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The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team raised over $6000 during this year’s fundraiser for Sally’s House, according to a news release. This is the fourth year the SWAT Team has raised funds to help Sally’s House, emergency receiving facility for children 2-12 years of age who have been removed from their home due to abuse, neglect, abandonment or criminal activity. This year funds were raised by putting together the official 2019 SWAT Team calendar. When you hear about a SWAT team, it brings to mind intense situati...
CHENEY April 29 Second-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of Oak Street. Tools, vehicle parts and stereo equipment was stolen from a vehicle. A Washington driver’s license was found on the 100 block of G Street. Second-degree burglary was reported on the 1400 block of 1st Street. Four storage units were broken into, but it is unknown at press time if anything was taken. A 53-year-old female was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and hit and run property damage collision on the 400 block of 1st Street. F...
Everyone loves an underdog story, and in its last home match of the season on April 30, the Cheney boys tennis team delivered, defeating West Valley in a stunning 4-3 win. Doubles play started out slow, with Cheney’s Jameson Powell and Mitchell Johnson losing 1-6, 1-6 to West Valley’s Ryson Cebriak and Logan Atkins. The number two doubles team comprised of Austin Passey and Sam Laughton didn’t fare any better, losing 1-6, 0-6 to the Eagles’ John Liberg and Alemayhu Raskell The Blackhawks lost the third doubles match by defa...
The Cards were dealt two losses in the last week of the regular season. It was a 4-1 team home loss against the Grizzlies with Medical Lake winning only a single match on Tuesday, April 30. “In general, this was a tough day due to injuries and sickness,” head coach Brian Tellez said in an email. “Regardless, we made the most of it by focusing on post-season strategy, team building and fun.” It was the Kenady brothers, Kurtis the elder and Brad the younger, in their final home...
The Medical Lake baseball crew wrapped up the regular season with a win against Deer Park on Tuesday, April 30, followed by a post-season loser-out loss to Riverside on Saturday, May 4 in Colville that the ended their 2019 baseball season. Medical Lake vs. Deer Park Because the Cards had the fourth seed playoff spot locked up, the goal was to gain momentum and offensive production in the Cards final regular season game, according to head coach Austin Sharp. It was a defensive...
A May 2 Northeast A League match at The Fairways Golf Course was a beautiful day, and the sunshine must have given Medical Lake a bit of an extra push as the school saw a member of both the boys and girls golf teams make it into the top 10. The girls team had a third-place finish, coming in with 110 points to Colville’s 155 and Lakeside’s 171.The boys team finished fourth, scoring 188 compared to Deer Park’s 281, Freeman’s 267 and Lakeside’s 265. The team score is based on the five best scores for the boys team and four best...
The Medical Lake girls tennis squad have gone 3-9 in Northeast 1 League play and 3-10 overall, ending up in sixth place at the end of regular season court action after three final matches. The Card girls went 1-4 against the Grizzlies in a Tuesday, April 30 match at home, and without a full squad, according to head coach Dawn Eliassen, with the only win coming in the form of a forfeit by Newport against doubles team Suzanna Gavrilyuk and Allison Duncan. Doubles team Stasia Hur...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Track Wednesday-Saturday, May 8-11, EWU at Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Missoula, Mont., time TBA. High School Softball Thursday, May 9, Medical Lake at Freeman (district tournament), 5 p.m. Saturday. May 11, Cheney (playoffs) location TBA, noon. Saturday, May 11, Medical Lake at Riverside or Lakeside (if win on Thursday), 7:30 a.m. High School Tennis Boys Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, Cheney at WIAA District...
Medical Lake came out on top in the first round of the Northeast 1A district tournament and will be advancing to take on Lakeside in the district championship on May 8 at Spokane Falls Community College. In a May 2 match against Colville (8-5, 8-4), Medical Lake (8-8, 7-5) earned an early lead with Michael Schwiekhardt scoring a goal in the 10th minute. Cardinal Carter Pivonka scored again in the 25th minute, but two Colville goals — one in the first half, one in the second — set up the teams for a shootout. Medical Lake clu...
Medical Lake at Lakeside As the regular season draws to a close, the Cardinal softball team got a taste of what the post season may be like in the Northeast A League when they faced undefeated Lakeside on Tuesday, April 30. And it didn’t taste so good in a 9-1 road loss at Nine Mile Falls. “The Lakeside pitcher is pretty good,” head coach Tim Blakely said. “We were only able to get four hits off her.” Lakeside’s offense grabbed an early 4-0 lead after one inning that they d...
Cheney High’s softball team has wrapped up the Great Northern League’ second-seed in the upcoming District 7 playoffs, which begin Saturday, May 11, with a home game in Cheney. The Lady Blackhawks took two of three games last week to secure their position, which was not seriously threatened should they have lost. Cheney easily beat third-seeded Clarkston 11-1 on Tuesday, April 30, and came from behind to down East Valley in extra innings, 8-7, on Saturday. The Lady Knights scored five runs in the top of the first and kep...
Medical Lake’s track and field teams wrapped up Northeast A League season competition on a high note last week. The Cardinal boys and girls easily knocked off visiting Riverside, with the boys winning 75-62 and the girls topping the Rams 86-50. Head coach Gene Blankenship said his team set 30 new personal records in the competition, 15 each for the boys and girls. “I was extremely pleased with the kids performances,” Blankenship said in an email. “We actually had three kids break into the top-10 list.” Those athletes...
Last Wednesday’s showdown with West Valley and Pullman for the Great Northern League track and field title proved to not be Cheney’s day. The Blackhawks boys and girls both lost to the Eagles and the host Greyhounds, the boys 98-47 and 79-65 and the girls 89-61 and 80-70 respectively. Camden Verstrate, Jacob McGourin and Ryan Riekmann each brought home first-place finishes for the Cheney boys. Verstrate captured the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.90 seconds, with McGourin winning the discus with a toss of 173 feet and Riekm...
Cheney High School’s baseball season came to an abrupt end Tuesday afternoon on the diamond at Pullman High School. The Blackhawks managed only three hits in a 1-0 District 7 playoff semifinal loss to West Valley, sending the Eagles on to the district seeding game Tuesday night against Great Northern League champion Pullman, and Cheney home looking forward to next year. The game was a pitching duel between Cheney ace Julian Chabot and West Valley’s Hunter Tiffany. Neither gav...
West Plains children planted flowers and vegetables in individually designed pots for Mother’s Day as part of Spokane Regional Heath District’s Neighborhoods Matter program. The “Plant a Pot” event was designed to increase community connection and drew 43 participants to two locations, including the Airway Heights library....
A pair of geese glide through the water of a pond on the Fairways Golf Course in Cheney. The 18-hole golf course meanders through a series of natural wetlands and native-grasses....
Spokane Regional Health to host family game night May 21 in Airway Heights Spokane Regional Health District’s Neighborhoods Matter program is hosting a “Family Game Night” on Tuesday, May 21 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Airway Heights library. A light dinner will be provided. Games are for all ages....
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