Articles from the February 18, 2016 edition
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West Plains Scoreboard
BASKETBALL College Big Sky Conference Standings Men (Through Feb. 13, 2016) School Conf. Pct. All Pct. Hm. Aw. Stk. Montana 11-2 .846 16-8 .667 10-1 6-7 W3 Weber State 10-2 .833 18-7 .720 11-1 4-5 W2 E. Wash. 9-4 .692 15-10 .600 10... — Updated 2/19/2016
Sports Briefs
McBroom earns Big Sky, national player of the week honors Piling up the most points in back-to-back games in Big Sky Conference play in school history, senior graduate transfer Austin McBroom was selected Feb. 15 as the Big Sky... — Updated 2/19/2016
Jois closes in on records
Senior Venky Jois, only the third player in the 53-year history of the Big Sky Conference to have more than 1,600 points and 900 rebounds in his career, is inching closer to the EWU career scoring record. Now with 1,679 points as... — Updated 2/19/2016
Eastern women begin important three-game home stand
With three weeks left in the regular season, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns home this week for rematches against Big Sky Conference foes Sacramento State and Portland State. Eastern (17-8, 11-2 Bi... — Updated 2/19/2016
Medical Lake qualifies two for Mat Classic XXVIII
A senior will get one more chance at a state wrestling title and some younger team members get to know what Mat Classic XXVIII is all about. Two Medical Lake wrestlers, senior Nick... — Updated 2/19/2016
Cardinal girls exit in round two of playoffs, look to next year
The Medical Lake girls basketball team’s season ended in the second round of the Northeast A League playoffs following a 56-33 loss at Newport Feb. 13. Earlier in the week M... — Updated 2/19/2016
Sports Week
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Feb. 18, EWU at Sacramento State, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, EWU at Portland State, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, EWU at Idaho, 1:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Feb. 18, EWU hosts Sacramento State, 6... — Updated 2/19/2016
Cardinal champs
The sixth grade Cardinal Pride girls won the YMCA 5/6 grade competitive basketball championship Feb. 10. Front row (L-R): Tyanna Newman, Ellie Haas, Sydney Lundberg, Sara... — Updated 2/19/2016
Fairways Golf Course opens on permanent greens
Due to unseasonably warm temperatures, the Fairways Golf Course is now open for play on 18 permanent greens. “We have now had golfers on the course five out of the last six winters in January and February which is a nice o... — Updated 2/19/2016
Lady Blackhawks upset Pullman, end season with Clarkston loss
Cheney High’s girls’ basketball team got a little bit of revenge for last year’s season-ending playoff-loss to Pullman. The No.4-seeded Lady Blackhawks outscored the third-seeded Greyhounds 30-21 in the second half en route to a... — Updated 2/19/2016
Hovater and Miller advance to state gymnastics competition
The Cheney High gymnastics team will have a couple of athletes competing in the 1A/2A/3A state championships, Feb. 19-20 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Alexis Miller and Olivia Hovater qualified for state competition at the... — Updated 2/19/2016
Eagles finally becoming team Hayford thought they would
When's the last time Eastern Washington showed up in a list ahead of basketball powers like Michigan, Duke, Indiana and Kansas? Try never. There has not been much the Eagles have... — Updated 2/19/2016
Medical Lake can't seem to shake Lakeside
As the Medical Lake boy's basketball team heads down the road in the state 1A playoffs there is one image they can't seem to shake in their mirror. The Lakeside Eagles. After a... — Updated 2/19/2016
EWU men try to stay hot on road
Eastern Washington’s men’s basketball team, winners of six-straight games and nine of their last 11, try to maintain their top-three position in the Big Sky Conference standings this week when they play the first two of thr... — Updated 2/19/2016
Five Cheney wrestlers head to Mat Classic
The Cheney High wrestling team will take a couple familiar faces and some new ones to the Mat Classic XXVIII, Feb. 19-20, at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma. The Blackhawk had five wrestl... — Updated 2/19/2016
West Plains Briefs
Cheney book club Feb. 23 How do two women, age 75 and 80, survive in the Alaska wilderness after their tribe abandons them? “Two Old Women” tells their story and is the February selection of the Book Discussion Group of the Fri... — Updated 2/19/2016
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Worship with us this Sunday, Feb. 21, at 10:30 a.m. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons at www.emmanuelcheney.org or on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran, Cheney. Emmanuel invites you to attend our Lenten m... — Updated 2/19/2016
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
One hundred years ago on February 20, 1916, two trains collided at Cheney killing four people and injuring many others. The incident investigation was held at the Cheney Normal... — Updated 2/19/2016