Lady Blackhawks beat Deer Park for season's first win

When asked, new Cheney High School girls' basketball head coach JT Johnson will tick off a laundry list of areas where the young Lady Blackhawks need to improve if they are to enjoy some success on the hardwoods this season.

Better execution, cut back on turnovers, improve rebounding, they're all up there, but none higher than the one area of basketball just about every coach agrees they would like to see their team excel.

"The biggest thing I've got to do is get the girls to commit to defense," Johnson said Sunday night after the Lady Blackhawks fell to 1-4 on the young season.

Cheney did col...