CROSS COUNTRY
LC tops Cheney in boys, girls XC;
Blackhawks run past U-Hi
SPOKANE – Calvin Hilton’s 16 minute, 51 second effort broke up a sweep of the top five places in a Greater Spokane League cross country meet Oct. 5 at Manito Park, but the host Tigers went on the defeat the Cheney boys 21-38.
The Blackhawks got top-10 finishes from Brayden Martin (6th/17:57) and Adam Estock (7th/17:57) helping them win the other half of the meet 38-71 over University. Evan Bruce of LC (16:40) won the individual title.
It was a similar scenario on the girls’ side where LC defeated Cheney 23-49, but the Blackhawks earned a win over U-Hi 49-56.
Sam Habegger clocked a 21:13 to finish sixth, just ahead of teammate Hannah Ward (21:23) and were Cheney’s top finishers behind LC’s Bridget Burns (20:34).
Headrick PR’s at ‘Hole -in-the-Wall’
MEDICAL LAKE – In anticipation of their Northeast 1A League showdown at home on Oct. 12 against Lakeside, the Medical Lake cross country team took the week off from competition to train.
Well, most of the team that is.
Reid Headrick represented Medical Lake in the Nike Hole-in-the-Wall Invitational at Lakewood High School in Arlington, Wash. and ran in the prestigious 5,000-meter Elite Men’s race.
The senior finished 14th overall in a time of 15 minutes, 26.7 seconds and was the top 1A school finisher. The time was a notable personal record for Headrick. Zack Munson (14:55.5) from Sehome High was the individual champ.
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SLOW PITCH:
Cheney wins one, loses two
CHENEY – Cheney concluded its week in Greater Spokane League slow pitch softball with a win and two losses and a pair of notable individual performances head coach Gary Blake reported.
The Blackhawks lost 7-0 at Gonzaga Prep (4-5 GSL, 5-6 overall) on Oct. 3 in a game Blake said, “Our defense wasn’t there, and our hitting wasn’t there.”
Cheney (3-8, 3-10) turned that around and defeated a Rogers (2-9, 4-10) team 12-7 that beat them in an earlier non-league match-up. Mia Ashcroft was 3 for 4 in the Oct. 4 contest, but for the week earned praise from Blake as she hit two doubles and a triple.
The week closed Oct. 6 with a 15-1 thumping by Mead (9-1, 11-1) in which Cheney was limited to just three hits. Things were going reasonably well with the Blackhawks trailing 6-0 until the errors cropped up and the Panthers scored nine runs in the sixth.
Another bright spot for the week was Cheney pitcher Olivia Huffman who threw 19 innings and only walked one batter. “The key to being a good slow pitch pitcher is not giving them anything they don’t earn, and walks are a big part of that.”
Cheney closed out regular season play with an Oct.10 game at Ferris (6-4, 7-5) and Oct. 11 vs. East Valley (1-10-, 1-11) in a doubleheader.
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SOCCER:
CHS soccer wins, loses
CHENEY – The girls soccer team opened the week with a dominating 5-0 Greater Spokane League win over Lewis and Clark and finished dropping a 3-1 decision of Mt. Spokane.
Kaiti Low scored a hat trick against LC (5-1 GSL, 11-2 overall) and Alex Miller had two goals and an assist. Kiah Klauss had eight saves to earn the shutout for Cheney (2-4, 6-7).
“LC is a very good team, so it was crucial that we were able to get the early goal and keep attacking,” head coach Nels Radke wrote in an email.
Mt. Spokane led 2-0 before Ellie Barden scored in the 56th minute, assisted by Ellie Fisk, to close the gap. But the Wildcats’ Kami Ellis scored in the 80th minute to seal it.
“We outplayed Mt. Spokane (4-2, 7-3) the second half despite giving up another early goal in the half off of a PK (penalty kick), we hit the crossbar twice, and had several good looks at the goal,” Radkie said.
This week is a big week for Cheney, Radke explained of an Oct. 12 match at home under th lights at Tom Oswald Field with North Central (1-5, 3-5). “We are just ahead of NC in the standings so we need a win to get us closer to qualifying for playoffs,” he said.
And the atmosphere might be a bit different than your average contest?
“I also heard that NC is going to bring a spirit bus full of students to the game so we will need to have a big crowd to support our girls,” Radke said.
Cardinals come close
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinals girls soccer team came oh so close to earning their second victory of the season last week as Newport (1-8 NEA, 1-9 overall) rallied with goals in the 73rd and 76th minute, the winner coming from Lucy Bowen, to beat the Cardinals 5-4, Oct. 4 in a Northeast A League contest.
Hailey Cross had a hat trick and an assist, while Isabelle Rhoads and Chloe Parsons had the lone assists in the match in Medical Lake.
“After being down 0-2 early in the game, we came back and tied it by half,” head coach Dan Collins wrote in an email.” The Cardinals (1-6, 1-9) later led 3-2 on Cross’s second goal and 4-3 as she completed the hat trick in the 70th minute.
The Cardinals closed the week with a 4-0 loss at Riverside (4-5, 4-6) where there were only 12 players on hand. “I was even more impressed with how we showed grit and determination and heart to hang in there despite missing four starters,” Collins said.
Medical Lake traveled to Colville, Oct. 11 and will host Deer Park (8-0, 9-0) at 4 p.m. on Oct.13 and Lakeside (7-1, 8-3) 10 a.m. Oct. 15.
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VOLLEYBALL:
Medical Lake wins three
MEDICAL LAKE – The local girls volleyball team put an end to an eight-match losing streak and started and impressive winning streak last week.
The Cardinals (3-6 Northeast A, 4-9 overall) swept Newport (Oct. 4) 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-21), rallied past Riverside from an 0-2 deficit to win 3-2 (22-25, 26-28, 25-20, 26-24, 15-13) in Northeast A League play and added a non-league 3-2 win (25-17, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13) over Reardan on Oct. 8.
In the win at home over Newport (1-8, 1-11), Medical Lake was led by Madi Spring’s 14 kill assists, 10 digs from Ailahni Viloria and nine kills by Rylie Spring. Rylie Spring’s 15 kills, the 14 kill assists from by Madi Spring and Viloria’s 13 digs led the way vs. Riverside (1-8, 2-10).
Madi Spring had 19 kill assists, Rylie Spring 19 digs and 14 kills as the Cardinals broke a 2-2 tie against Reardan (5-4, 2-3).
“We are starting to find the way to win,” head coach Hailey Van Soest wrote in an email.
Medical Lake traveled to Colville (5-3, 7-5) Oct. 11 and host Deer Park (4-4, 5-5) Oct. 13.
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