Spokane Cannons new AAA home for West Plains' Legion players

Top West Plains’ players have a new team to call home for AAA American Legion Baseball in 2016, the Spokane Cannons.

Coached by former Medical Lake standout athlete and current head baseball coach at Freeman, Chad Ripke, the Cannons feature four local players, Riley Jones and Chance Gleave from Cheney along with Brayden Hale and Cory Wagner from Medical Lake. They are joined by players from University, Central Valley and Freeman.

In previous seasons, area players were with the Spokane Blue Devils, but that team disbanded after the 2015 season in hopes of providing Spokane teams with a better t...