Richards: 'Things are starting to fall into place'

EAST WENATCHEE – The Cheney girls capped off play in the GESA Winter Shootout at Eastmont High School with a win and now have one more tune-up before the start of Greater Spokane League play when Ferris visits Jan. 4.

“Last week in Eastmont was great for us,” Coach Meredith Richards wrote in an email. “Our record for the tournament didn’t portray the amount of learning and adjusting and ‘team play’ that I saw on the court for all three games.”

The Blackhawks got 12 points each from Kiah Klauss and Natalie Richards to top Federal Way, 53-29, Dec. 22 and improved to 3-6.

“The girls showed their...