If Dan Estock can transfer his passion for the game of tennis into what happens on the courts for the Cheney High School boys’ team the Greater Spokane League might watch out. In his third year guiding the program after taking... — Updated 3/23/2023

The learning curve was a bit rough in 2022 for then first-year Cheney girls’ tennis coach Linnea Love. With victories that could be counted on one hand, Love, who played in the Greater Spokane League at Lewis and Clark — later... — Updated 3/23/2023

History will tell you that Medical Lake head track and field coach Gene Blankenship is never shy at making bold predictions like foreseeing success. But as he approaches the 2023 season the veteran leader who has overseen immense... — Updated 3/17/2023

MEDICAL LAKE — Leave it to Medical Lake’s track team to get the jump on other spring sports which have been shackled by a seemingly unrelenting winter. The Cardinals had to travel to Yakima to run and jump, competing at the... — Updated 3/16/2023

A pair of Cheney seniors completed their wrestling careers at Mat Classic XXXIV at the Tacoma Dome, Feb. 17 and 18, earning their second medals. Joe Showalter, 138 pounds, battled through a bracket loaded with returning placers to... — Updated 2/23/2023

Suffice to say the clean-up has been relatively fast and there’s little sign of the damage from the tornado that tore through the Eastern Washington University basketball program in late March 2021. The 2022-23 Eagles have put... — Updated 2/16/2023

As often is the case, the final score does not tell the entire story. But for the Medical Lake girls’ basketball team it’s all that mattered Feb. 7 as the Cardinals fell 49-38 at Colville in a first-round, loser-out, District... — Updated 2/16/2023

The down elevator for Cheney girls’ basketball may have begun its climb back up? As the regular season comes to an end with no post-season possible, the Blackhawks have strung together a pair of victories last week That began... — Updated 2/9/2023

The winning streak for the Cheney boys was short lived at one. Following last week’s 61-48 victory over Rogers in the “Railroad Rumble” rivalry game — a non-leaguer that ended a seven-game losing streak — the Blackhawks... — Updated 2/9/2023

Medical Lake will send eight wrestlers to regional competition in Deer Park, Feb. 11, including a pair who won their weight classes. Hudson Raulston, who competes at 113 pounds and Gavin Chaffee, a 285-pounder, both emerged from... — Updated 2/9/2023

Medical Lake’s 2022-23 boys’ basketball season might be looked at as dismal considering their 1-19 record. But following a pair of losses to Freeman 80-35 on Jan. 31 and 73-44 at Lakeside, Feb. 2, consider it, perhaps, a... — Updated 2/9/2023

The Medical Lake girls will take the confidence they gained from their most recent outing against Colville into a venture into the post-season. The Cardinals and Crimson Hawks met Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Colville in the opening round... — Updated 2/9/2023

There’s never a bad time to end a losing streak, but to do it during a “rivalry game” might have an added impact in years to come when stories are told? The Cheney girls stopped an eight-game slide with 68-37 non-league win... — Updated 2/2/2023

Cheney’s boys’ basketball team remained winless in 2023 following a pair of Greater Spokane League losses last week. The Blackhawks lost a heartbreaker 51-49 at home to Mead, Jan. 17 and to Lewis and Clark 44-31, Jan. 20,... — Updated 1/26/2023

The 2023 tailspin continued last week for the Cheney girls as they dropped a pair of Greater Spokane League basketball games. The Blackhawks, who are winless in GSL play, lost 73-45 to league co-leader Mead at home Jan. 17 and trav... — Updated 1/26/2023

The beginning of second trip through the Northeast A League basketball schedule was less kind than the first for the Medical Lake boys based on the most recent results. The Cardinals saw their skid reach six games following... — Updated 1/26/2023

The opening of the second round of the Northeast A League play where the Medical Lake girls scored a pair of wins has head coach Brett Ward enthused for the stretch run — and hopefully a playoff berth. The Cardinals topped... — Updated 1/26/2023