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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Eastern Washington and Sacramento State’s women’s soccer teams battled each other last week for 220 minutes — and neither could score a goal. The Eagles and Hornets managed a pair of back to back 0-0 ties on March 19 and 21. Overall, Eastern out shot Sacramento State 33 – 17, 17-5 in the first game and 16 – 12 in the second, having several near misses in both contests but not quite being able to find the back of the net in either. “We came out pretty flat today and were on our heels for the first half,” h...
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Eastern Washington University’s volleyball team wrapped up their regular season schedule with a pair of match losses on the road against Southern Utah University – including a tightly contested, back-and-forth five-setter in the finale Sunday. “We had some really good pieces, we just fell a little short,” Eagles head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud said of her team’s effort. Eastern took advantage of early Thunderbird errors and a defense that held the hosts to a .000 hitting percentage to take the first set 2...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington track and field senior Parker Bowden has been selected as this week’s Big Sky Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league office on March 22. Bowden has shown impressive performances as a 110-meter hurdler in the early start of the 2021 outdoor season. His current time of 13.89 ranks him nationally across all of the NCAA Division I programs in the country. Beginning with the season opener at Oregon State University, Bowde...
CHENEY — The women’s swimming team remained unbeaten while the cross country squads finally found their way into the Greater Spokane League win column in competition last week. The Blackhawks football squads — American and European — also each collected their second wins of the season. Cross country Both Blackhawks men’s and women’s teams finally found their way into the GSL win column, and both against the same opponent — University High. The men edged the Titans 28-29 while the women cruised 24-31, but both lost to Mead 19-...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University football fans who might have hoped to say hello to a group of former Eagles who relocated to warmer climes in California at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will just have to wait for another time. The Beau Baldwin-led Mustangs (0-2) gallop into Roos Field Saturday, March 27 for a Big Sky Conference encounter with Aaron Best’s Eastern Eagles (2-1) for a 1:05 p.m. kickoff. Baldwin will be accompanied back to Cheney by former EWU head coach Pau...
INDIANAPOLIS — The ebb and flow, floods and drought found in the game of basketball are arguably unique in the sports world. And it was one of those things — a 25-7 stretch of the second half by the Kansas Jayhawks — that drown out Eastern Washington’s chances in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind., March 20 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The No. 13 seeded Eagles, who led right from the tip 9-0 and then as late as by 10 points — 52-42 on...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington's ever-improving basketball program has launched another coach out of Cheney. Fresh from guiding his team to only the program's third berth in the NCAA Tournament, losing 93-84 to one of the legends in the sport, Kansas, Shantay Legans will next take over the University of Portland Pilots of the West Coast Conference. At Eastern, Legans was a very impressive 75-49 (.605) overall and 53-20 in the Big Sky Conference (.726). Legans' .726 conference...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings from Cheney Congregational! Join us on Easter Sunday for a worship service outside in our parking lot. Depending on the weather you’re welcome to bring a lawn chair to sit outside, or you can stay in your car to listen to the service live over the radio. Masks and social distancing are required, but what a joy it will be to worship together outside in God’s creation. If you have any questions about our services you can contact us through our website, cheneycongregational.org. Join us...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Kiwanis Club is holding its annual Eastern Egg hunt this year but in a drive-thru style. The “hunt” will take place Saturday, April 3, from 10 a.m. – noon in the bus loop at Medical Lake High School. Kids with their parents are invite to drive-thru the loop for goodies, prizes and a visit with the Easter Bunny. For more information, please call 509-869-2244 or visit the Medical Lake Kiwanis Facebook page @MedicalLakeKiwanis....
Nancy Whigham (1940-2021) Nancy was born in Spokane, Wash. in 1940 to Jim and Laura. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1958. Nancy remained active with her classmates through reunions until recently. In the 70’s she married her sweetheart George Whigham Sr. They had two children together. Nancy was a Christian and was always finding ways to serve in church. Her and George had a children’s ministry that traveled around the Inland Northwest doing puppet shows, Kids Crusades and VBSs. Although she never pastored a chu...
Kenneth E. Galloway 1930 -2021 Kenneth Eugene Galloway (91) passed away peacefully on March 15, 2021, just two weeks after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Ken grew up in Spokane, and was married to Charlotte Tackett Galloway, who preceded him in death in 2015. They lived in Cheney for 45 years. He was a letter carrier for 30 years, and later drove school bus for the Cheney School District. Ken was known for his great smile and sense of humor. He coached Little...
I came very close to sending a letter last week about the front page article and photograph of the man on the ground in handcuffs surrounded by four well-armed white officers disturbed me greatly at first glance. I think it’s safe to say that most of us are beyond fatigued by the past few years of dissension and political and social unrest. For that reason, I didn’t send a letter — but the next week’s paper, featuring three other viewpoints mirroring my own thoughts and reactions to both the article and the choice to publish...
The variant that was described in your article “U.K coronavirus variant detected in Spokane County (Cheney Free Press, March 18)” seems to be dangerous because of how quickly and easily it spreads. This seems like it can cause another spike of cases in the area since it is already being seen that the variant is found in people locally. We know that such diseases are contagious so local could even turn out national as people are still traveling. Especially after Governor Inslee has allowed every county to go into phase 3 of...
OLYMPIA — Last week, the Legislature got a terrific piece of news. State tax collections have rebounded despite one of the worst economic situations we’ve ever faced. The latest projection adds $3.3 billion, and we’re right back where we were before the COVID shutdown. The strange thing about it was the reaction of our Democratic colleagues. They said they wouldn’t let this good news stand in the way of their brave and noble effort to impose an income tax on the people of Washington. And never mind that the voters keep sa...
Years ago, the pork industry ran a campaign touting its product as the “other white meat.” It was angling to ally itself with the “chicken-is-healthier-than-red-meat” crowd. Most people saw it for what it was: a cynical ploy. Today, when it comes to white men, the sound and fury is all coming from the red meat crowd — riot-endorsers Sens. Josh Hawley and flyin’ Ted Cruz, and Rep. Louie Gohmert, to name a few. (No, Tucker Carlson, this is not an assault on hamburgers.) So where are the “other” white men? Who wear masks, bel...
OLYMPIA — With spring almost here drivers have just a few more weeks to remove studded tires from their vehicles. The Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers that state law requires all studded tires to be removed by the end of the day Wednesday, March 31. Starting at midnight on Thursday, April 1, drivers with studded tires face a $136 fine. Studded tires damage pavement, so removing them promptly after winter has passed helps preserve state roadways. Tire removal services can get crowded near the r...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — It was another quick study session by the Airway Heights City Council at its March 22 study session with all eyes focused on the next legislative meeting on April 5. A series of ordinances, six in all, that require further readings, examination and a public hearing, will all be addressed April 5. Because March has five Mondays and the council meets on four, there is no meeting March 29. Planner Zach Becker reported that the city’s new interactive GIS map...
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce will open applications for Working Washington Grants: Round 4 on March 29. Business owners can find information about the program and a link to the application portal at commercegrants.com. This is the fourth round of the Working Washington grant program. Legislators approved $240 million for the current round as part of an early action bill that also provided additional funding for rent assistance and other COVID-19 response efforts. Some of the criteria outlined in this...
MEDICAL LAKE — High School officials have released the names of students whose grade point average has led to their inclusion on the Principal’s Honor Roll and the Honor Roll for the school year 2020-2021. Below are the names of students making the Honor Roll. Seniors Quintin C. Collins, Jonathan P. Gralapp, Benjamin D. Henry, Victoria L. Miller, Madison P. Murphy, Aidan P. Niblock, Rachael E. Ransier and Kaylee N. Swenson. Juniors Xander C. Black, Seth R. Doumit, Sarah E. Firestone, Deonte A. Jr. Fuller, Caleb M. Ful...
CHENEY — Local elementary schools will become a bit fuller when classes resume after spring break. At the school board’s March 16 meeting, directors heard the district’s plans for returning 4th and 5th graders to full-time, in-person instruction, beginning Monday, April 12. Students have been in a hybrid model since Jan. 25, engaged in staggered, in-person instruction a couple days a week and distance learning the rest of the time. “With about 10 weeks left in school when we come back from spring break, we’re planning...
CHENEY — Doing a little spring clothes closet cleaning? If so, the Cheney High School Band Parents organization is asking you to donate those items to their annual fundraising drive. And even if you hadn’t planned on creating more room in your closet, the parents and band members would appreciate any clothes no longer needed by dropped off at any of three locations during four upcoming dates. The band is looking for gently-used, re-sellable men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, coats, shoes, scarves, handbags, wallets,...
SPOKANE - Members of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Air Force and Spokane County will partner in building and operating a new Spokane Regional Indoor Small Arms Range. The deal was announced at a March 15 press conference at Northern Quest Casino and Resort. The facility will be built along the south side of State Route 902 near its intersection with Craig Road just East of a current Spokane County satellite shop facility. The agreement is the first of its kind...
CHENEY - In the future, the way historians look at the coronavirus pandemic will depend a lot upon the amount and type of information they have access to. Eastern Washington University Libraries is hoping to provide those researchers with a perspective not quite as cold as statistics and news articles have rendered the medical crisis that gripped the world in 2020 and beyond - a view of pandemic life from a more personal perspective. "Life During Covid-19: Preserving Personal...
WEST PLAINS — No matter how you slice it, Washington state, counties, cities and school districts stand to receive a healthy dose of federal funding under the recently passed American Rescue Plan — including a local infusion of over $5 million for West Plains cities. According to estimations for Sen. Patty Murray’s office released March 11, approximately $7.103 billion is headed to Washington, with $4.253 billion allocated to the state, $2.661 billion for cities and counties and $189 billion slotted for “critical” infrastru...
CHENEY — Police are investigating an incident of racist vandalism taking place on the morning of March 18 at Eagle Point Apartments. The vandalism was directed against Eastern Washington University students. According to the police report, one of the victims, a white male, showed up at the police station just after 10 a.m. to report that racial slurs had been written on his apartment door. The man told Officer Jacob McKinney that at about 7:15 that morning, he and one of his two roommates, both of whom are Black, went to l...
