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Where rubber meets road
Five regular season games remain and it is now time “where the rubber meets the road” for Eastern Washington’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Eagle hoops are in the rarest of... — Updated 2/23/2024
Smith wins state diving title again
FEDERAL WAY - A Cheney High School junior has won back-to-back state diving titles. Alma Smith returned home from the 3A state diving championships last week with a gold medal... — Updated 2/23/2024
Cheney boys advance to Mat Classic
TACOMA – Cheney will send four wrestlers to Mat Classic XXXV in Tacoma this weekend, including one individual champion following 3A Region 4 competition Feb. 9-10 at University H... — Updated 2/15/2024
First-year coach looks back at season
CHENEY – The Cheney girls basketball team ended the season on a positive and in the direction the program will trend following a 53-41 win over North Central on Feb. 9. In the battl... — Updated 2/15/2024
Area girls qualify for state Mat Classic
CHENEY – The Blackhawks’ budding girls wrestling program had big growth in 2023-24. That continues this weekend when the team doubles its Mat Classic attendees. Jalisca Hol... — Updated 2/15/2024
Welcome of the 'Rumble'
"The players had so much fun at the game," head coach Brian Baxter wrote in an email. "They were so excited about the crowd and the energy. Give out kudos to Derek Slaughter and... — Updated 2/8/2024
Nine Blackhawks reach regionals
SPOKANE - Cheney advanced nine wrestlers to the next stop on the road to Mat Classic, including two individual champions, from the Greater Spokane League 3A tournament at the... — Updated 2/8/2024
Addressing effects of reclassifying school sports
It’s been just about three weeks since the Northeast A League shrunk from a size-7 to a much trimmed-down size-4. Had this been a human-driven weight loss program, it might have b... — Updated 2/8/2024
Eight area girls advance to regionals
CHENEY -Eight area girls are heading to regional wrestling tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 10. Four Cheney girls will compete at the 3A/4A girls regionals in Sunnyside on Saturday,... — Updated 2/8/2024
Cardinal boys reach playoffs
MEDICAL LAKE — Peaking at the right time in sports is critical to success and if winning three of their last four games in any indicator the Medical Lake boys basketball team is d... — Updated 2/8/2024
Cheney boys top Rogers, University
CHENEY - The Blackhawk boys collected a pair of basketball wins last week topping Rogers 66-45 in the "Railroad Rumble" rivalry game and then 50-43 over University in their... — Updated 2/8/2024
Blackhawk girls snap losing streak
The Cheney girls earned their first basketball victory of 2024 amidst the memorable setting of the school's rivalry game on Jan. 31. The Blackhawks used a solid second half to put... — Updated 2/8/2024
Medical Lake girls finally top Freeman
MEDICAL LAKE — The Medical Lake girls snapped a two-game Northeast A League losing streak with a notable win and in the process earned a home playoff game. The Cardinals did s... — Updated 2/8/2024
Almost over
The 2023-24 basketball season is winding down for the Blackhawks. Pictured, Blackhawk Macey M.Richards tries to block a shot by Ridgeline's Emma Myers in a 49-26 loss Jan.... — Updated 2/1/2024
Cheney gymnastics continuing to grow
CHENEY - Gymnastics took some big leaps in the 2023-24 season, and that was before they got on the floor in competition. The team features 10 athletes, seven from Cheney and three... — Updated 2/1/2024
Potential wins slip away
CHENEY — The Cheney boys may have let post-season play slip through their fingers following a pair of Greater Spokane League basketball games last week on the road. The Blackhawks (... — Updated 2/1/2024
Highs and lows for Cheney girls
CHENEY — The Cheney girls’ basketball team remained winless in Greater Spokane League play following losses on the road last week to Ridgeline and Mt. Spokane. The Bla... — Updated 2/1/2024
Cardinals flying high
Medical Lake's Cody Peterson scrambles for the ball against Deer Park on Jan. 9. For more on basketball, see Page 10.... — Updated 1/18/2024
Blackhawks whip North Central
SPOKANE -- Cheney wrestlers started off strong by winning the first seven of eight weight classes and cruised to 64-11 Greater Spokane League win at North Central, Jan. 10. Juan... — Updated 1/18/2024
Cardinal boys top Deer Park, lose to Freeman
MEDICAL LAKE — The Medical Lake’s boys’ basketball team emerged from last week with a split in a pair of Northeast A League games. The Cardinals topped Deer Park 65-56 on Jan.... — Updated 1/18/2024
Cheney boys top Central Valley, drop one to Prep
CHENEY – The Blackhawks collected a big Greater Spokane League boys' basketball win on the road last week after losing its home meeting with Gonzaga Prep. The Blackhawks opened w... — Updated 1/18/2024
Cheney girls roughed up by Prep, CV
CHENEY -- “The most difficult part of our schedule” as Cheney girls basketball Coach Meredith Richards called it, is so far living to the description. Cheney lost at home Jan. 9 t... — Updated 1/18/2024
Cardinal girls lose fourth straight
With the main gear in its basketball machine still in the shop for repair, the Medical Lake girls struggled with a winless week. Cardinals' leading scorer and playmaker Charde Luat... — Updated 1/18/2024
What if Cheney became Spokane's County seat?
Just what if Cheney became Spokane County seat as it had long desired, and Benjamin P. Cheney decided in fairness to locate his institution of higher learning to Spokane? What... — Updated 1/18/2024
Medical Lake boys continue to struggle
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinals boys basketball returned to Northeast A League play last week after the holiday break and left with a pair of road losses. The Cardinals lost 64-31 t... — Updated 1/11/2024