Challenge for Blackhawks is to grow while getting younger

First-year Cheney High School boys’ basketball head coach Gregg Smith looks back at the 2015-2016 season and sees a pair of accomplishments — personal growth in his Blackhawks squad and a team that never let up, no matter what the score was.

“The kids fought hard all year long and I’m proud of them,” Smith said. “They should be proud too.”

Smith said that focus on working hard and never giving up led to personal growth in all his players, giving them skills they can use to grow as young men and, especially the five seniors, in the future as they move out into the world.

That focus didn’t manif...