Lady Blackhawks play with intensity in losses

While the scores and outcomes might not show it, Cheney High School girls soccer head coach Nels Radtke feels good about his team overall, and is particularly impressed with the Lady Blackhawks intensity and physicality.

Cheney initiated the contact and defined the pace of play in home games last week against East Valley and University. The Lady Hawks came up on the short end of the scores, however, falling 5-1 to the Knights in the Great Northern League opener for both schools and 6-1 Saturday to University of the 4A Greater Spokane League.

“We set the tone, and that was great to see,” Radtke...