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After a record-breaking showing at the Sam Adams Classic last Saturday (Mar. 23), senior Larry Still was honored as the Big Sky Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Monday (Mar. 25). Still earned first place...

Eastern Washington University head soccer coach Chad Bodnar has announced the addition of Mackenzie German to his staff on March 21. German brings several years of high-level playing and coaching experience to Cheney and completes Bodnar’s staff...

The 2019 season began just as the extended 2018 season ended on Jan. 5 at the NCAA Division I Championship Game in Frisco, Texas. Following the all-important winter conditioning and strength training workouts which concluded in mid-March, the...

By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor Cheney High School graduate Rylie Pease set a Princeton University javelin record as the Tigers began their 2019 outdoor season at the University of North Florida on March 20. According to a news release, Pease, a...

Sometimes, desperate times call for desperate measures. Not that local high schools’ sports teams are experiencing desperate times, but with snow blanketing most playing surfaces, unusual measures have been required to get some competition going. S...

So, I was cruising the Internet and came across a 2013 article from The Atlantic magazine, “The case against high school sports.” Search for it, it’s a valuable read. We are regularly told that sports are good for young people. It teaches...

A historic tournament run for the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team came to a heartbreaking end in the Big Sky Conference championship game on March 15. The No. 6 Eagles fell to No. 4 Portland State in the final four seconds by...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Tennis Men Tuesday, March 26, EWU at San Diego State, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 28, EWU at UC Irvine, TBA Women Sunday, March 24, EWU at UC Irvine, 11...

The Eastern Washington University track and field team started the season at the Buc Scoring Meet in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, March 16, with the women leaving the meet with eight first-place finishes while the men finished with eight as...

Last week, the family of U.S. women’s pursuit team cyclist and 2016 Olympic Games silver medalist Kelly Catlin announced that she had passed away at age 23. The cause of death? Suicide. Unfortunately, Catlin’s situation is not unique. British...

A trio of Eastern Washington University women’s basketball players have earned All-Big Sky honors, as announced by the conference on Monday (March 11). Junior Uriah Howard earned the program’s first-ever Top-Reserve of the Year award while...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Basketball Men Thursday, March 14, EWU vs Montana State or Idaho at quarter finals of Big Sky Conference Championship, Boise, Idaho, 7 p.m....

Finding a Crunch Time topic during the between-season periods is often a challenge. It may not seem like we’re between seasons, with college basketball heating up as March Madness approaches, but here at the Free Press, our calendar pretty much...

For many coaches, being able to coach at their alma mater amounts to a dream job. Rob Beamer is now living that dream. The Cheney High School alumnus was tabbed to head up the Blackhawks baseball program late in 2018. He takes over managing the...

The next two games will solve the puzzle. With a bye still well within reach for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, the Eagles play their final two regular season games on the road this week on today at Idaho State, and...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Basketball Men Thursday, March 7, EWU at Idaho State, 6:05 p.m. Friday, March 9, EWU at Weber State, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, EWU at round...