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A pair of Cheney seniors completed their wrestling careers at Mat Classic XXXIV at the Tacoma Dome, Feb. 17 and 18, earning their second medals. Joe Showalter, 138 pounds, battled through a bracket loaded with returning placers to a fourth-place finish and a 46-12 record on the season. Jaysen Rodriguez of Hermiston improved to 23-3 on the season with a 4-0 decision. “Joe has been a great ambassador of our program for four years and his leadership is going to be hard to replace...
Mat Classic XXXIV State Wrestling, Feb. 17 and 18 at the Tacoma Dome. In competition at Deer Park Feb. 11, Hudson Raulston followed his performance at districts the previous week where he once again defeated his Newport opponent, Preston Kremer, 12-4 to claim the 113-pound slot. Shadrach Mason will also wrestle in Tacoma at 138-pounds after his third-place finish. Same for Gavin Chaffee at 285-pounds. Other Medical Lake finishers, all in fifth place were Isaiah Giles (145),...
Eastern Washington men’s basketball keeps mowing down other teams and milestones. In the Eagles’ 73-66 Big Sky Conference victory Feb. 11 over Idaho at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena not only saw an extension of the team’s winning streak, now at 15 and the longest in the nation in Division I play, but their conference run reached 13-0. “We found another way to win,” said head coach David Riley after the game. “We took care of the ball, got 12 offensive rebounds and did a pretty good job making sure the right guys were s...
As often is the case, the final score does not tell the entire story. But for the Medical Lake girls’ basketball team it’s all that mattered Feb. 7 as the Cardinals fell 49-38 at Colville in a first-round, loser-out, District 7 1A playoff game. “We had so many chances,” first-year head coach Brett Ward wrote in an email. “We shot 14-30 from the free throw line, which also included missing four front end of one and ones.” After trailing 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, the...
The Eastern Washington women fell behind early and were not able to keep up with Idaho Feb. 11 losing a Big Sky Conference basketball 88-64 in game at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena. Trailing 41-28 at the half, Idaho went on a 7-0 run but Eastern would counter with a 9-0 burst to cut the lead down to 48-37 with 4:43 left in the quarter. The Eagles would later get within 51-41 but no closer. Jaleesa Lawrence scored 21 points to lead the Eagles while Aaliyah Alexander had 12 and Jamie Loera 11. Eastern falls to 7-6 in...
In the first year of competition, Cheney will send diver Alma Smith to the state championships at the Seattle Aquatics Center this weekend. Smith outscored runner-up Zach Evans from Walla Walla, 276.75 to 163.25 in competition among five divers. Cheney finished fifth in team competition with 119 points behind Walla Walla (369) in completion at Kelso, Wash. High School....
Eastern Washington University Athletics Director Lynn Hickey will retire when her contract expires April 30 following a 5-year tenure in Cheney and 50-years of involvement in education and intercollegiate athletics According to a university news release, Hickey cites a desire to be closer to family in the Texas-Oklahoma area, including her only daughter, as a key reason for her decision. "I would like to thank EWU and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity to serve the inst...
The sporty convertible darts in and out of traffic like a hummingbird. It’s green color shimmering iridescent in the sun. Then a cherry red vintage VW approaches, reminiscent of a ladybug flying her way home. And a truck’s lost retread— called an alligator for its resemblance to that creature— lies curled on the side of the road. Inanimate things suddenly alive and enormous— what if these imaginative fleets of fancy come true? Would it be a fantastical dream, or a nightmare? Only the dreamer knows....
The down elevator for Cheney girls’ basketball may have begun its climb back up? As the regular season comes to an end with no post-season possible, the Blackhawks have strung together a pair of victories last week That began with a 68-37 non-league contest over Rogers on Jan. 30 in the “Railroad Rumble” at Spokane Arena, followed on Feb. 3 with a 39-38 Greater Spokane League decision at North Central, Feb. 3. Cheney closed out the 2022-23 season with a GSL road game at Unive...
Cheney wrestlers will take one road trip to the west side this weekend in hopes of earning yet another more important one the next. Following district competition Feb. 3 and 4 at the Spokane Convention Center, the Blackhawks will send one champion and seven other wrestlers to regional competition at Jaunita High School in Kirkland, Wash. on Feb. 11. Their goal will be earning places in Mat Classic XXXIV State Wrestling, Feb. 17 and 18 at the Tacoma Dome. Cheney's Dalton...
The winning streak for the Cheney boys was short lived at one. Following last week’s 61-48 victory over Rogers in the “Railroad Rumble” rivalry game — a non-leaguer that ended a seven-game losing streak — the Blackhawks relapsed in a 63-56 loss to North Central as the team returned to Greater Spokane League play. Turning back the clock to the win, head coach Travis Peevey said that the energy of the Spokane Arena crowd played a part in his team’s win. “It’s always fun to p...
Medical Lake will send eight wrestlers to regional competition in Deer Park, Feb. 11, including a pair who won their weight classes. Hudson Raulston, who competes at 113 pounds and Gavin Chaffee, a 285-pounder, both emerged from districts last week at Freeman with individual titles. Raulston won all of his matches, including a potential upset of No. 1 seed, Newport’s Preston Kremer with a 12-4 score. Chaffee had byes into the final where he won by a pin. Other Cardinal q...
Medical Lake’s 2022-23 boys’ basketball season might be looked at as dismal considering their 1-19 record. But following a pair of losses to Freeman 80-35 on Jan. 31 and 73-44 at Lakeside, Feb. 2, consider it, perhaps, a foundation for the future as many of life’s early struggles become. “Our program had growth despite our record,” head coach Jordan Starr explained in an email. “We have a young team that will be coming back next year with experience and understandi...
The Medical Lake girls will take the confidence they gained from their most recent outing against Colville into a venture into the post-season. The Cardinals and Crimson Hawks met Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Colville in the opening round of the playoffs in a loser-out game. While 0-2 against No. 3 seed Colville (7-5 NEA, 12-5 overall) in the Northeast A League season, No. 6 Medical Lake (4-8, 7-13) head coach Brett Ward has seen something he likes. “We play at Colville tomorrow (...
The rugged basketball road the Medical Lake boys have traveled this season added more ruts and potholes. The Cardinals ended last week winless with Colville (5-4 NEA, 5-11 overall) taking a 62-35 Northeast A League contest on Jan. 24, Royal winning a non-league game 67-47 Jan. 26 and Deer Park (6-3, 9-7) prevailing 58-23, Jan. 27. ML last won Jan. 3 and has now suffered nine consecutive defeats. Against Royal, Mavrick Rasmussen had 15 points for the Cardinals, Kaleb Cain nine...
The Cheney boys got an offensive jolt with the return of Gentz Hilburn to the line-up, and the usual contribution from Jakeb Vallance as the Blackhawks defeated Rogers Jan. 30 in the "Railroad Rumble" Spirit Game, 61-48 at Spokane Arena. Both Vallance and Hilburn -the latter back playing after an extended absence - each scored 17 points as the Blackhawks ended an eight-game losing streak. Cheney improved to 6-12 overall after winning the non-league match-up with the Greater Sp...
There’s never a bad time to end a losing streak, but to do it during a “rivalry game” might have an added impact in years to come when stories are told? The Cheney girls stopped an eight-game slide with 68-37 non-league win over Rogers of the 2A Greater Spokane League at Spokane Arena Jan. 30 in the “Railroad Rumble.” The Blackhawks win countered a pair of GSL losses earlier in the week, 42-38 to Ridgeline and 62-35 vs. Mt. Spokane, Jan. 27, both at home. With Shauna El...
Medical Lake 113-pound wrestler Hudson Raulston will put his undefeated 5-0 Northeast A League dual meet record on the line tonight (Thursday, Jan. 26) at Lakeside, 6 p.m. It's the final match before districts, Feb. 3-4 at Freeman. Raulston is 23-8 on the season with notable outings at the Blackhawk Invite (2nd) and a 4-1 mark at the River City Duals in Post Falls where the photo was taken. Other notable Cardinal wrestlers who will battle at Lakeside are Shadrach Mason (138)...
The Eastern Washington men needed another late rally but successfully kept alive their best start in Big Sky history with a sweep of its two road games last week. Trailing by five points, 74-69 with 2 minutes, 45 seconds to play, the Eagles went on a 10-2 run to claim a 79-76 win over Northern Arizona, Jan. 21. Earlier in the trip Eastern led from the midpoint of the second half to defeat Northern Colorado 83-75. Eastern improved to 8-0 in conference play, 14-7 overall and won its 10th consecutive game. Steele Venters...
Cheney’s boys’ basketball team remained winless in 2023 following a pair of Greater Spokane League losses last week. The Blackhawks lost a heartbreaker 51-49 at home to Mead, Jan. 17 and to Lewis and Clark 44-31, Jan. 20, extending their losing streak to six games and they remain winless, 0-4 in GSL play and 5-9 overall. “We put ourselves in a great position to win that game and it didn’t go our way,” head coach Travis Peevey wrote in an email. The Blackhawks led 27-25 at...
BASKETBALL: Eastern women win twice, again The Eastern Washington women’s basketball team won both of its Big Sky Conference games last week, making sure along the way they sent a big crowd of youngsters home happy, too. The Eagles thrilled a “Kids Day” crowd of some 2,500 at Reese Court with a 49-36 win, Jan. 19 over Northern Colorado. Things were a bit more tense Jan. 21 in an 96-89 overtime victory against Northern Arizona to run the Eagles record to 5-3 in Big Sky play, 12-6 overall. “That was a gutsy effort the whole gam...
The 2023 tailspin continued last week for the Cheney girls as they dropped a pair of Greater Spokane League basketball games. The Blackhawks, who are winless in GSL play, lost 73-45 to league co-leader Mead at home Jan. 17 and traveled to drop a 59-17 outing at Lewis and Clark Jan. 20 where the losing streak reached six. Mead (5-0 GSL, 10-3 overall), one of the upper-level teams in state rankings used a fast start, led 45-25 at half and did not lift its feet from the gas pedal...
The beginning of second trip through the Northeast A League basketball schedule was less kind than the first for the Medical Lake boys based on the most recent results. The Cardinals saw their skid reach six games following Newport’s 57-50 win, Jan. 20 and a 61-42 Riverside win Jan. 21. The Cardinals earned their one and only victory, 55-44 over Riverside on Jan. 3. “The turning point was in the second half when they out rebounded us,” head coach Jordan Starr said of the N...
The opening of the second round of the Northeast A League play where the Medical Lake girls scored a pair of wins has head coach Brett Ward enthused for the stretch run — and hopefully a playoff berth. The Cardinals topped Newport 62-26, Jan. 20 and Riverside 51-30, Jan. 21, prompting Ward to remark that not only were the wins nice, “But even better that we played two of our best games of the season.” The wins ended a four-game losing streak for Medical Lake, 4-4 in leagu...
