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Medical Lake was on both the giving and receiving end of offensive explosions in a pair of nonleague softball games to open their 2018 season. The Cardinals opened the season with a 20-3 win in soggy Pullman over the Greyhounds March 17 before getting hammered 12-3 by rival Cheney March 19 at Reinking Field.Medical Lake was on both the giving and receiving end of offensive explosions in a pair of nonleague softball games to open their 2018 season. The Cardinals opened the... Full story
The Cheney High School girl's tennis started off their season at home against Davenport with a 3-1 win on March 16. "They (Davenport) didn't have a full team, but it was good for us to finally get out on the courts and play a few matches," head coach Courtney Webb said. "We played aggressive and played at our own level." In the No. 1 double spot, Nika Kauwe and Sarianne Winters won the first set 6-2 and didn't stop from there as they took the second set 6-0 against Jade Smith...
CHENEY March 12 A mental health issue was reported on the 500 block of North Third Street. Subject was not suicidal, but was involuntarily committed. Credit cards and identifications for six individuals were found on the 600 block of West First Street and turned into police. March 13 A bicycle was found on the 600 block of Villard Street. Third-degree malicious mischief — graffiti — was reported on the 200 block of North Eighth Street. A credit card was turned into dispatch at the police station by an individual who hap...
The Cheney High School boys soccer team started the Great Northern League at home with a 2-1 loss against Pullman on March 17. "Going into the game we knew that Pullman was going to be big, fast and strong," head coach Rene Caro said in an email. "The first 20 minutes of the game only served to prove that right. Pullman pressed high and did very well against us in the opening half of the first period. However, we were able to weather the storm and shift attention to their...
Medical Lake’s tennis teams traveled to Ritzville last Saturday for nonleague contests against a group of B schools, splitting 10 matches. “Noah Ray and Heather Barr looked good in their first competitions both hitting solid ground strokes,” co-head coach Todd Harr wrote in an email. Nicole Ehr had a close match and looked much improved from last season. One of the Cardinals’ top boys doubles teams of Ethan Brown and Caleb Snow got a solid win and played well togethe...
Medical Lake put a season-opening 10-0 nonleague loss on March 12 at Gonzaga Prep behind them and scored a 5-1 Northeast A League win over Deer Park March 15. Nick Rosenbeck and Carter Pivonka each had a pair of goals against the Stags. Kamanakai Paikuli had the other. The week closed with a 5-1 nonleague loss to Mt. Spokane where Pivonka scored Medical Lake’s lone goal on an assist from Rosenbeck. No other statistics were reported in the games. Medical Lake was home on M...
TRACK Eastern track wins at Whitworth The Eastern Washington University track and field team started the season at the Buc Scoring Meet in Spokane, March 17. In team scoring, both the men and women swept over Gonzaga, Lewis-Clark State, Spokane CC, Washington State and Whitworth. Medical Lake’s Lexi Rolan took home two titles, the first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.22 seconds. She also won the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 6.5 inches. Kari Hamilton won the 5,000 meters in 17 minutes, 9.21 seconds. Kaitlin G...
The Medical Lake track team ventured to Richland Jamboree looking for some answers, and decent weather. They got at least a little of each. The Cardinals earned one win, by default, as the only school entering a 4x100 relay team composed of Grant Greenhall, Urijah Taylor, JJ Johnson and Pedro Sandre. There was no time recorded. Medical Lake’s 4x400 team of Nicholas Henry, Zach Lewis, Victor Long and Jeremiah Windle finished fourth in a time of 4 minutes, 4.09 seconds. Mead w...
Medical Lake was on both the giving and receiving end of offensive explosions in a pair of nonleague softball games to open their 2018 season. The Cardinals opened the season with a 20-3 win in soggy Pullman over the Greyhounds March 17 before getting hammered by rival Cheney March 19 at Reinking Field. "What a miserable day, it rained the whole day," Medical Lake head coach Tim Blakely said. Having spent over two hours on the bus getting to Pullman, Blakely said he and the...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Tuesday, March 27, Cheney at East Valley, 4 pm. Medical Lake hosts Lakeside, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, Medical Lake hosts Davenport, 6 p.m. Friday, March 30, Medical Lake hosts Newport, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, Cheney hosts West Valley (2), noon. HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Boys Thursday, March 22, Cheney at GNL No. 1 at Clarkston, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, Cheney at Jack Barnes Memorial (Wenatchee), times TBD. Girls...
For their first meet of the season, the Cheney boys track and field team’s second-place finish at Saturday’s Dolphin Invitational at West Valley in Millwood was pretty darn good. Third-year head coach Derek Slaughter goes one better than “good.” “Three points away from (beating Ferris High School) is doing pretty darn great,” he said. “Those three points are there, they just didn’t show up in the (score) sheet.” The Blackhawks were just shy of besting the 4A classification Saxons of the Greater Spokane League, finishing...
Cheney High School's bat and ball teams kicked off their seasons last week and have yet to taste defeat on their respective diamonds. The Blackhawks baseball squad notched a pair of road wins, opening the season with a 7-3 win at Quincy on March 13 and followed that with a 13-4 win at Columbia Basin 4A Sunnyside on Saturday. A March 15 hookup at cross-West Plains rival Medical Lake was postponed and has not been rescheduled as of press time. While the baseball team has yet to...
The Cheney High School girls track and field team kicked off their season last Saturday at the Dolphin Invitational at West Valley High School. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 14 schools with 58 points, .75 points behind fellow Great Northern League opponent East Valley and 22 points behind hosts West Valley in third. Mount Spokane was first with 107.5 points. Sophomore Sophia Van Wormer led Cheney with its only first-place finish, setting a new personal record of 11 feet to capture the pole vault. Junior Kaitren Fisher...
The following Cheney High School student-athletes have been named to All-Great-Northern-League teams for winter sports. If provided, the Cheney Free Press has included comments from their respective coaches along with the teams for which they were selected. Basketball Boys Comments from head coach Gregg Smith Jake Berman Second team Berman was the team's leading scorer with points per game, averaging 11.8, and leading rebounder at 4.8 board per game. He averaged 9.8 points...
So if you haven’t heard yet, or live under a rock, No. 16 seed University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) defeated a No. 1 seed University of Virginia 74-54 in the NCAA Tournament on March 16. This was the first time a men’s team had ever achieved the mark. It was madness. When the two teams were tied at halftime, I was surprised, but didn’t think the upset would actually happen. I didn’t even know what UMBC stood for before this game. But the Retrievers came out in the second half and just dominated. It wasn’t even a cl...
Jerld C. "JC" Dobbins, 88, passed away March 16, 2018 in Spokane, Wash. Jerld was born Sept. 5, 1929 in Colorado Springs, Colo. to Clarence and Verda (Jones) Dobbins. JC was a graduate of Cheney High School and owned and operated the Furniture Doctor store in Sprague for 40 years. He is survived by his Children, Myles Dobbins of Harrington, Wash. and Audrey Clum of Airway Heights, daughter in law, Jan Dobbins of Harrington. four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.... Full story
Betty Jean (Ayers) (Leppell) Brundage, resident of Cheney, left this world Thursday, March 1, 2018 in her home, surrounded by family, at the age of 84. She was born in Tabor, Alberta, Canada on Aug. 15, 1933, the daughter of Lee and Verland (Duncombe) Ayers. Betty was a graduate of Lewis and Clark High School and a homemaker. She enjoyed shopping thrift stores, gardening, canning and spending time with family. She loved being outside in her garden. Betty was a member of the... Full story
Larry G. Jameson passed away Feb. 28, 2018 at the age of 71. His wife Jo of 43 years was by his side. Dad had been fighting a failing heart for many years. He fought valiantly, with the courage of a lion and without complaint. This was in true fashion as to the kind of man he was; strong, courageous and humble. He made his way into this life on Oct. 23, 1946 to Chesney and Lois Jameson. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and attended as often... Full story
Cheney book club discusses ‘Little Women’ The Cheney Friends of the library book club will meet on March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. Catherine Lauritsen will lead the discussion of the book “Little Women” written by Louisa May Alcott. Cheney Kiwanis Easter Egg hunt March 30 Cheney’s Kiwanis Club is holding its annual Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31. The hunt begins sharply at 11 a.m. for kids from toddlers to age 10. The hunt takes place at Salnave Park. Come join in the fun, hunt for candied goodies a... Full story
Cheney Congregational Church Everyone is invited to be with us for an hour on Sunday mornings. We are a community of seekers and we welcome people in all stages of spiritual journey and all diversities of life value. Hear a thoughtful and well-reasoned teaching by Rev. David Krueger-Duncan as he concludes our Lenten series considering violence using guns in America “Ridicule and the Death of Shame.” Our fine choir will perform “Hosanna.” Please stay after for coffee, refreshments and conversation. You will feel welcome...
Ocular Surface Disease, or dry eye as it is commonly called, is a progressive disease that not only causes short term blur and discomfort, but can also cause blindness over time when not diagnosed and treated properly. It is an eye disease I see daily, if not several times per day. It's also a problem that I am seeing even in young people more and more. For years, the most common treatment we've had is over the counter eye drops of different thicknesses. As the science on...
One hundred years ago in 1918, March 18 – 23: It was “Potato Week” People were implored to eat potatoes to save flour for the men fighting in Europe and refugees of the war. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago March 20, 2008 Street repairs, upgrades and water efficiency measures topped the city of Medical Lake's list for public works goals in 2008. The West Plains Little League entered its fifth season. The youth league continued to make strides on and off the field, despite facing organizational and funding challenges since starting in 2003. About 52 percent of votes from the election were in favor of Medical Lake School District's proposal to build a new elementary...
