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  • Fillmore, Gerber take first at GNL districts to advance to state

    Grace Pohl, Staff Intern|Updated May 17, 2018

    Cheney High's boys tennis season isn't over yet as the No. 2 seed doubles team, seniors Dixon Gerber and Aaron Fillmore, placed first at the Great Northern League districts last Saturday (May 19) to earn an automatic bid to the state tournament. "Going straight to state couldn't make me happier," head coach Jesse Erickson said. "I am happy we get to skip regionals." The doubles team competed in four matches throughout the two days at the Washington State University courts. The...

  • Two Medical Lake boy's pass sub-district test

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated May 17, 2018

    A pair of Medical Lake boy’s golfers made the cut at last week’s sub-districts played at Chewelah. Logan Dianda, who shot a 101 and good for 16th place, as well as Nick Mason whose 110 and 24th place, each made the cut for district play that took place May 14 at Liberty Lake Golf Course. “The top-12 go to state so they have a big hill to climb,” head coach Gary Hartman wrote in an email. For Medical Lake girl’s golf, Sierra Brock competed at districts in Chewelah and shot...

  • Cards earn memorable softball win over Cougars

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated May 17, 2018

    Medical Lake’s Senior Night for softball will not just carry the emotional good byes, but likely a memory every player can cherish for years to come. In a week where the Cardinals’ season ended with a 9-4 loss May 11 to Colville in the first round of the Northeast A League playoffs, their week began with a most memorable victory. Medical Lake saddled the league’s regular season champions, Chewelah, with a 2-1 loss at Reinking Field on May 8, the Cougars’ lone setback in leag...

  • Medical Lake's Ray advances in tennis

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated May 17, 2018

    Playing what his coach called “lights out at the tournament,” Medical Lake senior Noah Ray finished second in last weekend’s district tournament at Mead High School and is the only Cardinal who advances to regional play May 18-19 at Hart Field in Spokane. “As he progressed through, he got better and better,” co-head coach Jake Wesselman wrote in an email. Ray earned a first-round bye and then won both quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Ray, the Cardinals’ lone All-Northea...

  • Medical Lake chases limited state 1A track berths

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated May 17, 2018

    Medical Lake expects to still have a presence at next week’s 1A state track meet at Eastern Washington University’s Roos Field. It’s just that the look promises to be different than in the past after district competition May 18–19 at Riverside High School. “I can give you what I think my sure entry is going to be,” head coach Gene Blankenship said. That would be junior, and prior state qualifier, Jaxyn Farmen in the long and triple-jump. The other ones are going to be a lit...

  • Sports Week

    Updated May 17, 2018

    (Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Boys and Girls May 21-23, 2A State Tournament, Columbia Point Golf Course, Richland. HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Friday, May 25, Saturday, May 26, Cheney at 2A state tournament, Carlon Park, Selah, times, teams TBD. HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS Boys Friday, May 18, 1A Regionals at Mead High School, times TBD. Saturday, May 19, 2A Regionals at Pullman High School. 1 p.m. 1A Regionals at Hart Field, Spokane, times TBD. May 25-26, 2A State...

  • CHS grad Berstler wins Mountain West decathlon title

    John McCallum, Managing Editor|Updated May 17, 2018

    U.S. Air Force Academy senior Calvin Berstler won the Mountain West Conference decathlon championship at the conference tournament in Clovis, Calif. In the process, the 2013 Cheney High School graduate helped lead the Falcons to their third-straight conference mens’ outdoor track and field title, its fifth in seven years. According to an academy news release, Berstler’s win was one of four conference titles for the Falcons during the championships, May 10–12. He became the program’s first decathlon champion in nine years b...