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The West Plains Recruit Structural Academy graduated 19 recruits from its recent class, along with six crew leaders, during a Dec. 22 ceremony at Medical Lake High School's auditorium. The academy consists of firefighter recruits from Airway Heights and Medical Lake fire departments and Spokane County Fire District 10. It requires a large time commitment by the new recruits as they spend about four and a half months and over 200 hours of hands-on training.... Full story
The Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake held its Wreaths Across America ceremony, Dec. 19 - rescheduled from Dec. 17 because of weather conditions. Hundreds of veterans, families and volunteers were on hand to lay wreaths across gravestones and honor those who served and sacrificed.... Full story
One might say Youngstown State borrowed the pages of different teams in sending Eastern Washington down to yet another bitter defeat in the semifinal round of the Football Championship Subdivision Dec. 17 at frigid Roos Field. The Penguins' 40-38 victory on a 5-yard pass play - a one-handed catch by tight end Kevin Rader from Hunter Wells with one second left - put YSU in the title game Jan. 7 at Frisco, Texas against James Madison. Rader's grab came with unintended...
As Eastern built its lead through the first three quarters of last Saturday's playoff game with Youngstown State there were plenty of emotions seen during one of the coldest games ever player in Cheney. Players and fans celebrated and there was plenty of flag waving by the EWU cheer squad. In the end the Penguins prevailed 40-38 with a touchdown in the final second. Read the full story here. See more galleries from our series about the game: Defense Turning Point The Final... Full story
This 3rd quarter sequence shows a play that may have changed the outcome of Saturday's semifinal round game won by Youngstown State on the game's final play. With Eastern leading 31-20 and driving for a possible deciding score, YSU's Billy Hurst took advantage of tipped ball that bounced high and was ultimately intercepted. The Penguins turned the "pick" into a fourth-quarter touchdown, part of a 20-7 edge the visitors used to claim the win and a berth in the national title... Full story
After stifling their first two opponents in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, the Eastern Washington defense had a more earthly performance in their 40-38 loss to Youngstown State. The Penguins had a 508-478 edge in total yards, but still made life rough on the visitors from Ohio with a pair of sacks. Read the full story here. See more galleries from our series about the game: Turning Point The Final Seconds This and That... Full story
One might say Youngstown State borrowed the pages of different teams in sending Eastern Washington down to yet another bitter defeat in the semifinal round of the Football Championship Subdivision Dec. 17 at frigid Roos Field. The Penguins’ 40-38 victory on a 5-yard pass play — a one-handed catch by tight end Kevin Rader from Hunter Wells with one second left — put YSU in the title game Jan. 7 at Frisco, Texas against James Madison. Rader’s grab came with unintended assista... Full story
Gubrud, Kupp receive 2016 TDC honors From a walk-on who thought he had the talent, to a national award-winning and record-setting quarterback. That’s the unlikely journey Eastern Washington sophomore quarterback Gage Gubrud took in 2016 as he led the Eagles to a 12-2 record and the Football Championship Subdivision’s semifinal playoff round. For those accomplishments, Gubrud has been selected as the 2016 FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio. The TDC also selected EWU senior wide receiver Cooper Kup...
The Medical Lake girls’ basketball team heads for Christmas break sitting on top of the Northeast A League standings, and head coach Kyle Lundberg is not surprised. The Cardinals have a 3-0 NEA record and 4-2 overall following wins on Dec. 13 at Chewelah, 71-55 and at home Dec. 16 versus Deer Park, 48-31. They are off until a Dec. 27 game with Kettle Falls (5 p.m.) in the West Valley tournament. They follow that with a Dec. 29 game against Priest River at 9 a.m. “We knew we...
The Northeast A League wrestling match scheduled for Dec. 15 between Medical Lake and visiting Chewelah was postponed when a bomb threat closed Jenkins Junior/Senior High School in Chewelah. Medical Lake head wrestling coach Josh Edmondson said the match would be rescheduled, likely sometime in January, 2017. The Cardinals, meanwhile, will compete at the Tri-County Tournament today (Dec. 22) at Central Valley High School in competition that begins at 9:30 a.m. and then next...
The Medical Lake boys' basketball team will take an early Christmas present with them into the holiday break. They have a perfect 3-0 record in the Northeast A League and are 6-0 overall following wins Dec. 13 at Chewelah, 53-41, and 69-55 at home against Deer Park, Dec. 16. Behind the double-figure scoring of Nizhole (pronounced Niz-ol) Sherman, who pumped in 19 points, along with a 13-point, 13-rebound double-double from Joey Jasmer, and 12 points from Trenten Garza, the...
BASKETBALL Boys’ Great Northern League League Overall Team W L W L Clarkston 2 0 5 2 West Valley 2 1 4 3 Pullman 1 1 6 2 East Valley 1 2 3 5 Cheney 0 2 2 3 Hawks Box East Valley 14 12 15 14 – 55 Cheney 14 21 6 9 – 50 Cook 3, Hardt 8, Johnson 0, Mason 0, VerStrate 0, West 6, Worthem 17, Ehrenberg 16 Lake City 14 10 11 19 – 54 Cheney 15 16 16 21 – 68 Cook 17, Hardt 0, Johnson 8, Mason 0, VerStrate 4, West 10, Worthem 13, Ehrenberg 10, Martin 6. Northeast A League League Overall Team W L W L Freeman 3 0 6 0 Medical Lake 3 0...
The Cheney High wrestling team brought home medals from the Dec. 17 Cadet Classic in Yakima. Boedy Taylor took second in the 182-pound bracket after he lost to Eisenhower’s Raul Jimenez, 7-1, in the championship round. On his way to the finals, Taylor defeated Wenatchee’s Carl Brandt, 2-0, and Zillah’s Chase Pidgeon, 5-3. Zack Nguyen (138) and Josh Baker (220) took third in their divisions. Nguyen pinned Eastmont’s Thomas Jones and Granger’s Chuco Cisneros to reach the semifinals where Davis’ John Sowers pinned him. He def...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Dec. 22, EWU at Colorado, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, EWU at Idaho, 7 p.m. Women Thursday, Dec. 22, EWU vs. Auburn/Drake (Tulane Tournament) 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, EWU hosts Idaho, 2 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Tuesday, Dec. 27, Medical Lake vs. Sandpoint at West Valley H.S., 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Cheney vs. Colville at West Valley H.S., 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, Cheney vs. Lake R...
The Cheney High gymnastics team wrapped up the 2016 portion of their schedule with a third-place finish (134.295 points) at a Greater Spokane League meet held at Ferris High School, Dec. 14. Central Valley won the event with 153.075 points. Junior Alexis Miller took third in all-around competition with 32.9 points, finishing behind Ferris’ Jessica Harpel (35.675) and Shadle Park’s Brooklynn Tarr (35.275). Miller also recorded third-place finishes in the uneven bars (8.3) and balance beam (8.6). No other scores were ava...
For six of eight quarters over two games last week the Cheney High School boys basketball team was everything their coach hoped they’d be — playing with intensity and utilizing good ball movement to produce high-percentage shots. But in those other two quarters, both in the second half Friday night against East Valley, that disappeared, particularly the high-percentage shots if not the intensity. The result was a split of the two games, a 68-54 non-league win over Idaho 5A Lake City and a 55-50 loss to the Knights in Gre...
The Cheney High School girls basketball team's fortunes changed a bit with a pair of losses last week, ending their season-opening four-game winning streak. The Lady Blackhawks fell 54-30 to Idaho 5A classification Lake City at home last Tuesday. The Wolves used a 20-point second quarter to open a 29-14 halftime lead and never looked back, helped by Cheney's 19 turnovers. Brette Draper led the Lady Blackhawks with 11 points. Friday, Cheney again struggled in the turnover...
This last weekend, mixed martial arts fans watched one of the sports great fighters compete in his last bout and ride off into the sunset. At the Dec. 17 UFC event in Sacramento, Calif., “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, 37, defeated English competitor Brad Pickett via decision in his last official fight. Faber finished his mixed martial arts career with a 34-10 record. It was a fitting end for Faber, who beat Pickett in his hometown. The fans roared from the moment he walked to the octagon to Tupac Shakur’s “California Love...
Medical Lake High School had 10 student athletes who were selected to the 2016 fall All Northeast A League teams. Athletes and some of their highlights are listed below. In addition, the Cardinals' Zane Higgins was voted coach of the year for girls' soccer after helping guide his team to a playoff berth. Cross Country Girls: Mariah Pena, a senior, was team captain for two years. She was one of only two girls at ML to make it to the state meet all four years. Riley Olmstead...
