Lady Blackhawks soccer has stellar year - 2019 sports top 10 year-in-review

CHENEY — With nine seniors — most of whom had played together since elementary school — the Cheney High School girls soccer team looked favored to advance deep into the postseason.

But even though the Lady Blackhawks came up two games short in their bid for the program’s first 2A Final Four appearance in over a decade, they hardly disappointed fans. Cheney finished 15-4 overall, 11-1 in Great Northern League matches and winners of the regular-season GNL title.

The Lady Blackhawks improved on that by beating West Valley for a third time to win the District 7 crown, and advanced to state competi...