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RITZVILLE – The Broncos showed why they're ranked No. 3 in the state in Class 2B football Friday night, Sept. 9, routing Northeast 2B rival Liberty (Spangle), 60-14. "Not good enough," Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Coach Brendan Bermea said after his Broncos' victory. "We made too many mistakes to say this was a good effort ... we overcame that, but we had way too many." "Big difference from last year," Lancer Coach Brian Harrington said of the loss. Last year, Liberty upset the B...
CROSS COUNTRY: Cheney wins in two events at Highlander Cheney cross country head coach Derek Slaughter called results from the Sept. 9 Highlander Invitational the "best ever" and for food reason. His Blackhawks scored quite well at the race staged at Shadle Park High School in Spokane with a pair of team wins in competition arranged by class and run on a 2.5-mile course. Led by Calvin Hilton, Cheney dominated the junior boys race with a 1-2-4 finish with the Blackhawks...
Cheney hosted Central Valley on September 7 and the CV Bears won 17-2....
MEDICAL LAKE — In a special night that brings football back home to Medical Lake following the Gray Fire, the high school booster club is presenting an event they call “Medical Lake Strong” on Thursday, Sept. 14. The Medical Lake Cardinal football team opens Northeast A League play hosting Newport that night in a special 6 p.m. kickoff at Holliday Field and the MLHS Booster Club will be giving away a hotdog, chips and a soda to the first 200 people through the gates. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 senior/mi...
Fresno, Calif. — Dylan Lynch’s 25-yard field goal in the second overtime proved to be the deciding points and Lavelle Bailey’s interception on the next play allowed Fresno State to claim a 34-31 non-conference football victory over Eastern Washington, Sept. 9 at Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, Calif. The teams traded a pair of short touchdowns in the first overtime from EWU’s Anthony Stell, Jr. and FSU’s Elijah Gilliam that tied the game at 31-all. Eastern (0-2) twice rallied from 11-point deficits — 14-3 and 21-10 — aga...
SPANGLE – The Liberty Lancers girls volleyball team topped the Newport Grizzlies in three straight sets Monday night, Sept. 11. Set scores were 25-19, 25-20 and 25-12. The Lancers (1-1), a Class 2B team, were led by Kendall Denny with 5 kills, 10 assists, 8 aces and 16 digs. Denny was 27-of-28 at the line with 8 aces. Brooke Redder had two blocks for the Lancers. The Class 1A Grizzlies didn’t report any statistics. The victory comes less than a week after dropping the sea...
Bison bounce Eagles in opener From staff and news service sources MINNEAPOLIS — Back in 2010 the North Dakota State Bison left Cheney for Fargo following a bitter and controversial 38-31 loss in the second round of the FCS playoffs at snowy Roos Field. The No. 2 ranked Bison have never forgotten it seems. They reminded the Eagles once more who’s the likely still the king-of-the-FCS-hill following their 35-10 season opening win in a non-conference game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Sept. 2. Trailing 14-0, receiver Nol...
MEDICAL LAKE – Like the game he has coached as either that of being the head man, or before that as a longtime assistant, Dan Collins knows the ebbs and flows. Same goes for the soccer program at Medical Lake, where it is either feast or famine when it comes to participation and results. "I mean, we've in the past had groups of girls," Collins said. "I mean, they live eat, breathe. Sleep soccer and we just don't have that anymore." Entering his fourth season as head coach o...
CHENEY – Graduation left Cheney girls soccer stripped of some notable players, Coach Nels Radke said in a recent interview. But it hardly left an empty bench and Radke approaches 2023 with optimism that flows freely when discussing his team. Moving on were Emersyn Heuett, a defender, forward Kaiti Low, Ellie Barden at center mid and forward Kensie Roller. "We lost some key positions, but we were bringing back a lot of strength," Radke said. "I'm really excited for what I t...
CHENEY – Cheney and Gonzaga Prep spent the better part of the first quarter of their Greater Spokane League season opening game being more like a pair of sparring boxers, testing each other with a series of jabs. And once the Blackhawks landed their first real punch, a late first quarter touchdown, that certainly got the Bullpups' attention. Prep went on to land a succession of their own blows, scoring twice in both the second and third quarters en route to a 34-6 victory S...
The thought about reviving the idea of adding a local sports column to the Cheney Free Press came up at a recent staff meeting. And like the calls over the past several years since my “retirement” in 2019 to come back to help at the Free Press, I said let’s give it a go. Another topic covered was how we planned to staff upcoming fall sporting events — particularly football — and how there’s no view better than from the action standpoint one the sidelines. Those parts came...
MEDICAL LAKE – Aug. 18 changed lives here in ways both massive and minute. There likely isn't a soul who was not touched physically or mentally, including members of the Medical Lake High School cross country team, who were affected both personally and as a group. Junior Garrett Montney's family was one who lost their home and it inspired teammates to rally around the theme for the 2023 program shirts. Oftentimes, the team's yearly slogan often revolves around the 8...
DAVENPORT – Here are the official results of the Aug. 25-26 Lincoln County Rodeo: Bareback Riding – 1. Duke Hanson, 76; 2. Mason Payne, 73; no other qualified rides. Saddle Bronc – No qualified rides. Ranch Bronc – 1. Steve Maupin, 84, 2. Zoe Johnson, 79; 3. Dustin Hennigs, 67; 4. Devin Newman, 67; 5. Tristan Newman, 61. Bull Riding – 1. Connor Dean, 92; 2. C.J. Schultz, 89; no other qualified rides. Steer Riding – 1. Dustin Dean, 80; no other qualified rides. Chute Doggi...
Hampered by limited numbers, Medical Lake's opening football game against Greater Spokane 2A Rogers was halted with 2 minutes, 5 seconds remaining in the first half Sept. 2 where the Pirates led 35-0. The game, played at the Rogers' Harmon Field in Spokane, and in near 90-degree temperatures, saw the Cardinals bring just 22 players, but not all were able to participate having previously been in a junior varsity contest earlier that day. As the game neared halftime and several...
Cheney defender Hamza Al-Amin and an unidentified Blackhawk are too late to help on this leaping catch by G-Prep's Isaiah Docken....
CHENEY — It’s still summer until the wee hours of Sept. 23 but it’s fall sports time none-the-less on the West Plains. Things kick off, literally, Sept. 1 when Greater Spokane League heavyweight, Gonzaga Prep, visits Tom Oswald Field to meet the Cheney Blackhawks for 7 p.m. kickoff. The Blackhawks hope to rebound from a 3-8 mark in 2022 which included a 58-0 loss at Prep. The Bullpups would finish 9-3 including a three-game run into the state playoffs. Slow-pitch softb...
CHENEY – A solid defensive effort prevented any touchdowns on Aug. 26 for the Eagles' final scrimmage of summer camp. The offense ran 12 drives, and the defense held them to under 300 total yards on the afternoon. Some of that reason could be because coaches had a lot of reserve players take the field on the offensive side of the ball. "The defense definitely won the day," Head Coach Aaron Best said. Linebacker Derek Tommasini said the defense had been pretty fired up since t...
ST. JOHN – Sprint boat races at Webb’s Slough brought the town to life for the second time this summer on Saturday, Aug. 26. The weekend-long event started with the St. John golf scramble tournament Friday morning. After the tournament, sprint boat race fans turned out downtown for the Show and Shine, where they met racers and saw the boats – and even sit in them – to learn more about them before race day. Saturday saw the racing start at 10 a.m. Drivers were split into three classes, for a total of 32 teams. There were 32...
OLYMPIA – Some lucky hunters have an extra shot at obtaining additional permits this season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildife, hunters who previously bought a multi-season application will have a chance to buy a surplus permit. The agency on Aug. 15 offered 129 multi-season elk tags to hunters who were already on the application list. The winners were notified by email. The winning hunters will have until midnight Thursday, Aug. 31, to buy their tags. An additional 2,491 multi-season deer tags are also a...
MEDICAL LAKE — The job Nick Puzycki accepted as head football coach in 2022 might be like playing Capt. Ed Smith, who tried to steer the Titanic away from its icy clash with disaster and history? Over the past five seasons victories have been few and far between for the program. They're 3-36 since 2018 and 13-89 in the last decade. The Cardinals' last victory was over Priest River, Sept. 3, 2021 and winning season (6-3) came under Wes Hobbs in 2012. But as the 2022 season c...
CHENEY — Following the departure of a bench full of seniors there will be many new faces in the Cheney High School volleyball program in 2023. The Blackhawks also welcome a new head coach, but someone who is still quite familiar to those in the program. After several seasons leading the team, Heather Zorrozua stepped away to become Cheney Middle School’s vice principal and athletics director. She handed the playbook down the bench to former assistant and volleyball vet...
MEDICAL LAKE - A rookie head coach no more. Hailey Van Soest has a lot better understanding as she enters her second season with Medical Lake High School volleyball. One thing Van Soest learned in 2022 with a team that finished 5-13 was how to depend on herself as a coach. Good thing because she'll not have an assistant this season. Van Soest, who spends her daytime hours "coaching" kindergarteners at Hallett Elementary, went through a series of trial-and-error periods she...
CHENEY – The first rule when talking to Blackhawks cross country Coach Derek Slaughter is to not use the term “runners” when discussing his team. They are athletes, he insists. And those Blackhawks athletes have some lofty goals, particularly the boys. For the guys, they graduated one notable varsity runner, Adam Estock, Slaughter said. “Out of our top 10, we lost two so eight are returning.” In evaluating that group, Slaughter said “We added two extra guys that were part o...
CHENEY – New Cheney High School Athletics Director Ken Ryan has only been officially on the job for a short time but has a good idea how he will proceed in his new office. Ryan will call a great deal on his decades of experience as a basketball coach for the basic game plan. Ryan, who follows Tim Kennedy who moved into an assistant principal job at Cheney, was called to the AD's job because of the opportunity and reach it presented. Ryan moved from Deer Park where he coached b...
