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Correction: Owings pitches no hitter In the article “Summerhawks run win streak to four” in the July 23 issue of the Cheney Free Press, it was incorrectly reported that Garrett Hagel as the pitcher who threw a no hitter with seven strikeouts in game two of the doubleheader against the Red Storm. It should actually be Jonathan Owings. —— Eagles hire Chris Shane as cross country/distance coach Chris Shane, a Brigham Young University graduate who most recently was an assistant at the University of San Francisco, has been hi...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter A generation before the Sonics, Pilots/Mariners or Seahawks, the notion of anything Major League in the Northwest was a nebulous thing. Back when the Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks were more often than not college football whipping boys — and the WSU Cougars were, well, same-o-same-o — the Northwest’s only claim to the national sports spotlight came on the water. Within just short of a month in 1950, the state went bonkers over boat racin...
Back on Oct. 4, 2014 when quarterback Vernon Adams limped off the field after breaking a couple of bones in his foot, there was concern over where the Eastern Washington University football program might be headed the remainder of the season. But when Jordan West stepped in for Adams for four weeks and finished with a 3-1 record in his “relief” role, not only did he help salvage a season, but West provided an insurance policy the Eagles could file away, just in case. Eastern w...
The Cheney Summerhawks 15U baseball team finished their season with a close 4-3 win over Northwest Premier, July 22, then went 1-2 in the 15U City Tournament. In the tournament, Cheney dropped the first game to the Hurricanes, 5-4, in extra innings, July 24. The next day they defeated the Red Storm 12-2, then lost to the Joes, 6-2. Against the Hurricanes, Cheney took the lead early after Jonathon Owings hit an RBI double deep into left field. As the Summerhawks led 4-1 in the...
The Cheney Summerhawks 17U baseball team wrapped up their independent season July 21 after splitting a doubleheader with Northwest Premier's 16U baseball team, winning game one, 11-8 and losing game two 12-9. With the split doubleheader, the Summerhawks finished the season with an 11-13 record and hopefully many players gaining the experience they need for spring baseball. In game one, Cheney and Premier were close throughout the game. After leading 2-1 in the first inning,...
