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CHENEY Nov. 9 Taylor N. Tribble, 20, was arrested for third-degree theft on the 2700 block of First Street. Nov. 10 Residential burglary was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. The property has been recovered, and three suspects have been identified. Charges pending. Nov. 11 Jordan Y. Adams, 21; Angie E. Hoyt, 23 and Ariana C. Lucas, 23, were arrested for nuisance code violation/loud party on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Third-degree theft was reported on the 200 block of First Street....
EWU’s Reiter gears up for NCAA cross country championships Eastern Washington University junior Sarah Reiter will be the newest athlete to be added to the Eastern Washington University cross country team’s list of participants at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, as she races in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 21. Reiter will race the 6,000 meter course at the E.P ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park. During the West Regional Championships in Seattle, Reiter placed ninth overall with a time of 20 minutes, 53.9 seconds...
Week 8 of the 2015 Cheney Free Press football contest saw its first repeat winner as Phil Conrath of Rocky Point, Idaho was victorious in a tiebreaker and earned a $50 merchant’s gift certificate. Conrath, who missed five games, topped Matt Mittelstaedt from Cheney who won a $20 Owl Drug gift certificate. In all, five players tied for the top spot. Seventeen entries beat or tied the Free Press experts and are entered in the season-ending drawing. Winners must come to the Free Press office at 1616 W. First St. in Cheney to p...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Monday, Nov. 23 EWU at Seattle, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 EWU vs. Pacific at Sacramento, Calif., 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, EWU vs. South Dakota at Sacramento, Calif., 2:30 p.m. Women Thursday, Nov. 19 EWU at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, EWU hosts Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, EWU vs. Northwestern at Austin, Texas in Lone Star Showcase, 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, EWU vs. East Carolina at Austin, Texas in Lone Star Showcase, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, EWU vs. Creighton at Austin, Texas...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team exploded for 25 first-quarter points and never looked back, using stifling defense to defeat visiting Air Force, 65-44, Nov. 15 at Reese Court. This victory marked the 200th career win for head coach Wendy Schuller. The Eagles opened their regular season with a 64-40 victory over visiting Eastern Oregon Friday afternoon, Nov. 13. Against the Falcons, senior Hayley Hodgins led the Eagles with 20 points, her second straight game of at least 20 or more. She shot 8 of 1...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team rid itself of any jetlag, and a season-opening loss last Sunday afternoon with a record-setting 126-64 nonconference win over George Fox University at Reese Court. The win came approximately 48 hours after the Eagles saw a lead they held much of the way melt away in a 106-88 defeat to Mississippi State in Starkville. On a day where the Eagles were honored for the accomplishments made in the 2014-15 season with the doling...
It’s one thing to capture a state championship in an event, it’s something else to win it two years in a row. Cheney High’s swimmer Makenzie Norman accomplished that feat at the 2A-1A state championships, Nov. 13-14, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. She won her second state title in the 100-yard freestyle in 52.74 seconds. She also won her first 50 freestyle championship in 24.72. According to head coach Jennifer Hochwalt, Norman set new team records in both events. Alexis Schmidt came away wi...
One thing I’ve heard UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan say is “anything can happen in mixed martial arts.” I’ve also heard from several fighters I’ve interviewed over the years are that even the best athletes experience defeat at some point in their careers. MMA fans learned this first-hand last Saturday after “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holly Holm defeated “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey to win the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. Many are calling Holm’s win over Rousey the biggest upset in not only mixed martial arts, but...
