Blackhawks battle Bantams, officials, in playoff soccer loss

Any Cheney athlete, coach or fan — current or former — will tell you it’s always difficult to play in Clarkston. Especially team sports, where sometimes questionable officiating leads to a feeling of playing two on one.

That was the case again last Thursday in the Cheney High girls’ soccer team’s elimination round playoff game with the host Bantams, a match up between the Great Northern League’s No. 3 and No. 4 seeded teams. Except for an early defensive breakdown, the Lady Blackhawks played the Bantams even, if not better at points, but were thwarted with questionable calls breaking up moment...