SummerHawks finish third in Federal League AA standings

Despite having a 11-5 regular season record, the Cheney SummerHawks AA American Legion baseball team did not make the district playoffs.

Toward the end of the season, Cheney was in a close race with Colville for second place in the Federal League. Colville, with a 12-3 record, ended up in the No. 2 spot while Freeman clinched first in the league.

Although Cheney failed to make it to the postseason, SummerHawks manager Kadeem Smalls was proud of his team’s progress throughout the summer.

“I knew these guys could be dangerous,” Smalls said. “We did a good job toward the end. The guys understood...