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I grew up in a pro-football household. Every Sunday, Monday and Thursday was spoken for, and often the other days were filled with pre- and post-game analyses. The game featured heavily in the background of every holiday gathering and weekend...

The Lady Blackhawks varsity soccer team overcame Clarkston 2-1 in a Great Northern League game on Oct. 2, but struggled to find their footing against West Valley Oct. 4. Junior defender and forward Mackenzie Huotari was a standout on the pitch...

The Lady Blackhawks volleyball team had an inconsistent week, losing 3-2 to Clarkston on Oct. 2 after a vicious battle but easily overcoming West Valley on Oct. 4. The team battled into the fifth set in an away Great Northern League match against...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Oct. 13, Inland Empire Championships, Lewiston, Idaho, 10:30 a.m. Santa Clara Bronco Invite, Sunnyvale, Calif. COLLEGE...

Medical Lake’s boys and girls cross country teams got the lickin’ they expected last week, but then turned things around to have solid finishes in an important invitational race. “Lakeside did pretty much what I thought, and we did the same...

Just as advertised, Danny Bradbury was everything the Medical Lake football staff thought he would be, and he proved it in a very convincing manner on his home field in Newport’s 50-13 Northeast A League win last Friday night. Newport, coached by...

VOLLEYBALL Medical Lake drops pair of matches Medical Lake had a winless week on the volleyball court losing a pair of 3-0 matches to league-leading Lakeside (9-0 NEA, 9-0 overall) and Freeman (8-1, 8-1) the current second-place team in the Northeast...

COLLEGE HOCKEY Eagles split with Ducks in Pac-8 play The Eastern Washington and University of Oregon hockey teams split a weekend series at the EWU Recreation Center, each taking a 3-2 win in Pac-8 Conference play. The Eagles got a pair of goals...

Earthquakes and glaciers tend to be agents of slow-moving change for the planet. Little, by little, over the course of centuries — eons perhaps — they make their mark. The same might also be said for landmark football victories. Like Medical...

By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor The Cheney High boys cross country team ran its Great Northern League record to 2-0 with a relatively easy 23-38 win last Wednesday at Clarkston, while the Blackhawk girls collected their first league win by...

The Lady Blackhawks soccer team struggled mightily with player absences last week, but still overcame a disappointing loss to East Valley to pull off two wins against Pullman and Deer Park in rapid succession. The team was missing four starters,...

The Lady Blackhawk’s volleyball team showed impressive hustle and skill in what head coach Heather Zorrozua called “a moral victory” in their Sept. 25 league match against East Valley, followed by a Sept. 27 loss to Pullman and a solid...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Oct. 13, Inland Empire Championships, Lewiston, Idaho, 10:30 a.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, Oct. 6, EWU hosts Southern...

Medical Lake High School’s volleyball team saw its losing streak extend to three following a 3-0 Northeast A League loss to Deer Park in their lone outing last week on Sept. 25. “This was a tough-played and hard-fought match,” head coach Todd...

SOCCER Eastern soccer road trip continues Following a loss and a tie last week, the Eastern Washington soccer team stays on the road for a third consecutive game Sunday, Oct. 7, at the University of Idaho in a 1 p.m. contest. The Eagles opened the...

A favorite for the 2018 Big Sky Conference football championship and the defending co-champions meet Saturday at Roos Field as Eastern Washington and Southern Utah clash with a 12:10 p.m. kickoff. Last year in Cedar City, a second-half meltdown led...

Mekhai Goodloe made the most of his eight carries for 30 yards last Friday night in Cashmere. The senior tailback rushed for three touchdowns, and quarterback Alex Long passed for two more as the Blackhawks overcame a first-quarter deficit to down...