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The Medical Lake American Legion Post 196 baseball team hosted the Central Valley/East Valley combined squads at Holliday Field this past Monday, June 11. ML's AA team lost with football-like score 18-3 and 21-13.... Full story
Isaiah Rigo signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Illinois on a full-ride scholarship to compete in their wheelchair track and field team....
After suffering an apparent knee injury in a June 6 practice, former Eastern Washington University and current Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols will be sidelined for a while. “He is going to be out four to six weeks — we will put him on the six-game (injured list),” head coach Mike O’Shea told media. As O’Shea pointed out, the early diagnosis may come as a relief for Bombers fans and their franchise quarterback. The worst was initially feared by some after Nichols suffered a non-contact injury, subsequen...
If there was an error counter last week for Medical Lake's American Legion Post 196 AA baseball team it might have run out of digits. The results were not surprising, and they suffered through some humbling losses in Spokane American Legion National Division play with the skid interrupted by Mother Nature. Medical Lake opened the week with a 10-0 loss at Deer Park on June 7. The next day they lost the opener of a road doubleheader with league-leading Colville, 7-1, but...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) BASEBALL AA American Legion Friday, June 15, Medical Lake hosts Riverside (2), 5 p.m. Monday, June 18, Medical Lake hosts Rogers, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, Medical Lake at Mt. Spokane (2), 3 p.m. Saturday, June 23, Medical Lake hosts Ferris, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28, Medical Lake at Rogers, 5:30 p.m. A American Legion Friday, June 15, Medical Lake hosts Mead, 3 p.m. Monday, June 18, Medical Lake at Whitman Co. (Colfax), 5:30 p.m....
June 11 is just another day in the calendar, unless you are Joe Montana, TV doctor Oz Mehmet, or others who had birthdays this past Monday. It was also June 11, 1919 that Sir Barton claimed the Belmont Stakes to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown, following other victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. And in 1979, movie star John Wayne lost his battle with cancer. Much more obscure, and lost in time 40 years ago in 1978, the first stock car race was held...
By all accounts, the 2018 Cheney High School softball season was not only one to remember, but also one for the record books. The Lady Blackhawks posted a 19-4 record, tied for the second most wins in head coach Gary Blake’s 15-years at the helm. They had the second-highest winning percentage during that tenure, .826; the third-highest team batting average, .388; with the pitching tandem of senior Madison Kallsen and freshman Shyla Courchaine earning the fourth-best earned run average of 3.47. In the process, Cheney won i...
Softball's Gary Blake and boys tennis' Jesse Erickson named coaches of the year The following Cheney High School student-athletes have been named to All-Great-Northern-League teams for spring sports. If available, the Cheney Free Press has included comments from their respective coaches along with the teams for which they were selected. Baseball The Blackhawks baseball squad came up short in their bid for a return trip to state. With a 4-7 record as of April 17, 2-3 in the...
Ray Strieff, a 70-year graduate of Cheney High School, joined the celebration of 2018 graduates Corbin Ryan, Calvin Edwards and Cole Smith held at J&M Fabrication in Cheney last week. Over those 70 years, Strieff has served as a mentor and encourager for a number of young men and women in the local community, Mitchell Smith - class of 1971 - said. Successful ranchers, Smith said Ray and his wife Carol extolled the ideas of hard work and preparing for the future. Smith added...
Ronny (Ron) Frank Weston, 64, died instantly on June 6, 2018 in a powered hang glider accident. Ron always loved seeking new adventures; he left us, doing exactly what he wanted, enjoying life and pushing the bubble just a bit. Ron was born on Jan. 25, 1954 in Seattle to Julius (Buss) and June Weston. In 1975, after marrying Trudy, Ron and Trudy lived in Cheney, then Redmond, Wash., returning to this side of the state to Medical Lake, then Four Lakes and finally back to... Full story
Lt. Col. James A. Hayes, U.S. Army, graduated from the U.S. Army War College at historic Carlisle Barracks, Pa., having earned a master’s degree in strategic studies on June 8, 2018. Hayes is from St. Maries, Idaho, with relatives currently living in Hayden, Idaho (brother and his family), Cheney, Wash. (mother) and Bothell, Wash. (mother/father in-laws). He will next serve as the director for operations, special operations command – Korea in Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. During the 10-month graduate studies, Hayes com...
Cheney blood drive June 22 The Inland Northwest Blood Center together with Cheney community volunteers led by coordinator Duane Isaac will hold a blood drive on Friday, June 22, from 1:30 – 5 p.m. at the Marketplace Bakery & Eatery on First Street in Cheney. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people. Cheney High class of 1978 reunion this August The Cheney High School class of 1978 is p...
Cheney Community Church Cheney Community Church is joining Resonate Church and the Cheney Church of the Nazarene this year for a combined Vacation Bible School (VBS). The VBS is scheduled July 16 – 20; however, there are some pre-events in the weeks running up to that date. This coming Monday, June 18, there will be a free family barbecue at Centennial Park with food served at 6 p.m. The churches are providing the hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and utensils. Individuals are encouraged to bring drinks, sides or desserts to s...
Seventy-five years ago in 1943, Clarence Martin sold the F.M. Martin Grain & Milling Company to Nabisco. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
