Blackhawks' season ends with loss in state opening round

The Cheney boys soccer team’s first appearance in the state 2A tournament since 2014 didn’t last long.

After a five-hour-plus trip over the Cascade Mountains to Renton, the Blackhawks fell 3-1 last Tuesday to Lindbergh High of the South Puget Sound League in opening round action in the field of 16 teams.

The Eagles got a goal in the first half and made it 2-0 with a goal 10 minutes into the second. Cheney got on the board seven minutes later as Christian Lamphere found Noah Prophet on a pass off a through ball the senior forward converted to pull the team within 2-1.

It stayed that way until t...