Fall games get undway Friday with football

CHENEY — It’s still summer until the wee hours of Sept. 23 but it’s fall sports time none-the-less on the West Plains.

Things kick off, literally, Sept. 1 when Greater Spokane League heavyweight, Gonzaga Prep, visits Tom Oswald Field to meet the Cheney Blackhawks for 7 p.m. kickoff.

The Blackhawks hope to rebound from a 3-8 mark in 2022 which included a 58-0 loss at Prep. The Bullpups would finish 9-3 including a three-game run into the state playoffs.

Slow-pitch softball sees its first action Sept. 5 when Rogers visits for a 4 p.m. contest. Soccer also kicks off in a 4 p.m. match hosting West...