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CHENEY — A new era for Eastern Washington men’s basketball has begun as head coach Dan Monson enters his first season leading the Eagles. Monson announced the full schedule for the 2024-25 season, with 14 home games. The Big Sky officially announced the conference schedule for all its affiliated members earlier. Eastern’s regular season begins on Nov. 4 with a road test against Colorado, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. EWU’s home opener is slated for Nov. 6 against Seattle. A highlig...
The West Plains Cannons will make what could be an unprecedented fourth consecutive trip to the Washington State American Legion state playoffs following their third place finish last week in district play. The Cannons finished 3-1 in pool play with wins 12-0 over Pullman and 6-5 in nine innings against the NE 49ers from Chewelah, July 18. They followed July 20 with a 6-5 loss to Mt. Spokane and then a rematch with the 49ers and a 3-0 win. Gonzaga Prep earned the top district...
MEDICAL LAKE – Perhaps the old saying about the third time being the charm will play out for the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs in the American Legion state A tournament? Despite a district tournament ending 12-2 loss, July 21 at Deer Park to the Northern Lights Mountaineers in the championship game, the Dirt Dawgs are off to Yakima as the No. 2 local seed. Heading to state for a third consecutive year, ML faces the Walla Walla Griz in the opener, July 27 at 1 p.m. They are looking to win their first game against that team this s...
Cheney Summer Hawks AA The Cheney Summer Hawks exited AA American Legion district play July 17 following opening round losses to the NWC Crusaders 12-7 and the Asotin County Blues 15-4. NWC broke a 6-all tie with two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Dawes Hansen had a 4-for-4 day at the plate, driving in a pair. Jace Vega and TJ Weindeman each had two hits. Asotin had a 10-run lead, scoring six in the second, in the elimination game. Tank Best had a pair of hits and Kaiden Rasmussen two RBIs for the Summer Hawks....
CHENEY - With fall camp nearly a week away, Eastern Washington football has added motivation for the 2024 season. The Big Sky conference released the preseason coaches' and media poll, with the Eagles listed at eighth and sixth respectively. Montana was picked to win the conference in both the coaches' and media poll. UC Davis running back Lan Larison was picked to win Big Sky offensive MVP and Montana State defensive lineman Brody Grebe was picked for defensive MVP. Also,...
It was just 10 years ago that Vernon Adams Jr. was skittering around the red turf at Roos Field at Eastern Washington University making a name for himself. As the head mechanic of the Eagles’ high-powered offensive engine, Adams helped lead the Eagles to three consecutive Big Sky Conference championships and as many Football Championship Subdivision semifinal playoff appearances. Adams was passing and running his way to earning the nickname of “Big Play V.A.” with highl...
CHENEY — In the heat of summer, Eastern Washington football is focused on the 2024 season. The Eagles begin their fall camp on Tuesday, July 30, with 22 practices planned including two scrimmages. Eastern’s rookie class reports on July 28 and the veterans report a day later. Fall camp practices will be held on the EWU Sports and Recreation fields from July 30 through August 13. The team will then shift to Roos Field from August 14 through the 24. Eastern will practice Tuesday through Sunday, with Monday being the team’s off-d...
SPOKANE - Tournament time this past week for the West Plains Cannons proved to be a perfect place for some experimentation. As hosts of a pod in the American Legion Wood Bat Classic the Cannons of course set sights on winning not only their bracket but playing for the title as well. The tinkering head coach Austin Sharp drew up nearly worked as West Plains advanced to the first round of elimination play, losing to eventual tournament runner-up, the Billings Scarlets, 3-1 on...
CHENEY – Back in the 1960s roller derby was televised into our homes and seemed hugely popular. Viewing the Bay Area Bombers on a snowy black and white TV broadcast comes to mind. And every so often they'd do a barnstorming tour and be live at the old Spokane Coliseum. The sport makes an appearance again Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m. in of all places Cheney and at the Eastern Washington University Recreation Center ice rink - minus the ice of course. While it will not be your g...
POST FALLS, Idaho – Winners of three in a row and 8-of-10 propel the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs into the concluding of the regular season. The Dirt Dawgs opened July with a 7-4 loss to the Northern Lakes Mountaineers at Holliday Field. They erupted with big bats to win the next three, 11-5 over the Prairie Gold Cardinals (July 2) and a doubleheader sweep, 15-0 and 17-3, over the North Idaho Lakers Juniors on July 8. “We’ve had a few players that have been working really hard to get some playing time,” head coach Lance Michaud wr...
CHENEY – The Cheney Summer Hawks A team put up big numbers in a 4-0 run last week. Scoring on average over 10 runs, the Summer Hawks rolled past Rogers 13-2 on July 1, swept North Central 17-1 and 17-14 on July 3 and Deer Park, 18-6, July 8. Five runs in both fifth and sixth and sixth innings put this one in the books early. Trey Sloan contributed at the plate, going 3-for-4 and on the mound with a complete game, five-strikeout outing. Kurt Schmitt, Blahne Schuman and Cooper Weed each had two RBIs. Scoring in bunches — fiv...
CHENEY – The Summer Hawks faced off twice last week against the Spokane Valley Titans who won both times. A pair of three-run innings in both the third and fifth innings allowed the Spokane Valley Titans to erase an early 2-0 Cheney Summer Hawks lead enroute to a 9-4 win, July 2 in Cheney. In a return match in Spokane, July 8, Spokane scored its only runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 2-0 victory. T.J. Weindeman pitched to all but one batter in the seven-inning game....
VANCOUVER, B.C.- For a second consecutive week and third time in four games, former Eastern Washington University quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has been named the Canadian Football League’s Honor Roll All-Week selection. Adams Jr., the CFL’s passing leader, went 26-of-36 for 383 yards and a season-high four touchdown passes as the offense racked up 482 net yards in the Lions’ 44-28 victory at Hamilton. Adams Jr. put together a passer efficiency rating of 143.6 remains on pace to crack the 6,000-yard mark. Adams played at EW...
Cheney wins pair in AA COEUR D’ALENE — Cheney Summer Hawks hit a 2-0 week following wins of 4-3 over the CDA Lums at Thorco Field on June 28. Game two was an easier journey as Cheney scored in the first four innings including a five-run fourth that made this a 10-run rule five-inning game. Summer Hawks finish 1-2 CHENEY — The Cheney Single-A Summer Hawks sandwiched an 18-1 win around a pair of losses last week, 15-11 to G-Prep (June 24) and 16-2 against Mead (June 27). All of Prep’s runs came in tow innings, seven in the thi...
MEDICAL LAKE — They accomplished what is maybe most important but the West Plains Cannons fell just short of, perhaps, their prefect week. A June 25 sweep of the Mount Spokane Wild clinched a third consecutive Spokane AAA regular season title and top seeding in regional play that leads to state for the Cannons. Later in the week, West Plains played for the championship in the Pepsi Pak Tournament in Selah, but could not find an answer for the CDA Lumbermen who beat them twice. Taylor Oliver’s one-out single drove home Bra...
The old-fashioned sound of the crack of wood baseball bats will echo across the area starting today, July 4. The Wood Bat Classic American Legion Baseball tournament will take place between Independence Day and July 7. This means American Legion baseball will be right around the corner virtually everywhere from Coeur d’Alene to Hillyard and Millwood and of course Medical Lake. “They are playing on 15 fields at 14 different sites,” Legion Baseball official Glen Reser noted. “Post Falls has two pods/fields,” he added. Se...
SPOKANE - Six games in five days saw the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs go 4-2 last week. Medical Lake opened play in the week with a 16-5 win over Ferris in Spokane American Legion league play. They closed with five games at the Gonzaga Prep Tournament where the Dirt Dawgs lost to the Walla Walla Griz to open and close tourney play. Walla Walla won 11-10 on June 21 and 8-7, June 23 - both in half-off fashion. In between Medical Lake topped West Valley 16U, 5-3, June 21 and won a...
WALLA WALLA - Racing at the Walla Walla Drag Strip continues to fill the trophy case for Medical Lake's Justin Cooper. On June 23, he landed his 28th "Wally" trophy with a win in the Forest Fincher Fabrication sponsored National Hot Rod Association Division-6 Super Quick Series event. A "Wally" is the trophy named for the founder of NHRA, Wally Parks. Cooper, driving a dragster he now owns ran a 4.967 elapsed time on a dial-in of 4.95 to beat Jeremy Waterman in the finals by...
CHENEY –Eastern Washington University's volleyball program is staging a fundraiser July 13 on the school's practice fields. Participation directly contributes to the growth and success of the Eastern volleyball program. These funds will assist in funding recruiting needs, training equipment, team travel, facility enhancements and other immediate needs for the program. Whether you're a seasoned player or a novice, this tournament is designed for all skill levels. The t...
CHENEY — The Cheney AA Summer Hawks split a pair of American Legion games with the Mead Panthers last week winning 3-2, June 19 at home before being shutout 7-0 the following day at Mead. The Summer Hawks win came in walk-off fashion as leadoff batter Kaiden Rasmussen reached on an error. Two batters later Rasmussen would score all the way from first following a bunt by Ben Bean and an error by the Panthers’ pitcher. Earlier, Cheney erased a 1-0 Mead lead in the fourth when Jace Vega lead off with a double and moved to thi...
CHENEY – Are you ready to take your hockey skills to the next level and support college hockey at the same time? The 2024 Eagle Youth Hockey Camp takes place July 27 and 28 at the EWU Recreation Center ice rink. The camp includes four hours of daily on-ice instruction, camp T-shirt and practice jersey. Lunch and supervision provided for $275. The camp is led by Eastern Washington University coaches Brad Baker and Jay Oien, along with Eagles players....
SPOKANE — Following four wins to open the season, the Cheney Single-A Summer Hawks find themselves looking for that original recipe. Cheney lost a pair of games, one highlighted by pitching, 3-2 loss on June 20 to Lakeside and the other a 19-12 slugfest defeat to East Valley, June 22. Lakeside pushed across runs in both the sixth and seventh innings with the winning score coming on an error, one of five committed by the Summer Hawks. An additional runner, however, was cut down at the plate trying to steal home. Cheney had a...
CHENEY — It was just seven games in five days. But last week’s schedule for the West Plains Cannons AAA American Legion team has head coach Austin Sharp feeling it was much longer. A yawn in the middle of an interview provided perfect punctuation. The Spokane ALB league leaders maintained that status with a pair of victories over Chewelah, 5-4 and 5-3 on June 18 and kept the Cannons a perfect 10-0 and with a 1 1/2 game lead over Mount Spokane. (The Cannons played the Wild in a pair of games June 25.) “Cy Reeves pitched that...
The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy competed for by professional teams in North America. It is competition most sports fans could care less about who wins, let alone who is playing. It’s been battled for since 1892, a gift from Canada’s Governor General at the time, Lord Stanley of Preston. And only twice since, in 1919 due to the influenza epidemic and a lockout of players in 2005, has a winner not been crowned. By the time you read this there’s a significant likelihood that the Florida Panthers from Miami will have become...
