Cheney drops opener to Ridgeline

Playing shorthanded was only part of what played into the Cheney girls dropping their first basketball game of the season, 67-35 to Greater Spokane League rival, Nov. 30 at home.

In the debut of new head coach Meredith Richards, there was just not enough offense, the the Blackhawks were missing a pair of key performers.

"Hannah Ward in California for a cross country invite and Mia Ashcroft out with an injury, we just ran out of gas," Richards wrote in an email.

Cheney was led by a trio who were knocking on the door of a double-figure scoring effort.

Paige Evans led with eight followed by

Macey...