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SPOKANE - As the calendar pages turn and postseason looms, Cheney head cross country coach Derek Slaughter is seeing a better picture of that future. The Blackhawks warmed up for that by earning wins at a Greater Spokane League triple-dual, Oct. 3 and scoring solid finishes in the Battle of the 509, Oct. 5. Cheney boys had it easy at home with wins over University (19-58) and Shadle Park (19-63) where the Blackhawks took all but one of the top-eight spots. On the girls' side,...
SPOKANE - What's that saying about "close only counts in...?" The Cheney Blackhawks got close, and in fact led the Shadle Park Highlanders late in the game at ONE Spokane Stadium, Oct. 3 before losing 22-16 in overtime. "We put ourselves a position to win a game," head coach John Graham said. "Now the next step in the program is to win those games. Shadle quarterback Kaden Hooper completed his 198-yard rushing night scoring on an 8-yard run to end it and improve his team's...
Stacy Ashcroft took her first “driving test” with the West Plains Little League by becoming a board member a decade ago in 2015. By 2017, the keys to the car were in her hand, and Ashcroft was at the wheel as the organization's president and traveling new roads. "We do not regularly do fundraising, but after last year our board is getting a little bit more active and we're getting more ideas flowing," Ashcroft said. The effort to raise at least $8,000 — but more is always welcome — will fund a variety of field improve...
SPANGLE – Liberty Lancers wins their homecoming game against Davenport Gorillas, 18-0 last Friday night. Liberty Coleman Tee ran for eight yards to score the first touchdown of the night as Viliami Finau kicked the extra point in the first quarter putting the score at 7-0. Prior to the ending of the second quarter, Liberty defense scored a safety by sacking the ball carrier behind the goal line. The half-time score was 9-0. The third quarter was scoreless for both teams. In t...
SPOKANE — Cross country team rankings for Week 5 are: Boys 3A 1. Mercer Island 2. Seattle Prep 3. Mount Spokane 4. Central Kitsap 5. Cheney 6. Gig Harbor 7. Shorewood 8. Hermiston 9. Central Valley 10. Bishop Blanchet Others Franklin, North Central, Lakes, Bellarmine Prep Boys 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian 2. Bush 3. La Center 4. Vashon Island 5. South Whidbey 6. Meridian 7. King's 8. East Jefferson 9. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 10. Medical Lake Others Klahowya, Colville Girls 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian 2. Lakeside (Nine Mile F...
Football Eastern off to Sacramento CHENEY – Now out of the bye week, Eastern is refocused as they enter the heart of its Big Sky schedule. EWU will be in Sacramento to face the No. 18/20 ranked Hornets with kickoff at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Catch the action live on 700 ESPN and the Varsity App with voices of the Eagles, Larry Weir and Paul Sorensen. Eastern is 1-4 and 0-1 in conference through six weeks of the season. Sac. St. is also coming off a bye with a 2-3 overall record and 0-1 in c...
SPOKANE — The Eastern Washington University women’s golf team wrapped up its final home event of the 2024- 25 season with a solid performance at the TriState Invitational, securing second place on the team leader-board. The Eagles finished with a team score of 596 (+20), climbing past Big Sky rival Montana (598) after shooting an impressive 293 (+5) in the second round. “I’m pleased with how the team performed today,” said head coach Brenda Howe. “The ladies posted the lowest round of the day, which is encouraging...
CHENEY — After a five-year hiatus, Eastern Washington University will honor six former student-athletes on Oct. 19 as the 20th class of inductees into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame taking place in conjunction with EWU's football game versus UC Davis at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. in the Pence Union Building with the induction ceremony at 8:45 AM. Tickets for the event are now available for $35 per attendee. The inductees of the 20th class of the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame include: Rodney S...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Priest River Spartans (2-2) dominated the Medical Lake Cardinals (1-3) in a 34-0 shutout on Friday night, Sept. 27. The Spartans out-gained the Cardinals with 253 total yards - 88 through the air and 165 on the ground- compared to the Cardinals' 142 total yards. Despite the loss, Cardinal standout Dakota Phillips earned Player of the Game honors for his all-around performance. Phillips, playing on both offense and defense, carried the ball 9 times for 56 y...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks girls soccer team collected a 4-1 non-league victory Sept. 26 over 1A Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), but fell in a pair of Greater Spokane League contests last week. Behind the two goals from Kinley Collins, one in each half, the Blackhawks cruised past the Eagles. Kaylee Kohlman's free kick goal in the seventh minute got thing started. Raimee Gleason connected in the 30th minute for a 3-0 lead. The Cheney keeper tandem of Kiah Klauss (70 minutes) and...
SPOKANE - Rebuilding and retooling Cheney and football blue-blood Gonzaga Prep battled head-to-head for the first quarter of their Sept. 27 Greater Spokane League game at Bullpup Stadium. And when the Blackhawks were possibly about to tie the game in the final moments of the second quarter the first bite of the turnover bug hit with under a minute remaining. "That one really hurt because it was on second down and we were deep in their territory," head coach John Graham wrote...
CHENEY - Experts will tell you never try to outrun a grizzly when out in the wild. The Eastern Washington football team learned that the species from Missoula also has a whale on an arm following Montana's wild 52-49 Big Sky Conference shootout win over the Eagles, Sept. 28 at Roos Field before 8,846. Try as they did, the Eagles were unable to fully recover from the second quarter 21-7 scoring binge in which the Griz retook a lead they never lost. Montana had never won on the...
GEIGER HEIGHTS – A ground-breaking ceremony on the planned 10-acre Camas Meadow Community Park on West Melville Road, across the street from The Plains Golf Course, took place on Sept. 25. Plans for the $6 million park include a playground, baseball and soccer fields, piccolo court and shelters for picnics and events. The funds come from a federal American Rescue Plan Act grant awarded to Spokane County Parks, Recreation and Golf Department last year. “Once we found it, we dedicated it to this project,” District No. 5 Count...
Eastern Washington emerged from a pair of fights with relative football heavyweights cut, battered physically — and maybe bruised mentally? Last Saturday, Montana survived a furious comeback to return to Missoula with the school’s first-ever win over seven tries on the red turf at Roos Field by a 52-49 score. This comes on the heels of a thorough pummeling 49-16 at Nevada, Sept. 21. “We bounced back from a game we didn’t play so well in last week,” Eastern head coach Aaron Best said in a post-game interview. These two losse...
Boys 3A 1. Mercer Island 2. Mount Spokane 3. Seattle Prep 4. Central Kitsap 5. Shorewood 6. Cheney 7. Gig Harbor 8. Hermiston 9. Bishop Blanchet 10. Walla Walla Others receiving votes — Lakes, Bellarmine Prep, Franklin and Central Valley Boys 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 2. South Whidbey 3. Bush 4. Vashon Island 5. Meridian 6. La Center 7. East Jefferson 8. Seton Catholic 9. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 10. Medical Lake Others receiving votes — Klahowya and Cascade Christian Girls 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian (Bo...
BOISE, Idaho — Cheney cross country jumped back into competition last week with the start of Greater Spokane League competition as well as an elite race in Boise, Idaho. The Blackhawks GSL opener took place at Mead High School but on a day where serious windstorm was passing through the area and caused its share of havoc. “It was a weird day with delayed races and the JV and varsity girls ran with the varsity boys to beat the sunset after the weather delay,” head coach Derek Slaughter wrote in an email. Cheney boys lost...
Cross Country Eastern travels to Walla Walla CHENEY – This week, the Eagles are set to compete at the Whitman Open in Walla Walla on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 10 a.m. The women’s team is ranked 12th in the West Region according to the USTFCCCA Polls—only the second time in EWU history they’ve achieved this ranking, the first being in 2015. A challenging outing at the Gans Creek Classic saw the EWU women finish 13th overall, with Cassidy Walchak-Sloan leading the individuals at 66th place, clocking in at 21:19.3, closely...
Cross Country Warm-up for Card runners TACOMA —Medical Lake cross country emerges from a rare week off from competition by participating in the HOKA 28th John Payne XC Invitational at Chambers Creek Properties Central Meadow near Tacoma. Oct. 6. That race will help prepare the Cardinals for the start of Northeast A League competition, Oct. 9 at Colville. — Football Lancers edge Bulldogs, 7-6 KETTLE FALLS — The Liberty Lancers from Spangle edged Kettle Falls, 7-6, in a Class 2B football matchup. The Lancers (2-2) stay home thi...
CHENEY — West Plains Little League is engaged in its Fall Fundraising Campaign that looks to raise $8,000 for both capital improvements and other needs. The organization looks to spend funds on an upgrade of its signature field at Salnave Park in Cheney as well as for equipment upgrades. Opportunities to assist include purchase of 50/50 raffle tickets at $1 each or buy 10 and receive one free ticket. Sales run through Oct. 20 and the drawing will be held, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m. at Salnave No. 2. (Use the QR code to purchase ticke...
SPOKANE – Behind long touchdown runs of 64 and 55 yards from Tristan Huse, plus a 14-yard TD pass, the Blackhawks toppled Ferris 44-6, Sept. 19 at ONE Spokane Stadium. "It was an emotional win, those kids hadn't gotten to experience that in a while," head coach John Graham said. Cheney's last football win prior to this came Oct. 28, 2022 in a 28-20 win vs. Eisenhower at Yakima. The Blackhawks (1-2) took advantage of Saxon turnovers, both fumbles and interceptions, as well a...
ROCKFORD - Sunday was race day in Rockford. As part of the Southeast Spokane County Fair, dozens of racers and hundreds of their fans hit downtown streets for a day of cart and soap box derby racing, and lawnmower drags. "I can't believe the turnout," Mowin' Down Main Street organizer Brandon Cronk said. "It was a whole dale of motorsports nonsense. The day kicked off with soap box derby racing. "The races are open to everyone," derby race official John Seehorn said, noting...
Cross Country Eastern competes with split squads COLUMBIA, Mo. —After a week off, the Eagles men’s and women’s cross-country teams are back in action this week. Eastern will split its time at the Gans Creek Invite on Friday, Sept. 27 in Columbia, Mo., and at the Whitman Invite on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Walla Walla. Two weeks ago, the Eastern cross country teams each notched fifth place finishes at the Cougar Classic. For the first time in his career, Noah Hasselblad was named the Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week by the...
GRANGER — The Liberty boys were upended by the Granger Spartans in a non-league Class 2B football game Saturday, Sept. 21. The undefeated Spartans (3-0) took a 19-13 win over the Lancers (1-2) from Spangle. Individual statistics were not reported for the game. This week, the Lancers travel to Kettle Falls to take on the Bulldogs. Kick off is at 7 p.m. Friday night, Sept. 27. Kettle Falls (1-1) oppened the season Sept. 6 with a 46-8 victory over the Tonasket Tigers, but then lost 33-0 to Colfax on Sept. 13. In other Class 2...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Bulls Eye Hunter’s Buckout rodeo series gets underway this Saturday at the Bar N Rodeo Arena. The action begins at 7 p.m. at the 25421 W. Hallett Road arena. This is the first event in a six-part buckle series, which will run monthly throughout the fall and winter, offering opportunities for both kids and adults to compete. Bar N Rodeo Chairman Val Nussbaumer said the event will feature traditional rodeo competitions such as bull riding, steer dogging, chute dogging, bronc riding and more. Children wil...
