Articles from the March 7, 2019 edition


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  • Coaching Blackhawks baseball is an alumni's dream come true

    John McCallum, Managing Editor|Updated Mar 7, 2019

    For many coaches, being able to coach at their alma mater amounts to a dream job. Rob Beamer is now living that dream. The Cheney High School alumnus was tabbed to head up the Blackhawks baseball program late in 2018. He takes over managing the varsity squad, as well as working with assistants to develop up and coming talent, from former manager Glen Chamberlain who stepped down last year after just two years. Beamer played three years for the Blackhawks in the 1990s and is a three-time All-State centerfielder. Life called...

  • Bye up for grabs for Eagles men on the road

    Updated Mar 7, 2019

    The next two games will solve the puzzle. With a bye still well within reach for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, the Eagles play their final two regular season games on the road this week on today at Idaho State, and Saturday at Weber State. Staying at the top of the league standings is important because the top five teams in the league gain a first-round bye in the Big Sky Conference Tournament on March 13-16 in Boise, Idaho. Entering the final week of regular season action, fourth-place Eastern c...

  • Sports Week

    Updated Mar 7, 2019

    (Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Basketball Men Thursday, March 7, EWU at Idaho State, 6:05 p.m. Friday, March 9, EWU at Weber State, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, EWU at round one of Big Sky Conference Championship, Boise, Idaho, time TBD Thursday, March 14, EWU at quarter finals of Big Sky Conference Championship, Boise, Idaho, time TBD Friday, March 15, EWU at semi-finals of Big Sky Conference Championship, Boise, Idaho, time TBD Women Thursday, March...

  • The best women's college basketball program is in ... Four Lakes? Really?

    John McCallum, Managing Editor|Updated Mar 7, 2019

    Finding a Crunch Time topic during the between-season periods is often a challenge. It may not seem like we’re between seasons, with college basketball heating up as March Madness approaches, but here at the Free Press, our calendar pretty much revolves around the local school districts and their sports lineups. And right now, winter sports are over and spring sports are, well, in reality, getting canceled. That’s typical for baseball, softball, track and field, etc. Even in atypical winters like this one, where we rec...