Lady Blackhawks earn split at West Valley Tourney

The Cheney High boys’ and girls’ basketball teams saw limited action over the holiday break, but action producing good results.

The Lady Blackhawks were the busier of the two squads, taking part in the West Valley Tournament Dec. 28-29 where they opened with a 58-38 loss to 1A classification LaSalle High School on Monday but finished with a 65-43 win over 2B Lake Roosevelt Tuesday. The Blackhawk boys downed Northeast A League’s Deer Park, 51-38, Dec. 29 in the away portion of their home-away season series with the Stags.

The Lady Blackhawks played the Lighting from the South Central Athletic C...