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They don't call him Loco for nothin'. Major Paul Lopez has been piloting aircraft for 13 years, and has been an F-22 pilot for eight and a half. But don't think it ever becomes routine. "It's very exhilarating," Lopez said. "The blood is coursing through your veins, the adrenaline is coursing throughout your body, your heartbeat is pumping and you get butterflies every time you get to hit the throttle...and take off." Lopez, call sign LOCO, was the man behind the jet in...
CHENEY June 17 No reports June 18 A 29-year-old female was arrested for third-degree driving while license suspended (DWLS) on the 2100 block of North 6th Street. Suspicious circumstances were reported on the 800 block of 5th Street. A possible prowler or attempted burglary was reported. June 19 Suspicious circumstances were reported on the 800 block of 6th Street. A possible prowler or attempted burglary was reported. A hit-and-run property damage collision was reported on the 1500 block of Salnave Road. Sudden death was rep...
Cheney High School’s basketball programs will have some new direction when the 2019-2020 season comes calling. School officials have announced the hiring of former Mt. Spokane assistant coach Frankie Keplinger as the new boys basketball head coach. Keplinger succeeds Gregg Smith, who stepped down this spring after four years of leading the Blackhawks. School officials also announced the hiring of Roxie Smith as the new Lady Blackhawks head coach, replacing former head coach Loren Carlon who was let go in December 2018 a...
Cheney’s AA baseball team dropped a pair of games in American Legion play this past week. The Summerhawks came up on the short end of a 19-9 slugfest June 22 at Mead, and couldn’t find a hole in Ferris’s defense in a 4-0 loss to the Saxons June 24. Cheney managed 14 hits against what Mike Constantine called “good pitching” at Mead, but only four hits against “mediocre” pitching at home against Ferris. The Summerhawks got singles from Justin Ward, Eli Cabot (two hits) and Tate Heuschkel. “It was just one of those days,” Co...
Picture a baseball game. The pitcher is on the mound; he gets his signal from the catcher and nods approval. He goes into his windup, makes his pitch and the home plate umpire makes the call. Then all hell breaks loose. At first there’s just some smack-talk, then some shoving and suddenly fists are flying. One man is knocked down from a punch while others push and shove. The police arrive. A bit of grousing and catcalling is nothing unusual in baseball. What was unusual a...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) Baseball American Legion AAA Thursday, June 27, Cannons at Pullman, Shadle Park High School, 5 p.m. (DH) Monday, July 1, Cannons vs. Bandits, Medical Lake High School, 4:30 p.m. American Legion AA Thursday, June 27, Medical Lake Post 196 vs. Northern Lakes, 5 p.m. (DH) Monday, July 1, Medical Lake Post 196 at Kettle Falls, 4 p.m. (DH) Monday, July 1, Summerhawks vs. Colville, 4 p.m. (DH) Tuesday, July 2, Summerhawks at Chewelah, 4 p.m....
Cheney High School’s interim head wrestling coach has been appointed to the position full-time, athletic director Jeff Chandler told the Cheney Free Press last week. Just before the 2018-2019 school year started up, former head coach Brad Rasmussen stepped down for personal reasons. “It was late when Brad decided he couldn’t continue for the season,” Chandler said. “I gave him the year — it wasn’t a leave of absence but that’s kind of what I considered it.” Assistant coach J...
Medical Lake Post 196 continues to play aggressively in American Legion AA action as the summer season progresses. Post 196 at Riverside Tuesday, June 18 doubleheader on the road was a 5-4 game one loss to “a really solid Riverside,” according to head coach Jefferson French. Reardan’s Aiden Kieffer was on the mound. Davenport’s Garrett Mellick and Medical Lake’s Joe Griffey had a pair of hits each. “We hit the ball well and didn’t let up” Head coach Jefferson French But game...
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