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Cheney High cross country co-head coach Derek Slaughter believes the Blackhawks boys have been underrated all year long when it comes to how good they are in comparison with other programs. Shunned by the statewide coaches association poll until receiving a No. 8 ranking after regionals, the Blackhawks did that four better at the 2A state championships last Saturday at foggy Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Cheney over came slippery conditions that sent several runners...
Fifty autumns ago, a strange alignment of the football stars was taking place in Cheney. Over to the west, Eastern Washington State College was making a march to the NAIA football national championship game on the brand new green grass at the latest rendition of Woodward Field. The Savages, who were making their first playoff appearance for the school, would ultimately lose to Fairmont State College 28-21 on Dec. 9 in Morgantown, W.V. and finish the season 11-1. Then down off...
Eagle men open season Friday at Reese With two road tests looming, Reese Court will be a busy place this month for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, starting with a Veteran’s Day matinee versus Linfield at noon this Friday, Nov. 11. Fans are invited to attend at no charge, but seats for season ticket holders will be reserved and available for those patrons via their tickets. The game is serving also as a Veteran’s Day/Military Appreciation tribute and fundraiser for the Veteran’s Forum in Spokane...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Friday, Nov.11, EWU hosts Linfield, 12:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, EWU at Northwestern, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, EWU at Texas, 5 p.m. Women Friday, Nov. 11, EWU at Washington, 7 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Friday, Nov. 11, EWU at NCAA West Regional Championship in Sacramento, Calif. Saturday, Nov. . 19 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Nov. 12, EWU hosts Idaho State, 3:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, EWU at Portland State 7:35 p.m. COLLEGE SOCCER Saturday, Nov. 12, EWU at USC, 1...
Wayne Deist from Spokane claimed the top spot in Week 5 of the of the 2016 Cheney Free Press football contest, earning a $50 merchant’s gift certificate, missing one game. Medical Lake’s Leroy Lemaster was runner-up in a tiebreaker and won a $20 Owl Drug gift certificate. He also missed three games. Winners must come to the Free Press office at 1616 W. First St. in Cheney to pick up their prizes. Be sure to try to beat the Free Press experts by playing this week. See the entry form on page 4. —— Football contest entry i...
The simple barometer of success in sports is of course the win-loss record of any given team. It’s easy to see the effect of that with Eastern Washington University where its football team has had an impressive string of success. A more difficult yardstick is to find a measurement of progress when winning does not come easy. That’s the journey a pair of brand new faces who took charge of Medical Lake sports teams this past fall undertook. Combined, football’s Mo Owen and T...
For the longest time, in fact all game in last Sunday's Big Sky Conference championship, Northern Arizona could not get a shot anywhere near the goal guarded by Eastern Washington's Mallory Taylor. And when it really counted, in a shootout that followed a pair of 10-minute scoreless overtimes, the Lumberjacks still missed their opportunity again as a penalty-kick from Ali Lixandru sailed wide and to the right. The miss was Eastern Washington's reward in a 2-1 win and sent No....
With due respect to all 12 Eagle seniors, it could be dubbed “Cooper Kupp Day” in addition to Senior Day. With the sensational Eagle wide receiver just six catches from breaking the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision career record for receptions, the Eastern Washington University football team will honor 12 seniors this Saturday, Nov. 12 when Idaho State and former Eagle head coach Mike Kramer visits Roos Field in a Big Sky Conference game. Kickoff is 3:35 p.m. Pacific time in a game televised live regionally on SWX. Kup...
If winning a third 1A cross country state championship in four years was not in the cards for the Medical Lake Cardinals, head coach Gene Blankenship will certainly settle for the second straight runner-up finish that occurred in Pasco last Saturday. Because there were plenty of small victories in their 83-95 loss to Deer Park on the fairways of Sun Willows Golf Course. Bush High School was third with 121 points, followed by Riverside’s 148 and Lakeside’s 155. With the fin...
The Cheney High volleyball team, who already have the Great Northern League and District 7 championships in their trophy case, are hoping to add one more piece of hardware when they travel to Lacey, Wash., to compete in the 2A state volleyball tournament at St. Martin's University, Nov. 11-12. The Blackhawks defeated Central Washington Athletic Conference's Othello, 3-2, in a regional crossover match, Nov. 5, to earn their first state tournament appearance since 1987. "At the...
Fifty autumns ago, a strange alignment of the football stars was taking place in Cheney. Over to the west, Eastern Washington State College was making a march to the NAIA football national championship game on the brand new green grass at the latest rendition of Woodward Field. The Savages, who were making their first playoff appearance for the school, would ultimately lose to Fairmont State College 28-21 on Dec. 9 in Morgantown, W.V. and finish the season 11-1. Then down off...
Cheney coat drive will keep over 300 warm this winter The annual Cheney Helping Cheney Community Coat drive is over and the final numbers are in for this year’s community coat drive. According to a news release, a total of 369 coats were donated along with over 100 miscellaneous items such as hats and gloves. Of those, 310 coats were distributed at three different times and sites. The remaining 59 coats have been given to the Cheney Community Clothing Bank. Coat drive organizers express their thanks to the Cheney Kiwanis, Big...
Police, medical personnel and citizens assist a 12-year-old boy who was struck while riding his bike on Simpson Parkway and North Sixth Street. The boy was taken to Sacred Heart with non-life threatening injuies....
The Medical Lake City Council breezed through a quick Nov. 1 meeting that featured a light agenda. In action items, council approved a three-year bargaining agreement between the city and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees local chapter. City Administrator Doug Ross explained that the city’s current agreement will expire on Dec. 31. One of the additions in the new contract is an annual 2 percent wage increase for city union employees. The other is a 16-hour vacation longevity increase that goes into e...
The city of Airway Heights recently sent out a request for proposal for a fundraising consultant to develop a fundraising and donor engagement plan for the recreation complex. In August, residents approved a proposal for $13 million in unlimited tax general obligation bonds to pay for Phase 1 of the recreation center. Phase 1 of the project includes a 35,000 square foot building with a group exercise room, an aquatic center, birthday party rental rooms, multi-purpose room and associated kitchen, administrative office,...
At their Nov. 3 meeting, the Cheney Historic Preservation Commission made official what it had already decided at its Sept. 1 meeting — to preserve a piece of the city’s history by unanimously approving an application from Eastmark Capital Group for inclusion of the Cheney School District’s Fisher Building on the local historic registry. Eastmark is in the process of purchasing the district’s building, and is pursuing registry with state’s Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation and the National Parks Service i...
The Cheney Blackhawks volleyball team advanced to the 2A state tournament after a 3-2 win over Othello last Saturday. See Sports. Marissa Peach (No. 10) jumps in hopes of smacking the ball before it reaches Cheney's side....
Eastern Washington senior goalkeeper Mallory Taylor reacts to Northern Arizona's final penalty kick as it goes wide right, giving the Eagles their first ever Big Sky Conference soccer title and trip to the NCAA tournament....
The city of Airway Heights took its first step in its budgeting process. At its Nov. 7 meeting, City Council held the first of two public hearings on the 2017 budget. According to information provided by staff, current expense fund revenues are estimated to be over $6.854 million while expenditures total over $6.843 million. Revenues for the enterprise fund are estimated at $6.624 million while expenditures total $7.732 million. The revenue will be added to the beginning fund...
Cheney Police investigators have solved an ATM theft that took place this past spring, thanks to the thieves making off with quite a bit of "scratch" - literally. Sometime around 4 a.m. on the morning of May 26, video surveillance camera footage at the City Fuel Gas Station, 2302 First St., recorded three individuals approach the front door, and using some type of bar, destroy the lock, forcing the door open. Cheney Police Capt. Rick Beghtol said the video showed the...
