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CHENEY — The Eastern Washington men saw their preseason record slip to 1-5 following a pair of losses to Washington State 96-81, Nov. 21 and 79-68 at California Baptist, Nov. 23. In a game played at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena before 3,854 fans, Eastern head coach Dan Monson admitted he lost his bet that the Cougars would not connect from 3-point range. “Today was more my fault,” Monson said. “We said we were committed to keeping these guys out of the paint, making them shoot threes, and hoping they wouldn’t make them...
FARMINGTON, Utah - Saturday was a historic offensive performance for Eastern Washington football and redshirt-junior Kekoa Visperas was central to the effort. After scoring four touchdowns against Idaho State, Visperas earned his first career Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week award, announced by the conference Nov. 18. The award was split between Visperas and Idaho wide receiver Mark Hamper. Visperas helped direct the Eagle offense to the 77-42 victory over the Benga...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks boys basketball has one big hole to fill as the team prepares for the 2024-25 season - the program's all-time leading scorer. Evan Stinson, one of the most high-profile Blackhawk recruits in recent history, departed for big-time college basketball. Stinson originally was set to play at Washington State for then Cougar head coach Kyle Smith but would later change destinations when Smith moved to Stanford. "Evan is a big loss but his contributions h...
MEDICAL LAKE - The old saying that there's nowhere to go but up was perfectly applied to the 2023-24 edition of Medical Lake boys basketball. Under new head coach Brett Ward, the Cardinals made great strides from a dismal 1-19 campaign in 2022-23. Ward, who transitioned to the boy's bench after having coached the ML girls, helped guide his team to an 8-15 overall mark and a berth in the playoffs following a 6-6, fourth-place finish in the Northeast A League. "We ended up one...
Volleyball: Madison Spring (12) - 1st team Trinity Auckerman (11) - Hon. Mention Zoe Wilson (11) - Hon. Mention Cross Country: Girls Kaylee Dennler (11) - MVP Autumn Trout (10) Hannah Luzier (12) Katelyn Hoffer (10) Boys Nakai Ornelas (12) Garrett Montney (12) Hector Gomez (12) Mercury Bergquist (9) Football: Cylas Puzycki (12) - 1st team WR Kainoa Beyer (12) - 1st team O-Line and D-Line Dakotah Phillips (12) - 1st team DB Julian Taylor (11) - 1st team P Kaden Shaffer (10) O-line - Hon. Mention Kaden Poitra (12) TE & DB -...
FEDERAL WAY -The Freeman Scotties won the 2024 Washington State 2B Girls Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory over Mount Vernon Christian on Nov. 23 at Federal Way Memorial Stadium. The girls completed a dominating season with a 3-0 victory over the Hurricanes to claim the state 2B/1B soccer championship, a first for the program. Junior striker Rylee Russell continued her scoring domination for the Scotties who finished 21-0, scoring twice, including the eventual game...
BASKETBALL Eagle women winless on Hawaii trip HONOLULU — The Eastern Washington women escaped the rain but not a pair of losses in their trip to play in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. Eastern saw a late tally fall short in a 59-57 loss to St. Mary’s, Nov. 22 and then 67-55 to the host Rainbow Wahine, Nov. 24. Eastern trailed 48-39 after three quarters and the Eagles’ 18-11 edge in the final 15 minutes was not enough. Peyton Howard had a game-high 14 points, shooting 41.7% from the field against the Gaels of the West Coast Confe...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The rushing engine that drove Eastern Washington to victory a week before ran out of steam, and for the most part so did the passing game. The result was Northern Arizona outscored Eastern 16-3 over the game's 24 minutes to earn a 30-18 Big Sky Conference victory in the Walkup Skydome, Nov. 23. "We hung in there, but it's a 60-minute game, not a 45-minute game at the end of the day," head coach Aaron Best said. The game closed out the season for the...
The ROTC cannon that loudly proclaims touchdowns scored at Eastern Washington football games at Roos Field worked overtime last Saturday. At times it seemed like the cadets might have even been challenged to load ordinance fast enough as the Eagles rolled to a 77-42 Big Sky Conference win over Idaho State. In a record-setting offensive explosion for EWU’s 37 seasons in Division I football, the Eagles scored on EVERY possession during Senior Day. The game concluded the six-game schedule of home games for Eastern on Roos’ red...
BOISE — Cheney cross country athletes, running under their off-season colors and team as the 509ers, competed Nov. 16 in Boise, Idaho at the NXR Northwest Regionals. Cameron Frenk (92nd) at 16 minutes, 8.40 seconds and Sam Hilton (94/16:09) were top finishers behind winner Tayvon Kitchen (14:53.30) in the Men’s 5,000 Meters Championship race. Hannah Ward (91/19:16.80) was the leading 509er in the Women’s 5,000 Meters Championship where Chloe Huyler topped the category in 17 minutes even. The 509er boys landed in 17th place...
The Freeman and Liberty (Spangle) girls volleyball teams brought home state 2B trophies from the Yakima SunDome last Thursday. Freeman (17-2) placed third and Liberty sixth, bringing two of eight trophies home to Spokane County. Above, the Freeman Scotties included players Lexie Kennedy, Kellynn Beach, Greta Van Gemert, Paige Lochmiller, Rilyn Ripke, Logan Pecht, Avery Berglund, Aspyn Reed, Avery Boswell, Dakota Daines, Emma Hollen, Brooke Berglund, Tansey Coyner and Madi...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington seniors will have many memories from their time in Cheney, but their final time playing on the red turf at Roos Field might just top the list? Many of those seniors played big parts on a record-setting day for the Eagles in a 77-42 Big Sky Conference victory over Idaho State. Jared Taylor authored a career-best in rushing yards, finishing with 163 on 18 carries and a career-best with three rushing touchdowns. Michael Wortham rushed for a c...
SPOKANE — State Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a second case of chronic wasting disease in a white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter during the opening weekend of the modern firearm deer season. The hunter harvested the deer close in the Fairwood area of Spokane County, close to where the state’s first case of the disease was confirmed this summer. “Given the location where this deer was harvested — just north of the initial disease detection, approximately 5 miles north and west of Highway 395 — this posi...
BASKETBALL Eagle rally falls short against Cal Poly CHENEY — Eastern Washington (1-3) mounted a late second-half comeback but fell short against Cal Poly (3-2), losing 82-78 Nov. 17 at Reese Court. Nic McClain was a standout for the Eagles, setting a new career high with 28 points, surpassing his previous best of 16. The Mustangs led 36-35 at halftime but Cal Poly came out of the break with urgency, going on an 8-0 run to open the second half. Coupled with an Eastern 3-minute scoring drought and another 9-0 run from the v...
Cheney 3A State Cross Country Qualifiers Boys Fin. Name Time 6. Samuel Hilton 15:37.88 7. Cameron Frenk 15:50.01 8. Holland Hurd 15:59.91 11. Brayden Martin 16:04.20 20. Andrew Ward 16:26.43 22. Lucas Matos 16:27.96 31. Liam Frantzich 16:54.85 Girls Fin. Name Time 3. Hannah Ward 18:53.83 15. Abigail Scharosch 19:42.15 17. Isabella Adaszewski 19:48.23 25. Kiera Lanier 20:30.56 33. Clara Silvers 21:23.30 41. Maggie Boggs 22:04.78 51. Reese Randles 22:54.24 Medical Lake 1A State Cross Country Qualifiers Boys Fin. Name Time 2....
PASCO – Ever since landing in Medical Lake back in the fall of 2010, Gene Blankenship has helped guide Cardinal distance runners on the road to Pasco and the state cross country championships. And while the Cardinals did not earn podium finishes on Nov. 9 at Sun Willows Golf Course, the path appears paved for the future - even for soon-to-be 83-year-old head coach Gene Blankenship. Led by junior Kaylee Dennler, the Cardinal girls landed a 10th-place team finish with 244 p...
CHENEY – Local volleyball fans were treated to small-school excitement on Nov. 7, with state berths on the line. Playing the finals rounds of the District 6 Northeast 2B tournament in Cheney High School, Freeman topped Liberty (Spangle) in the championship to earn state berths. And in the consolation round, Colfax bounced back to spike Davenport for the final two state berths. State volleyball got underway Wednesday morning in the Yakima SunDome. The No. 3-ranked Freeman S...
There was no catching Mercer Island in the state 3A cross country championships, Nov. 9 on the fairways of Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. The Cheney boys, however, battled hard and reurned to the podium with a third-place team finish and just a finish difference away from second. While the champions were never challenged for the title with 68 points, the battle between Central Kitsap and Cheney came down to the final 800 meters according to Blackhawks coach Derek...
They didn’t check all the boxes for the 2024 season, but Cheney football appears to have things headed in a better direction? The Blackhawks recovered an early fumble, turned it into an immediate score and ultimately a 48-7 crossover victory over the Hermiston, Oregon Bulldogs Nov. 8 at Eastern Washington's Roos Field. "We got right out a good start, we forced a fumble on their very first play after we kicked off and scored the very next play," head coach John Graham said. Tank Best's 18-yard catch and run off a pass from C...
BASKETBALL Eastern men home to face Cal Poly CHENEY — Eastern Washington looks to its second home game at Reese Court following a 1-2 start. The Eagles secured their first win of the year with a thrilling 93-86 victory over Seattle at home. The win was particularly meaningful for head coach Dan Monson, as it marked his inaugural victory with Eastern. Andrew Cook was the standout player for the Eagles, leading the team with 25 points. He was supported by Mason Williams (18 points), Sebastian Hartmann (16 points), and Emmett M...
CHENEY — Cheney made the most of having just one allocation to the girls 3A state meet winning eight events. Two Blackhawks each qualified for a pair of events. O’Dell went solo from here team duties to collect victories in the 100 Butterfly in 59.74 and then clocked a 1:01.64 in the 100 backstroke. Lauren Howe qualified in a pair of events. Her win in a time of 24:54 in the 50 Freestyle and a 54.51 in the 200 Freestyle. Madi Bauman’s 2:01.60 earned her a spot in the 200 Freestyle. In team efforts, the 200 Medley Relay went...
