Articles from the October 20, 2016 edition
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Week 3 football contest win to Jerry Patten
Jerry Patten from Medical Lake claimed the top spot in Week 3 of the of the 2016 Cheney Free Press football contest, earning a $50 merchant’s gift certificate, missing two games. Airway Heights’ Steve Beebe was runner-up in a tie... — Updated 10/20/2016
Football contest entry is now online
New this week in the Cheney Free Press football contest is the ability to enter online at www.cheneyfreepress.com. A button for the entry form is found on our home page. The same 5 p.m. Friday deadline still app... — Updated 10/20/2016
West Plains Scoreboard
CROSS COUNTRY Official Team Scores NEA Meet No. 4 at Medical Lake Boys Pos./SchoolPts. 1. Medical Lake 16 2. Chewelah 44 1. Medical Lake 19 2. Freeman 42 Individuals (Top-10) Pos./Yr./Name Time School 1 11 Mason Williams 17:13.0... — Updated 10/20/2016
No. 3-ranked Eagles trek to Bozeman to meet Bobcats
On paper this fall, Montana State’s football team appears to be still on the swoon that cost head coach Rob Ashe his job last December. But Eastern Washington head football coach B... — Updated 10/20/2016
Sports Briefs
EWU’s Dula advances in ITA tennis Eastern Washington University’s men’s tennis team made history this weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships in Berkeley, Calif., Oct. 13-15. Senior Rober... — Updated 10/20/2016
Deer Park runs over Medical Lake 42-0
If the Medical Lake Cardinals were being graded and ranked according to effort on the football field they just might be among the best in their league. But the reality is, that’s ju... — Updated 10/20/2016
ML volleyball drops pair of matches
The losing streak reached 12 matches for the MedicalLake High School volleyball team with a pair of 3-0 losses last week to Colville and Deer Park. “Tuesday started out rough and I... — Updated 10/20/2016
Medical Lake falls to Deer Park 3-2 in soccer shootout
For a second consecutive week, Medical Lake lost a Northeast A League soccer game in a shootout. But this one, a 3-2 loss at Deer Park on Oct. 13 carried a bit more weight than did... — Updated 10/20/2016
Cardinals look to District 7 race after regular season
Medical Lake head cross country coach Gene Blankenship hopes the league schedule he helped craft does not come back to bite him and his teams. The showdown for the Northeast A... — Updated 10/20/2016
ML boys top Deer Park, win NEA cross country title
The Medical Lake boys, led by the second-place finish from Mason Williams, placed four runners among the top seven finishers and earned just enough points to upset the state’s top-ranked 1A team, Deer Park, 26-28 in the final N... — Updated 10/20/2016
Sports Week
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Friday, Oct. 28, EWU at Big Sky Conference, Championships, Moscow, Idaho COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Oct. 22, EWU at... — Updated 10/20/2016
Cheney High swimming hosts invitational
Cheney High swimmers got an opportunity to try some new events at an invitational meet last Saturday at Eastern Washington University’s pool. No scores were available at press time from the Blackhawks’ girls meet with fellow Eas... — Updated 10/20/2016
Blackhawks split with West Valley, prep for districts
Even though the outcome last Wednesday at West Valley may not have been quite to his liking, Cheney High cross country co-coach Derek Slaughter still thinks the 2016 season has set up well for Blackhawk success this Saturday at... — Updated 10/20/2016
Hardy's venture into MMA takes more than just training
It appears that anyone can call themselves a professional mixed martial arts fighter. Last week, former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy announced that he would trade in his cleats and shoulder pads and embark on an MMA... — Updated 10/20/2016
Lady Blackhawks go 1-2 in GNL soccer play
The Lady Blackhawks soccer team had a rollercoaster week in Great Northern League play with a 3-0 loss to East Valley (Oct. 11), a 2-1 win over Pullman (Oct. 13) and a 2-0 defeat... — Updated 10/20/2016
Blackhawks lose home finale to West Valley
It was another rough night for the Cheney High football team, who lost to West Valley, 14-6, in their final home game of the season, Oct. 14. The Blackhawks (0-3 Great Northern... — Updated 10/20/2016
Cheney captures second straight title
The Cheney High volleyball team captured its second regular season Great Northern League championship after 3-0 sweeps over East Valley (Oct. 11), Pullman (Oct. 13) and Clarkston... — Updated 10/20/2016
StageWest wraps up season's first production
StageWest Community Theatre wrapped up its first production of the year, “The Charitable Sisterhood of The Second Trinity Victory Church” by Bo Wilson with an Oct. 15 dinner theatre catered by Mike Hartman. StageWest publicity dir... — Updated 10/20/2016
Looking Back
1 Years Ago Oct. 19, 2006 Cheney’s City Council took two steps towards increasing the city’s size by approving an agreement and resolution to annex the McCardle property, 37 acres of land located north of Betz Road and west of... — Updated 10/20/2016
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Twenty-five years ago in 1991, after 42 days without rain, and with 50 mph winds, a power line went down sparking a brush fire. Over 1,200 acres and four homes were destroyed near the town of Marshall, 6,250 acres and a house... — Updated 10/20/2016