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Just getting to and from the most eastern part of the Big Sky Conference is a challenge. But combine it with a 0-2 record and that makes the journey all the more difficult to handle. The Eastern Washington University womens’ basketball team first endured a pair of disappointing losses, to Northern Colorado 64-56 last Thursday night and then a 96-82 setback in Grand Forks to North Dakota, Saturday, bringing their current streak to three. Then they had to get home. “Just the...
Cheney High’s Williams commits to EWU for football Cheney High School senior Keenan Williams has made an oral commitment to Eastern Washington University to play football for the three-time defending Big Sky Conference champion Eagles. The 6-foot-3-inch, 262 pound Blackhawk is a three-time All-Great Northern League first-team selection on defense at defensive end, and three-time All-GNL second-team selection on offense as a tight end. According to information from the Cheney Football Association, Williams is also on Ron Siege...
FOOTBALL Eastern Washington 2014 Awards Scout Team Players of the Year • Defense – Linebacker Alek Kacmarcik (Woodinville, Wash.) • Offense – Offensive Lineman Spencer Blackburn (Bellingham, Wash.) Team Players of the Year • Freshman of the Year – Cornerback Victor Gamboa (Tacoma, Wash.) • Offense – Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (Pasadena, Calif.) • Defense – Safety Tevin McDonald (Fresno, Calif.) • Special Teams – Cody Hecker (Sandpoint, Idaho) Pat Roberts Memorial Award • Ashton Boothroyd (Mead, Wash.) Team Captain Awards ...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Saturday, Jan. 31, EWU hosts Idaho, 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, EWU at Montana , times TBA. Saturday, Feb. 7, EWU at Montana State, times TBA. Women Saturday, Jan. 31, EWU at Idaho, 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, EWU hosts Montana, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, EWU hosts Montana St., 2 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Friday, Jan. 30, Cheney at East Valley, 7 p.m. Medical Lake at Colville, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 31, Cheney at West...
Getting back to basics paid off for the Medical Lake girl’s basketball team last week as the Cardinals ended a five-game losing streak with a 49-42 nonleague victory at Omak last Saturday, Jan. 24. The downside of the good finish was part of that skid included a pair of Northeast A League home court losses, 42-41 to Freeman last Tuesday and to Chewelah 48-28 last Friday. The Cardinals (3-6 Northeast A, 4-11 overall) continue to struggle on both offense and defense, but p...
The Cheney High boys’ swim team enjoyed home field advantage for the first time this season with a 105-20 win over Prosser Jan. 24. Grandview was scheduled to compete at the meet, but they withdrew before the competition. Trevor Babcock finished first in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.31 seconds. Spencer Hagel finished first in the 100 butterfly in 1:11.21. Justin Barker had a season best time in the 200 individual medley (2:49.80). Scott Nadeau took first in the 200 freestyle (1:56.54). In team events, Babcock, Nadeau, C...
The Cheney High boys' basketball team losing streak extended to eight games with home losses to West Valley, 52-40, last Tuesday and 50-29 to 2A state-ranked Pullman Friday. The Blackhawks stayed within striking distance of the Great Northern League third-place Eagles, trailing by four at the half and seven heading into the final eight minutes. But in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, West Valley's Martin Herford hit three consecutive 3-pointers to push the Eagles...
The Cheney High wrestling team had a short, but tough week where they lost 61-12 to Great Northern League kingpin East Valley Jan. 21. The Knights, who are 4-0 in league competition and claimed the GNL regular season title for the second year. “We knew it was going to be a gut check night for us,” head coach Brad Rasmussen said. “We had a couple of opportunities to win matches and we saw some kids fight better than have before but there was no getting around it. East Valley is tough.” Braden Wirth (120 pounds) and Michael...
A pair of losses last week left the Cheney High girls' basketball team searching for its first Great Northern League win of the season. The Lady Blackhawks dropped home games to West Valley and Pullman, falling 37-26 to the Eagles last Tuesday and 53-35 to the Greyhounds Friday. Neither Cheney nor West Valley lit up the scoring column Tuesday night. The Lady Blackhawks only double-digit quarter came in a 10-point first period, giving them a four-point lead. After that though,...
The Eastern Washington men's basketball team played a couple of good halves of hoops last week. And it's a good thing they did as it salvaged a Big Sky Conference Reese Court sweep of Northern Colorado, 95-85 last Thursday, and Saturday with a 102-80 win over North Dakota. Eastern improved to 6-1 in Big Sky play, 15-5 overall and remained unbeaten at home with a 10-0 record with a Saturday meeting with Idaho (2:05 p.m.) to conclude a two-weekend home stand. But there were...
Medical Lake boy's basketball head coach Arnold Brown is hoping his team is peaking at the right time. And last week's perfect 3-0 record might be the indicator he's looking for to further assure him. The Cardinals stayed in hot pursuit of the Northeast A League regular season title by winning their fourth game in five outings and improving to 7-2 in league play, 11-4 overall. Foremost, the Cardinals collected a pair of NEA wins at home, 67-52 over Freeman last Tuesday and a 7...
Two things about “Deflate-gate,” this issue with 11 of 12 of the New England Patriots footballs used during their American Football Championship blowout of the Indianapolis Colts being under the NFL requirement for proper inflation. One, watching Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick’s press conference Saturday morning explaining what the club found in their research into the incident, which featured a loooonngggg dissertation on the science of air pressure, may have been the most painful 10 minutes of my life, time I will ne...
From A as in All-American to W for walk-ons, the most successful senior class in the history of Eastern Washington University football earned special recognition Jan. 24 at the team's annual banquet held at the Pence Union Building. In front of a packed multi-purpose room filled with players, coaches, parents, fans and others, members of the group - some of whom date back to EWU's winning a national championship - were honored and in some cases, lightly roasted. This senior...
1 Years Ago Feb. 3, 2005 Cheney High School’s Rachel Roig was crowned one of the six Lilac Festival princesses recently at the Spokane Opera House and will ride with the queen and her court in the upcoming Lilac parade in May. Pathways to Progress, Cheney’s downtown development organization, along with the West Plains Chamber of Commerce, were teaming together to form a joint group, “Cheney Means Business,” in order to collectively build commerce in the city. Following a 53-24 wrestling victory over visiting Riversi...
A month into the winter of 2014-15 and El Niño is making this a very predictable time of year. Slightly warmer temps have kept the lowlands relatively free of snow, made the bean-counters at ski resorts sweat, but might make farmers smile. This year's El Niño, featuring slightly warmer than normal sea surface temperatures, has produced just over 14 inches of snow at the National Weather Service near the Spokane International Airport. While that's about 17.5 inches below n...
Deborah (Synstad) Sproul died at Deaconess Hospital on Jan. 22, 2015 in Spokane, Wash. at the age of 52. Debbie was born on April 9, 1962 in Seattle to Sandra and Robert Synstad. She graduated from Mount Lake Terrace High School in 1980. She married and divorced her high school sweetheart Dennis Sproul. They had two children, Sean and Valerie. After moving to Spokane she began working at Rosauers Supermarkets and also provided home health care to individuals with... Full story
Mary Elaine (Griffiths) Pengelly passed away, surrounded by family and friends, on Jan. 9, 2015 at age 86. Her passing was the result of complications from diabetes. Mary was born in Klamath Falls, Ore. on Oct. 27, 1928, to Charles and Aubra E. (Bradbury) Griffiths. She was raised and attended school in Klamath Falls, graduating as the valedictorian from Klamath Union High School, Class of '46. Mary earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Oregon, Class of... Full story
Dr. Boyd Archer Hardesty, of Rosalia, Wash., died Jan. 22, 2015 from injuries sustained in a fall. He was 82. Boyd was born May 15, 1932 in Cheney to parents Bonner and Mildred Hardesty. He was raised in Rosalia where he met and fell in love with his wife Willa Mae, graduating from Rosalia High School. In 1952, they married in Spokane. After high school, Boyd went on to Washington State University where he earned his bachelors degree in 1953. In 1956 he graduated with a... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Feb. 1. Come early for Christian education classes for grade school through adult. Mark your calendars for our Festival of Chocolate event on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. This event will help raise funds for our Vacation Bible School program. Please plan to worship with us on Ash Wednesday , Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church A welcoming haven, nourishing all God’s people in body, mind and spirit. Holy communion is at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ch...
