understandi...
The Medical Lake girls will take the confidence they gained from their most recent outing against Colville into a venture into the post-season. The Cardinals and Crimson Hawks met Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Colville in the opening round of the playoffs in a loser-out game. While 0-2 against No. 3 seed Colville (7-5 NEA, 12-5 overall) in the Northeast A League season, No. 6 Medical Lake (4-8, 7-13) head coach Brett Ward has seen something he likes. “We play at Colville tomorrow (...
The rugged basketball road the Medical Lake boys have traveled this season added more ruts and potholes. The Cardinals ended last week winless with Colville (5-4 NEA, 5-11 overall) taking a 62-35 Northeast A League contest on Jan. 24, Royal winning a non-league game 67-47 Jan. 26 and Deer Park (6-3, 9-7) prevailing 58-23, Jan. 27. ML last won Jan. 3 and has now suffered nine consecutive defeats. Against Royal, Mavrick Rasmussen had 15 points for the Cardinals, Kaleb Cain nine...
The Cheney boys got an offensive jolt with the return of Gentz Hilburn to the line-up, and the usual contribution from Jakeb Vallance as the Blackhawks defeated Rogers Jan. 30 in the "Railroad Rumble" Spirit Game, 61-48 at Spokane Arena. Both Vallance and Hilburn -the latter back playing after an extended absence - each scored 17 points as the Blackhawks ended an eight-game losing streak. Cheney improved to 6-12 overall after winning the non-league match-up with the Greater Sp...
There’s never a bad time to end a losing streak, but to do it during a “rivalry game” might have an added impact in years to come when stories are told? The Cheney girls stopped an eight-game slide with 68-37 non-league win over Rogers of the 2A Greater Spokane League at Spokane Arena Jan. 30 in the “Railroad Rumble.” The Blackhawks win countered a pair of GSL losses earlier in the week, 42-38 to Ridgeline and 62-35 vs. Mt. Spokane, Jan. 27, both at home. With Shauna El...
Cheney’s boys’ basketball team remained winless in 2023 following a pair of Greater Spokane League losses last week. The Blackhawks lost a heartbreaker 51-49 at home to Mead, Jan. 17 and to Lewis and Clark 44-31, Jan. 20, extending their losing streak to six games and they remain winless, 0-4 in GSL play and 5-9 overall. “We put ourselves in a great position to win that game and it didn’t go our way,” head coach Travis Peevey wrote in an email. The Blackhawks led 27-25 at...
The 2023 tailspin continued last week for the Cheney girls as they dropped a pair of Greater Spokane League basketball games. The Blackhawks, who are winless in GSL play, lost 73-45 to league co-leader Mead at home Jan. 17 and traveled to drop a 59-17 outing at Lewis and Clark Jan. 20 where the losing streak reached six. Mead (5-0 GSL, 10-3 overall), one of the upper-level teams in state rankings used a fast start, led 45-25 at half and did not lift its feet from the gas pedal...
The beginning of second trip through the Northeast A League basketball schedule was less kind than the first for the Medical Lake boys based on the most recent results. The Cardinals saw their skid reach six games following Newport’s 57-50 win, Jan. 20 and a 61-42 Riverside win Jan. 21. The Cardinals earned their one and only victory, 55-44 over Riverside on Jan. 3. “The turning point was in the second half when they out rebounded us,” head coach Jordan Starr said of the N...
The opening of the second round of the Northeast A League play where the Medical Lake girls scored a pair of wins has head coach Brett Ward enthused for the stretch run — and hopefully a playoff berth. The Cardinals topped Newport 62-26, Jan. 20 and Riverside 51-30, Jan. 21, prompting Ward to remark that not only were the wins nice, “But even better that we played two of our best games of the season.” The wins ended a four-game losing streak for Medical Lake, 4-4 in leagu...
Slow starts took their toll on the Medical Lake boys basketball team last week as the Cardinals lost at Freeman 64-28 Jan. 10 and at home to Lakeside 60-29 Jan. 13 in Northeast A League play. In each game the Cardinals found themselves in a deep hole to start and could not recover. “(We) couldn’t keep pace with their size and athleticism early,” Cardinals’ head coach Jordan Starr wrote in an email regarding Freeman. Against Freeman (6-0 NEA, 12-1 overall) Medical Lake trailed...
Medical Lake girls’ basketball head coach Brett Ward offered a bit of perspective when asked about recent games his team has played that have resulted in a four-game losing streak. The most recent setbacks came last week where Freeman (6-0 NEA, 12-2 overall) topped Medical Lake 54-25, Jan. 10 and Lakeside (4-2, 9-4) prevailed 67-40 Jan. 13. “The last four teams we’ve played are top 15 teams in the state,” Ward wrote in an email. “The great thing for us is we get to really se...
The Cheney girls’ basketball team closed the book on one part of its season an opened a new one last week as the Greater Spokane League started the portion of the schedule that really counts. The Blackhawks fell at Mt. Spokane 55-29 on Jan. 3 in the final non-league game and 48-38, Jan. 6 at Ferris for the start of GSL play. Cheney was held to single digit scoring in every quarter and trailed 26-13 at the half. Macey Richards’ eight points and another six from Shauna Ell...
The Medical Lake girls started last week off undefeated 2-0 in Northeast A League play and ended it at .500 and 2-2. Following the resumption of play in 2023, the Cardinals collected a 39-34 Northeast A League win over Riverside (0-4 NEA, 4-7 overall), Jan. 3. That was followed with Colville’s 51-31 win, Jan. 6 and a 52-23 loss at Deer Park, Jan. 7. Riverside led the game 29-27 after three quarters, but Medical Lake’s 14-5 burst in the fourth quarter turned things around....
