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By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney’s Aaron Byrd led the Blackhawks’ boys’ golf team to a third place team finish in Great Northern League match play on Monday, April 27, at the Fairways Golf Course on West Terrace near Four Lakes. The senior fired a 3 under par 69 for first place overall, edging Clarkston’s Tyler Carlson by a stroke. Nile Popchock shot a 79 to tie Colville’s Phil Bateman for sixth overall, while Keaton Tanzer’s round of 82 was good enough for 10th. Matt Chapman shot a 90, with Sean Thaut and Chris...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter It might be said that Justin Blayne’s first interview for the head girls’ coaching position at Medical Lake may have come nearly a dozen years ago – in eighth grade. Blayne, who had the “interim†removed from his title last week when he was named head coach for the Lady Cardinals, first impressed his current boss, athletics and activities director, Chris Spring, back in the winter of 1997-98 when he played middle school basketball. Spring said Blayne was a player who he could tr...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter With another birthday like he had last Thursday, Medical Lake soccer coach Zane Higgins might just take after entertainer Jack Benny and forever remain 39. With Garrett Lawson holding off what offense Pullman could muster, and John Daniels, Petra Lee, Chad Linafelter and Chris Schweikhardt each scoring in a shootout, the Cardinals beat the Greyhounds 1-0 in a huge Great Northern League game. Lawson had one save and another Pullman shot hit the post during the shooutout. The lone... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor With two games remaining, the Cheney boys’ soccer team has the Great Northern League’s top playoff spot squarely in sight – which for head coach Steve Davis is one of the best reasons why his team needs to stay focused. The Blackhawks notched two wins last week, running their league mark to 11-1, 11-2 overall, by shutting out Riverside and Colville, 6-0 and 3-0 respectively. Neither victory was exactly easy. Last Tuesday, the visiting Rams (5-7, 5-8) gave Cheney all it could take, especially ove... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Sometimes, it’s harder to win the easy ones than the hard ones. The Great Northern League-leading Cheney baseball team has been in that position the last several weeks, facing opponents who, on paper, they should beat and who are battling more for their playoff lives than a league title. But unlike in years past, the Blackhawks haven’t fallen victim to the upset bug, even in anything-goes rivalry games like last Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Medical Lake Cardinals. “It’s basically one...
