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By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter It's a long season for the Spokane Blue Devils packed into a short window. And despite their admitted stumbles early with a 2-4 record in Spokane AAA American Legion play, and a 6-10 overall mark, manager Tony Byrne is not in a panic. “We are off to a pretty slow start,” Byrne said. “We have shown definite signs of being a good team.” That might not have been more evident than this past weekend's Hagert Tournament in Selah, Wash. After losing six of seven and eight of nine outings in a week fr... Full story
Sanne Holland, Isaiah Rigo compete with others at paralympic national meet in Florida By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Even though she's just finished her sophomore year, Cheney runner Sanne Holland has already been in some big meets. She just won the 2A state 3,200-meter title four weeks ago and has been instrumental in guiding the Blackhawks' girls cross country team to fourth- and second-place state finishes in 2009 and 2010, finishing third individually each year. Big stuff, but the competition she faces this week is the biggest...
On Monday, July 11 Medical Lake will host Cheney in a 7:30 p.m. game where the field will be officially dedicated. “It's a radio home game and we're going to have an Avista dedication night,” Medical Lake coach Kerry Kelly said. A ceremony will honor the local utility's part in helping Medical Lake get the two additional light poles necessary for night baseball....
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Like their Double A counterparts Cheney's Single A American Legion baseball team has opened their 2011 schedule with a 2-1 record. The Summer Hawks opened play last Wednesday, June 8 with a 3-0 win over the visiting Coeur d'Alene Jacks. Saturday they split a doubleheader at Central Valley, losing the opener 12-3 but taking the nightcap 12-4. Tyler Smith got the win on the mound Wednesday against the Jacks, contributing offensively along with Jacob Christianson and Josh Arthur. All three had RBIs.... Full story
Play in Spokane Valley Girls league will help prepare team for 2012 By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The next step in hopefully helping turn around the future fortunes of Medical Lake softball is being taken by Bruchi's 18U team in the Spokane Valley Girls' Softball Association. Despite having to work practices around other activities, head coach John Higgins thinks his team is going to be as ready as they can be. “We've kind of had to bounce a little bit around basketball and volleyball,” Higgins said. A number of his pla...
