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The Cheney High girls swim team wrapped up the league portion of their schedule last Saturday with a loss at home to perennial power Pullman, 107-65, and now turn their attention to district competition this weekend. The Blackhawks won five of 11 events against the Greyhounds. Makenzie Norman captured first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.48 seconds, a season best, and was first in the 100 free in 55.56. Alexis Schmidt captured the 200 individual medley in 2:19.78 and was first in the 100 butterfly in 1:01.79. She...
Perhaps the best part of the 2016 Medical Lake football season is that is it quickly coming to a finish. On the heels of a sixth consecutive loss, 48-0 to Chewelah in their annual Homecoming game last Friday — also the Cards’ sixth straight shutout loss — Medical Lake hits the road to Lakeside this Friday to close out head coach Mo Owen’s first season on the job. “It was a competitive game, the score obviously didn’t show it,” Owen said. “There were two punt returns for tou...
First it rained buckets most of the day. Then came a quick deluge of goals and the Lakeside Eagles emerged from their final regular season Northeast A League soccer showdown with a 3-1 win over Medical Lake last Thursday, Oct. 20, on Senior Day. The win gave Lakeside (9-3 NEA, 11-3 overall) the edge in the final standings over Medical Lake (8-4, 9-7) and earned the Eagles home field for a loser-out playoff tiebreaker that was played Oct. 25. Moved to Holliday Field because of...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday, Oct. 30, EWU hosts Saint Martin’s, 2:05 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Friday, Oct. 28, EWU at Big Sky Conference, Championships, Moscow, Idaho COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Oct. 29, EWU hosts Montana, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, EWU at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m. COLLEGE SOCCER Oct. 28, EWU hosts Montana 2:30 p.m. Big Sky Conference Championship at regular season champion. Thursday, Nov. 3, Quarterfinals, TBD. Friday, Nov. 4... Full story
Kathy Davis from Mead, Wash. claimed the top spot in Week 4 of the of the 2016 Cheney Free Press football contest, earning a $50 merchant’s gift certificate, missing three games. Cheney’s Matt Mittelstaedt was runner-up in a tiebreaker and won a $20 Owl Drug gift certificate. He also missed three games. Winners must come to the Free Press office at 1616 W. First St. in Cheney to pick up their prizes. Be sure to try to beat the Free Press experts by playing this week. See the entry form on page 4. —— Football contest entry i...
The Lady Blackhawks soccer team finished their regular season with Great Northern League losses to West Valley (2-1, Oct. 18) and East Valley (2-0, Oct. 22). Despite losing their last three matches, Cheney (6-6 GNL, 18 points, 10-6 overall) had their best finish since 2011 and has a firm grip on third place in the league standings. In the West Valley game, the Eagles took the lead on Abby McConnell's goal in the 25th minute. "We didn't come out playing with intensity like we...
The Cheney High football team wrapped up their 2016 campaign with a 15-0 loss to Great Northern League leading Pullman last Friday, Oct. 21 in what Blackhawks head coach Bobby Byrd called “one of the muddiest games I’ve been a part of.” The Greyhounds took the lead in the first quarter on Jake Cillay’s 6-yard scoring pass to Cameron Lang. Pullman boosted its lead in the same quarter on Cillay’s 49-yard pass to Grant Druffel. “That game was kind of the story of our season,” Byrd said. “We played pretty good defensively, bu...
A pair of Eastern Washington University athletes earned national and league honors following the Eagles’ 41-17 Big Sky Conference football victory over Montana State in Bozeman, Oct. 22. Gage Gubrud, the sophomore quarterback out of McMinnville, Ore., added the school record for passing yards to his growing list of accomplishments, and in the process earned National Offensive Player of the Week honors announced Oct. 23 from College Sports Madness. Eastern junior placekicker, Roldan Alcobendas, made field goals of 48 and 31 y...
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS The memory of Montana’s 57-16 rout of Eastern Washington in the next-to-last game of 2015 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula has not faded away. So the third-ranked Eagles are out for retribution when they host 16th-ranked Montana in a Big Sky Conference showdown this Saturday, Oct. 29 at Roos Field. It will be Ag Day/Black Out Day, with Eagle fans asked to wear black to the game. “I won’t talk about the revenge factor, but we’re human – we want a chance to come back after the way they got...
If there is one person who might be a perfect fit of toughness for tackle football without pads - a.k.a. Australian Rules Football - it would have to be former Eastern Eagle wide receiver Brandon Kaufman. Remember, he was the guy who played practically an entire football season - the 2010 national championship campaign - with a separated shoulder? But along the way, it was Kaufman who laid himself out and flew across the goal line totally horizontal in Frisco, Texas for the...
The Cheney High boys cross country team took another step closer to a return to the 2A state championships with a second-place finish at District 7 competition last Saturday in Clarkston. The Blackhawks finished with 49 points, eight ahead of West Valley, while Pullman captured the district title with 36 points. The top two teams at districts qualify for this Saturday’s regional competition with Central Washington Athletic Conference teams at Apple Ridge Golf Course in Cowiche. The Cheney girls just missed the regional t...
From the start of the 2016 cross country season where his boy's team was pretty well dominated by Deer Park, head coach Gene Blankenship saw his Medical Lake team slowly begin to reel in the defending state 1A champions. The Cardinals landed their prized catch Oct. 18 when they scored a 27-28 Northeast A League victory over the Stags in a meet that returned the league championship trophy to the school for the third time in the last four years. Colville was a distant third,...
With the 2016 Great Northern League championship already in their trophy case, the Cheney High volleyball team continued their strong season with a 3-1 road win over West Valley, Oct. 18. It was another impressive performance for Cheney — game scores were 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21 — but the Eagles refused to go down without a fight. “There’s just something about West Valley (that gives us trouble),” head coach Heather Zorrozua said. The Eagles are the only team to defeat Cheney this season. “We played well in the first two s...
Darrell T. Larson, known as "Grandpa," is survived by his wife of 25 years, Pamela Nakashimo, stepchildren Jeremiah Groves, Polly Nakashimo, Kimberly Cramer-Nakashimo; grandchildren William Newman, Jessica Gilford, Rebecca Newberg, Johnathan Robinson, Cody Robinson, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. There will be a celebration of life service for Darrell, Oct. 30, 2016 at Real Life ministries, Post Falls, Idaho with a potluck to follow.... Full story
Donald W. McMillan, 92, passed away at his home near Cheney on Oct. 21, 2016 with his wife of 69 years by his side. Don was born to Ernest and Myrtle McMillan near Cheney on Aug. 26, 1924 and lived his entire life in the Cheney area. Don was involved in farming, ranching and dairying. After owning his own dairy, he managed the state dairy at Medical Lake, sold feed for Moorman's, worked at Cheney Grain Growers and retired as the field representative for Fox Milling. In... Full story
Carole Ray Bear (Johnston) born March 26, 1942, died peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 18, 2016. Carole bravely and strongly fought a courageous battle with severe dementia. Carole was born in the Spokane area and raised at her mom and dad's "Rollie's Resort" on Badger Lake in Amber, Wash. Carole worked for the state of Washington division of child support for 37 years while married to Jack "Yogi" Bear and resided in Otis Orchards, Wash. where they enjoyed raising cattle,...
Betz PTA holds carnival and auction The Betz Elementary PTA is holding its annual carnival and silent auction on Friday, Nov. 4 from 5 – 8 p.m. The event is open to the community, so come out and enjoy a fun family time. There will be carnival games, bounce houses, face painting and food. All proceeds go towards supporting the Betz PTA. American Legion turkey bingo Nov. 13 Cheney’s American Legion is holding a Turkey Bingo on Sunday, Nov. 13, beginning at 2 p.m. and ending who knows when. Prizes include turkeys, gift c...
All events are free unless posted otherwise. To get your event or meeting in the weekly What’s Happening section send an email with date, time, location and event to jmac@cheneyfreepress.com. Cheney • Oct. 28, Light Fitness Hour (adults 50+), Wren Pierson Community Center, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. • Oct. 28, Tlaloc: A Photographic Exhibit, EWU Downtown Gallery 404 Second Ave., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Oct. 28, Baby Play & Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Oct. 28, Texas Hold’em (adults 50+), Wre... Full story
Emmanuel Lutheran Church All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church as we celebrate Reformation Sunday. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at our website or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Sunday school classes for grade school through adult begin at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars for 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31 for Trunk or Treat. This is a combined community service provided by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cheney United Methodist Church, Emmanuel Lutheran Ch...
1 Years Ago Oct. 26, 2006 Cheney City Administrator Paul Schmidt stepped down after 20 years of service to the city — first as its public works director and for the last seven years as its administrative head. A one-car collision at the intersection of West First Street and Cheney-Plaza Road interrupted power for over 400 customers. Cheney resident Frederick W. Crisson, 51, was attempting to make a left turn from West First on to Cheney-Plaza but went over the curb and struck a railroad sign before crossing the road a...
