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BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL Great Northern League Boys (Final 2014-15) Team W L W L Clarkston 11 1 20 1 Pullman 9 3 17 5 West Valley 7 5 15 7 East Valley 2 10 5 16 Cheney 1 11 5 16 Boys Hawks Box 1 2 3 4 Final Cheney 3 13 14 12 42 Pullman 16 22 21 11 70 Graham 4, Worthem 1, Jones 3, Smedley 2, Gould 2, Worthem 0, Hardt 0, Wyborney 6, Whiteley 4, Williams 9, Hohrman 4, Felix 7. Northeast A League Boys (Final 2014-15) Team W L W L Lakeside, 9-Mile 12 2 17 3 Riverside 11 3 17 5 Medical Lake 11 3 16 5 Freeman 9 5 12 9 Newport 6 8 11...
Eastern Washington stayed in the hunt for a Big Sky Conference women's basketball regular season title last week, and did so on the road. They kept their place in what appears to be another neck-and-neck race to the finish by scoring a come-from-behind 80-79 victory last Thursday at Sacramento State and a 77-63 win at Portland State. The Eagles have won four straight games and improved to 8-4 in conference play, 15-8 overall, and trail league leader Montana (10-3) heading into...
EWU student-athletes raise funds for Special Olympics Choosing the warmth of the television studio over the frigid waters of Liberty Lake, student athletes from Eastern Washington University football and volleyball teams got an early start raising money for Special Olympics Washington and the Polar Plunge. EWU students staffed the phones at KHQ Tuesday, Feb. 10. The athletes raised nearly $1,400 towards their $5,000 goal in just 90 minutes. EWU athletes are participating in the fundraising dive into Liberty Lake, Sunday,...
Medical Lake wrestlers earned a pair of alternate qualifiers to Mat Classic XXVII in Tacoma in regional competition held last Saturday in Leavenworth. Nick Reed at 113 pounds and Ian O’Brien (285) will venture to the Tacoma Dome this Friday and Saturday and play the waiting game in case others in their weight classes cannot compete. “The region was very tough, especially our league,” Medical Lake head coach Sam Petersen said. “The other district (Region 4) only had three w...
There appears to be a different team lately playing in the uniforms of the Medical Lake High School girls’ basketball team. It’s one that has won 5 of 7 games since Jan. 24 and collected back-to-back victories over Riverside last week to take a historical trip down the district playoff trail. Cardinals 2.0 are a much different, and apparently improved version of the team first year head coach Kyle Lundberg started with back in November. That’s helping both the defense and o...
Both the Medical Lake boys and girls lost in second-round district basketball playoffs Tuesday night at West Valley in Spokane and next play Friday, Feb. 20, again at West Valley. The Cardinal boys trailed by 18 at the half, closed to within three late in the game before losing to Riverside 61-55. The boys will meet Freeman at 5 p.m. The girls fell to Lakeside 61-19 and will face Colville at 3:30 p.m. contest. Both are loser-out games....
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Feb. 19, EWU at Southern Utah, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, EWU at Northern Arizona, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, EWU hosts Montana State, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, EWU hosts Montana, 2:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Feb. 19, EWU hosts Southern Utah, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, EWU hosts Northern Ariz., 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, EWU at Montana St., 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, EWU at Montana, 2 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL... Full story
Cheney High School senior Ryan Ward (right) signed his letter of intent to play football for Montana Tech next fall. Ward is the second Blackhawk to sign with a college – Keenan Williams (left) signed with Eastern Washington University. Ward plans to study engineering....
The Cheney High boys’ basketball season came to an end last Thursday in first-round playoff action on the hardwood at Pullman High School’s gym. The host Greyhounds’ stymied the Blackhawks for most of the evening, holding Cheney to just three points in the first quarter en route to a 38-16 lead at the half and eventual 70-42 final. Cheney’s Keenan Williams led the Blackhawks offensively with nine points to go with seven rebounds. Junior guard Gaige Felix added seven points. The Blackhawks finished the season at 1-11 in Grea...
The Cheney High School girls' basketball team saved the best for last. The Lady Blackhawks ended a seven-game losing streak and notched their first win over a Great Northern League opponent with a 48-46 opening round playoff road win over second-seeded West Valley last Thursday. Cheney led 28-22 at the half, partly through poor free throw shooting from the Eagles, who made just three of 10 from the line in the first 16 minutes. In the final 16 minutes, West Valley rallied,...
Cheney High wrestlers Michael Ferguson and Devon Waterman extended their season for one more weekend after they competed in the 2A Region IV tournament Feb. 13-14, in Ellensburg and qualified for the Mat Classic XXVII state championships Feb. 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome. Waterman (182 pounds) earned his second trip to state after he finished second in his weight division. He scored a 13-6 decision over Othello’s T.J. Martinez in the quarterfinals, followed by a 16-1 technical fall over Quincy’s Cade Wallace. He lost to Ellensbur...
This is my final Crunch Time column. Originally, the column was established by myself and former Cheney Free Press sports reporter Neil Pierson back in the fall of 2003 mainly as a vehicle with which to comment on issues taking place in sports, with the occasional somewhat-free-form personality feature or local feel-good story thrown in. After over 12-and-a-half years, maybe you run out of things to say, or you just get tired of saying things. Whatever, it’s time to step aside. Cheney Free Press staff reporters Paul D...
The Eastern Washington University men’s and women’s basketball teams are trying hard to deliver the 2015 Big Sky Conference tournament to Reese Court the second week of March by winning the regular season championships. But a group from EWU and the Spokane Regional Sports Commission is hoping to make Cheney and Spokane the permanent home for future tournaments beginning in 2016. A bid to stage both the men’s and women’s tournaments beginning in 2016 at sites that include both Reese Court and the Spokane Arena is among t...
A battle-scarred Eastern Washington men's basketball team survived its biggest week of the season after all. By holding off Sacramento State 64-61 Feb. 12, the Eagles got a crucial win in their quest to win the Big Sky Conference regular season championship and host the postseason tournament. But when Portland State rallied to win 68-66 Saturday afternoon at Reese Court, the gains made Thursday appeared neutralized. However, after the University of Idaho hung a second...
The Medical Lake boys' basketball team knew they would likely face the Riverside Rams in at least two games. But playing the equivalent of an entire playoff series with their Northeast A League rivals seemed unlikely. However, that's the way things have worked out. The two teams were to have met for a third consecutive game in the initial District 7 1A playoff game Feb. 17. The "series" began Feb. 10 with the final NEA regular season game, a 50-39 Medical Lake win at home...
Due to space constraints “Looking Back” has been omitted for this issue. Look for it to return next week....
Alice Mae Fritsch, (Age 86) passed away surrounded by her family on Feb. 13, 2015. She was born in Spokane, Wash. in a private home June 27, 1928 to Archie and Mary Logsdon along with three sisters, Pat (deceased), Ethel (deceased) and Bev in Spokane. She grew up north of Davenport, Wash. and attended Davenport, Sprague, and Edwall public schools. She attended Spokane Community College. Mom married Gordon Fritsch of Edwall, Wash. and they had three sons: Ron (Elizabeth)...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us Sunday, Feb. 22. You may also watch our pastors sermons at our website www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Come early for Christian education classes for grade school through adult. Please plan to worship with us during our mid-week Lenten worship services. Our first mid-week Lenten service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 25. This worship service will be held weekly until March 25. A simple soup supper will be served at 6 p.m.... Full story
City of Cheney • Feb. 20, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Feb. 20, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, 12 – 5 p.m. • Feb. 21, Free AARP Tax-Aide, community library, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Feb. 22, The Big Read: “The Call of the Wild,” community library, 2 – 3 p.m.. • Feb. 23, Dance Class, Wren Pierson Community Center, 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. • Feb. 24, Senior Light Fitness, Wren Pierson Community Center, 9 – 10 a.m. • Feb. 24, City Council meeting, City Hall Council Chamb... Full story
Cheney's H & R Block office is issuing a challenge to the other 15 H & R Block branches in Spokane County to match the amount of pet food they have collected in the Spokane Humane Society's Pet Food Drive, co-sponsored by Wendle Motors. Cheney office manager Dawna Reed says they are currently winning the drive "by a long shot," having received over $1,600 in food and monetary donations. They are not only issuing the challenge to the other offices but also to Cheney...
I have gathered these quotes which make me smile. I have not intended to insult or besmirch those who innocently caused the smile. Listen carefully. An important person who often roams the hallways of Cheney’s prestigious farming establishments recently said, “including the red pepper, (a recent breed of fly), Cheney has the best crime rate in saving the “yellow jacket” from Cheney’s population. Don’t all-important people roam the hallways of Cheney’s prestigious farming establishments? A busy ROTC instructor who decides w...
