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CHENEY — A new era for Eastern Washington men’s basketball has begun as head coach Dan Monson enters his first season leading the Eagles. Monson announced the full schedule for the 2024-25 season, with 14 home games. The Big Sky officially announced the conference schedule for all its affiliated members earlier. Eastern’s regular season begins on Nov. 4 with a road test against Colorado, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. EWU’s home opener is slated for Nov. 6 against Seattle. A highlig...
Head coach Aaron Best announced eight eagle leaders for this season, with four retaining their roles from last season. Efton Chism III, Luke Dahlgren, Darrien Sampson and Brock Harrison were elected captains for the second straight year. Jacob Newsom, Cage Schenck, Nolan Ulm and Austin York join the returning captains for their first season in the role....
The West Plains Cannons will make what could be an unprecedented fourth consecutive trip to the Washington State American Legion state playoffs following their third place finish last week in district play. The Cannons finished 3-1 in pool play with wins 12-0 over Pullman and 6-5 in nine innings against the NE 49ers from Chewelah, July 18. They followed July 20 with a 6-5 loss to Mt. Spokane and then a rematch with the 49ers and a 3-0 win. Gonzaga Prep earned the top district...
Cheney, WA – Colima Entertainment hosts the Jaripeo Rodeo and Dance at BiMart Arena this Sunday starting at 2 p.m. According to event coordinator, Carlos Larios, "This event brings the vibrant and exciting Jaripeo Rodeo and Dance to Cheney." He added, "This family-friendly event welcomes guests of all ages to experience a thrilling day filled with tradition, excitement, and fun." Larios said when the gates open, attendees will immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere b...
MEDICAL LAKE – Perhaps the old saying about the third time being the charm will play out for the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs in the American Legion state A tournament? Despite a district tournament ending 12-2 loss, July 21 at Deer Park to the Northern Lights Mountaineers in the championship game, the Dirt Dawgs are off to Yakima as the No. 2 local seed. Heading to state for a third consecutive year, ML faces the Walla Walla Griz in the opener, July 27 at 1 p.m. They are looking to win their first game against that team this s...
Cheney Summer Hawks AA The Cheney Summer Hawks exited AA American Legion district play July 17 following opening round losses to the NWC Crusaders 12-7 and the Asotin County Blues 15-4. NWC broke a 6-all tie with two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Dawes Hansen had a 4-for-4 day at the plate, driving in a pair. Jace Vega and TJ Weindeman each had two hits. Asotin had a 10-run lead, scoring six in the second, in the elimination game. Tank Best had a pair of hits and Kaiden Rasmussen two RBIs for the Summer Hawks....
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s volleyball team has set a high academic standard this past season by earning the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) 2024 Team Academic Award. This academic award recognizes the Eagles for achieving a team GPA that ranks in the top 20% of Division I programs, earning them a spot on the AVCA Honor Roll. To qualify for the Team Academic Award, a program must maintain a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.3 for the entire academic year. Eastern surpassed this benchmark with...
CHENEY - With fall camp nearly a week away, Eastern Washington football has added motivation for the 2024 season. The Big Sky conference released the preseason coaches' and media poll, with the Eagles listed at eighth and sixth respectively. Montana was picked to win the conference in both the coaches' and media poll. UC Davis running back Lan Larison was picked to win Big Sky offensive MVP and Montana State defensive lineman Brody Grebe was picked for defensive MVP. Also,...
It was just 10 years ago that Vernon Adams Jr. was skittering around the red turf at Roos Field at Eastern Washington University making a name for himself. As the head mechanic of the Eagles’ high-powered offensive engine, Adams helped lead the Eagles to three consecutive Big Sky Conference championships and as many Football Championship Subdivision semifinal playoff appearances. Adams was passing and running his way to earning the nickname of “Big Play V.A.” with highl...
CHENEY - Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake was crowned the all-around cowboy Sunday for the 2024 Cheney Rodeo, earning $998. He competed in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. The total payout for Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association events was $91,238. Additionally, the breakaway roping payout was $10,528. Here are the results: Bareback riding: 1. Clay Stone, 84.5 points on C5 Rodeo's Chasing Dreams, $2,611; 2. Tucker Zingg, 83, $2,002; 3. Hunter Greenup, 80, $...
CHENEY — In the heat of summer, Eastern Washington football is focused on the 2024 season. The Eagles begin their fall camp on Tuesday, July 30, with 22 practices planned including two scrimmages. Eastern’s rookie class reports on July 28 and the veterans report a day later. Fall camp practices will be held on the EWU Sports and Recreation fields from July 30 through August 13. The team will then shift to Roos Field from August 14 through the 24. Eastern will practice Tuesday through Sunday, with Monday being the team’s off-d...
OLYMPIA – The Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to downgrade the state listing of wolves from endangered to sensitive when it meets virtually Friday, July 19. The meeting is scheduled to run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and will be aired on TVW. The wolf discussion is planned for 10:15 a.m. The discussion on downgrading the state listing stems from a state Department of Fish and Wildlife finding that gray wolves no longer meet the criteria to be considered endangered. Down-listing would not mean wolf management rules would c...
GRAND COULEE — Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is banning all campfires until further notice. The ban on all campfires went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 11. “No open flames are permitted,” a notice on the ban said. “This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in National Park Service-provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, pellet smokers and propane campfires.” Lake Roosevelt officials said self-contained propane and gas stoves and lante...
SPOKANE - Tournament time this past week for the West Plains Cannons proved to be a perfect place for some experimentation. As hosts of a pod in the American Legion Wood Bat Classic the Cannons of course set sights on winning not only their bracket but playing for the title as well. The tinkering head coach Austin Sharp drew up nearly worked as West Plains advanced to the first round of elimination play, losing to eventual tournament runner-up, the Billings Scarlets, 3-1 on...
CHENEY – Back in the 1960s roller derby was televised into our homes and seemed hugely popular. Viewing the Bay Area Bombers on a snowy black and white TV broadcast comes to mind. And every so often they'd do a barnstorming tour and be live at the old Spokane Coliseum. The sport makes an appearance again Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m. in of all places Cheney and at the Eastern Washington University Recreation Center ice rink - minus the ice of course. While it will not be your g...
POST FALLS, Idaho – Winners of three in a row and 8-of-10 propel the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs into the concluding of the regular season. The Dirt Dawgs opened July with a 7-4 loss to the Northern Lakes Mountaineers at Holliday Field. They erupted with big bats to win the next three, 11-5 over the Prairie Gold Cardinals (July 2) and a doubleheader sweep, 15-0 and 17-3, over the North Idaho Lakers Juniors on July 8. “We’ve had a few players that have been working really hard to get some playing time,” head coach Lance Michaud wr...
CHENEY – The Cheney Summer Hawks A team put up big numbers in a 4-0 run last week. Scoring on average over 10 runs, the Summer Hawks rolled past Rogers 13-2 on July 1, swept North Central 17-1 and 17-14 on July 3 and Deer Park, 18-6, July 8. Five runs in both fifth and sixth and sixth innings put this one in the books early. Trey Sloan contributed at the plate, going 3-for-4 and on the mound with a complete game, five-strikeout outing. Kurt Schmitt, Blahne Schuman and Cooper Weed each had two RBIs. Scoring in bunches — fiv...
CHENEY – The Summer Hawks faced off twice last week against the Spokane Valley Titans who won both times. A pair of three-run innings in both the third and fifth innings allowed the Spokane Valley Titans to erase an early 2-0 Cheney Summer Hawks lead enroute to a 9-4 win, July 2 in Cheney. In a return match in Spokane, July 8, Spokane scored its only runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 2-0 victory. T.J. Weindeman pitched to all but one batter in the seven-inning game....
VANCOUVER, B.C.- For a second consecutive week and third time in four games, former Eastern Washington University quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has been named the Canadian Football League’s Honor Roll All-Week selection. Adams Jr., the CFL’s passing leader, went 26-of-36 for 383 yards and a season-high four touchdown passes as the offense racked up 482 net yards in the Lions’ 44-28 victory at Hamilton. Adams Jr. put together a passer efficiency rating of 143.6 remains on pace to crack the 6,000-yard mark. Adams played at EW...
Cheney wins pair in AA COEUR D’ALENE — Cheney Summer Hawks hit a 2-0 week following wins of 4-3 over the CDA Lums at Thorco Field on June 28. Game two was an easier journey as Cheney scored in the first four innings including a five-run fourth that made this a 10-run rule five-inning game. Summer Hawks finish 1-2 CHENEY — The Cheney Single-A Summer Hawks sandwiched an 18-1 win around a pair of losses last week, 15-11 to G-Prep (June 24) and 16-2 against Mead (June 27). All of Prep’s runs came in tow innings, seven in the thi...
MEDICAL LAKE — They accomplished what is maybe most important but the West Plains Cannons fell just short of, perhaps, their prefect week. A June 25 sweep of the Mount Spokane Wild clinched a third consecutive Spokane AAA regular season title and top seeding in regional play that leads to state for the Cannons. Later in the week, West Plains played for the championship in the Pepsi Pak Tournament in Selah, but could not find an answer for the CDA Lumbermen who beat them twice. Taylor Oliver’s one-out single drove home Bra...
The old-fashioned sound of the crack of wood baseball bats will echo across the area starting today, July 4. The Wood Bat Classic American Legion Baseball tournament will take place between Independence Day and July 7. This means American Legion baseball will be right around the corner virtually everywhere from Coeur d’Alene to Hillyard and Millwood and of course Medical Lake. “They are playing on 15 fields at 14 different sites,” Legion Baseball official Glen Reser noted. “Post Falls has two pods/fields,” he added. Se...
CHENEY — It was just seven games in five days. But last week’s schedule for the West Plains Cannons AAA American Legion team has head coach Austin Sharp feeling it was much longer. A yawn in the middle of an interview provided perfect punctuation. The Spokane ALB league leaders maintained that status with a pair of victories over Chewelah, 5-4 and 5-3 on June 18 and kept the Cannons a perfect 10-0 and with a 1 1/2 game lead over Mount Spokane. (The Cannons played the Wild in a pair of games June 25.) “Cy Reeves pitched that...
