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By JOHN McCALLUM Editor A four-run fifth inning was all the Cheney softball team needed last week to extend their winning streak to four games and edge visiting East Valley 4-3 in a Great Northern League showdown between two playoff-bound teams with aspirations of a high postseason seed. “It was a playoff type game,” Lady Hawks head coach Gary Blake said Monday night. The Knights, tied with Cheney for second in the standings at 10-5, 11-6 overall, struck first. In the top of the fifth East Valley scored twice against Che...
Bo Levi Mitchell clinches win with 90-yard drive in Red's final possession of game FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS A pair of interception returns for touchdowns early, and a careful offensive drive late were key plays for Team Red in their 28-14 win over Team White in Eastern Washington University's annual Red-White Scrimmage last Saturday at Roos Field. Ronald Baines and Shane Stagg each returned first-half interceptions for touchdowns, and quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell led his team to a game-clinching 90-yard drive in the annual c...
Fundraiser keeps name alive and Eagle athletes in school By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Orland Killin would likely have been quite proud of what has transpired over the nearly 60 years since he became a champion for the betterment of Eastern Washington University athletics. Last Saturday night some 800 people continued the tradition that was started 30 years ago with the first Killin Dinner, Dance and Auction. They carried forward the memory of, and the job Killin started when he joined the faculty back in 1953 at what was th...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Josh and Matt Horsley grew up on a fruit farm in the Yakima Valley, surrounded by the best Mother Nature had to offer. From their early days, they helped their father harvest hundreds of thousands of pounds of fruit every year. While they were raised among delicious fresh fruit, the twin brothers soon learned not everyone knew what fresh, tree-ripened fruit tasted like. They moved to Cheney to attend Eastern Washington University, and a couple years later Josh's new wife Marisa did the...
Members also hear report on regional animal control services, consider more than a dozen action items By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter In its May 2 meeting Airway Heights City Council gave city staff permission to request proposals for solid waste collection and recycling services. The city has contracted with Sunshine Disposal and Recycling for three years now, an agreement that expires this summer. City Manager Albert Tripp said the city will advertise for vendors that can provide future solid waste collections in addition...
JoAnn passed away peacefully at home on May 1, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Spokane on February 23, 1956 to Joseph and Audrey Koll. She is survived by her two daughters Erin Luttermoser and Tori Longie; One granddaughter Molly Luttermoser; and five siblings Carol Sackett, Midge Hartz, Kay Cheroke, Bill Koll and Nancy Moore. She devoted herself to raising a family and being a career woman. She took pride in her professional accomplishments and the lifelong friendships she developed along the way. When... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Both Cheney track and field teams breezed to easy wins over Medical Lake in Great Northern League competition last Thursday at home. The Blackhawks boys downed the Cardinals 113-30 to run their league meet record to 5-0 while the girls cruised to a 106.5-31.5 win. Cheney's boys spread the wealth pretty evenly when it came to top finishes, as did their female counterparts. Dietrich Smith took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.30 seconds, with Eric Igbinoba and Marquis Diomede finishing fourt...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The Medical Lake boys' and girls' track teams continue to record solid individual efforts and while those have not translated into much in terms of team scores now, they should in the future. The Cardinals competed in a Great Northern League dual meet last Thursday at Cheney, falling on the boys' side 113-30 and 106.5 to 31.5 in girls' competition. Thursday at Cheney the Cardinals had 16 competitors that set personal records, according to assistant coach Steven Keith. “Some kids PR'd in two, som... Full story
Cheney and Medical Lake saw their 2011 baseball seasons come to a quick end in the opening round of the Great Northern League playoffs Tuesday afternoon as lower seeds scored upset wins. At Cheney, No. 6 East Valley pushed across the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to score a 4-3 win in the loser-out first-round game. Over in Medical Lake, No. 5 West Valley broke open a close game by scoring two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to take an 11-5 win. Further details and full stories in next week's Cheney...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney boys' tennis team came up short in grasping the close points last Tuesday against a good Clarkston team, getting swept 7-0 in a match moved to Clarkston because of local weather conditions. Head coach Jesse Erickson said many of the games were close, hard-fought contests even though the final scores don't reflect it. “We need to get that mental edge to step up and take those deuce points that are so crucial,” he said Monday. “That's one thing we're going to work on a lot is those press...
Dates and times of activities are subject to change. For updated information call the Cheney High School activity line at 559-4120 or the Medical Lake High School activity line at 565-3232 or www.goeags.com. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Tuesday, May 3 through Saturday, May 7, GNL district tournament, TBA. Saturday, May 14, Sub Regional Tournament, TBA. HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Boys: Friday May 6, Medical Lake at East Valley Invitational, TBA. Wednesday, May 11, District Tournament at Deer Park, TBA. Girls: Friday, May 6, Medical Lake at... Full story
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor It's amazing sometimes how a plan comes together – even if it's accidental. Eastern Washington University engineering seniors Alexis Gonzalez, Rochelle MacDonald and six other students had a plan for their capstone project. Little did they know that first week in January that as their plan was taking shape in their minds, events on a football field 1,800 miles away were taking place that would turn their project into a one-of-a-kind piece of art that would help EWU alumni and students. The group k...
1 Years Ago May 10, 2001 The project to improve SR-904 was officially underway when the Eller Corp. began work on Phase Two, which was to widen the roadway from Mullinix to H Street. The work also involves adding curbs and sidewalks. Medical Lake Police Chief Jim Sjothun announced the arrest of a suspect in a ring of mail box thefts. Christopher K. Cooper, 19, of Medical Lake, was apprehended after attempting to pass forged checks at Denny's Market. The Airway Heights City Council attempted to pass park impact fees at its la... Full story
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter By earning a split last week against Pullman, the Medical Lake softball team will play in the post-season for the first time in a number of years. Medical Lake fell 10-0 to the undefeated regular season Great Northern League champs West Valley last Wednesday and then split a Friday doubleheader with the Greyhounds, winning the opener 14-11 but falling 10-3 in the second game. Starting next week the Cardinals (4-13 GNL, 5-14 overall) will face either Cheney or East Valley. The ML opponent...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter The plan is quite simple for Medical Lake's soccer coach Zane Higgins when it comes to their first-round Great Northern League playoff game at 4 p.m. this afternoon at Shepard Field. “I don't want a repeat of last year,” Higgins said, referring to last year's 2-1 loss to the Eagles in a loser-out contest, again played at home. The two teams just met last Monday in the rain and wind at West Valley where Medical Lake rode the foot of team scoring leader Devon Prince to post a 2-0 win in the tea...
Modified education program brings staffing cuts, use of reserve fund By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter On April 26 the Medical Lake School Board passed a resolution allowing school officials to draw more deeply from a rainy day fund and reduce certain programs as needed to address expected state funding cuts. The board declared a financial emergency in March, directing Superintendent Pam Veltri to develop the modified education program that was approved last week. Her recommendation lowers the restriction on a designated...
Please return Medical Lake historical items for safekeeping Since the historical items have been removed from the Medical Lake City Council chambers I have found that many items have been “borrowed.” These items were given to the historical groups, starting with Mrs. Johnson who lived on Staples Street in the 1960s and 70s. The historical group has changed through the years, but they have been terrifically interested in what was there so Medical Lake could keep them intact for their ancestors. Hopefully items borrowed will be...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Like many Americans I'll likely be able to recall where I was and what I was doing the moment I heard that we had finally caught and killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. How I felt about it might not be so easy. I know many people are ecstatic, dancing, cheering and singing in the streets. But like others who sent their thoughts Sunday night to the news shows covering the story, including one who lost family in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, it's hard for me to celebrate with joy the...
Cheney High School's Future Business Leaders of America club competed at the state conference April 7-9. The club placed 21 members in 18 events and qualified 12 students for the national competition. Also at the conference, Cheney FBLA was recognized as a Gold Seal Chapter based on a chapter report filed by officers and Cheney FBLA secretary Erica Orth was elected to the Washington State Student Leadership board as vice president. Individual results for the conference were: First place: Casey Barsness, Database Design and...
Cheney school board reviews design for 54,000 square foot school to be built at Holly and Hallett By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter A preliminary design for a new elementary school in the Cheney School District was presented to the school board at its April 27 meeting. The school is planned for a 10-acre plot at the corner of Hallet and Holly roads about two miles east of the Medical Lake I-90 interchange. NAC architect Steve McNutt said the current plan is for a 54,000 square foot school with a student capacity of 496. Several...
The Medical Lake girls' tennis team completed a rough week of Great Northern League play losing two matches on the court and one to the weather. The team did take part in the 66th Annual Inland Empire Tournament last Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals fell last Monday 7-0 at home to Pullman and then Wednesday 5-2 at West Valley. A Monday meeting with East Valley was postponed due to weather to this past Monday, but that too was rained out. There was no word as of press time as to a make-up date. In the matches that were...
Medical Lake High School has released the students of the month for February, March, and April, sponsored by the MLHS National Honor Society. For February: Jasmine Acres, Eric Collins, Alysa Johnson, Annabele Jones, Laura Kneeshaw, Stephanie Krahn, Natasha Monroe, Nicole Petersen, Angelique Pineda, Marissa Puckett, Andrew Reese, Marshall Reiber, Molly Ryan, Micah Tappero, James Tilbury, Tristen Vincent, Shelby Waite and Leslie Young. For March: Andy Benroth, Mike Besterci, Tony Cameron, Sydney Elliot, David Hall, Hilary...
