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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...
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...
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...
SPOKANE - Rebuilding and retooling Cheney and football blue-blood Gonzaga Prep battled head-to-head for the first quarter of their Sept. 27 Greater Spokane League game at Bullpup Stadium. And when the Blackhawks were possibly about to tie the game in the final moments of the second quarter the first bite of the turnover bug hit with under a minute remaining. "That one really hurt because it was on second down and we were deep in their territory," head coach John Graham wrote...
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...
Eastern Washington emerged from a pair of fights with relative football heavyweights cut, battered physically — and maybe bruised mentally? Last Saturday, Montana survived a furious comeback to return to Missoula with the school’s first-ever win over seven tries on the red turf at Roos Field by a 52-49 score. This comes on the heels of a thorough pummeling 49-16 at Nevada, Sept. 21. “We bounced back from a game we didn’t play so well in last week,” Eastern head coach Aaron Best said in a post-game interview. These two losse...
BOISE, Idaho — Cheney cross country jumped back into competition last week with the start of Greater Spokane League competition as well as an elite race in Boise, Idaho. The Blackhawks GSL opener took place at Mead High School but on a day where serious windstorm was passing through the area and caused its share of havoc. “It was a weird day with delayed races and the JV and varsity girls ran with the varsity boys to beat the sunset after the weather delay,” head coach Derek Slaughter wrote in an email. Cheney boys lost...
Cross Country Eastern travels to Walla Walla CHENEY – This week, the Eagles are set to compete at the Whitman Open in Walla Walla on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 10 a.m. The women’s team is ranked 12th in the West Region according to the USTFCCCA Polls—only the second time in EWU history they’ve achieved this ranking, the first being in 2015. A challenging outing at the Gans Creek Classic saw the EWU women finish 13th overall, with Cassidy Walchak-Sloan leading the individuals at 66th place, clocking in at 21:19.3, closely...
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...
FREEMAN — Rylee Russell’s third goal of the game proved to be the winner and helped rally Freeman to a 4-3 soccer victory over Northwest Christian, Sept. 24 at Freeman. In the showdown between unbeaten Northeast 2B league leaders, both entering the game at 4-0, NWC got goals from Claire Eichmann in the seventh minute and Julianna Pope at 13 minutes. Russell’s first goal at 14 minutes cut the gap, but Freeman went to the break trailing 3-1 following Claire Wichman’s goal in the 37th minute. Russell started the Freeman rally s...
SPOKANE – Behind long touchdown runs of 64 and 55 yards from Tristan Huse, plus a 14-yard TD pass, the Blackhawks toppled Ferris 44-6, Sept. 19 at ONE Spokane Stadium. "It was an emotional win, those kids hadn't gotten to experience that in a while," head coach John Graham said. Cheney's last football win prior to this came Oct. 28, 2022 in a 28-20 win vs. Eisenhower at Yakima. The Blackhawks (1-2) took advantage of Saxon turnovers, both fumbles and interceptions, as well a...
Goldfish might be fun and docile pets in the home aquarium, but they turn into monsters when dumped into local lakes. For the second time since 2018 West Medical Lake and its fishery will pay the price, but fishing enthusiasts can reap benefits. Effective immediately, West Medical is open to unlimited fishing for trout through Oct. 13 with no minimum size requirements. All other fish species must be released, according to WDWF. This directive comes in advance of closure of the lake Oct. 14 for a treatment of rotenone to rid...
MEDICAL LAKE - The Cardinals got a pair of touchdown passes from Aiden Suddeth and used a 14-point third quarter to pull away from Davenport on Sept. 21 and claim a 36-16 non-league football victory at Holliday Field. Suddeth connected with Dakotah Phillips for an 80-yard scoring play in the first quarter and Cruz Gomez followed with a 36-yard run in the second quarter to stake the Cardinals (1-2) to a 14-6 lead at the break. After the Gorillas (0-3) took a 16-14 lead early...
MEDICAL LAKE – Even though each cross country course is different, Medical Lake head coach Gene Blankenship can find ways to make comparisons and show his runners continue to make progress each week. Blankenship rewarded his varsity runners with a trip to Tillamook, Oregon to compete in the “Mook Invitational” that drew teams from across the nation. “The times were great, the placements were not,” Blankenship said. “This is a big time meet, I swear, with teams from Michigan, Alaska and Hawaii, some of the top teams in Id...
CHENEY — The Blackhawks girls volleyball team collected its first victory of the season and played their first Greater Spokane League match. The Blackhawks earned a 3-1 win over GSL North Central, Sept. 14 but lost 3-0 to Northeast A Lakeside, Sept. 17 in a pair of non-league matches last week. Cheney also opened Greater Spokane League play with a 3-0 loss at home to Ferris. Led by the 17 kills from Leah Pettet, plus eight digs apiece from Annika Palmer and Delia Keller, the Blackhawks jumped to a 2-0 lead for the win at S...
RICHLAND — The Cheney girls swim team came away with a pair of wins after competition in a multi-team dual meet in Richland on Sept. 21. But the Blackhawk girls certainly know how much they need to improve before state in November. Cheney topped both Chiawana (84-37) and Pasco (84-40) but was overwhelmed by by Mercer Island (134-37). “Mercer Island is the best team in the state,” head coach Jennifer Hochwalt wrote in an email. Notable finishes on the afternoon for Cheney and included a pair of third-place finishes for Jezel...
SPOKANE — Cheney led early, but Ferris scored the game’s final two goals — the second in overtime — to earn a 2-1 win in the opening girls soccer contest of Greater Spokane League play, Sept. 23 at ONE Spokane Stadium. Addison Mink scored for the Blackhawks (0-1 GSL, 2-2 overall) in the 38th minute, but Lexi Simpson tied the game at the 53rd minute and winning goal for the Saxons in the 87th minute. With a goal and a pair of assists from Kayelee Kohlman, Cheney notched its second shutout of the non-league season, 5-0 at home...
Cross Country Eastern competes with split squads COLUMBIA, Mo. —After a week off, the Eagles men’s and women’s cross-country teams are back in action this week. Eastern will split its time at the Gans Creek Invite on Friday, Sept. 27 in Columbia, Mo., and at the Whitman Invite on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Walla Walla. Two weeks ago, the Eastern cross country teams each notched fifth place finishes at the Cougar Classic. For the first time in his career, Noah Hasselblad was named the Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week by the...
CHENEY – The Ridgeline Falcons jumped to a 10-0 first-quarter lead and that proved to be enough of an edge in the end to claim a 31-24 Greater Spokane League football win over Cheney, Sept. 13 at Tom Oswald Field. Carter Ittner scored Cheney's first touchdown of the season early in the second quarter on a pass from Mason Stinson to cut into a 10-0 Ridgeline lead. But the Falcons responded on their next possession for a 17-7 edge. Cheney's 27-yard field goal trimmed the d...
CHENEY – Graduation took a heavy toll on Cheney girls’ soccer this past spring. And despite losing 10 program players and a handful of starters, head coach Nels Radke is optimistic the things can improve from 2023’s sixth-place Greater Spokane League finish. The Blackhawks finished 3-6 in GSL play, 6-8 overall. “I was very interested in finding out how our team is going to be this year because we lost so many players from last year,” said Radke who enters his 13th season leading the program. Despite the loss in numbers f...
HAMMOND, LA — Eastern Washington’s football team has lived by how it has both used the ground game on offense and defended opponents rushing efforts. The Eagles found out how it was to be on the other side of things Saturday evening during a 28-24 non-conference loss to Southeastern Louisiana in muggy Hammond on the turf at Strawberry Stadium. A 23-yard touchdown run from Harlan Dixon in the opening moments of the fourth quarter vaulted SLU into a lead they would protect for the next 14 minutes, 46 seconds to win their fir...
SOCCER Eastern plays twice at home CHENEY — EWU soccer (4-3-1) will host the two of their final three matches of non-conference play this week. The Eagles will host UNLV (2-3-1) Thursday, September 19 at 4 pm, and then will host Boise State (6-1-0) Sunday, September 22 at 1 pm. Both matches will be streaming live on ESPN+ The Eagles are coming off of a 4-1 home win over San Jose State, and a 4-2 defeat on the road against San Diego State. Junior forward Chloe Pattison continued her hot streak recording two goals in both m...
