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The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine's opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. The visitors from 3,000 miles away, and... Full story
The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine's opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. The visitors from 3,000 miles away, and... Full story
The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine's opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. The visitors from 3,000 miles away, and... Full story
The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine's opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. The visitors from 3,000 miles away, and... Full story
The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday’s Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine’s opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. The visitors from 3,000 miles away, and cha... Full story
The Cheney High School gymnastics team is slowly improving its scores, taking third place at its Dec. 13 North Central meet. Cheney slid into third with 105.975 points, beating North Central (96.200) and Rogers (66.150) by a significant margin but coming in well under second place Central Valley and first place Mead. Central Valley and Mead topped the competition with 143.725 points and 156.225 points respectively. Senior Makayla Miller continued to make waves in multiple events, taking fifth place on bars with a 7.050, 11th...
Quarterback Eric Barriere has joined the list of Eastern Washington University football All-Americans, as he was honored Dec. 18)as an honorable mention selection on the Hero Sports NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Sophomore All-America team. In addition, kicker Roldan Alcobendas, center Spencer Blackburn and nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli were chosen by STATS to its All-America squad, a week after that same trio earned honors from the Associated Press. Alcobendas was earned first team honors from STATS, while Tiuli was on t...
In a big year for the defense at Eastern Washington University, redshirt freshman Mitchell Johnson has been awarded first team freshman All-America honors, announced on Dec. 17 from Hero Sports. In addition, fellow redshirt freshman Andrew Boston earned honorable mention as a wide receiver. Mitchell burst on the scene in 2018 and responded with 27 tackles, a team-leading 4 1/2 sacks, a pair of interceptions, two passes broken up, a pair of quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. Johnson earned second-team...
Medical Lake got four consecutive critical victories starting with a pin from Nate Stevens in the 160-pound class to earn a dual-meet wrestling win over Freeman to open Northeast A League competition last Thursday, Dec. 13 at Freeman. Stevens’ pin, which took 3 minutes, 58 seconds, was followed by forfeit victories at 170 pounds from Brayden Petersen and Brent Keith at 182. Jaysen Bremmer ended the run with his pin in 1:32 at 195 pounds. Other Cardinal victories came from p...
The Medical Lake High School Cardinal boys basketball crew made an impressive showing last week, coming back to win two of their three Northeast A League games by an average of 31 points despite challenging odds. Dec. 11: Medical Lake at Lakeside It came down to the wire on Tuesday in a competitive 61-58 nail-bitter loss for the Cardinals. Alex Stith had 17 points with 14 rebounds, Jordan Petersen 14 points and six rebounds, Nick Mason 12 points and six rebounds and Sam...
The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team pulled within a single point on 10 different occasions, but South Dakota State held on for a 74-64 victory Dec. 18 at Reese Court. Jacob Davison led the Eagles with 20 points while Jack Perry finished with a season-high 14 points. EWU closes its pre-Christmas schedule by hosting Corban University at 2:05 p.m. on Dec. 21. Eastern will play its Big Sky Conference openers at home against Weber State (Dec. 29) and Idaho State (Dec. 31). EWU’s women resume competition on Dec...
A 20-point fourth quarter wasn’t enough for the Cheney High School girls basketball team as the Lady Blackhawks fell short of a rally at West Valley, losing 50-47 in a Great Northern League hook up last Friday night. Cheney’s Maggie Smith led all scorers with 15 points, with Haley Pemberton adding 11. Jillian Taylor paced the Eagles (1-1, 4-2) with 11, with Hailey Marlow and Tori Ivins each adding 10. Cheney drops to 0-2 in the GNL, 1-4 overall. The Lady Blackhawks wrap up their pre-Christmas break schedule this week, hos...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Saturday, Dec. 29, EWU hosts Weber State, 2:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, EWU hosts Idaho State, 1:05 p.m. Women Saturday, Dec. 29, EWU at Weber State, 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, EWU at Idaho State, 6 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Jan. 5, EWU vs. North Dakota State in FCS championship, Frisco, Texas, 9 a.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Friday, Dec. 21, Cheney hosts Shadle Park, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, Cheney at Mt....
Still reveling in last week’s decisive victory over Medical Lake, the Cheney High School wrestling team is looking forward to its league season with anticipation, hoping to beat East Valley’s team for the first time in nearly 30 years. In the matchup against longtime rival Medical Lake on Dec. 17, Cheney came out on top, winning 54-18 and taking 10 out of 13 matches. “Against Medical Lake last week we were really happy,” head coach Jason Connor said. “We were really impressed with how the guys responded.” At 170 pounds, Che...
The road did not prove to be friendly to the Cheney High School boys basketball team last week as the Blackhawks dropped a pair of games away from the friendly confines of home. Cheney struggled to find offense, especially late in the game, in a 52-41 non-league loss Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Post Falls. The Trojans of Idaho’s 5A Inland Empire league outscored the Blackhawks 14-8 in the final quarter to put away what was a close game to that point. Kaiden Custer was Cheney’s only player reaching double-digit scoring, tossing in 11...
When I was a kid, I played soccer with a girl who wore the same sparkly barrette in her hair every single game. It didn’t match our uniforms and it didn’t have any particular sentimental value to her, but she was wearing it when we won our first big game. From then on, the barrette was there to stay. Athletes in every sport, of every age and skill level, have traditions and rituals that precede games. In that way, they’re a little like sailors: superstitious, because so much of their livelihood depends on circumstances out o...
The Medical Lake girls basketball team got off to a solid start in defense of its two previous Northeast A League regular season championships, earning a series of one-sided victories last week. Medical Lake raced past one of its chief challengers in the past, Lakeside, on Dec. 11 by a 65-22 count launching a 3-0 week on the road. They finished with wins over Colville 53-31 on Dec. 14 and Riverside, 58-22, on Dec. 15, both at home. Defense was the word of the week for the...
The first two Maine Black Bear possessions were not a good sign in last Saturday’s Football Championship Subdivision football semifinal playoff game at Roos Field. First, a 46-yard field goal attempt on Maine’s opening drive fluttered to a halt short and wide left of the goalposts. Next came the first of two Josh Lewis interceptions, deep in Black Bear territory, that, one play later, resulted in an Eastern Washington touchdown. “We were happy to get a turnover like that...
CHENEY Dec. 9 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1000 block of First Street. Dec. 10 Third-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of Betz Road. Gas was taken from a vehicle sometime between Dec.8 and Dec. 10. A kitchen knife a person thought might have been used to commit a crime was found on the 200 block of West Sixth Street. Dec. 11 Financial fraud was reported on the 900 block of First Street. Victim received a counterfeit $20 bill, possibly from a bank. Dec. 12 A 17-year-old female was trespassed fr...
Barbara C. (Babb) Curtis, 73, born Jan. 14, 1945 and a lifetime resident of Cheney, passed away on the family farm near Cheney on Dec. 4, 2018 where she was born and raised. Barb was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1963, and soon after married Jack Curtis, an airman at Fairchild Air Force Base. The next 10 years were spent moving around the country with the Air Force and getting a family started. After her husband’s discharge from the military, Barb and family m...
