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The Eastern Washington University track and field teams will see their first competition at home this Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, when they host the Candy Cane VIII at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse. Admission is free. Competition will begin on Friday with the women’s pentathlon starting at 11 a.m. and the men’s heptathlon will begin at 11:30 a.m. The men’s heptathlon will finish on Saturday with events starting at 9 a.m. Individual field events will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. with running events to follow at 12:30 p.m....
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns home this week for a nonconference game against Utah Valley, tonight, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m. at Reese Court. EWU (3-4) is coming off a trip to Austin, Texas, where it faced three high-caliber opponents as part of the Lone Star Showcase. The Eagles opened play against then-No. 19 Northwestern, Nov. 26, narrowly falling to the Wildcats, 74-70. Senior Hayley Hodgins led the team in scoring with 24 points. Junior Ashli Payne had the best performance of her young E...
Junior women’s cross country student-athlete Sarah Reiter and redshirt senior football student-athlete Aaron Neary have been selected by the Eastern Washington University Athletics Department as its November Scholar-Athletes of the Month. A Renton, Wash., native, Reiter owns a 3.77 grade point average as a business management major. Neary hails from Richland, Wash., and sports a 3.13 GPA as a secondary education major. Reiter had a November to remember with placing 46th at the NCAA Championships. Neary started every game f...
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Sunday, Dec. 6, EWU hosts Great Falls, 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 EWU at Davidson, 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 EWU at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, EWU at Western Carolina, 4 p.m. Women Thursday, Dec. 3, EWU hosts Utah Valley, 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 EWU at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15 EWU at Wichita State, 5:05 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Thursday, Dec. 3, Cheney at Reardan, 7:30 p.m. Friday,...
Members of the Medical Lake junior varsity cross country team recently completed a two year run with a perfect 28-0 record in various meets, promising the Cardinals a continuing pipeline of success that has led to two consecutive 1A state championships in 2013 and 2014, plus a runner-up in 2015. Team members included: Tanner Henry, CJ Kriger, Carl Hiatt, Nathan Tuck, Kurtis Kenady, Matthew Montney, RJ Villoria, Peter Hansen,Terrell Strain and Brendan Petro....
It took until the very final week but Week 10 of the 2015 Cheney Free Press football contest produced its first perfect week as Kathy Davis of Mead correctly selected all 13 games to win a $50 merchant’s gift certificate. Runner-up was Arlene Helsing of Cheney missed just one game and won a $20 Owl Drug gift certificate. Ten entries beat or tied the Free Press experts and were entered in the season-ending drawing which will take place soon with the Grand Prize winner announced next week. Winners must come to the Free Press o...
Cheney Middle School student Beckett Schoenleber is getting a chance at something few cross country runners ever achieve - competing at a national meet. Schoenleber led his Spokane Mercury Athletics 11-12-year-old team to a second-place finish at Region 13 competition Nov. 21 in Pasco, Wash., becoming part of the group of 16 Mercury runners who will compete at nationals Dec. 12 in Albuquerque, N.M. Schoenleber finished fourth overall with a time of 10 minutes, 37.96 seconds,...
The road has had some bumps in it recently for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team. And the Eagles need to get them fixed as they will continue to live out of a suitcase for much of the month of December. Through three games as of Nov. 29 - with a fourth at the University of San Francisco this past Tuesday, Dec. 1 - the Eagles were 1-2 following a 58-52 loss at Seattle University, Nov. 23, a win versus the University of the Pacific 70-63 Nov. 28 and a...
There’s been a buzz in the boxing community lately and I’m not talking about “Creed,” which premiered in theaters on Thanksgiving, though I do recommend seeing it. It’s a good flick. I’m talking last Saturday, Nov. 28, when the undefeated British fighter Tyson Fury defeated boxing great Wladimir Klitschko to win the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organization, International Boxing Organization and The Ring heavyweight titles, becoming the first man to defeat Klitschko in 11 years. T...
Former Cheney High baseball coach Terry Regnier added one more honor to his coaching and teaching career: inductee into the 2015 Washington State Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Although Regnier is humbled to receive such an honor, he gives much of the credit to those who supported the Cheney baseball program. "It isn't just me, it's a whole group of people," Regnier said. Regnier played baseball at Kennewick High School, where his coaching career started during...
The guy nicknamed "sticky hands" is sticking around a little longer in Cheney. Cooper Kupp, the 2015 Big Sky Conference's offensive MVP - the first league receiver in four decades to be so honored - ended rumors that he would skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft, announcing Nov. 30 he would return for his senior season at Eastern. After informing head coach Beau Baldwin earlier in the day, Kupp next went to members of the Eagle Athletic Fund with a video, and then...
All-you-can-eat pancakes Dec. 5 Stars & Stripes, Boots & Spurs Car Club is holding an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast feeds on Saturday, Dec. 5. The breakfast runs from 9 a.m. – noon at the Marketplace Cheney, 1011 First St. Breakfast is $11.99 per person, with all proceeds going to benefit local military veterans and their families. There will also be door prizes and a silent auction. Additional information is available by calling Tony Blount, (509) 855-2618. Stars & Stripes, Boots & Spurs Car Club is planning on h...
Cheney United Church of Christ Cheney UCC invites you to join us for services, lead by pastor David Krueger-Duncan Sunday, Dec. 6 and throughout the Advent season. The lesson this week will focus on the wreath. Christianity historically re-purposes things in preference to rejecting things. How did the wreath become part of the Christmas tradition? Special music will be provided by Mikaela Elm. The lunch bunch meets on Thursday, Dec. 10 at noon. Bring a dish to share to the fellowship hall if you wish to join us. Men’s b...
Charlotte Ann Tackett Galloway passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2015, due to Alzheimer's disease. Charlotte's family members were by her side and held her hands during her final days. Charlotte was a strong, talented, independent woman. Born in 1932 in Broadus, Mont., she was the daughter of Charles and Rosamond Tackett and sister of Avalon (all deceased). Charlotte spent her childhood in California and moved with her parents to Spokane, Wash. when she was a teen. Charlotte...
In 1935, friends and family taped dimes onto postcards and sent them as a birthday surprise to Buster Showalter who was taking treatment for polio at Warm Springs, Georgia. The Warms Springs center was founded by President Franklin Roosevelt. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.org....
1 Years Ago Dec. 8, 2005 Early snowfall put street crews to work in Cheney with a goal of clearing all city streets in 20-24 hours when two or more inches of snow fell. Medical Lake School District was about to say goodbye to head secretary Judy Zappone who was planning to retire after a career that began in 1977. 20 Years Ago Dec. 7, 1995 Public input was going to be accepted with proposed improvements to State Route 904 that had 16,000 drivers a day use the highway. Cheney’s Tom Jud turned in a championship performance by...
