Cheney soccer wins, loses tight matches

Cheney soccer was, perhaps, within a shot of a perfect week.

The Blackhawks lost 3-2 on penalty kicks, Sept. 19 but followed with a 2-1 win over Central Valley (Sept. 21) and a rout of Rogers 13-0 on Sept. 24.

Tied at 2-2 on goals from Kayelee Kohlman in the 34th minute and Kaiti Low in the 77th minute — both assisted by Alex Miller — Cheney lost 3-2 on penalty kicks. “Emersyn Heuett and Paige Evens each made their penalty kicks and Kiah Klauss had a big save in the PK’s to keep us alive,” head coach Nels Radke wrote in an email.

“We showed a lot of character battling back twice in the U-High...