An old school approach finds success in new digs

Cheney High School's expanded weight facility brings in more athletes and produces results

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

If you want an example of the axiom “If you build it, he will come” look no further than Cheney High School's new weight training facility. And if you substitute “they,” as in Blackhawks athletes, for “he,” you'll have one reason some cite for the increased success in high school sports.

But to do it Cheney High's new training facility takes an old, time-honored approach.

The facility was moved to the location of the former woodshop at the end of the 2011 school year because of a...