The heat of summer will soon give way for the sights and sounds of fall sports where preparation kicks off Aug. 17 for football at both Cheney and Medical Lake.

And while Cheney's programs, which compete in the Greater Spokane League, will have familiar faces guiding their programs, Medical Lake, a member of the Northeast A League, sees quite a few changes.

The Cardinals will have a new athletics director in Dawn Eliassen, the long-time tennis coach, taking over for Justin Blayne who has a new role as Career and Technical Education Director. Blayne served as the AD for the past six years an...